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Offline Muddie

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« Reply #45 on: September 30, 2004, 04:43:41 PM »
An A4 Skyhawk would be fun.



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Maybe there going to release the A-6 or F-14, .
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Offline Zanth

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« Reply #46 on: September 30, 2004, 06:52:39 PM »
A cannon armed f6f would be one of the hottest planes in the game and need perking big time.
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Offline Soulyss

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« Reply #47 on: September 30, 2004, 07:49:43 PM »
I would be shocked if they put cannon's on the hellcat.  All F6F-5 had provisions for such armament but only a handful of nightfighters ever flew with it operationally.   I just want my tri color F6F-3 with the usual 6 .50 cals and I"ll be happy.  :)
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Offline tapakeg

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« Reply #48 on: September 30, 2004, 07:52:36 PM »
check my post on the reno air races, there was a pic of an f7f from the front.  While setting up for the party it way flying right over our house.


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« Reply #49 on: September 30, 2004, 08:22:51 PM »
*two-tail looks at F7F pictures*

Hey...noone told me this thing was twin-engined...
GIMMIE GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!
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« Reply #50 on: September 30, 2004, 08:39:57 PM »
If new planes are added in AH I wouldn't want to see more late ware aircraft.  We already have plenty of late war fighters, but I wouldn't mind seeing more bombers and I wouldn't mind if they were late war of early war.  If more fighters were added, then I suggest we have earlier models of the planes we already have or more early war planes.  We definately dont need more late war aircraft.


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Offline Booky

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« Reply #51 on: September 30, 2004, 10:01:18 PM »
If they add a Hellcat with Cannons will they unperk my Hog?
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Offline GuyNoir

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« Reply #52 on: September 30, 2004, 11:03:34 PM »
Man, the Bearcat is a very pretty airplane.
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Offline Nefarious

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« Reply #53 on: September 30, 2004, 11:50:10 PM »
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An A4 Skyhawk would be fun.



Yeah but that wouldnt be Grumman now would it. ;)

A-6 could carry the payload of Two and a half B17's. It must be perked. It would definatley be hard to land on our Yorktown Class? Carrier. :D
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Offline Arlo

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« Reply #54 on: October 01, 2004, 12:43:11 AM »
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Yeah but that wouldnt be Grumman now would it. ;)

A-6 could carry the payload of Two and a half B17's. It must be perked. It would definatley be hard to land on our Yorktown Class? Carrier. :D


Landing wouldn't be the problem. Taking off would be. ;)
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Offline Vermillion

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« Reply #55 on: October 01, 2004, 10:12:28 AM »
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They would have been a rude shock to the Japanese. It was probably the best piston-engine interceptor ever built.


I think the Soviets might disagree.... ;) The Yak-3U with the VK-107 would most likely eat the Bearcats lunch and then spank it for good measure.  And it DID see combat, albeit in very small numbers.
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« Reply #56 on: October 01, 2004, 11:41:22 AM »
Heya verm!

FWIW to you Grumman fans, there's a museum in Galveston (short drive from Houston)  that has the most complete set of "Cats" known. They have the 4/6/7/8 of course, but they also have one of those early biplanes with the fuselage that looks like a Wildcat ( I think it was an F3F but I'm not sure).

Someone pointed out they do not in fact have EVERY cat, but the museum says that once the Tomcat is no longer an operational aircraft they will get their F14 :D
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Offline Rafe35

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« Reply #57 on: October 01, 2004, 03:38:16 PM »
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If they add a Hellcat with Cannons will they unperk my Hog?
F6F-5N with 20mm cannon and a night fighter!  ah well, no it will not unperk F4U-1C :D
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Offline slimm50

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« Reply #58 on: October 01, 2004, 04:17:05 PM »
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It must be something like this. Would be cool... :aok


Hahahahah...if you think the view from a P38 is bad....:lol
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Offline Muckmaw1

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« Reply #59 on: October 01, 2004, 05:45:11 PM »
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Heya verm!

FWIW to you Grumman fans, there's a museum in Galveston (short drive from Houston)  that has the most complete set of "Cats" known. They have the 4/6/7/8 of course, but they also have one of those early biplanes with the fuselage that looks like a Wildcat ( I think it was an F3F but I'm not sure).

Someone pointed out they do not in fact have EVERY cat, but the museum says that once the Tomcat is no longer an operational aircraft they will get their F14 :D


The cradle of aviation has the F3F, F4F, F6F, TBF, the oldest F-14 still around, plus the F9F.

Come to this of it, the only one's we're missing is the F7F and the F8F.
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