Author Topic: P39 time! (Read 1216 times)

Kweassa · « **Reply #15 on:** October 15, 2004, 10:57:39 PM »

The P-39 is gonna make Eastern Front setups rock!

I've always wanted to see it in AH.

Grigory Rechkalov's P-39; probably one of the, if not THE, most famousP-39 in WW2 history..!

Guppy35 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 15, 2004, 11:41:45 PM »

Skip the P63 as it did not see combat but the 39 would be most welcome. As folks know from the daily Earl Miller posts in the Aircraft forum, many of us have an old AW/AH friend who was a P39 pilot in the Med flying 39s in North Africa, Sicily and Italy up until they transitioned to Jugs in August/September 44. So the USAAF was flying it against the LW that late in the game

Here's Earl in his P39 "Eloise"

I think it would be a great addition

Dan/Slack

Urchin · « **Reply #17 on:** October 16, 2004, 12:19:48 AM »

I've always wanted a P-39/P-400. And a P-63.. which I think is actually probably the last plane that would see any significant use in the MA once it was added, now that we are getting the Ki-84.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #18 on:** October 16, 2004, 12:22:03 AM »

Would be a nice tribute if we ever do get the P-39 that the default skin is "Eloise".

ack-ack

Cooley · « **Reply #19 on:** October 16, 2004, 12:46:11 AM »

Yes! The Q please

and may as well make it a clean sweep with a T-2 and a deployable 85mm Flack Battery

Mitsu · « **Reply #20 on:** October 16, 2004, 01:06:31 AM »

Yes, it's a pacific time!

Octavius · « **Reply #21 on:** October 16, 2004, 01:44:14 AM »

Pilots often said a P-400 was just a P39 with a zero on it's tail

GRUNHERZ · « **Reply #22 on:** October 16, 2004, 01:52:12 AM »

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Originally posted by Urchin
I've always wanted a P-39/P-400. And a P-63.. which I think is actually probably the last plane that would see any significant use in the MA once it was added, now that we are getting the Ki-84.

What do you define as "significant?"

For example a Fiat G55 might see a good bit of use.

A larer model Spit IX LF would definitely a lot of use.

So where is your boundry?

Urchin · « **Reply #23 on:** October 16, 2004, 09:26:37 AM »

I'd define "significant" as any level of use approaching the level that the top planes see now.

thebest1 · « **Reply #24 on:** October 16, 2004, 09:52:56 AM »

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oboe · « **Reply #25 on:** October 16, 2004, 10:44:32 AM »

Did the P-63 really not see any combat? If not with the USAAF then surely with the Soviets and the Free French forces...

Spongebob · « **Reply #26 on:** October 16, 2004, 10:58:40 AM »

Count me in (Magoo)

I don't know how the P-39 kept from being added this long. Yea it was rumored to be a "dog", but so is the P-40 in this game and we have two models. There were 9000 + made with what 5000 + going to the Reds? So make two models, a Rusky and a USA/Pac model.

For early war setups the P-39 is a must. It was a little faster than a Zero and you really got to like that door entry into the cockpit;)

In the MA most of the fights are 10K and under so it's most publisized shortcoming, poor performance at alt, would not be as big a factor.

How did the potato gun compare to similar cannon in the game? I think it also had 2 50s in the wing and 2 30s in the nose right? Or is that the other way around?

I'm guessing the P-39 would have a cult following almost as large as the Jug in the game.

VWE · « **Reply #27 on:** October 16, 2004, 11:06:35 AM »

It had 2 .50's in the nose with 250 rpg and 4 .30's in the wings with 1,000 rpg... the 37mm had 30 rounds.

Does that answer your qwuarstion square'arse?

Spongebob · « **Reply #28 on:** October 16, 2004, 11:14:17 AM »

Thanks VWE! Now I know what I'll be killing you with

Magoo

Tails · « **Reply #29 on:** October 16, 2004, 12:14:18 PM »

Wow...thirties, fifties, and a 37mm 'big macho gun'. Sounds like something I'd rather be behind, or flying myself