With a free Spit16, that actually decimated the usage level of the fastest non-perked deck speed fighter with good maneuverability and 3x 20mms... we've now officially got nothing to fear!!!!!!
Spit14! Not much faster than the Spit16 at deck, nor does it roll or turn better. There maybe a bit of advantage in climb, since IIRC the Spit14 is on par with the 109K in climb performance... but in most aspects the Spit16 seems clearly the better for pure A2A purposes, and its a free plane. The only real advantage is the Spit14's spectacular speed at over 25k... It's basically what the Ta152H is to the Fw190D!!!
All the freed Spit14 will do is split up the former Spit16 usage a bit more!
Unperking the F4U-4 will give a new, free F4U type that truly matches the MA competition levels as a 'uber fighter', as in the Fw190D(dragster plane), Bf109K-4(super E grabber), P-51D(THE all-purpose fighter), La-7(dragster plane that can turn), and etc etc.. Will it be overused? Who's gonna overuse it anyway? The Spit/La folk will never give up their easy mode planes for the F4U-4. The only people who will 'overuse' this plane is the folks who already liked blue navy planes in the first place.
As for the Ta152H - well, no explanation needed imo. The worst plane perked ever.
As I always say, if we're not gonna perk late-war fighters on a universal basis, then unperk all the late-war prop fighters on a universal basis. Perking some planes and some not, just doesn't make sense anymore. The Chog was the first conventional prop fighter in the game to be perked... but times have changed. There are many all-purpose AC in the game now.
There is a wide variety of late-war planes alone, to choose from. The dominance of Spits and Las will never fade as long as they remain free. Any other late-war fighters (with the exception of the Temp) being unperked, frankly won't even make the slightest dent in their usage stats. All it can do, the ONLY thing unperking these planes can do, as a matter of fact, is just increase the variety of plane usage for other late-war fighters, rather than worsen it !!
UNPERK THE Spit14, Ta152H, and the F4U-C, and the F4U-4!!! Spit14 is harmless now. We already have the free Spit16 in the game. Anyone who thinks unperking the Spit14 will suddenly make all Spit pilots give up their Spit16 and move to Spit14, is criminally insane!
Ta152H is by far the suckiest plane in the history of Ah to be perked! Some won't even tough it despite it is free!
The F4U-C has many contenders in the 'multi-purpose' plane category now! Not to mention the popularity of 'blue planes' have dropped greatly in general, over the years!
The F4U-4 is at best, a P-51D that turns and climbs a bit better, but massively limited in flight time! It's fast, but hey, we already have Typhs and La-7s free. It climbs good, but does it outclimb a Bf109K-4, which is free? It carries a heckuva lot of ord - but the free P-47N which does about 365mph at deck, also carries a damn lot of ordnance. Which plane does all of that and still remain free? The P-51D of course, silly! Slightly worse in fighter performance but hey, it does most everything the F4U-4 can do except take off from the CV.
Everyone, chant after me.
UNPERK THE Spit14, Ta152H, and the F4U-C, and the F4U-4!!!UNPERK THE Spit14, Ta152H, and the F4U-C, and the F4U-4!!! UNPERK THE Spit14, Ta152H, and the F4U-C, and the F4U-4!!![/b]
UTSTAFF!!!UTSTAFF!!!UTSTAFF!!!UTSTAFF!!! I now declare myself the servant of the god of perks, Perkah, his only prophet, and the leader of the UTSTAFF movement!
Hail UTSTAFF!!! Hail UTSTAFF!!! Hail UTSTAFF!!!
