Author Topic: New plane election (Read 31283 times)

Easyscor · « **Reply #135 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:19:35 PM »

P39, an obvious choice

The Betty (Japanese bomber)

He111

Wes14 · « **Reply #136 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:21:10 PM »

P39 and Brewster

Nilsen · « **Reply #137 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:21:28 PM »

Me 410

and

HE-111

Hajo · « **Reply #138 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:24:20 PM »

He219

Brewster Buffalo

B25.....in no particular order.

Dichotomy · « **Reply #139 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:42:41 PM »

*this vote for sale to the highest bidder

MajWoody · « **Reply #140 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:43:07 PM »

I heard the Brewster takes lots of bird strikes in the tail.

P39 here

Gianlupo · « **Reply #141 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:46:36 PM »

Ball, you traitor!!! How can you use that avatard???? Vote for the G.55!!!

Gents, listen to what Dace said! We need more Italian planes! And the G.55 is the best new fighter you can get! Vote for it, DocRoe, it's faster than Brewster and had better guns!

Vote for G.55 people, vote for it!

G.55... G.55... G.55.... G.55... G.55.... G.55....!!!!

1K3 · « **Reply #142 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:49:46 PM »

Nippon Sentouki onegai shimasu:aok

Ki-43

Not as famous as the A6M2 but Ki 43 is faster, turned tighter, and rolled better than A6Ms.

Ki-44-II-Ko

In contrast to its predecessor, the nimble Ki-43, the Ki-44 was designed for speed and climbing ability, and was used to intercept high-flying B-29 bombers.

J2M3

J2M3 is the La-7 of Japanese planes,

Ki 100

This is a Ki 61 with more powerful radial engine.

DocRoe · « **Reply #143 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:53:33 PM »

G.55 it is, oh and will you train me in it?

Fencer51 · « **Reply #144 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:54:56 PM »

Ok, IMHO the Brewster is a "sympathy" vote for the Finns who we all love and support in the fanaticism for online flight sims.

Quite frankly I won't be voting for that plane though.

Someone explain to me why the P-39 is such a good choice? It was not used to any extent in Western Europe or the Med. The Russians used it in the Air to Ground mode not Air to Air. It was limited to minor role in the the Southern Pacific.

Also should we not add a Japanese fighter? The J2M would be my first choice but we are already buried under NIKIs. The KI-44 was a pig. The KI-43 was so lightly armed that a WWI Spad could give it gunner lessons.

The Yak-3 Seems a good choice, but its close to the Yak-9.

The B-25 would be excellent as there are so many variants.

The Russians need a bomber so the PE-2 would be good.

The Me-410 would be nice for CT.

I see all these "oh this plane" posts, but could we have a discussion as to WHY these planes would be a good add beyond nationalistic and personal wishes.

Thanks,

Gianlupo · « **Reply #145 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:54:57 PM »

Sure, DocRoe!

As soon as I'll master it, that is...

DocRoe · « **Reply #146 on:** March 22, 2007, 06:58:25 PM »

hehe PM me right now, we should talk or something

ddoug · « **Reply #147 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:02:31 PM »

Adding an A26 would be awesome! The B model would be great.

Specifications (A-26B):
Engines: Two 2000hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-79 radial piston engines
Weight: Empty 22,370 lbs., Maximum Takeoff 35,000 lbs.
Wing Span: 70ft. 0in.
Length: 50ft. 9in.
Height: 18ft. 6in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 15,000 ft: 355 mph
Ceiling: 22,100 ft
Range: 1,400 miles
Armament:
Six 12.7mm (0.5 in.) machine guns in nose
Two 12.7mm (0.5 in.) machine guns each in ventral and dorsal turrets
6000 lbs. of bombs
Eight 127mm (5-inch) rockets

Squire · « **Reply #148 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:03:24 PM »

An AXIS or RUSSIAN fighter that flew between 1942 and 1944.

Any one please.

No more "flew the last 12 days of the war" ones either. Something that actually equipped more than a few squadrons. Not another freaking Jet, for the love of god. Leave that to IL-2s fantasy war.

Me410
Ki-45
MC200 (no, not the G55)
Yak-3 (should have been in AH ages ago)
Ki-43 II
A6M3 *when the Zero gets updated*

Vad · « **Reply #149 on:** March 22, 2007, 07:04:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Fencer51

Someone explain to me why the P-39 is such a good choice? It was not used to any extent in Western Europe or the Med. The Russians used it in the Air to Ground mode not Air to Air. It was limited to minor role in the the Southern Pacific.

quotation from Wiki:

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Pokryshkin started the war flying the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 fighter, in which he scored almost twenty victories. In August of 1942 his regiment, now renamed 16th Guards Fighter Regiment, converted to lend-lease Bell P-39 Airacobras, which despite a persistent myth the Soviets have never been used in the ground attack role. Soviet pilots liked this aircraft, and found it quite competitive with the Messerschmitt Bf-109 and superior to the Focke-Wulf FW-190 at the low air combat attitudes common on the Eastern Front.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Ivanovich_Pokryshkin

P-39 have never been used for Air to Ground attacks. It would be too expensive to use US fighter in a role of Il-2 which Ruyssians had a lot. First, Il-2 was much better in this role. Second, Russians didn't have competitive fighters in 42 - early 43, so it would be very stupid to risk them in ground attacks.