Author Topic: Round 2 Begins (Read 3707 times)

Pyro · « **on:** March 30, 2007, 10:22:25 AM »

Round 2 voting has started and will continue to Monday morning. The bottom four from Round 1 were Brewster Buffalo, G.55, Japanese fighter, and Russian bomber.

Slash27 · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:23:31 AM »

Tough break Finns:(

Bruv119 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:30:46 AM »

bummer finns, gianlupo, JpS, Tu2

Nshizawa · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:32:55 AM »

No Ki-44 or J2M, this is unfortunate.

On the plus side however no G.55 either

tedrbr · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:34:12 AM »

G.55

Darn..... I hate being right all the time. I predicted 3 out of 4 of the cut.
Japanese fighter got axe, where I guessed Yak3.

G.55 had second highest poll count in boards, lost in popular vote.
How does a mid-war plane with 3 X 20mm X 200-250rpg, 2 X 12.7mm X 300 rpg, a speed of 385 mph at 22,965.88 feet, a 41,666 ft service ceiling, that could out fly most 109's and 190's get cut? No one knew what it was.

P-39
A-26
me-410
He-111
B-25
Yak3

Next two cut will probably come from: A-26, P-39, or Yak-3. Name recognition. They've heard of He-111, B-25, and with a number like 410 - it has to be good.

Lusche · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:37:32 AM »

Looks like my personal top four were exactly the bottom four of the majority

scottydawg · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:44:40 AM »

My guess is that it will go down like this:

2nd round, P39, B25 and A26 make it through.
3rd round, P39 definitely and either B25 or A26 make it through. I'm leaning towards the B-25, it's the more sentimental choice.
Final round... too close to call. Hanging chads and recounts are inevitable.

I think the lesson that might be taken away from this is: If you want an obscure plane to win, don't put it up against popular planes...

scottydawg · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:47:48 AM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr
G.55 had second highest poll count in boards, lost in popular vote.

I guess that just goes to show how the BBS is truly a very vocal minority, <---- the last word here being the most important one.

-CodyC · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:47:57 AM »

(unrolls the "welcome" mat for another american plane)

I'll be on the He-111 bandwagon until it goes down.

lwcody

Greebo · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:48:16 AM »

I think the He111 will probably disappear next round. Bomber guys will split between the two US planes. Of the fighters, the Yak's looking vulnerable.

tedrbr · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:51:58 AM »

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Originally posted by scottydawg

I think the lesson that might be taken away from this is: If you want an obscure plane to win, don't put it up against popular planes...

No so much popular planes, but more like general population name recognition. He-111, B-25, Yak-3, and maybe the P-39 will make final four. When G.55 failed first cut, I started to doubt P-39. Will side doors on the Airacobra kill it?

Bruv119 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:55:29 AM »

theres only one fighter plane on that list and its a yak3!

P39 won't cut it against most other rides.

Lusche · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:55:56 AM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr
When G.55 failed first cut, I started to doubt P-39. Will side doors on the Airacobra kill it?

Im pretty sure most people voting don't even know about such details.

B-25 will win, because people want to do the Doolittle Raid they have seen on TV. Yes, I know we wont get carrier bases 25s, but they don't, and they refuse to belive...

JAWS2003 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 30, 2007, 10:58:17 AM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr
Will side doors on the Airacobra kill it?

Nah. With experience from flying P-39's in other sims i know there's nothing more cool then getting out of the plane and slamming the door close after a good sortie.

whiteman · « **Reply #14 on:** March 30, 2007, 11:00:23 AM »

i voted A26 but figured the G.55 would win this thing