Will The P39 Be Another Hanger Queen In The LWM?

[VansCrew1]

People assume the P39 will suck because it dose not have a lot of ammo. Truth of the matter is the .50 Cal's alone are good for at least 3 kills if not more. It dose not have uber canon or uber Mg's to spray and pray and hope that it will hit the plane and do damage. The P39 will be a great challenge for people to learn to fly and learn to fight against. I for one look forward to the challenge of not a lot of ammo and the challenge of flying a new plane.

to HTC & and to Greebo and Fester who spent their time on this.

[uberslet]

Originally posted by thndregg
I've got to absolutely agree with you on this. I suppose it's only human nature to always and only fly the top performance planes and not challenge yourself to fly something a bit on the weak side. As much as I realize the top-end Spits, La7's, Typhoons, etc... are sweet planes, I rarely fly them. I like the challenge of getting a couple kills with something like the Yaks (which don't have loads of ammo). That's what this game holds for me; loads of different planes to experiment and have fun with, win or lose. (I mostly lose.)

i agree wit hthe fact that many pilots like to fly the better planes, but i also know a few pilots who like a harder plane (109K4, 109G6, 190's,) so i wouldnt say its "only human nature" i would say that it is pilots choice thundr

[dentin]

Originally posted by Major Biggles
point is that this is a GAME and you can't really die. it can be a lot of fun flying those inferior rides and kicking the snot out of a ton of late war dweebs.

My thoughts, exactly..  

dentin

[beddog]

I see b-25s every night that I get on...

[Banshee7]

What kind of engine did this plane have?  And what plane in the set had this eninge (if any?)  (gonna customize my soundpack )

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Banshee7

[FrodeMk3]

Originally posted by Banshee7
What kind of engine did this plane have?  And what plane in the set had this eninge (if any?)  (gonna customize my soundpack )

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Banshee7

It used the Allison V-1710, Same engine as used in the P-40 and the P-38.

[Redd]

Originally posted by dentin
My thoughts, exactly..  

dentin

The P39 was around in the early days of WB , and was flown regularly by a very small group of enthusiasts (one plane kind of guys) and very rarely by the bulk of players. There was 1 guy who was amazing in it (for what it could do) but it was never really a threat to most of the rest of the plane -set. Might have been the "D" that was modelled , cant be sure.

Assuming the modelling will be similar , it will be an even tougher plane to fly in AH's MA with the prevalence of planes that will just outperform it in every way.

Its great to see it in the game though , be good for the AvA  and all the other campaigns and events. Hopefully it wil get flown some in MW arena

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Rich46yo
Pretty amazing to see a lot of late war planes in the late war MA isnt it?  Must be an "insecure in your manhood" thingie. I'll bet in 1945 pilots were dieing to get into 1939 fighter planes.

The thing is, we're playing a game.     You may grasp that concept sooner or later.  

Lastly, Helm would kick the snot out of you 9 times out of 10.   He is also one of the most polite players in the game.  

Move along now.

[Kazaa]

Originally posted by beddog
I see b-25s every night that I get on...

Seeing it in the hanger when your scrolling down doesn't count

But on a serious note, the B-25 was flown hard core for the 1st day of its release. Now only a dedicated handful will give it the time of day.

If it doesn't collect dust in the hanger then that's great, but if it does then why not add something that will get more then 15 minutes of fame. Like the B-29

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Kazaa
Seeing it in the hanger when your scrolling down doesn't count

But on a serious note, the B-25 was flown hard core for the 1st day of its release. Now only a dedicated handful will give it the time of day.

If it doesn't collect dust in the hanger then that's great, but if it does then why not add something that will get more then 15 minutes of fame. Like the B-29

Let's here it for the dedicated few then

If we're going to base the adding of planes on use, then we might as well eliminate numerous planes first and turn this thing into SWOTL.

Guess I'll have to turn in my 38G.  There Goes Karaya's Ki-61, Slapshot and Laz can give up their FM2s. Filth can get rid of his P40. No more Candy mountain Val missions. Forget the rest of the Spits since the 16 gets used most.  Better lose all the 109s outside of the K and all the 190s besides the D9.  Heck with that, lose all the LW birds but the 262 and 163

Better yet, lets create one ficitonal bird with amazing powers and let everyone fly that so things can be as even as possible.

Aces High 1946 version!

[Ghastly]

Better yet, lets create one ficitonal bird with amazing powers and let everyone fly that so things can be as even as possible.

If they did that, it wouldn't be fictional - it would be an F4U Corsair!  {grin, duck, run!}

[-pjk--]

Redd, you must referr Redant:)
Hopefully he comes here and leave music for few hours in veek;)

[Kazaa]

Originally posted by Guppy35
Let's here it for the dedicated few then

If we're going to base the adding of planes on use, then we might as well eliminate numerous planes first and turn this thing into SWOTL.

Guess I'll have to turn in my 38G.  There Goes Karaya's Ki-61, Slapshot and Laz can give up their FM2s. Filth can get rid of his P40. No more Candy mountain Val missions. Forget the rest of the Spits since the 16 gets used most.  Better lose all the 109s outside of the K and all the 190s besides the D9.  Heck with that, lose all the LW birds but the 262 and 163

Better yet, lets create one ficitonal bird with amazing powers and let everyone fly that so things can be as even as possible.

Aces High 1946 version!

Who said anything about getting shot of planes that we already have, let alone what ever else your going on about ?

[Guppy35]

Originally posted by Kazaa
Who said anything about getting shot of planes that we already have, let alone what ever else your going on about ?

I took it a step further based on your implication that if it's not one that will be flown all the time, what's the point.  Quoting:

"Seeing it in the hanger when your scrolling down doesn't count  

But on a serious note, the B-25 was flown hard core for the 1st day of its release. Now only a dedicated handful will give it the time of day.

If it doesn't collect dust in the hanger then that's great, but if it does then why not add something that will get more then 15 minutes of fame. Like the B-29 "


BTW you deleted your first reponse quickly

[BaldEagl]

Originally posted by Kazaa
Should we save it a spot right next to the B-25 ?

The B-25 recorded more kills+deaths than the B-17 last camp.  Hardly a hanger queen.

[EDIT]  BTW, I'll fly the P-39.  It will go right along with all the other EW/MW birds I fly in LW.  Oddly enough, I do as well in those as I do in the LW uber rides.