P-63A-9 58 37mm cannon rounds!

[angelsandair]

 

P-63 King Cobra ftw!

[Mystery]

Consider:

P-63 C or A10 variant -

37mm with 58 rounds
4 x .50's with 1000-1200 rounds
Up to 3 500 lb bombs or drop tanks
Unknown but perhaps 8 5" rockets
<9000 lbs takeoff weight
1800 hp
410 (+/-) mph at altitude
Awesome cockpit visibility
230 lbs-ish armor

There were over 2400 made, whereas some HTC planes were less than 1000.

Certainly a great addition and HTC could use the graphic models from the P39 (I won't quibble about 3' of wingspan or 2' overall length).

For you detail-oriented pilots, I don't have exact specs in front of me but it's close.

I'd fly it and I'm sure others would too

[humble]

" COBRASTOCHKA" dear lil' cobra


P63 King cobra was known as the tank of the skies to the russians and was primarily used as a Ground attack platform against all sorts of troops and GVs. It was dearly loved for it's survivability in a nasty nasty theater of operations

This plane would make a nice addition

what a clueless comment....

[1pLUs44]

Although I still really want the P-63, old post of mine that had been bumped. 

[HighTone]

P-63A 

This is actually a plane we don't have yet, that I would fly in the MA some.

[Enker]

Well, if it turns like a FM2, runs like an LA, and has four .50 cal. guns, then it may get used in the Main Arena. Pilots who can aim the 37 mm in a (turn) fight will be racking up kills. If it has such great performance, it may become the preferred Joker's Jokers/Rolling Thunder NOE buster. Still though, the wish looks a lot like it was copied and pasted straight from Wikipedia. If it looked a little more like THIS you wouldn't have had to bump it so many times.

I say +1

[Motherland]

I don't think the P-63 would be flown a whole lot. The P-39 is a superb aircraft as well but it doesn't get flown because of it's visibility problems and funky flight characteristics.
A P-63 would be much like the Ta 152 IMO. A superb aircraft that very few people have the patience to learn because of handling difficulties.

[Enker]

I don't think the P-63 would be flown a whole lot. The P-39 is a superb aircraft as well but it doesn't get flown because of it's visibility problems and funky flight characteristics.
A P-63 would be much like the Ta 152 IMO. A superb aircraft that very few people have the patience to learn because of handling difficulties.

That may be true, but people with the patience to learn the aircraft and develop tactics that do not consist of only lufberry turns, such as moot, will be able to rack up kills in it. Have you seen 1pLuS44 in the P-39?

[Motherland]

I know. I like it as well, I'd fly it in the MA if I didn't fly Luft-only.
However, just like the P 39 I don't think that the P 63 would be a popular aircraft.

[Saxman]

Well, if it turns like a FM2, runs like an LA, and has four .50 cal. guns, then it may get used in the Main Arena.

And the fact that it didn't (at least officially AND VERIFIABLY) ever see combat action in the war guarantees it WON'T get used.

Great plane, but doesn't belong. If HTC adds this they may as well add the Bearcat and Tigercat as well. Do we really want to open that can of worms?

[macerxgp]

And the fact that it didn't (at least officially AND VERIFIABLY) ever see combat action in the war guarantees it WON'T get used.

Great plane, but doesn't belong. If HTC adds this they may as well add the Bearcat and Tigercat as well. Do we really want to open that can of worms?

It did indeed see combat, good sir. It may or may not have fought Jerry. That much is debatable. However there is no fighting the fact that it was indeed used to fight Mr.Tojo.

[AWwrgwy]

It did indeed see combat, good sir. It may or may not have fought Jerry. That much is debatable. However there is no fighting the fact that it was indeed used to fight Mr.Tojo.

1 kill.

allegedly


wrongway

[Saxman]

It did indeed see combat, good sir. It may or may not have fought Jerry. That much is debatable. However there is no fighting the fact that it was indeed used to fight Mr.Tojo.

It was SENT to the Russians under the agreement they would only use it against the Japanese. However the war in the Pacific was over before the Soviets could really mount any real offensive (IIRC, the Russians dragged their feet turning against Japan after Germany surrendered). The only rumors of combat with the P-63 I've EVER heard of are dubious reports of combat with remnants of the Luftwaffe in the final months of combat along the Eastern Front.

As AWwrgwy said: 1 kill. Allegedly. The P-63 DOES NOT BELONG in the game, per HTC's own criteria.

We have a better chance of seeing the B-29 in the game.

[oakranger]

p-63 would be a nice addition

[1pLUs44]

I have a hunch that the P-63 would be flown with a little bit lower standards than the P-39.


Usually, to have a successful flight in the P-39 (which is really just the challenge of getting back home, kills or not), you either need to be picking the crap out of a large group, and really using your E well, or only staying in the small fights.

P-63 could more than likely handle it's own in a large fight in the MA, but if it went under the long range icon as "P-39" it would probably always get the crap ganged out of it like what usually happens to me now whenever I do fly it the P-39.

I can't really say how well it would do in the MA's unless it were to be added and I were to try it, but that's just my basic guess as to how you'd see it in combat.