Fairey Firefly

[P1Tiger]

(CV PLANE!!!) First flown on Dec. 22, 1941.

SORRY I COULDN'T FIND ANY GOOD PICS but the video link should help alot

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usvJNuoxiRQ





General characteristics

Crew: Two (pilot & observer)
Length: 37 ft 7 in (11.46 m)
Wingspan: 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Wing area: 330 ft² (31m²)
Empty weight: 9,460 lb (4,254 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 14,020 lb (6,359 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Griffon IIB liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,730 hp (1,290 kW)
Performance:

Maximum speed: 316 mph at 14,000 ft (509 km/h at 4,300 m)
Range: 1,070 miles (1,722 km) with auxiliary tanks
Service ceiling 28,000 ft (8,530 m)
Rate of climb: ft/min (m/s)
Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)

Armament


4 × 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannons
2 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bomb and/or 8 × 60 lb (27 kg) rockets

[P1Tiger]

come on  guys we need another CV plane!, Especially a Il2 version with Cannons!

[B4Buster]

That's what happens when a SBD, P-51, and seafire have a 3-way

[Karnak]

This has become a very commonly requested aircraft.

Too bad the wartime version is so much uglier.  Still, it would be a good addition.

[Greebo]

Here is the uglier WW2 version, main difference was the chin radiator.



It would be a pretty good MA furballer. Those fowler flaps gave it incredible turning ability for a big plane, think I read somewhere it could turn inside a Zero. Would be a bit like the Hurri IIC in speed and firepower terms but with double the payload and probably a better zoom climb.

Main problem with HTC introducing it is its relatively limited use in WW2, for large scale actions you have the Tirpitz, Palembang and Japanese carrier raids. From a scenario POV a Judy or maybe a Helldiver would be more useful carrier aircraft, although the Firefly would see a lot more MA use than either of these.

[B4Buster]

It would most likely be perked with those capabilities and the fact that it didn't see much action (like some of our f4U variants)

[glock89]

That's what happens when a SBD, P-51, and seafire have a 3-way

[P1Tiger]

Please