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[dev1ant]

Nah I don't think it should be added. Many many more planes need to be introduced before we get any more uber rides.

Of course, why add planes people will actually use? 

[Saurdaukar]

Combat service or not I would love to have the Bearcat.

Might even make me ditch 109's.

[B4Buster]

Of course, why add planes people will actually use? 

My post was only a few sentences long but yet you don't want to read the whole thing? come on now..don't be lazy 

I said more planes need to be added first (mainly EW planes to help fill in gaps for Scenarions FSOs, etc) before we get any more super LW planes. Please read/comprehend my whole post next time 

[Karnak]

This is the problem with adding almost all the American aircraft already.  The players who want only American aircraft added will just be focusing on aircraft that didn't quite make it and asking for those.

[oakranger]

Only a few Axis aircraft fall into that category though.  The Ta152, He162 and perhaps the Me163.  All other Axis aircraft in AH saw significant combat.  The Do335 fails the criteria even though it was test flown in skies full of Allied aircraft.  Conversely only a few Allied aircraft fail to get in due to it, the F7F, F8F, Spitfire F.21 and perhaps the Meteor Mk III.

There is a thread created recently asking for the only semi-decent Japanese tank, but it fails for the same reason the F8F does, they held it back and it didn't see combat before the war ended.  If the nukes had not been used both that Japanese tank and the F7F and F8F would have seen combat in the invasion of Japan.  Thankfully that didn't happen.

U.S first jet plane was ready to go on it first sorite but miss it hours after Germany quit. 

[AWwrgwy]

U.S first jet plane was ready to go on it first sorite but miss it hours after Germany quit. 

Hijack

Lookie here. a jet


wrongway



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[Kweassa]

It seems like any wish for new aircraft these days has to run the gauntlet of opinionated experts
as to why it should not be included.

The criteria was always there. Who are you to question it?

[Karnak]

U.S first jet plane was ready to go on it first sorite but miss it hours after Germany quit. 

I'd need to see documentation of that.  To the best of my knowledge the only US jets during WWII were the abysmal YP-59 Airacomet and the YP-80 Shooting Star.  Four YP-80s were sent to Europe, two to the UK and two to the Mediterranean for our pilots to give feedback on.  None were sent into combat nor was there any intention of sending any into combat.

[TOMCAT21]

F8F-1B and the F8F-2 had  4x20mm cannon. around 3000 were built..a few saw action with the French in Indochina...as far as the F7F goes..it was designed to be used on  the Midway-class carriers because the Essex -class and other carriers had to small of decks for operation...and only 394 were built...and as a added bonus....of the 12 Tigercats still in existance, 3 are still flying...

[SEraider]

Nah I don't think it should be added. Many many more planes need to be introduced before we get any more uber rides.

Add planes people wanna fly i would say.  Look at the P-39 for a lesson learned. 

Except B29 of course........ 

[TOMCAT21]

 

[BigPlay]

F8F-1B and the F8F-2 had  4x20mm cannon. around 3000 were built..a few saw action with the French in Indochina...as far as the F7F goes..it was designed to be used on  the Midway-class carriers because the Essex -class and other carriers had to small of decks for operation...and only 394 were built...and as a added bonus....of the 12 Tigercats still in existance, 3 are still flying...

There may be 4 flying, not quite sure but 1 , the best one outta the bunch races at the Reno Air races. I saw 3 all flying one year at the Chino air show but heard the announcer say not all flying examples were here. Now there may have been one that restoration was completed on.

[Stoney]

There may be 4 flying, not quite sure but 1 , the best one outta the bunch races at the Reno Air races. I saw 3 all flying one year at the Chino air show but heard the announcer say not all flying examples were here. Now there may have been one that restoration was completed on.

I was told 7 were flyable/flying.  3 were at Reno this year--2 on static display and of course, Big Bossman.  Shame no Japanese aircraft ever presented itself since they were deployed and flying combat missions--just not seeing any "combat".  F8F doesn't get there because it wasn't in theater, not counting Hawaii and in transit.  Personally, I think the Meteor III and F7F deserve serious consideration, but we need some other notables first.

[BigPlay]

I was told 7 were flyable/flying.  3 were at Reno this year--2 on static display and of course, Big Bossman.  Shame no Japanese aircraft ever presented itself since they were deployed and flying combat missions--just not seeing any "combat".  F8F doesn't get there because it wasn't in theater, not counting Hawaii and in transit.  Personally, I think the Meteor III and F7F deserve serious consideration, but we need some other notables first.

 There may be by now a lot of new additions have been added to the flying WW2 community in the last few years. I'm still waiting to see any of the Me 262's that were suppose to have been in the air years ago. I also heard that they were building around 5 Ki-43's from the ground up. I have not seen any sign of them either.

[whels]

  F8F doesn't get there because it wasn't in theater, not counting Hawaii and in transit.  Personally, I think the Meteor III and F7F deserve serious consideration, but we need some other notables first.

F8F should be here just as much as Ta152 should be. F8F was in service @ squad level, and a WW2 production plane.
Ta saw combat cause we flew over their fields, F8F had to travel 4k miles to the front.  Perk it 50 to 100 points, it should
be in AH eventually.