Mustang IA please

[Guppy35]

This is not about the P51A its about the P51 or Mustang IA a furballing pony. Fear the P51! 

Nah it's about 4 cannons.

It's hardly the representative Allison engined Mustang.  A36 or the P51 with 4 50s is a much more representative Allison bird, or the RAF birds with the 30s and 50s.

[FYB]

NA-91 Mustang IA: 93 aircraft supplied by Lend-lease to RAF (from batch of 150)
Four 20-mm Hispano wing cannon

Do we really need anymore American planes? Especially having 2 main P-51 models; now we want a third?

-FYB

[Chalenge]

Nah it's about 4 cannons.

It's hardly the representative Allison engined Mustang.  A36 or the P51 with 4 50s is a much more representative Allison bird, or the RAF birds with the 30s and 50s.

I really dont think that matters call it an Apache and give it to us.

[Greebo]

HTC could probably do all the Allison Mustang armament options on the one shape. You'd just select the gun package you want in the hangar. They might want to introduce perked loadouts before going for this aircraft though.

The P-51A would be less work for HTC than an all new aircraft. The flight and damage models ought to be similar. The outside shape of the aircraft is not a lot different to the P-51B, mostly just the nose shape, canopy frame and the guns would need altering. However the interior cockpit art would need a lot of revision.

[Ack-Ack]

Here here! P51 Apache 

The P-51A and the A-36 Apache/Invader were basically two different planes.  While the A-36 was based on the P-51 air frame, it was a ground attack version of the Mustang, while the P-51A was all fighter.  P-51A did not have the dive brakes that were on the A-36.  The machine gun configuration was also different.  Notice in the below photos, the machine guns mounted in the cowlings on the Apache as opposed to only having them mounted in the wings on the -A Mustang.

A-36 Apache/Invader


P-51A



ack-ack

[Chalenge]

The P51 and the P51A are two different airplanes and I submit that when the P51 was designed and built the project was still labelled Apache.

[Babalonian]

Do we really need anymore American planes? Especially having 2 main P-51 models; now we want a third?

-FYB

We want all the models and varients that were in strength during the war or that played a critical role in the war or a particular battle.

<insert obligatory comment>
You're right, we should ask HiTech to remove everything other than the main <insert quoted poster's favorite plane model here> models in the game as well.  Especialy that <cannon-armed variant>.
</insert obligatory comment>

It's like having hotdogs and the only condiments you're alowed to put on them for the rest of your life is ketchup or mustard.  Yeah, those two are the staple for the majority and everyone could get by using one or both of them, but we would still prefer a well-stocked selection of hotdog condiments, it doesn't have to be every hotdog condiment on earth, but we would like all the good ones.

[Motherland]

We want all the models and varients that were in strength during the war or that played a critical role in the war or a particular battle.

<insert obligatory comment>
You're right, we should ask HiTech to remove everything other than the main <insert quoted poster's favorite plane model here> models in the game as well.  Especialy that <cannon-armed variant>.
</insert obligatory comment>

It's like having hotdogs and the only condiments you're alowed to put on them for the rest of your life is ketchup or mustard.  Yeah, those two are the staple for the majority and everyone could get by using one or both of them, but we would still prefer a well-stocked selection of hotdog condiments, it doesn't have to be every hotdog condiment on earth, but we would like all the good ones.

It would almost be like having one variant of the Bf.109G6.
Oh wait

Although it would be nice to have earlier Mustangs to chew up, having a cannon armed variant just for the sake of having a cannon armed variant is a bit...

[Chalenge]

Every version of the P51 in the game is a Merlin model so why not give the prime Allison versions (P51 & A36)?

[Motherland]

Just to make it clear, I think it would be great to have a P51A or an A36.
Adding a rare version of the P51 just because it has cannons is a bit silly IMO.

[Chalenge]

I will check but I think just as many P51s were made as A36s.

EDIT: No thats wrong. 150 P51s and 500 A36s but I also found where the British referred to the A36 as a Mustang even when the Americans called it an Apache as they did all American orders of the type to that point (April 1942) which verifies in my mind that the P51 was called Apache.

Considering the people against including the cannon version in makes me think there is reason to fear this airplane for anyone who loves luftwafe planes. Interesting...

[Motherland]

Considering the people against including the cannon version in makes me think there is reason to fear this airplane for anyone who loves luftwafe planes. Interesting... (Image removed from quote.)

Not really-- but there's something about people wanting their favorite a/c, 'plUSSS zomg 4 hizzpanos lol!!!!1', that seems a bit silly. To be honest I would love a P51 with a chitty engine to BnZ and climb out of the sky.

[Karnak]

There are lots of aircraft higher on the priority list than an extremely rare P-51 with four 20mm cannons.

Someday?  Fine.  Soon?  Hell no.

[uptown]

yes please 

[TwinBoom]

Some1 say pony cannons?