F4U-1D Center Pylon

[Stoney]

But again, in a game where you can land almost any plane in-game on a CV without an arrestor hook, and no real reason to fold the wings, why would anyone ever fly the heavier, carrier-capable version?  If you have a choice between the two, you could choose between them even in the CV hangar.  I'm not doubting the weight savings and performance increase this would give the aircraft, just making the statement that to make this reality, HTC, it would appear, would have to change a good many game mechanics.  I don't think its a very simple wish.

Further more, it would also open the Pandora's Box of field mods, variants, and other associated issues with respect to other aircraft.  Ultimately, the aircraft is listed as a F4U-1A and not an FG-1A, so I say the carrier equipment should stay.  Perhaps what you should really be wishing for is an FG-1A, and not a field modified F4U-1A.

[moot]

Stoney, the CV variant would also have that much less use when most players know how to or have seen that you can back yourself up to the rearm area, without using the hook at all.

Further more, it would also open the Pandora's Box of field mods, variants, and other associated issues with respect to other aircraft.

Bring it on! 

[Anaxogoras]

I'd like to see folding wings added to our CV planes.  Wouldn't change much, but it sure would look cool.

[TheAce]

[Karnak]

Does anybody have a photo of an F4U-1D with two 1,000lb bombs, one 2,000lb bomb and eight rockets?  I am a little skeptical that all of that was carried at once.

Also, the P-38L could carry two 2,000lb bombs, the Typhoon could carry sixteen rockets and so on.  Many rarely used loadouts are not in the game because they would be overly dominant.  It is bad enough how often 1,000lb bombs are carried by fighters already.

[dev1ant]

Anyone know how many FG-1's were produced?  The sources I've found aren't too reliable but the figure seems to be around 4,000 so I'd say it's hardly a field mod.

[Spikes]

Does anybody have a photo of an F4U-1D with two 1,000lb bombs, one 2,000lb bomb and eight rockets?  I am a little skeptical that all of that was carried at once.

Also, the P-38L could carry two 2,000lb bombs, the Typhoon could carry sixteen rockets and so on.  Many rarely used loadouts are not in the game because they would be overly dominant.  It is bad enough how often 1,000lb bombs are carried by fighters already.

Which is why I think there should be a small perk on 1K bombs on fighters, I don't think any P-51D's used 6 rockets AND 2 1K bombs...

[Baumer]

From the USN combat statistic's it looks like land based F4U's dropped a max total of 22 2,000lbs bombs in the last 7 months of the war, and none from carrier based planes.



An interesting point, in 1945 land based F4U's and F6F's dropped a higher tonnage of 1000lbs bombs than 500lbs.

[hammer]

An interesting point, in 1945 land based F4U's and F6F's dropped a higher tonnage of 1000lbs bombs than 500lbs.

But remember, that means roughly 8000 500lbers vs 4700 1000lbrs.  Nice reference, btw.

Regards,

Hammer

[B4Buster]

Does anybody have a photo of an F4U-1D with two 1,000lb bombs, one 2,000lb bomb and eight rockets?  I am a little skeptical that all of that was carried at once.

Me aswell, I imagine the aircraft would have been too difficult to handle with that much ord strapped to it.

(not saying it didn't happen)

[mtnman]

Does anybody have a photo of an F4U-1D with two 1,000lb bombs, one 2,000lb bomb and eight rockets?  I am a little skeptical that all of that was carried at once.

Not exactly, but here's the best I can find-

And a few of F4U-1A's

The text with this one says it's carrying 1000# on the center, as well as the left pylon-

I'm not sure what the load on this one is, but it looks pretty hefty, and it's in the air...

[AWwrgwy]

"Col. Charles A. Lindbergh" and "Napalm" seem mighty out of content.

Shenanigans.


wrongway

[SgtPappy]

Hm. If HTC gives the Corsair the center pylon, perhaps they should give the Hellcat a center pylon too?

[Karnak]

Not exactly, but here's the best I can find-

Thanks, but those images don't exactly back up the claimed loadout.

[Baumer]

Thanks Hammer, yes it can be a little confusing discussing, tons of ordinance carried vs the number of bombs carried. And by the looks of the data, the land based Corsair's dropped a lot more thousand pounder's then the carrier based F4U's and F6F's.