Dornier 335

[thorsim]

this seemed a continuation of the AVA, Events, RPS, and Wish list discussions ...

and i thought dates were important to those discussions, pardon me if i was mistaken.

we could look at this as a "how to address a possible RPS" and a purely hypothetical for enjoyment type discussion ...

[Karnak]

For the purposes of the Axis vs Allies or a rolling planeset environment, I'd say we would need to pick a date at which the aircraft was in significant service.  Using the Spitfire Mk XIV as an example, I would say June or July, 1944, make it 3rd quarter of 1944,  would be fair.  A single squadron equipped with them in January, 1944 and not seeing any action at all until March, 1944, just does not seem to meet the standard needed for an aircraft that will, theoretically, see very wide usage in the game.  The Fw190D-9 I'd make available in October, 1944, say 4th quarter of 1944.  For the Me262, we'll set 3rd quarter of 1944 as well.  Even though the Meteor Mk I technically entered service before the Me262, I really wouldn't consider the Mk I a valid addition to AH, it is more of a prototype than production version.  The Mk III on the other hand could be fairly set at the 1st or 2nd quarter of 1945.

[Widewing]

Just out of curiosity.  When and where?  How many?


wrongway

Iwo Jima... Four P-51H fighters were delivered on or around August 3, 1945 and were used to fly standing patrols around Iwo Jima to enable pilots to become familiar with them. No Japanese aircraft were encountered. A small detachment of Marine F7F-2Ns were deployed and began night ops the evening before the shooting stopped. No enemy aircraft were encountered in their one combat patrol. F8F-1s equipped two squadrons on carriers, but were still several days from joining Halsey's fleet when Japan surrendered. Given another week... Who knows?

Stateside, whole squadrons were operational with the F7F and F8F as early as June, 1945. Nonetheless, all of the above never fired a gun or dropped ordnance on an enemy during WWII. F7F-3Ns ruled the night sky over Korea for more than a year. F8Fs saw combat in Vietnam with the French Air Force. The P-51H was never deployed to Korea. F-82s did see combat in Korea, shooting down several Yak-9Ps.


My regards,

Widewing

[AWwrgwy]

Iwo Jima... Four P-51H fighters were delivered on or around August 3, 1945 and were used to fly standing patrols around Iwo Jima to enable pilots to become familiar with them. No Japanese aircraft were encountered. A small detachment of Marine F7F-2Ns were deployed and began night ops the evening before the shooting stopped. No enemy aircraft were encountered in their one combat patrol. F8F-1s equipped two squadrons on carriers, but were still several days from joining Halsey's fleet when Japan surrendered. Given another week... Who knows?

Stateside, whole squadrons were operational with the F7F and F8F as early as June, 1945. Nonetheless, all of the above never fired a gun or dropped ordnance on an enemy during WWII. F7F-3Ns ruled the night sky over Korea for more than a year. F8Fs saw combat in Vietnam with the French Air Force. The P-51H was never deployed to Korea. F-82s did see combat in Korea, shooting down several Yak-9Ps.


My regards,

Widewing

Thanks WideWing

[Bubbajj]

Why not the 162? It was delivered to a squadron and was a production airframe. Would be a riot for sure, trying to hit something smaller and faster than a Yak!

[Karnak]

Why not the 162? It was delivered to a squadron and was a production airframe. Would be a riot for sure, trying to hit something smaller and faster than a Yak!

The He162, like the Meteor Mk III, does meet the requirements for AH, but both should be very low priority additions.

[Infidelz]

AH <>= WWII and therefore we could very well have AH 1946 or AH Mig Alley. Nothing to fear here.

Infidelz