Field Mods

[Yossarian]

Now armor - that's a different story. Tankers were always welding stuff to their tanks. I can see Shermans using applique armor, many took plate from German tanks and welded them to their hulls. PTO Shermans welded frames for sandbags and even palm tree logs...Schurzen and bedspring armor would be cool, but they were intended to pre-detonate shaped charges and do nothing against AP rounds, so that's moot. Perhaps additional camouflage could be an option...

This sounds utterly brilliant.  Apart from the physics involved, this would add an entirely new dimension to the virtual world of AH.

[Raptor]

Its not like they upgraded engines or improved the overall performance of the aircraft. Most field mods were expedient - adding guns here and there, etc. We already have a wide array of loadouts on most aircraft.

Incorrect. The military lowered the P38L's max manifold pressure from factory delivery. Lockheed reps went out to the field to show ground crews to get maximum performance out of their P38Ls.

[Tupac]

Or maybe pay a certain amount of perks to permanently unlock a specific field mod.

[JHerne]

Incorrect. The military lowered the P38L's max manifold pressure from factory delivery. Lockheed reps went out to the field to show ground crews to get maximum performance out of their P38Ls.

I don't see how performing a tweak, or removing a restrictor plate, is a field mod. You're comparing apples to oranges. You gonna 'perk your ride' by having a cartoon Lockheed rep come out and pimp your Lightning?