New Plane Poll (Discussion)

[Tupac]

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[Banshee7]

What were the planes listed in the poll?  Sorry, I haven't been around lately.

[Karnak]

For more than 10 years now, German Iron squads do have only a dreadfully slow & vulnerable EW bomber to use. I agree, getting an even slower one would close the biggest gap we have in the German planeset.

I have long advocated the Ju188A over the He111 for this reason.

[SmokinLoon]

I have long advocated the Ju188A over the He111 for this reason.

.... and speed should be THEE factor in adding or not adding a plane???   

[Karnak]

.... and speed should be THEE factor in adding or not adding a plane???   

No.  The Ju188A gives the Luftwaffe a mid-war bomber, something it lacks now.  It is a bigger gap than giving the Luftwaffe a second early war bomber.

The Ju188 is better armed and faster, improving the two weakest aspects of the Ju88.  That would make it useful in both mid-war settings as well as the MAs.

Certainly the He111 has a valid place in AH, but unless bombers are forced to fly at historical throttle settings, the Brits will continue to get slaughtered in the Battle of Britain setting in AH.  The He111 is not a magical panacea that fixes the fact that bombers are flying at 260-280mph when they should be flying at 180-200mph.