please update my bird

[Wildcat1]

i think the FM-2 (and the F4F, for that matter) is worthy of a much-needed update. specifically the cockpit. here are the two best images i could find of the inside of the plane:





performance wise, there are a couple of things. one, the FM-2 did have the capability to carry 2x 250 pound bombs.

second, the current performance model has the Wildcat maxing out at 325 mph at just over 16k. what i have found is that irc it maxed out at 332mph at alts of 28k. not much of a speed difference, but the altitude at which the plane starts to lose speed in-game is almost 12k lower than what it actually was.

 

[Pigslilspaz]

Great, but for the 250lb'ers were they operationally used?

[Wildcat1]

Great, but for the 250lb'ers were they operationally used?

thats what im trying to find out. i want to say they were used for CAS, but Wildcats rarely flew CAS missions, as the corsair was the workhorse at the time

[Saxman]

Love to see it.

Oh, and we need a separate F4F-3, as well, the four-gun package for the F4F-4 is not a valid substitute at all, and is more accurately an FM-1. There's far more performance differences between the -4 and -3 than just the number of guns:

F4F-3 climbed better, had longer range, and I believe was somewhat faster. She's also lighter (no wing folding mechanism and only four guns) which ought to help maneuverability.

Additionally most of the Wildcats on Guadalcanal were the F4F-3, as the -3 was given over to the Marines when the -4s began appearing on the carriers. The only -4s at the Canal were the Navy squadrons.

[Plazus]

+1 for this wish. There are a number of aircraft in game that need a graphical update, including the F4F and FM2.

[Saxman]

Couple more pics:



F4F-3. Note the extra frame on the windscreen.



Another -3, with the straight pitot tube and extra frame on the windscreen clearly visible.



F4F-4. Different windscreen and pitot tube.

[Wildcat1]

Love to see it.

Oh, and we need a separate F4F-3, as well, the four-gun package for the F4F-4 is not a valid substitute at all, and is more accurately an FM-1. There's far more performance differences between the -4 and -3 than just the number of guns:

F4F-3 climbed better, had longer range, and I believe was somewhat faster. She's also lighter (no wing folding mechanism and only four guns) which ought to help maneuverability.

Additionally most of the Wildcats on Guadalcanal were the F4F-3, as the -3 was given over to the Marines when the -4s began appearing on the carriers. The only -4s at the Canal were the Navy squadrons.

+1