How about a late war P-40?

[ares473]

I was doing some reading on my favorite plane the P-40 and the N variant would be a great addition for the P-40 line and would for those who like driving the P-40 airframe it would give them more of a chance in Late War. The P-40N has a higher external stores load, improved rear visibility, extended range w/o drop tanks, improved rate of climb, and higher top speed. It can also be made available in four or six gun configurations as the player chooses and was the case in the field. The 4 gun configuration having more speed and improved ROC of course. Just a thought to help round out the P-40 line since whe have what 5 P-47 variants.

[alpini13]

+1 yes final production model with wide range of ords and guns???  yes i think so,we need it!

[Slade]

+1   

[MachFly]

Why do we need it?

I can think of two major reasons why we would need an aircraft, it can do something no other aircraft can or it did something historical. P-40N did not do anything.
If the only reasons are that it's better than the E model and we have 5 P-47s then I give it a -1.

[Wildcat1]

yep, mach hit the nail on the head. this topic has been brought up numerous times, all to be flamed because the
-N just doesnt fill in any role not already filled in by other a/c in game

[AWwrgwy]

yep, mach hit the nail on the head. this topic has been brought up numerous times, all to be flamed because the
-N just doesnt fill in any role not already filled in by other a/c in game

Also, IIRC, with all the extra ords and whatnot, it actually performs worse, if not the same, as the P-40E in game now.

IIRC, again, they removed two of the guns to offset the added weight.


wrongway

[TwinBoom]

Why do we need it?

I can think of two major reasons why we would need an aircraft, it can do something no other aircraft can or it did something historical. P-40N did not do anything.
If the only reasons are that it's better than the E model and we have 5 P-47s then I give it a -1.

Also, IIRC, with all the extra ords and whatnot, it actually performs worse, if not the same, as the P-40E in game now.

IIRC, again, they removed two of the guns to offset the added weight.


wrongway

always raining on guys parades

[MachFly]

always raining on guys parades
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I'm just trying to figure out why do we need it? If someone wants it bad enough I'm sure they can come up with a good reason for it.

So do you support that idea TwinBoom? If so please explain why, if not I don't know why you posted that.

[TwinBoom]

why do we need the HE-111????? the ju88 out performs it
its a wish list just an example

+1 for and other 40

[crazierthanu]

I thought the reason we added planes was to add variety and spice to the game?

I wouldn't mind it, would probably enjoy flying it once in a while.

[TwinBoom]

I thought the reason we added planes was to add variety and spice to the game?

I wouldn't mind it, would probably enjoy flying it once in a while.

he gets it

[MachFly]

why do we need the HE-111????? the ju88 out performs it
its a wish list just an example

+1 for and other 40

HE-111 is a lot more famous and fought the Battle of Britain. I have absolutely no idea what P-40N did.

[Soulyss]

The P-40 line deserves a facelift/remodel as much as any plane that served with British in North Africa, the Soviets in the east, & the US, Australian, and New Zealand forces in the South and Southwest Pacific.

Hard pressed to call the contributions the P-40 made in general as "minor".

According to America's Hundred thousand if you count all the variants of the N (-1 through -40) model P-40 over 5200 were produced.  The N-1 was first delivered in March 1943 and the N-40 was delivered in October 1944.  The first victory for the type was scored by the RAF in Libya on 6/8/41 and it was flown by allied forces through 1945, the last entry in the time line here says that the RAAF bombed it's final targets in Borneo on 7/23/45.

[MachFly]

Remodel of the current P-40s that we have is indeed needed, soon. But there are a lot of other planes that I believe should come before the addition of P-40N.

[caldera]

HE-111 is a lot more famous and fought the Battle of Britain. I have absolutely no idea what P-40N did.

So did the Spit I and you see how much that gets used.