New P-40F!!

[Seanaldinho]

At least they got the wheels right this time... 

[M0nkey_Man]

At least they got the wheels right this time... 

[Oldman731]

Not whinning, just stating a new fighter hasn't been added in atleast a year.

Has it been that long since we got the P-39?

- oldman

[Guppy35]

I get it. It's historically important to have in the game. I personally didn't enjoy flying the E, but I will fly the F a couple times at least. I should probably fly earlier planes more and work on my technique & aim instead of depending on a low ENY fighter that chucks taters so I can spray them and get lucky.

Unless HTC is going to start adding what if's, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe stuff, there really aren't going to be any latewar 'monsters' to add.  Piston engine birds could only go so fast, and we've got the fastest, latest war birds already that saw combat in any sort of numbers.  HTC could add the Meteor but it's not going to be a better fighter then a 262.

So filling out the plane set with the birds that really did most of the fighting makes the most sense.

[Karnak]

Dan,

The two possibly top tier LWA competitive piston fighters that I can think of that are left would be the Yak-3 and maybe the G.55.

There are also a bevy of tier two fighters, still usable with a bit of panache in the LWA, that could be added such as the Ki-44, J2M3 and Me410.

[Guppy35]

Dan,

The two possibly top tier LWA competitive piston fighters that I can think of that are left would be the Yak-3 and maybe the G.55.

There are also a bevy of tier two fighters, still usable with a bit of panache in the LWA, that could be added such as the Ki-44, J2M3 and Me410.

I don't disagree.  But what i see folks expecting is something that will clearly beat anything else, and it's just not out there.

[Karnak]

I don't disagree.  But what i see folks expecting is something that will clearly beat anything else, and it's just not out there.

That is true.

[Wmaker]

I don't disagree.  But what i see folks expecting is something that will clearly beat anything else, and it's just not out there.

Well not "clearly" but I think that He162 and Meteor would have properties that would put them out there. Mainly thrust to weight ratio for the 162 and guns/speed combo for the Meteor. Also Spit 21 would be close aswell. And, if introduced, MA would see extremely heavy use of clipped/cropped LF.Mk.V. The usage of that thing would be much much higher than the use of YAK-3 for example.

...not that I'm saying that any of these things should be added any time soon tough...

[FBCrabby]

Yes we would love new stuff to play with...

But aren't we just plainly expecting too much too fast?

[Shifty]

Unless HTC is going to start adding what if's, Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe stuff, there really aren't going to be any latewar 'monsters' to add.  Piston engine birds could only go so fast, and we've got the fastest, latest war birds already that saw combat in any sort of numbers.  HTC could add the Meteor but it's not going to be a better fighter then a 262.

So filling out the plane set with the birds that really did most of the fighting makes the most sense.

^ Hits the nail on the head.

There's not a lot of world beaters left to be added to the game. I want to see new aircraft as well but I'm more interested in the stuff missing from the EW and MW lineups especially in the Japanese Italian and Russian ranks. I love to see things like the P-40F coming along as well. Here's hoping for a Hurr IIB with a Soviet armament option.  

[Megalodon]

Curious as to why?

10th AF
Kittyhawk Mk III
RAAF, RNZAF
V-1710-73 3000rpm wep has 250 more hp than the Merlin.

F mostly flown in the Med. Some in NA. The Free French got a few I believe, so did the Soviets, those turned down by the RAF.

K was flown by more countries. The later batches /10 /15 had the same short front end of the E and long rear end like the F.


Edit: Glares at TB   

[FiLtH]

Id like to see the Pacific sets filled out, early and late. IJN/AF USN, and Aussies/NZ too.

[Guppy35]

10th AF
Kittyhawk Mk III
RAAF, RNZAF
V-1710-73 3000rpm wep has 250 more hp than the Merlin.

F mostly flown in the Med. Some in NA. The Free French got a few I believe, so did the Soviets, those turned down by the RAF.

K was flown by more countries. The later batches /10 /15 had the same short front end of the E and long rear end like the F.


Edit: Glares at TB    

If we get the N, it covers more turf then the K though.  And the RAF did have Merlin birds.  SAAF squadrons had them and they were also flown in the PTO by the USAAF.

I have not problem with the K but it seems like the best compromise is the Merlin bird and hopefully an N model to cover all the turf.

[Megalodon]

If we get the N, it covers more turf then the K though.  And the RAF did have Merlin birds.  SAAF squadrons had them and they were also flown in the PTO by the USAAF.

I have not problem with the K but it seems like the best compromise is the Merlin bird and hopefully an N model to cover all the turf.

More turf but not the important turf. There were 5k plus N's that's a little unfair as it would cover all the variants.

Well if the Merlin bird what this is about then it would be the L, as a stripped down model < armor, guns ..ahlaa ... "Gyspy Rose Lee" > and produced that way. Since were going for speed I'll be 4 miles ahead of you in an hour. 

If I had my way we would be going down the series instead of up, H75 or a CU

The K has what you want as an artist! Be straight up, not RAF loyal!

Allison American Made,

[MajWoody]

Who knows, Maybe one of those yaks or Ki's might just show up on the front page as well.