Wishlist: POST-war monsters

[AWwrgwy]

Semi-hijack:

What ever became of those post-war monsters?

P-51H: Never saw combat. The P-51D did.
F8F: Never saw combat (French in Viet Nam, I know). The F4U's soldiered on.
Yak9UT: North Korea? Or were they Just 9U's?
F7F: Barely....

With the introduction of Jets, the "Uber" prop planes were quickly shoved aside.

Were they too "Uber" but not versatile enough for their own good?



wrongway

[tf15pin]

Using a spinny thing out front will only get you going so fast, Using the big hair drier will get you a bit faster, using a big hair drier and highly swept wings will get you a bit more, using a big hair drier that dumps raw fuel into the exhaust along with a highly swept wing will let you win a race with your voice. Such is the story of the death of the monster prop fighter, speed and altitude were the goal in the 50's-70's.

[Scotty55OEFVet]

skyraider

+100

[PAKFRONT]

Post war monsters huh??? How about a plane, that would be perfectly valid under the AH2 inclusion rules?
Do I need to say it? OK I will, since I didn't see anyone else speak up.. A26 Invader, so there.. LOL!

[Saxman]

F4U-4B/C

Take the performance of the F4U-4 and give it 20mm cannon.

[Krupinski]

BF-109K4 C3    paweez.  

[dirtdart]

There was never a P-38 produced with a Merlin engine and the P-38K was just a test bed aircraft.  Hardly qualifies for a post war variant of the Lightning.

ack-ack

Like this guy knows crap about a P-38......

 

[MiloMorai]

The P-38K would have been produced except the WMB wouldn't let Lockheed shut down for 2 weeks to reconfigure the production line for its production.

[Widewing]

There was never a P-38 produced with a Merlin engine and the P-38K was just a test bed aircraft.  Hardly qualifies for a post war variant of the Lightning.

ack-ack

Very true.... But it was just one less than the Ta 152C!   

[dirtdart]

N1K2 also a low number ride

[Widewing]

I would limit this to those planes in squadron service, but that had seen little to no combat.

This would include:

P-51H
F7F-1N
F8F-1
Spitfire Mk.22
He 162A-1
Tempest Mk.II

[Angus]

Meteor III!
Already in squadron service in 1945, but AFAIK the only victims were V-1's.
Yet there at the front and got mixed in fights as well.

[Karnak]

N1K2 also a low number ride

Not that low.  About 415 of them were made.  That is more than the P-47M, F4U-1C, C.205, Ta152, B.239, Ostwind or Whirbelwind.

[Rob52240]

Planes that would have been awesome had they seen combat would be cool to have, but would also detract from the game.  Back in the 90s I had Aces Over the Pacific and once I bought the expansion pack, I quit flying true ww2 planes.

That being said, yes they would be cool to have but we'd all get sick of them very quickly in the MA.  Maybe if we were to introduce them we'd have to keep them in the DA or only bring them to the MA for special occasions.  I think really though resources would be better spent developing other aspects of the game.

[USRanger]

A7M Reppu-Sam











Variants:
A7M1 : Initial model powered by 1,491 kW (1,999 hp) Nakajima Homare 22 engine. Three built.
A7M2 : Revised version with 1,641 kW (2,201 hp) Mitsubishi Ha-43 engine. Five prototypes.
A7M3 : Proposed land-based fighter version with supercharged Ha-43 engine. Not built.
A7M3-J : Proposed land-based fighter version. Not built.

General characteristics:
    Crew: 1
    Length: 10.99 m (36 ft 1 in)
    Wingspan: 14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
    Height: 4.28 m (14 ft 0˝ in)
    Wing area: 30.86 m˛ (332.2 ft˛)
    Empty weight: 3,226 kg (7,112 lb)
    Loaded weight: 4,720 kg (10,406 lb)
    Powerplant: 1 × Mitsubishi Ha-43, 1,640 kW (2,200 hp)

Performance

    Maximum speed: 630 km/h (339 kn, 390 mph) at 6,600 m (21,660 ft)
    Cruise speed: 417 km/h (225 kn, 259 mph)
    Service ceiling: 10,900 m (35,760 ft)
    Endurance: 2.5 hr cruise + 30 min combat
    Climb to 6,000 m (13,100 ft): 6 min 7 sec

Armament

    Guns: * 2 × 20 mm Type 99 cannons
    2 × 13.2 mm (0.52 in) Type 3 machine guns

The best Japanese aircraft of World War II in the words of Japanese ace Saburo Sakai in his book "Samurai".