Northrop P-61 Black Widow

[scottak]

A must be for the game because it was the U.S.'s first fighter specially designed for night fighting. After the teething proablems were worked out by mid-late 1942, it proved to be an excellent night fighter, and was deployed quite successfuly in the European and Pacific theaters. It's payload was also very substantial: 6,396 lbs of weaponry could be carried externaly as wel as being fitted with 4 .8 in. cannons in the chin, 4 .5 Mg's in the remote-controled dorsal turret. Top speed: 366 mph at 20,300 ft; crew:2-3; service ceiling: 38,300 ft; range: 2995 miles with out extra fuel tanks.

[The Fugitive]

in a game that doesn't have night, yup we NEED a night fighter 

[scottak]

in a game that doesn't have night, yup we NEED a night fighter 

yes the game actualy has night some times. i forgot to put into the post for speacial arenas. and you dont realy even need it for night fighting: it would be better at strafing than the typhoon and in some ways the b-25 h

[Ack-Ack]

yes the game actualy has night some times. i forgot to put into the post for speacial arenas. and you dont realy even need it for night fighting: it would be better at strafing than the typhoon and in some ways the b-25 h

No, this game hasn't had a night time quite a few years.  The game has dawn and dusk times but not night.

ack-ack

[scottak]

No, this game hasn't had a night time quite a few years.  The game has dawn and dusk times but not night.

ack-ack

  oh well it would still make a great  high speed ground- attack aircraft

[superpug1]

It would be an interesting addition, for sure. I don't know how many times people have asked for that and the HE111. Be glad we have the B-29 now, that was weekly request. haha.

[B-17]

in some ways the b-25 h

Dude, you've been smoking the good stuff. The most heavily armed variant I can find was the XP-61E, and it had 4 .50s and 4 20mms. plus 6300 lbs of ords.

B-25H: 1 75mm, 8 nose mounted  .50 cals, plus 6 more in 4 different positions.

The P-61 at best only had 4 .50 cals to shoot at the enemy, and from only 1 positions, at that.

[4Prop]

in a game that doesn't have night, yup we NEED a night fighter 

in a game without night, it needs night.

maybe having a night time would have been a better wish for the OP. however i would still like to fly a P-61 sometime down the road

[scottak]

Dude, you've been smoking the good stuff. The most heavily armed variant I can find was the XP-61E, and it had 4 .50s and 4 20mms. plus 6300 lbs of ords.

B-25H: 1 75mm, 8 nose mounted  .50 cals, plus 6 more in 4 different positions.

The P-61 at best only had 4 .50 cals to shoot at the enemy, and from only 1 positions, at that.

when i said better in some ways, i meant in speed, maneuverability, and now that you pointed that out, let me restate the stats: p-61c Maximum speed was 430 mph (690 km/h) at 30,000 ft (9,000 m), service ceiling was 41,000 ft (12,500 m), and an altitude of 30,000 ft (9,000 m) could be attained in 14.6 minutes. p-61c more info on it from another source: Armament: Four .50-cal. machine guns in upper turret and four 20mm cannons in belly; 6,400 lbs. of bombs
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800s of 2,100 hp each
Maximum speed: 425 mph
Cruising speed: 275 mph
Range: 1,200 miles
Ceiling: 46,200 ft.
Span: 66 ft.
Length: 49 ft. 7 in.
Height: 14 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 35,855 lbs. loaded

[4Prop]

when i said better in some ways, i meant in speed, maneuverability, and now that you pointed that out, let me restate the stats: p-61c Maximum speed was 430 mph (690 km/h) at 30,000 ft (9,000 m), service ceiling was 41,000 ft (12,500 m), and an altitude of 30,000 ft (9,000 m) could be attained in 14.6 minutes. p-61c more info on it from another source: Armament: Four .50-cal. machine guns in upper turret and four 20mm cannons in belly; 6,400 lbs. of bombs
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney R-2800s of 2,100 hp each
Maximum speed: 425 mph
Cruising speed: 275 mph
Range: 1,200 miles
Ceiling: 46,200 ft.
Span: 66 ft.
Length: 49 ft. 7 in.
Height: 14 ft. 8 in.
Weight: 35,855 lbs. loaded

right from wikieditya?

[The Fugitive]

in a game without night, it needs night.

maybe having a night time would have been a better wish for the OP. however i would still like to fly a P-61 sometime down the road

We won't have night, been there did that. People logged off in droves and came back when "dawn" came around. Hitech has said night won't be back.

[scottak]

right from wikieditya?

nope
1st part and 2nd part from a book 3rd part from a guy i know that works on ww2 planes at a museum near me.

[Karnak]

P-61C was post war.  The wartime P-61A and P-61B had a top speed of 360mph.

[4Prop]

We won't have night, been there did that. People logged off in droves and came back when "dawn" came around. Hitech has said night won't be back.

I know. but I loved it.

[4Prop]

nope
1st part and 2nd part from a book 3rd part from a guy i know that works on ww2 planes at a museum near me.

really?

P-61C was post war.  The wartime P-61A and P-61B had a top speed of 360mph.

OWNED LOL