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Offline Karnak

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Pick one variant of a unit that is in AH that you would like to see added.  The variant must be compliant with known rules of addition so no prototypes like the YB-40 and no post war variants like the F4U-5 and Sea Fury.  Please do your best to limit it to one pick, or a discussion of others picks.

I am torn between the four 20mm cannon armed Ki-84-I-Otsu and the Mosquito Mk.30, but in the end I find I must, for myself, pick the Mosquito Mk.30.

I don't care that it had radar and I don't ask that the avionics be modeled at all, what I want it for is purely as a Mosquito fighter with high blown engines.

Mosquito Mk.30:
Sea Level Speed: 335-340mph
Top Speed, 28,000ft: 424mph
Range: 1,200 miles or 1,800 miles with drop tanks
Climb Rate: Probably the same as the Mosquito Mk XVI with two or three internal 500lb bombs
Maneuverability: Probably the same as the Mosquito Mk XVI with two or three internal 500lb bombs
Armament: four Hispano Mk II 20mm cannons
Ordnance: two 500lb bombs, one under each wing

This Mosquito fighter would make bomber hunting in the Mossie a lot more effective.
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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 05:56:28 PM »
Pick one variant of a unit that is in AH that you would like to see added.  The variant must be compliant with known rules of addition so no prototypes like the YB-40 and no post war variants like the F4U-5 and Sea Fury.  Please do your best to limit it to one pick, or a discussion of others picks.

I am torn between the four 20mm cannon armed Ki-84-I-Otsu and the Mosquito Mk.30, but in the end I find I must, for myself, pick the Mosquito Mk.30.

I don't care that it had radar and I don't ask that the avionics be modeled at all, what I want it for is purely as a Mosquito fighter with high blown engines.

Mosquito Mk.30:
Sea Level Speed: 335-340mph
Top Speed, 28,000ft: 424mph
Range: 1,200 miles or 1,800 miles with drop tanks
Climb Rate: Probably the same as the Mosquito Mk XVI with two or three internal 500lb bombs
Maneuverability: Probably the same as the Mosquito Mk XVI with two or three internal 500lb bombs
Armament: four Hispano Mk II 20mm cannons
Ordnance: two 500lb bombs, one under each wing

This Mosquito fighter would make bomber hunting in the Mossie a lot more effective.

I'll help you out and say Ki-84-I-Otsu.  Now the bases are covered!

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2012, 06:02:08 PM »
F6F-5N Hellcat

Had 4x 50s and a pair of 20mm hispanos.
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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2012, 06:05:38 PM »
Only because you really gave two also!  :devil

1)  Fw190A-9
2)  Fw190D-13 (it's a long shot though)
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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 06:09:44 PM »
 109 G6/14 with an ASM motor!


  But I'd be happy with a Mk30 or Mk18 mossie!






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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2012, 06:16:40 PM »
Easy!

P-47D15

P-47D23

Upgrade the D-11 in MW with wing pylons

and replace the D-25 in the game with the far more numerously produced D-23 Razorback!

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2012, 06:19:21 PM »
Me-262 with R4M rockets.

  the game is concentrated on combat, not on shaking the screen.

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2012, 06:28:16 PM »
P-38F and P-38H.

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2012, 07:05:57 PM »
Bf 109G6/U4

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2012, 07:25:17 PM »
Does the Ki-61 with the 1,500Hp radial engine count?  (Ki-100!)

Other than that you can sign me up for the 4-cannon Ki-84.
Failing that, how about the Me-262 A-2 (2 x 500kg bombs added), or the A-1b (R4M rockets).

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2012, 07:30:52 PM »
Simple..... B-25J.

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #11 on: March 27, 2012, 07:44:12 PM »
109 G6/14 with an ASM motor!
YES!!!
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Oh and B-17 E or F please!

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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #12 on: March 27, 2012, 08:17:47 PM »





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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #13 on: March 27, 2012, 09:21:34 PM »
Arlo,

Nothing in that painting is a variant of an existing unit in AH.
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Re: Pick one variant of an existing unit you would like to see added
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2012, 09:29:45 PM »
A Japanese task group?  :headscratch: They were wooden so if they were added, they'll require less tonnage to sink (8,000lb?) for gameplay purposes, but have more ships in the group to balance things out. You could go on ahead and have a British Task group that had a metal flight deck which will require more tonnage to sink (15,000lb?) but with less ships.

Arlo,

Nothing in that painting is a variant of an existing unit in AH.

  the game is concentrated on combat, not on shaking the screen.

semp