F2a brewster on CV's?

[Helm]

I saw a listing in a model plane catalogue the other day for the Brewster F2a in Naval markings.  Do we currently have Brewster's on CV's?  If so I must have missed it?  F2a would be fun from CV's if we don't.

Helm ...out

[Lusche]

I saw a listing in a model plane catalogue the other day for the Brewster F2a in Naval markings.  Do we currently have Brewster's on CV's?  If so I must have missed it?  F2a would be fun from CV's if we don't.

We would need to have a naval version in the fist place. The Finnish Brewsters we have are different beasts.

[Karnak]

We would need to have a naval version in the fist place. The Finnish Brewsters we have are different beasts.

They are completely inappropriate for any Pacific or CBI scenario.

[SmokinLoon]

They are completely inappropriate for any Pacific or CBI scenario.

How so very true.  I really wish HTC would bring out the other 2 variants needs to more accurately represent the Buffalo that was so dearly scoffed at by Allied pilots.   

[Hazard69]

I'm not overly knowledgeable on the historic performance of the Brewster, but looking at it, I think the one we have in game is a tad overmodelled. Oh I love to fly it in base defense, but it manages to attain 300mph in a dive and then just doesn't seem to want to lose that E.

Compared to it, the F4F or even the FM2 (which in my opinion shouldn't be too far away gauging from the ironing board and barrel design) feels like a brick.

[Karnak]

I'm not overly knowledgeable on the historic performance of the Brewster, but looking at it, I think the one we have in game is a tad overmodelled. Oh I love to fly it in base defense, but it manages to attain 300mph in a dive and then just doesn't seem to want to lose that E.

Compared to it, the F4F or even the FM2 (which in my opinion shouldn't be too far away gauging from the ironing board and barrel design) feels like a brick.

The difference is weight.  The B-239 in Finnish service weighed a lot less than the F2A3 in US service and much less than the F4Fs.

[Helm]

I don't get this?  What is it about this game that is so historically accurate? The main arena is a "sandbox" to have fun with.  In the Main arena you have everything fighting every thing?  Yet put the Brewster on the CV and whoa!! ....we have some historical issue here?

 The F2a is close enough, yet according to the player base the Brewster on a CV would stand the game on it's head??.....B.S.  

The next time a Me262 shoots down a Zeke in the main arena be sure to be just as outraged.  Or maybe when a P51 shoots down another P51?  Wow That's historical immersion for you?  What's so historically accurate about either scenario?  After all the game is about fun ain't it?

  If you want historical accuracy go fly in AVA arena? ....oh my bad ...nobody flys there because nobody wants historically accurate!!

  I'd love to fly in AVA ...yet every time I logon there maybe 1 person in AVA.  So let's quit worrying about historically accurate because obviously that's is NOT what the masses want.  The only time Historical accuracy matters is in the AVA ...Snapshots or Events.  Even the pretense that historical accuracy matters in the MA is laughable.

Helm ...out

[thrila]

To summarise: the brewster didn't fly from carriers in real life and so it doesn't in AH.  And that isn't going to change.

[tunnelrat]

To summarise: the brewster didn't fly from carriers in real life and so it doesn't in AH.  And that isn't going to change.

Where is the line here?  If they were carrier capable, why not?

Why can I re-arm a P-51 on a carrier in game?  Because it's awesome, that's why.

Thanks, HMS Flacksalot, for stocking those drop tanks I needed!!

[thrila]

They weren't carrier capable

[Ack-Ack]

Where is the line here?  If they were carrier capable, why not?

Why can I re-arm a P-51 on a carrier in game?  Because it's awesome, that's why.

Thanks, HMS Flacksalot, for stocking those drop tanks I needed!!

The version we have in game, the B-239 (F2A-1) was "de-navalized" and was not able to be operated from a carrier.

ack-ack

[MrKrabs]

You'll be getting the Sea Hurricane next update... You'll have a nice semi-easy plane to play with instead of the Dweebster... 

[Tracerfi]

To summarise: the brewster didn't fly from carriers in real life and so it doesn't in AH.  And that isn't going to change.

Correction the F2A did see limited carrier service

[kvuo75]

nevermind someone else said it already

[Ack-Ack]

Correction the F2A did see limited carrier service

Correction...The Brewster B-239 (which was the plane thrila was referring to) didn't see carrier service.  A wise man once said don't post if you don't know the answer.

ack-ack