Gloster Meteor Jet Fighter - WW2 fighter - late War.

[HornetUK]

Would be great to have a Allied fight jet saw service right at the end of WW 2. Be a change to fling the ME. 262

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloster_Meteor

[SmokinLoon]

Eventually.... yes.  Having the Mk III would be nice.  Though it is slower than the Me262, supposedly it should be more forgiving and easier to maneuver.  Who knows.

I do believe there are a number of other planes on the "to do" list over the Meteor though.   

[Lucifer]

That plane never saw action during WWII : but If this is accepted and we start introducing whatever we want, then introduce the FW190-D14 too. Ty...

[HornetUK]

Well wikipedia says that is wrong

"The Meteor was initially used to counter the V-1 flying bomb threat. 616 Squadron Meteors saw action for the first time on 27 July 1944, when three aircraft were active over Kent. These were the first operational jet combat missions for the Meteor and for the Royal Air Force. After some problems, especially with jamming guns, the first two V1 "kills" were made on 4 August. By war's end, Meteors accounted for 14 flying bombs."

[cobia38]

Well wikipedia says that is wrong

"The Meteor was initially used to counter the V-1 flying bomb threat. 616 Squadron Meteors saw action for the first time on 27 July 1944, when three aircraft were active over Kent. These were the first operational jet combat missions for the Meteor and for the Royal Air Force. After some problems, especially with jamming guns, the first two V1 "kills" were made on 4 August. By war's end, Meteors accounted for 14 flying bombs."

 I would hardly call shooting down unmanned rockets as "combat"  therefor the aircraft should not be added

[Sunka]

The last thing we need ( in my opinion) in our WWII combat sim is another jet.
 

[Bruv119]

yes a million times,  already a long page thread on this one.  It made HTC's voting list last time around so they must deem it as worthy, lets not waste time arguing that point.   We need cockpit pictures and aircraft performance and testing figures.

I can't think of anything better than an RAF jet to go and hunt some hordes and 262s with.  Plus Kazaa said he would return upon inclusion!

Meteor, Interception of Luftwannabe Forces!   

[HornetUK]

Simple fact it say combat during ww2 it interspted a wepon which was designed to kill people. and stopped them.
Let's not underscore that it saved lives! Unmanned rocket yes but it was launched by a man with a finger on a trigger.

I will see what data I can find

[Karnak]

It got shot at.  If that doesn't count as combat I don't know what does.


I don't think it should be added anytime soon, but it is clearly eligible.  HTC even put it on a poll.

[-ammo-]

I just read that the first operational squadron of meteors actually moved to the continent before hostilities end in the ETO.  Book is Wolfpack Warriors by Roger Freeman.

[Volron]

Heh.  When I look back on one of my first comments I made about it, yeah.   I wonder what I was smoking then...

Combat is combat.  Shooting down V1's is combat.  V1's were launched by an enemy with intent in destruction, unless folks would imply that the V1's were purely for show?  I'd think the death and destruction that some caused show otherwise, and I believe some pilots died shooting them down.  So far I've seen some folks put forth reports of the Meteor being involved in ground attack missions against Germany.  That would count as combat as well.

This AC has it's spot in AH or it wouldn't have shown in a poll.  Maybe adding it would help with drawing some more folks in.  We have the 262, but it's damn pricey.  While the Meteor would probably be up there, I don't think it would be as expensive.  I don't know.  Without looking through and going off of (currently drunken) memory, it is not as fast as the 262, meaning it will be more vulnerable to your standard LW fighters.  A minimum of 125 perks, yes.  Though I don't think putting it up to 200 would be ideal.  Maybe 150-175?

[RotBaron]

Another plane that runs away from combat at will, please no. We just got another plane that can do this.

However:

J2M, wishlist asked for a decade +, was produced in mass and actually has A2Aircraft kills/deaths.

Oh, also not a jet that can run away from combat at will.

[Volron]

Another plane that runs away from combat at will, please no. We just got another plane that can do this.

However:

J2M, wishlist asked for a decade +, was produced in mass and actually has A2Aircraft kills/deaths.

Oh, also not a jet that can run away from combat at will.

Personally I rather see many other AC added before the Meteor.  But from a business aspect, it may prove a good thing?  I don't know.  I am not a businessman.  HiTech has ultimate say in the end when something is added regardless.

One thing is for sure, I'm damn happy that the He-111 was finally added.  While it's use in the MA is nil, the BoB scenario that was ran shorty after it's release, as well as the FSO that ran at the same time, proved to be epic.  While I was RAF during FSO and never saw a 111, I was in a 111 during the scenario.  The sight alone made it all so worth it.

[RotBaron]

Maybe so Volron, sounds like it has its following too. But, the running away begrudging  comments are either becoming more noticeable (to me as I gain experience) or they are getting louder. I have said to myself as well when I see P-51's, is it worth it to engage them (I almost always fly something much slower.)

I suppose its been the same way forever, as I do recall Soda's writeups mentioning Runstangs and Run90s, maybe??

 

[Debrody]

yes a million times,  already a long page thread on this one.  It made HTC's voting list last time around so they must deem it as worthy, lets not waste time arguing that point.   We need cockpit pictures and aircraft performance and testing figures.

I can't think of anything better than an RAF jet to go and hunt some hordes and 262s with.  Plus Kazaa said he would return upon inclusion!

Meteor, Interception of Luftwannabe Forces!   

I am a dweeb too, im flying for score too, i need even more uber rides too.
262s are for horde hunting - chasing them down is for protecting the hordes. There you go, Mr Hypocricy.