A-36A Apache Attack plane

[Sunka]

As the chart below shows, the P-51A would be very competitive in the Late War arena, and may dominate in the Mid War arena.
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Not just dominate in kills,but in actual fighting ability.
Makes my mouth water to think of seeing a p51A thought of as a "real dogfighters" bird.

[hotcoffe]

+1

[Sunka]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPqoC3_hqA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mgqoBRXph4


     

[Widewing]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAPqoC3_hqA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mgqoBRXph4


     

In the first video, the narrator repeatedly used the Birtish "strahfed" rather than the American, "strayfed" pronunciation. I was amused, considering he wasn't British... Another thing you wouldn't see anywhere else were the tracers from the chin guns. Most A-36 pilots preferred the tracers loaded in the chin guns due to being close to aircraft centerline location.

Here's a great war time video of Mustang Mk.I and Mk.IIs in action....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqV_zUpGCs

Here's a short film of the 1st Air Commando P-51As. Originally silent 8mm film, sound was added later. Unfortunately, the engine sounds are from Merlin powered P-51s...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HZ4Jkl3jQQ

[Sunka]

In the first video, the narrator repeatedly used the Birtish "strahfed" rather than the American, "strayfed" pronunciation. I was amused, considering he wasn't British... Another thing you wouldn't see anywhere else were the tracers from the chin guns. Most A-36 pilots preferred the tracers loaded in the chin guns due to being close to aircraft centerline location.

Here's a great war time video of Mustang Mk.I and Mk.IIs in action....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usqV_zUpGCs

Very cool,i cant believe this was not one of the first planes in AH plane set. 

[BnZs]

Nice charts Wide, but I wouldn't bet much money on AH getting a USAAF plane, much less one with the "Mustang" moniker, with this kind of performance.

[Widewing]

We are fortunate that some P-51A and A-36 fighters have been saved and restored...

[danny76]

i always thought it was pronounced "strayfed" and not "strahfed" and I am English

[Sunka]

Nice charts Wide, but I wouldn't bet much money on AH getting a USAAF plane, much less one with the "Mustang" moniker, with this kind of performance.

Whats with the negative vibes chum? 

[Widewing]

[BnZs]

Whats with the negative vibes chum?  

It's basically La7 performance given to a Mustang. Of course our mouths are watering, but can you imagine the whines and the numbers of them that would horde the MA? It will not appear.

[Arlo]

It will not appear.

I think it has better odds than a French plane. 

[BnZs]

I think it has better odds than a French plane. 

Not even a French plane from the Great War apparently...

[Sunka]

It's basically La7 performance given to a Mustang. Of course our mouths are watering, but can you imagine the whines and the numbers of them that would horde the MA? It will not appear.

So are we saying Hitech would not add a plane because it was "to good" ?

[Ack-Ack]

I hope that we'll eventually see the A-36 and one of the other Allison engined Mustangs but we still have some existing planes that need to be brought up to the current graphic standards and other holes to fill in the plane set.

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