What aircraft??

[Rich46yo]

biggest impact in the war do we still NOT have in AH?

Was the criteria.

Ive always been pro-D520 but it had very little impact, what few actually made it to front line combat.

The Hawk probably more so. The French flew it well as did the Finns. In fact I think the Hawk 75 was flown by quite a few countries. When it had 2 0.50s and 4 .30 cal guns it couldnt be underestimated in the early war. The 0.50s were in the center line and were effective.

Both machines kept me in Battleground Europe for probably longer then i would have been. The Hawk 75 was just a great plane to fly in that game. It could turn with anything in the LW, had very good dive and roll, and was heavily armed for early war.

[Gman]

P-51A and Mustang Mk.Ia

Faster than B or D below 8k, lighter and more maneuverable. The Mk.Ia has four hispanos...

I've long wanted to see this added, primarily just for the laughs over the wailing and gnashing of teeth that would ensue.

Widewing, in your opinion how would this aircraft compare to the LA7, arguably the best under 8k fighter in the game....in fact, there really isn't that much "arguably" about it, at least IMO.  Is it more maneuverable than the LA7 with regards to roll/turn rates?  How does it stack up to the current plane set so far as speed and acceleration sub 8k?  I think that if it was at least close to the LA7 in terms of accel/speed at low alt, and was close or even a bit better so far as roll and rate/radius, with the 4 20mm laser weapons of mass destruction, it would be THE go to plane for under 8k, which is a huge percentage of MA fights as we all know. 

No better person to ask than WW, so hopefully you can respond Widewing, as I'd love to know the specifics of how this early version of the Mustang would truly stack up in game.  As I was saying I would love to see it added, and not just for my semi-serious humor related reasons, it'd be really nice to have an aircraft other than the LA7, which could perform LA7-ish tasks.

[Brooke]

My preference is:

Yak-1 (For Eastern Front mid-war, Yak-1 was very important)
B6N (Most-produced Japanese torpedo bomber, taking over for the early-war B5N)
D4Y (Most-produced Japanese dive bomber, taking over for early-war D3A)
Pe-2 (Most-produced Soviet attack plane other than Il-2, for Eastern Front)
TBD (Important for Battle of Coral Sea and Midway)
Beaufighter (Multi-role, would add a lot of flavor to events)

[artik]

For me I think:

- Yak-1
- Pe-2
- Beaufighter

Not in any specific order

[danny76]

Most definitely Beaufighter, one of the most historically significant aircraft of the war

[Zacherof]

No direct effect on the war, but a game changer in the game.

P-51A and Mustang Mk.Ia

Faster than B or D below 8k, lighter and more maneuverable. The Mk.Ia has four hispanos...

Historically significant aircraft missing...

F4F-3
P-47D-21. Paddle prop razor back
P-38H P-38G handling with much better performance
High Altitude 109G models
Do 217
Ju 288 (fast medium bomber)
Lagg-3
MiG-3
Yak-1 (Yak-7b is similar in performance)
Fw 190A3
Spitfire LF Mk.V (clipped wings)
He 219
Ju 88C-6 (potent bomber killer
Ki-44

a mustang with hispano's? Yes please and the m
Ki-44 double yess