Best Engine w/WEP Cooldown

[Phoenix3107]

Out of all the engines in Aces High with WEP, which of those would be the best use for cooldown and recharge time?

[Karnak]

Late War German stuff is, generally, the best with a 10 minute duration and a 5 minute recharge.  I seem to recall that the La-7 and Tu-2 also have those numbers.  The Ki-84's ratio is just as good, but its duration is only 1.5 minutes.

The RAF birds are the worst with 5 minute duration and 15 minute recharge rates.  American stuff is 5 minutes on, 10 minute recharge, even on Merlins where the RAF has a 15 minute recharge.

[JOACH1M]

109's seem to be pretty good

[Mongoose]

  Is there a way to monitor this using the temperature gauges in the cockpit?  I have looked, but I haven't found one that seems to relate to WEP.  Of course, I am usually really busy when I am using WEP, so I may not be looking at my panel very closely.

[Zimme83]

Yes u have the temperature gauge in most plane, aldough not always placed so its easily checked during combat.

[Krupinski]

Ta152 quickest cool down without a doubt.

[save]

TA-152 is by far, the best.

Fw190-A's have 10 min wep and 15 min recovery afaik, ie when its wep'ed out it take 15 min to regenerate it, ie you change plane since it have short endurance.

[Lusche]

Ta 152 and 190D have a 10/5 WEP cycle


See http://www.hitechcreations.com/wiki/index.php/WEP

[save]

lol 20 minutes to get wep back in the A8

[Mister Fork]

Ki-84 has the best BURN-to-RECHARGE ratio I think. Just a few minutes to recharge.

[Zimme83]

Ki-84 has the best BURN-to-RECHARGE ratio I think. Just a few minutes to recharge.

No its equal with the 152/190D. A 2:1 ratio but the 152/190 is better since u can use it longer.

lol 20 minutes to get wep back in the A8

A 1:2 ratio just like the pony, f4u etc but still better because of the longer duration.

[PR3D4TOR]

The MW50 equipped 109K-4 and G-14 should also be in the 10/5 category. Historically, that's their "increased emergency power" limitations. They had enough water-methanol for about 30 minutes of use in total. The non-MW50 109's should be 5/10 or something similar. German WEP limitations don't match very well with the AH on/off WEP system.

[bozon]

lol 20 minutes to get wep back in the A8

Yes, but you recharge 10 minutes of WEP usage. To recharge two times 5 minutes of WEP in the RAF Merlin's it takes 30 minutes...

What are the WEP/recharge for the RAF Griffons and Sabers (Spit14, Typhoon)?

[Karnak]

Yes, but you recharge 10 minutes of WEP usage. To recharge two times 5 minutes of WEP in the RAF Merlin's it takes 30 minutes...

What are the WEP/recharge for the RAF Griffons and Sabers (Spit14, Typhoon)?

All RAF birds should be 5 minute WEP, 15 minute recharge.  Mind you this is still the worst in the game, but not by a factor of 3 like a 30 minute recharge would be.

[PR3D4TOR]

If I remember correctly the RAF limitations on WEP use was on a per flight basis, so if HiTech were very strict there would be no WEP "recharge" in British aircraft at all. Of course these WEP limitations were for the most part intended to maintain the service intervals of the engines to a sustainable level. There are examples/anecdotes of pilots running on WEP for far longer than they should have because they were in distress, and no one would blame them. After all the operational limits are only there in case there is another flight by that particular airplane. If subsequent flights do not appear likely, there are no limits.