What should the February Scenario be?

[Beefcake]

I'd love to fly in the Pacific again but I will never fly those dag on Betty's again. Something about "Beefcake" and open flames.

[GScholz]

See the problem Hajo?

[Guppy35]

I guess I didn't make myself clear... I meant the the relative difference in performance in the Pacific theater is a problem. I typically fly Axis because they need the people, because most want to fly Allied.

I'd agree on this.  No matter what you do, it will feel unbalanced and getting folks into the Japanese birds will always be harder.

[GScholz]

It still leaves 1942 though... Which is kinda balanced. Meaning that the best and newest fighters the Japanese fielded, the Zeke and Tony, were a match for the (and you'll forgive me for saying so) piss-poor pre-war P-39, P-40 and F4F... So Coral Sea, Midway (what a fitting name for the turning point in a war), New Guinea, the Solomons and Guadalcanal are still good historical settings for a balanced scenario IMHO.

[puller]

Rabaul...

Traditional scenario...

2 life frame...

[Brooke]

There are some types of Pacific fighter setups that aren't lopsided.

Zeros and Ki-43's are OK vs. F4F's, P-40's, and to some extent P-39's (this is like Coral Sea and Rangoon)
Ki-84's, N1K's, Ki-61's are OK vs. American stuff (like Philippines and last frame of Pacific War)

What doesn't work is Zeros/Ki-43's vs. later American stuff.  That is just too lopsided.

[Wildcat1]

I think a Guadalcanal setup would be fun, except you'd have to make the IJAAF hit the American fleets as well, because a scenario with a single central target almost always results in a loss for the attackers.

A6M3, Ki-43, D3A, B5N, G4M

vs.

F4F, P-40C, SBD, TBM

[Nefarious]

From what I have read and understand, the first P-40s on Guadalcanal were P-40Fs around November of 1942.

It looks like New Guinea got the P-40E's (Allison Engined) and the Solomons got the P-40F (Merlin Engined).

[swareiam]

From what I have read and understand, the first P-40s on Guadalcanal were P-40Fs around November of 1942.

It looks like New Guinea got the P-40E's (Allison Engined) and the Solomons got the P-40F (Merlin Engined).

I'll fly a "Merlined" Warhawk in any event.   

[Nefarious]

I'll fly a "Merlined" Warhawk in any event.   

You may be in luck! 

[GScholz]

[LilMak]

I'll fly a "Merlined" Warhawk in any event.   

Used to LOVE the P-40 till HT nerfed it. My biggest complaint with the updated version is gunsight which is flippin useless. It's too small and too low.

[BFOOT1]

I think the RAF Circus Operations would be a good scenario. Quick action over the channel to France with 109 F-4's vs Spit V's. Count me in!

Stampf, if it's a Luftwaffe setup, do ya mind if I tag along with you guys?

[swareiam]

Used to LOVE the P-40 till HT nerfed it. My biggest complaint with the updated version is gunsight which is flippin useless. It's too small and too low.

Remember the P-40E from about 6 or 7 years ago. It was faster than a P-40 should have been and it had an added bonus... wait for it.

It had WEP. 

The P-40F is likely the plane the Allies flew in the deserts of North Africa. It surely wasn't a Katana blade, more like a dull switch blade. I can still kill you with it, but it might take me a minute. 

I agree on the gunsight, so I switched to a German gunsight and all is well. 

I had a great time this scenario in the Warhawk. This scenario produced some awesome fights.

I want to  the Axis fighter pilot corp. Not only did you guys sign-up the best. You plotted, planned and executed a butt whoppin. 

Congratulations!

Maybe next time ah?

 

[LilMak]

I agree on the gunsight, so I switched to a German gunsight and all is well. 

My beef is with the size of the glass/mount the sight is projected on. It's about 1/3 of the size it should be. I've had my head inside the real thing and the sight takes up the majority of the forward visibility.