Only two Typhoons and three P-47's left -- one is for you because

[Brooke]

Folks, please help us put this event over the top.

Fill up our last Typhoons and P-47's.

You'll be glad you did!

Years from now, you can regale friends and family, who sit surrounding you open mouthed in amazement and fascination, as they hear your wondrous tales of adventure and daring during "To Win the Winter Sky".

How -- with your band of brothers, up in the cloud-flecked brilliant blue, in your mighty Typhoon or Thunderbolt -- you defended the winter Ardennes from a vast and determined evil.

Saturdays in May.

Please register here if you can join us:
https://ahevents.net/index.php/events/scenarios/current-or-next-scenario

[Brooke]

Two of these beauties:

[Brooke]

Three of these beauties:

[Brooke]

[Brooke]

Shipper has joined us in mighty P-47 Thunderbolts. 

Now, 1 Typhoon and 2 P-47's left to fill.

And one P-51 spot has opened up.

[guncrasher]

p47s have unlimited ammo.



semp

[Max]

No more Typhoons  I grabbed the last one.

[Hajo]

No more Typhoons  I grabbed the last one.

WTG MaXie! 

[Hajo]

BTW when flying Jugs in scenarios we seem to always get the short stick just for flying one. I've never flown anything in a scenario involving Jugs but D11s and D25s'. 

What exactly is the time frame of this event?  There are three models above the D25 that have tail numbers beginning with 42.  The D26, 27 and 28. according to Bodies book Thunderbolt from Seversky to Victory.  In the book the D27 had an increase of 130HP from water injection.

Ya..I know we don't have them.  There is an in game gap in development here.

[turt21]

If I end up still keeping an acct by May I will be there.

[Spikes]

BTW when flying Jugs in scenarios we seem to always get the short stick just for flying one. I've never flown anything in a scenario involving Jugs but D11s and D25s'. 

What exactly is the time frame of this event?  There are three models above the D25 that have tail numbers beginning with 42.  The D26, 27 and 28. according to Bodies book Thunderbolt from Seversky to Victory.  In the book the D27 had an increase of 130HP from water injection.

Ya..I know we don't have them.  There is an in game gap in development here.

Dec 44-Jan 45 is when the event is set.

[Brooke]

No more Typhoons  I grabbed the last one.

Sweet!  Thanks, Max! 

[Brooke]

I've never flown anything in a scenario involving Jugs but D11s and D25s'.

D-11's, D-25's, and D-40's all have about the same performance.

However, we always try to use the best representative of what was in the historical battle, subject to balance.

In this case, at the time of battle (Dec 1944 - Jan 1945) the 506th FS seems to have still had some razorbacks, and they had D-25's, according to:
http://www.winkton.net/pages/p47swinkton.htm

We went with D-25's.

D-40's and D-25's have identical performance without WEP.  With WEP, the D-40 has negligibly better performance.

[Oldman731]

D-40's and D-25's have identical performance without WEP.  With WEP, the D-40 has negligibly better performance.

My recollection was that the D40 had a significantly better climb rate on WEP.

But it's been awhile since I've flown one.

- oldman

[Brooke]

About 200 fpm difference at lower alts.