Author Topic: A request for the next planeset..... (Read 346 times)

G10Whore · « **on:** April 13, 2001, 12:44:00 AM »

P-82 please

Animal · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2001, 01:08:00 AM »

ive always felt curious about this plane, but never bothered to look for info

what was its role? how did it perform?

it sure is ugly as hell

hblair · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2001, 01:16:00 AM »

Must have performed pretty crappy if "G10 potato" wants it in the game.

Good one!

Animal · « **Reply #3 on:** April 13, 2001, 01:17:00 AM »

lol
yeah, good one

geez what an ugly plane
i sure dont want it here

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Hans · « **Reply #4 on:** April 13, 2001, 02:24:00 AM »

Although I have heard that there were some of these in exsistance in WW-2, this is more of a Korean war era airplane if you ask me. Thats the only time they saw combat (as nightfighters I beleave).

Hans.

Wingnut_0 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 13, 2001, 03:19:00 AM »

Think I'll go double check but I think it was responsible for the 1st kill in the Korean War...I'll get back on it.

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The quality of the box matters little. Success depends upon the man who sits in it - Baron Manfred von Richthofen

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Nash · « **Reply #6 on:** April 13, 2001, 05:34:00 AM »

What would happen if those two guys disagreed on which way to turn? Would it keep on flying straight? Would the stronger pilot win? What would happen if they brought that into AH, and sat Lazs in the left seat, and Hangtime in the right seat?

StSanta · « **Reply #7 on:** April 13, 2001, 05:41:00 AM »

"Herr Staffelkapitän, I report zwei enemy fighters devastated!"

"Aber, ich saw only vone go down, but it was gut!"

"Ja, zey had collitet in mid air, but I got zem both!"

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Von Santa
Staffelkapitän 9./JG 54 "Grünherz"
"If you return from a mission with a victory, but without your Rottenflieger, you have lost your battle."
- D. Hrabak, JG 54 "Grünherz"

juzz · « **Reply #8 on:** April 13, 2001, 06:39:00 AM »

Looks like another one of those crappy American copies of a Superior German Idea™...

Kieran · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2001, 07:16:00 AM »

...and besides range and speed, it would offer nothing.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #10 on:** April 13, 2001, 07:44:00 AM »

These A/C didn't roll off the assembly line until Sept. of 45. They supposed to be long range escort for B29's over Japan, but the end of the war came and they never used them.

Edit: 'never used them in WW2 combat'.

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lazs · « **Reply #11 on:** April 13, 2001, 08:02:00 AM »

nash, sitting in the left seat... i would still be right.
lazs

Dowding · « **Reply #12 on:** April 13, 2001, 08:04:00 AM »

Were the designers taking the p*** or did they just run out of ideas?

Dinger · « **Reply #13 on:** April 13, 2001, 09:27:00 AM »

The Twinstang did get the first US kills in Korea; I think the first 3 kills, all of Yak-9s, go to the F-82. While it resembles the stang, it's an entirely new aircraft. 130/150 fuel gave it better performance numbers (slightly) than the monopony, especially with the later Allison engines (I think the last Allison 1710(?)s went in them, the 143/145 in the G model. Plus you could sling a radome underneath that SOB.
Nice BIG planform target for a 37mm cannon.

Author Topic: A request for the next planeset..... (Read 346 times)

G10Whore

Hans

lazs