Author Topic: Well that makes 9! (Read 264 times)

Beefcake · « **on:** June 13, 2002, 06:32:56 PM »

Wow! HTC if the work load is not much about 10 for 10?

Either way, 9 planes is, I think, the most planes ever put into a release since the game out. All I can say is WTG HTC, keep em coming.

airspro · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2002, 07:23:16 PM »

Number 10 should be the "Brewster in AH"

Wmaker · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2002, 08:37:19 PM »

DITTO airspro, Brewster Model 239 to AH!!!

mason22 · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2002, 09:45:39 PM »

hmmm, NATE's been kinda quiet....whatcha got cookin BIGDADDY!?

cajun · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2002, 09:49:58 PM »

Yeah... must be workin on somethin really big.... like a Gloster Gladiator or a B25?

JoeDirt · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2002, 11:52:07 PM »

bee twenty nine

*crosses fingers* >.<

Tumor · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2002, 01:12:51 AM »

Piper Cub

Roscoroo · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2002, 02:25:38 AM »

stuka stuka stuka !!!

Duedel · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2002, 02:59:55 AM »

Messerschmitt Me410 Hornisse FOR SURE

MadBirdCZ · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2002, 03:31:19 AM »

Come on guys! Its Pacific oriented update... sooo its gonna be Buffalo, B-29 or P-61

Revvin · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2002, 05:11:07 AM »

I believe this is the next plane to hit Aces High, as you can see in this pic of Hitech trying it out

RRAM · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2002, 05:16:27 AM »

Must be japanese,because if this is a pacific oriented planeset, it's terribly lacking in japanese planes.

My bets are on a Kate, or an Oscar. Maybe even a Shoki (so Mitsu sends some Sake to HTC

). I doubt it will be something more advanced like a Frank,as most of the planes on this release are clearly pre-1943.

I also doubt there will be german planes

...well one could always wish for a Stuka!

BTW that P40 looks sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

...so sad it sucks as a fighter (lol

)

Ripsnort · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2002, 07:39:15 AM »

(Taunt mode On) It won't be a P61, it takes talent to loft one of those in solides/surfaces. (Taunt mode off)

Sabre · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2002, 08:48:55 AM »

My money's on the Ki-43 Oscar for plane #10. It is the direct contemporary of the P-40B & E. The Claude was probably available in greater numbers in China during the AVG era, but would be eaten alive by the Tomahawk, IMO. Yeah, it's nimble as heck, but is way too slow and underarmed to compete. That's why I think the Oscar will be next. And it was in service for virtually the entire war.

One of my best memories of WarBirds was taking an Oscar up in the Main and running into an enemy F6F and F4U. Sent both home with smoking engines and a puzzeled look on their faces. I do wonder why they never modified the Ki-43 to add a couple more 13mm in the wings. I'm sure it was a question of finding space, but I still wonder if they ever experimented with it.

RRAM · « **Reply #14 on:** June 14, 2002, 09:18:23 AM »

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Originally posted by Sabre
I do wonder why they never modified the Ki-43 to add a couple more 13mm in the wings. I'm sure it was a question of finding space, but I still wonder if they ever experimented with it.

IIRC Oscar always had extremely severe structural airframe problems. I simply think the wing wasn't strong enough to take machineguns.

Maybe mitsu or other Japan plane lover around here can tell you more about the Oscar