Based on the following, I think my above idea would need to be June of 1943 and earlier. Otherwise Japan, Russia and Italy would hardly have any planes.
eskimo
From Aircraft and Vehicles:
"OK guys, here's an updated compiled list, please hack away. I found some info on some of the new planes. Other planes had many conflicting dates of beginning service, so I chose one and am very likely wrong on a few.
Also, please refrain from spouting random data without making a point...
I.E. please start with "I think that Plane XXX's date should be changed to M-Y, because..." or "I think that Plane XXX's date is correct because..."
Please feel free to copy the entire list and make changes(and re-post), or start a new list if you don't like how I have it arranged. Please note that I broke the US planes into Army and Navy (+Marine). This is because whoever sets-up and arena will probably want to look at Pacific/carrier or Europe, but not both. Of course they will still have to borrow land-based planes from the Army list, but at least the CV capable planes are separated, and when setting up a non-Pacific arena they won't have to sift through blue planes.:
U.S.Army:
A-20G ... 5-42
B-17G ... 6-43
B-26B ... 5-42
C-47A ... 12-41
P-38L ... 7-44
P-40B ... 1-41
P-40E ... 8-41
P-47D-11 ... 3-43?
P-47D-25 ... 4-44
P-47D-30 ... 10-44
P-51B ... 12-43
P51D ... 1-44
U.S.Navy:
F4F-4 ... 41?
FM-2 ... 9-43
F4U-1 ... 10-42
F4U-1D ... 4-44
F4U-1C ... 4-45
F4U-4 ... 4-45
F6F-5 ... 7-44
SBD-5 ... 41?
TBM-3 ... 1-42
British:
Boston MK III ... 5-41
Hurricane Mk I ... 12-37
Hurricane IIC ... 4-41
Hurricane IID ... 6-42
Lancaster III ... 3-42
Mosquito Mk VI ... 7-43
Seafire IIC ... 10-42
Spitfire Mk IA ... 6-38
Spitfire V ... 4-41
Spitfire Mk IX ... 7-42
Spitfire Mk XIV ... 3-44
Tempest V ... 5-44
Typhoon ... 6-42
Russian:
Il-2 Type 3 ... 10-42
La-5FN ... 3-43
La-7 ... 6-44
Yak-9T ... 1-43
Yak-9U ... 3-44
Italian:
C.202 ... 11-41
C.205 ... 1-43
Japanese:
A6M2 ... 7-40
A6M5b ... 1-44
D3A-1 ... 41?
Ki-61-I-KAIc ... 2-43
Ki-67 ... ?
N1K2-J ... 2-45
German:
Ar 234B ... 12-44
Bf 109E-4 ... 5-40
Bf 109F-4 ... 6-41
Bf 109G-2 ... 5-42
Bf 109G-6 ... 10-42
Bf 109G-10 ... 3-44
Bf 110C-4b ... 7-40
Bf 110G-2 ... 5-42
Fw 190A-5 ... 3-43
Fw 190A-8 ... 2-44
Fw 190D-9 ... 9-44
Fw 190F-8 ... 3-44?
Ju 88A-4 ... 12-40
Me 262 ... 7-44
Ta 152H ... 2-45
Please add so that we can get a list that looks close to agreeable.
Thanks,
eskimo"
