Author Topic: What we need for the next perk plane... (Read 741 times)

Angus · « **Reply #30 on:** August 31, 2002, 05:34:58 PM »

Meteor III was quite a plane. Well, maybe non as fast and well accelerating than the 262, but at least we have some flying today, which shows some sign of the AH unrelated thing named RELIABILITY.
In H2H, it would match the Tempest equally to a mosquito...4 Hizookas in the nose is quite something.
I saw a Meteor on an airshow some 4 years ago doing a low-level-stall-speed loop...left me gazing. Looked like a sweet plane to me.
Somebody asked about a flying tank...well, here is one, and this is authentic:p

Red Tail 444 · « **Reply #31 on:** August 31, 2002, 07:43:36 PM »

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Originally posted by brady
Red Tail 444, The Jack, had two Type 99MK II and Two Type 99 MK I, cannons as apposed to the Georges (our geogre's) four Type 99 MK II cannons, So the George has the heaver aramament as well as having more ammo. The Jack was prety much discontinued In favor of the George since the Japanese Felt it was a better plane, BTW the Jack is a Navy Plane not Army.

Wasnt there a variation of the jack w/ 6 cannons? Guess not..I thought I read that in an earlier post, along with schematics...
If the raiden was slower, less manueverable, and of weaker armament, whats the reason for its popularity?

Thanks for the info..again

brady · « **Reply #32 on:** September 01, 2002, 03:51:26 AM »

Some of us did drugs when we were younger and we were effected in different ways( my spelling for example:) ), others well they want the Jack:)

Withen the time frame that it did see service it was a good plane, and it could certainly add depth to the Japanese plane set, which sorely neads it, personaly I would rather see some Army planes for Japan.

Karnak · « **Reply #33 on:** September 02, 2002, 01:59:56 PM »

The J2M3 has a faster top speed than the N1K2, 380mph to the N1K's 369mph.

The J2M3 has a higher initial climb than does the N1K2-J, 3,610ft to the N1K2's 3,300ft.

Most importantly the J2M had the performance to catch B-29s at altitude. The N1K2's performance suffers badly at altitude and it was ineffective against B-29s. The J2M's performance does not suffer nearly as much and is still capable of attacking B-29s.

The J2M was abandoned in late '43 / early '44. However, with the threat of B-29s it was resumed in 1945.

The J2M3 was armed with two 20mm Type 99 Model IIs and two Type 99 Model Is. The J2M3a was armed with four Type 99 Model IIs.

There is no way that the J2M could be considered a perk plane. Frankly, no Japanese fighter that saw combat could be considered a perk plane.

Thrawn · « **Reply #34 on:** September 02, 2002, 02:18:34 PM »

I hope this next release is mostly Russian, Italian and Japanese.

Glasses · « **Reply #35 on:** September 02, 2002, 05:55:36 PM »

I agree with karnak.

brady · « **Reply #36 on:** September 02, 2002, 06:08:05 PM »

Karnak, our sources seam to be in conflict on the Radian Issue, My Francillon say on page 393 "In june 1944 the navy decided to adopt the faster Kawanishi Shinden as it's main interceptor fighter and continue Raiden production at reduced pace untill the Mitsubishi Reppu could be placed in production, howeaver this decision did not prevent the realization of two additional variants of the Raiden with better high-altitude preformance."

Karnak I do beleave that the J2M3a had 4 20mm Type 99 cannons but they were in underwing pods(2 of them) and only some 21 were built, the vast magority of the Radians that were produced having been the J2M3 at 260 being built, So I should think that If the Jack were modeled we would not see the J2M3a model, or the J2M5 model, but nthe run of the mill model the J2M3.

palef · « **Reply #37 on:** September 02, 2002, 10:35:59 PM »

I want the flying monkeys from the Wizard of Oz!

They could fly out of someone's butt!

palef