J_A_B, I dont hate US planes, I just think their cup runith over, I have also said repeadatly That I would like to see more US Early War Varient's, in ither post's even this one:
"not that I think we nead another New US ride but their are many who want this so It may be ineavatble. Personaly I would rather see some a few Early War US Varients than say a P39 but one never know what's coming. So hear is the"
Those varient's would include a P38, B26 ect, planes I have requested befroe, varient's are easer to do and would help solve many problems with a lesser degree of work for HTC, hince my not wanting "New" rides for the US but Varient's.
The Tony Varient I requested represent's the Earler part of the War when it gaing comparative domanance over the Allied plane types it faced in New Gunie, we have several varient of other planes in AH I see no reasion we can't have another Tony Varient, as mentioned above Varients are easer to do for HTC. Some 388 Ki-61-1b's were modified to cary the 20mm MG 151's, aprox, 1,380 Ki-61-Ib's were made, more than any other type, The earler model, was slightly faster, And Climbed better, and I suspect excelereted better than the later Model Tony we have in AH, it also came out aprox. a full year earler than the model we have in AH, The early Model F4U is Faster than the Later model's, So I dont see Why asking for the earler model is in any way bad, since it is the Best we could hope for in terms of preformance For a japanese Fighter for this time frame and their for worthy of adation, much more so imo than may US planes that have been added as varent's in the past.
The Helen is not all that bad a choice when looked at aganst the Betty, but if you look at the differences, The Helen is about 35 mph faster, depending on the models you compare to 14 mph faster than the Betty, Both the Hellen and Betty caried the same bombload, in fact normal load for the Helen was 750 KG's while 1000 was normal for the Betty, the Betty was also torpedo capable, While the Hellen did mount a 20mm H0-1 cannon in a turet this was an awfull weapon being derived from an Army AT weapon it was slow firing so slow it was almost imposable to hit with it, it was replaced with the H0-5 in all subsuquent Japanese army Aircraft mounting's whear aplicable, the Ho-103's are Nice gun's to be shure. The G4M2 had 2 to 4 20mm type 99 MK I cannon's on board.
It is kinda a toss up Frankely the Hellen look's good if HTC went with the overload Bomb weight, and looks good if modeled with the Ho-103's, since it would be faster better defended and better armored. the torpedo option is imo not a big thing, Howeaver the Hellen may lose out like the panther did for the Perk tank, a better Tank but not as well Know as the Tiger.
I must say though that the bomber isue is moreover discused from my prespective simply for the sake of argument since I dont see HTC spending the time on modeling another Japane Buff at present, nore would I ask for another japanese buff at present, unless we get another early War alled one to set aganst it in the pac, like a Blenhim, or a B26.
I dont realy think the B6N2 is good Choice, if were going down that road I would go for the Grace it was an armed Torpedo bomber, the Jill has no Forward gun's, and the Grace out preforms it and out manuaver's it and the two 20mm Type 99 MK II cannons firing forward would be "Usefull".
The premis of my post was to highlight just 3 or 4 planes that would be easy for HTC to ad and would do much to add capabality's to balance out the Japanes plane set, of those 2 are varient's, keeping it simple is likely to make it more realistic, howeaver were all dreaming hear anyway:)
