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If you could pick the next seven AC what would they be?
« Reply #30 on: June 03, 2003, 08:22:02 PM »
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P-51C Mustang (a B-stang with the Malcolm hood to improve visibility out of the cockpit.)



There was no difference between the P-51B and P-51C, other than the C being built in the Dallas factory rather than in California. Malcolm hoods were installed on both when they could be obtained.

Likewise, the P-51K was a Dallas built P-51D with a slightly reshaped canopy bubble and an Aero Products cuffless prop in place of the D model's Hamilton Standard fan.

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« Reply #31 on: June 03, 2003, 08:33:05 PM »
1) Nakajima Ki-84 (perked as required)
2) Kawasaki Ki-100
3) North American Mustang Mk.IA (four Hispanos make up for lousy altitude performance of Allison engine).
4) Bell P-39Q or Bell P-63A
5) Brewster F2A-1/B-329
6) North American B-25J
7) Yakovlev Yak-3 (perked as required)

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« Reply #32 on: June 03, 2003, 08:49:49 PM »
1) Ki.84 Hayate
2) J2M3 Raiden
3) Ki.44 Shoki
4) Ki.43-III Hayabusa
5) A6M3-22 Riesen
6) P-38F Lightning
7) P-39D Airacobra

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« Reply #33 on: June 03, 2003, 09:27:21 PM »
HE111
Do17
B25
JU52
MIG3
P51B  (Malcomb Hood)
ME410
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« Reply #34 on: June 03, 2003, 10:01:01 PM »
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Aren't all these "next plane" threads a waste...I dont expect we'll see anything till AH2 comes out.


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« Reply #35 on: June 03, 2003, 10:15:45 PM »
I'll just pick one and let you guys fight over the other six


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« Reply #36 on: June 04, 2003, 01:29:12 AM »
F-8E Crusader
F-4B Phantom II
MiG-17
MiG-21
A-4C Skyhawk
A-6A Intruder
A-1 Spad


So I prefer another period of history.

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« Reply #37 on: June 04, 2003, 05:21:40 AM »
Me-410
Ki-84
Beaufighter
P-39N
Brewster
He-219
He-177
Liberator

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« Reply #38 on: June 04, 2003, 05:31:05 AM »
1. Ki-84 Hayate

2. SB2C Helldiver

3. Gloster Meteor

4. Bristol Beaufighter

5. A6M3

6. P-39D

7. P-38G

8. Do-217

9. Betty

so i want 9 new a/c  :)

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« Reply #39 on: June 04, 2003, 05:49:19 AM »
1.) Tu-2

2.) Pe-3

3.) T-34 (a 1943 model)

4-7) Any of I-16, LaGG-3, Mig-3 and the Meteor III
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« Reply #40 on: June 04, 2003, 05:55:24 AM »
1) bristol beaufighter IIF or TF.X
2)HE111
3)yak 3
4)sea hurricane mk IIC
5) hurricane mk IV
6)Mosquito mk XVIII:D
7)liberator
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« Reply #41 on: June 04, 2003, 05:58:04 AM »
Westland Whirlwind

He III

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« Reply #42 on: June 04, 2003, 06:26:09 AM »
Yak 3
D520
MS406
P63
P39
Pe2
Ki84

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« Reply #43 on: June 04, 2003, 07:04:53 AM »
H8k Mavis (or emily)
Betty
ki-84 with all 3 gun loadouts
ki-61 varient with 4x20mm
ki-43,44,& 45.


Forget #/name of russian level bomber, pick a good one.

Early war yak
Lend Lease P39

He111  or Condor bomber

B24, or b25, don't need no stinking b-29 & fat man on board.

P39
Early war p38, prob j
You think the p38 pilots whine now. MUhahhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaaaa a

ps did the italians ever make a decent bomber? Either dive or level, light, medium, hvy, whatever.

In short fill out the plane set for each country. Japanese & russians need the most work, Germany needs a good long range hvy bomber. (I know I know, they didn't make one)
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« Reply #44 on: June 04, 2003, 07:47:26 AM »
According to generalized information I have, I don't think there's anyway the P-38J can be considered an "early war" P-38.

 Seems like it entered service around August of 1943, using V-1719-89/91 Allison engines with woppin' 1600HP WEP rating at 27,000ft - rated the fastest of all P-38 variants, with dive-flap features appearing in the later production P-38Js which saw extensive use in 1944. Strap on the hydraulics gadgets and lose 6mph on the top speed, and it's a P-38L. I think the difference between the P-38J and the P-38L, is about as much as the difference between our AH Bf109G-10 and a Bf109K-4.