Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: jmccaul on November 13, 1999, 08:09:00 AM
-
The typhoon
Came into service in 42-43.
It's not an uber-plane.
it would bulk up the brit planeset rather than just the hurri's and spits which are always around.
-
Are you talking about the Tempest or the Typhoon? The Tempest was able to catch V-1 bombs, and it had 4x20mm cannons.
------------------
rendar
F/S R.A.F. Squadron 303 (Polish)
-
Jimcaul;
Not sure I understand your post.
The Tempest was late war plane. I felt it would be good in the plane set as it would be roughly equivilent to the FW190. So instead of flying a FW190 you could fly a Tempest.
The Typhoon would also be interesting, but it had reportedly very poor high altitude performance, and much slower than planes it would compete against at higher altitudes.
BoB, Typhoon's often attacked the bombers, while Spitfires escorted the Typhoon's. Spitfires attacking the bomber escort fighters, attacking the Typhoons. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
The arena is too small for a plane that can not climb well IMO and the Typhoon would not get much use. Bombing raids are ussually from very high altitude.
Typhoon could fullfill all the Tempest roles except high altitude bomber intercecption.
Mino
-
Sorry if i haven't made myself clear.
I have seen people lobbying for the tempest but i'd perfer to see the typhoon which should keep the tempest lovers happy without introducing a late war uber-plane which will in turn bring calls for Ta152, p-51H, F8F etc.
It would make a broader range of brit fighters and i believe be fairly competitive in it's era. It had speed and guns what more do you need (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) (4 20mm i believe)
Obviously this isn't an issue at this point in the sims life but still i enjoy talking about it.
[This message has been edited by jmccaul (edited 11-13-1999).]
-
I think you're referring to the Hurricane in the BoB, Minotaur. The Tiffie was not yet available at that point in the war.
------------------
SnakeEyes
o-o-o-
=4th Fighter Group=
-
LOL
Eh? Yep!
Yes; I sure was, whatever you said I was talking about. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Thanks...
Mino