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Title: Night Fighters
Post by: 1Nicolas on March 10, 2011, 10:39:58 AM
Me-410,P-61,A-26
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: FLS on March 10, 2011, 10:50:33 AM
I think the main reason we don't have night fighters is because we don't have night.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Wmaker on March 10, 2011, 10:52:34 AM
Me-410,P-61,A-26

Only one of the three aircraft that you listed is a dedicated nightfighter.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: MachFly on March 10, 2011, 10:59:05 AM
Me 410: yes
P-61: no, we don't have night.
A-26: Why?
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Guppy35 on March 10, 2011, 12:29:39 PM
It's enough to make ya weep sometimes.

Beaufighter.  1940-45  Those other three are all latecomers and didn't do half the jobs the Beau did.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: LLogann on March 10, 2011, 12:32:03 PM
Really?
A-20G Night Fighter Equipped with four 50 Calibers and four 20 mm cannons
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: 1Nicolas on April 10, 2011, 01:41:59 PM
Me 410: yes
P-61: no, we don't have night.
A-26: Why?
P-61:can be used as a fighter bomber :D
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: fbWldcat on April 10, 2011, 01:50:05 PM
Me 410: yes
P-61: no, we don't have night.
A-26: Why?
P-61:can be used as a fighter bomber :D

Search is your friend  :aok

All of these have been brought up before. There was a push for all three in the poll (am I remembering this correctly)?
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: MachFly on April 10, 2011, 01:58:11 PM
P-61:can be used as a fighter bomber :D

We have enough fighter bombers  :devil
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Ping on April 10, 2011, 03:17:57 PM
Beau  :rock
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Tupac on April 10, 2011, 03:22:23 PM
P61 didnt make it into the poll, Id like to see it though.

P61
A26
A20 remodel
Beau
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: fbWldcat on April 10, 2011, 07:21:44 PM
I thought the P-61 was in the very first round of the poll?  :headscratch:
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Plazus on April 10, 2011, 09:29:49 PM
Jeez, is the Mossie not good enough for you guys??? :old:
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: fbWldcat on April 10, 2011, 09:32:39 PM
Jeez, is the Mossie not good enough for you guys??? :old:

Is anything ever good enough for us?
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Karnak on April 10, 2011, 09:50:51 PM
Jeez, is the Mossie not good enough for you guys??? :old:
The Mossie we have is not really a night fighter.  For the best night fighter of the war we'd need the Mosquito NF.Mk 30.  Did about 430mph at ~27,000ft.  On the deck it would be a bit slower than the Mosquito VI we have already.


And yes, hunting B-29s in a Mosquito Mk 30 does sound good to me.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: fbWldcat on April 10, 2011, 10:04:04 PM
The Mossie we have is not really a night fighter.  For the best night fighter of the war we'd need the Mosquito NF.Mk 30.  Did about 430mph at ~27,000ft.  On the deck it would be a bit slower than the Mosquito VI we have already.


And yes, hunting B-29s in a Mosquito Mk 30 does sound good to me.

Did the NF. Mk 30 have the same loadout as the fighter/attacker we have now?
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Karnak on April 10, 2011, 10:14:42 PM
Did the NF. Mk 30 have the same loadout as the fighter/attacker we have now?
No .303 machine guns, no bomb bay, no capability for rockets.  More 20mm ammo.  It could carry a 500lb under each wing, but that was the limit of its ordnance capability.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: guncrasher on April 11, 2011, 04:28:07 AM
whatever happened to the b29? i hardly see it anymore. 

semp
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: 5PointOh on April 11, 2011, 06:03:43 AM
It was only added to save space in the Wishlist forums...
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: MachFly on April 11, 2011, 07:59:17 AM
It was only added to save space in the Wishlist forums...


:rofl
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Hap on April 11, 2011, 03:08:00 PM
our night isn't night.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: icepac on April 11, 2011, 03:24:16 PM
whatever happened to the b29? i hardly see it anymore. 

semp

I see them every day but the long chase in my 110 usually ends up with a 163 fight deep in enemy territory.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Westy on April 12, 2011, 03:19:46 PM
"our night isn't night."

So true. And with every plane equipped with awacs radar and a big neon icon
how are 'night' fighters going to stalk and catch anyr prey?
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: DERK13 on April 12, 2011, 04:29:31 PM
its a cool idea but i laugh at this for 1 we need night first in order to have night fighters and 2 even if we did have nightfighters and night you would have a bright red color above your name so either way your not hard to spot.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: 5PointOh on April 12, 2011, 09:43:17 PM
My thoughts...you do not need night for night fighters in AH.  Reasoning?  If everything in AH 100% correct, 1 country would be Allied, 1 country Axis, and 1 country Switzerland, and we must all fly our countries respected planes.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Ruah on April 12, 2011, 11:20:06 PM
If we are going for nightfighters:

JU88 G/R series.  Later in the war, with some modifications and with more speed and firepower - the JU-88 was probably the most successful night-fighter of the war (namely because the germans had more stuff to hunt at night) and mighty sexy too.

(http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr52/existentialvoid/Junkers-Ju-88G-1-NachtJager-1S.jpg)

but really, night fighting - to be frank - would take a lot of new code and some actual technical skills (operating the equipment) - but a proper 24 hour time cycled AH 2 would be ideal - so that the there will be real night and day cycles with different skills and equipment.  But thats all distant future stuff.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: Karnak on April 12, 2011, 11:52:37 PM
I don't think night is needed for night fighters to get some use.  Sure, a pure day fighter will have the advantage, but there are people who can use the Mossie VI, Bf110G and A-20G as successful fighters in AH now.

A fight between a Ju88G-7 and Mosquito NF.Mk.30 would probably be a lot of fun, daylight or not.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: icepac on April 13, 2011, 12:03:02 AM
How about a C6N night fighter?

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/C6N-1S_Saiun.jpg)
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: guncrasher on April 13, 2011, 12:21:22 AM
I don't think night is needed for night fighters to get some use.  Sure, a pure day fighter will have the advantage, but there are people who can use the Mossie VI, Bf110G and A-20G as successful fighters in AH now.

A fight between a Ju88G-7 and Mosquito NF.Mk.30 would probably be a lot of fun, daylight or not.

i use the b26, but you gotta be fast to jump from guns back to pilot :).

semp
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: fullmetalbullet on April 13, 2011, 07:13:23 PM
whatever happened to the b29? i hardly see it anymore. 

semp

lol i fly them alot. unfortionatly i havnt ran into anyone at 25,000ft to 29,000ft they always up from the base i drop on then they chase me and fail cuz im at full power going 350mph. and last night when i was empty i clocked it at 392mph.

as for night fighters yes it would be better if we had night time for night fighters. an i dea that i thought of was to have a small dar circle around the nightfighter so you wouldnt need another player opperating the radar(or you can if you want).
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: K-KEN on April 14, 2011, 10:49:45 AM
Changing enemy icon's colors to brite yellow or orange would look good at night.

Night time is a deal close to my heart. I loved it back in the day and have posted many times.

Someone mentioned above about a real 24 hour cycle and having nightfighters.  Not a bad idea except who gets stuck with the night? The Euro crowd, the Asian folks, or the USA? Maybe a 6 or 8 hour rotation might be best. It might also help do away with the Arena changes daily - (Off hours). Yet, the window for many is small. I understand the reasons, but still wish we had a way!!

Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: PJ_Godzilla on April 14, 2011, 10:53:52 AM
Changing enemy icon's colors to brite yellow or orange would look good at night.

Night time is a deal close to my heart. I loved it back in the day and have posted many times.

Someone mentioned above about a real 24 hour cycle and having nightfighters.  Not a bad idea except who gets stuck with the night? The Euro crowd, the Asian folks, or the USA? Maybe a 6 or 8 hour rotation might be best. It might also help do away with the Arena changes daily - (Off hours). Yet, the window for many is small. I understand the reasons, but still wish we had a way!!



No, we'd need a dedicated NIGHT  Arena.

Otherwise, here we go again.
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: K-KEN on April 15, 2011, 08:27:36 AM
A quick search would show I have submitted a lenghty post about Night Arenas. HT, himself, squashed that one!  :)
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: PJ_Godzilla on April 15, 2011, 09:52:46 AM
A quick search would show I have submitted a lenghty post about Night Arenas. HT, himself, squashed that one!  :)

I'm quite aware of that, K-Ken, and basically share your view on the matter.

BTW, that handle always reminds me: "Oh no, it's k-k-k-ken c-c-c-coming to k-k-k-kill me."
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: K-KEN on April 15, 2011, 05:16:46 PM
I took in in Air Warrior in 1996, "A Fish called Wanda" of course.  :)

http://www.kkenshome.com/media/kken.wav

Maybe that will help you!   :rofl
Title: Re: Night Fighters
Post by: PJ_Godzilla on April 15, 2011, 08:55:17 PM
I took in in Air Warrior in 1996, "A Fish called Wanda" of course.  :)

http://www.kkenshome.com/media/kken.wav

Maybe that will help you!   :rofl

That's what I figured. My quote is, of course, what Klein says when K-Ken hops aboard the steamroller.