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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Midnight on February 06, 2002, 02:22:36 PM
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HTC... Can we get some of these for the P-51D in AH?
It would be very nice to carry 10 rockets, or those bazooka tubes for going GV hunting
From P-51D Historical Documents
Almost all Block-25 and subsequent Ds had underwing hardpoints not only for bombs and fuel tanks but also for various types of rocket launchers. These included zero-length stubs for six 5-inch rockets or as many as ten if no drop tanks were carried. Alternatively, "Bazooka" tubes could be carried in triple clusters. There were a few field conversions to special armament fits, examples including two tanks and six 100-lb bombs, four 100-lb bombs, plus 36 fragmentation bombs, or four 75-Imp gall drop tanks. CBI aircraft usually had a direction-finding loop antenna ahead of the fin.
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It would be nice, but it would require programming and/or art work to do it.
If HTC is to spend the programming/art time on increasing/fixing aircraft loadouts I would urge them to spend it on the Fw190F-8. The Fw190F-8 is a Jabo aircraft and is missing many of its loadout options whereas the P-51D is primarily a fighter and has most of its loadout options. In the context of the CT the Allies have many choices for Fighter/Bomber aircraft whereas the Axis is extremely limited in both choices and the effectiveness of those choices.
I think that the Fw190F-8 needs attention more urgently.
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Let me get this right.....you want some big drag-o-licious bazooka tubes hanging under the wings instead of the zero-length rocket rails you have now? The rockets we have kill GVs just fine....not sure why you'd want those big things hanging under the wings slowing you down.
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No, I mostly want the 10 HVAR config. You can do a lot with 4 more rockets :D
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Would be nice, agree with Karnak though, F8 more important right now.