F4U-1D vs Spit/N1k ... does the corsair ever stand a chance?

[Widewing]

Originally posted by Blue Mako


F6's you can ignore, they are too slow to bother you.  If you are fighting a P51, time to pray!

Unless you're flying an F4U-4, then it's the Mustang jock who'll be doing the praying. It's faster everywhere, and climbs better as well.

Should HTC reduce the perk requirement for the F4U-4 (which they must if they expect to see more than a few in the MA), we will see enough of them to make the Mustang and Dora guys start whining.

Oh, I'd be careful of Hellcats if the they have an altitude advantage, or if you meet one Co-E. They're good turners and accelerate very well in a dive, not to mention being built like a brick sh*thouse.

My regards,

Widewing

[F4UDOA]

Heya Tub,

Yes the F4U-1D is modeled with external stores Pylons regardless of loadout. They are modeled in what is called "combat condition" instead of "clean condition". It slows the top speed on the deck from 366MPH to 358MPH and from 417MPH to 409MPH at 20K.

The F4U-4 also visible has them in the artwork but I cannot see where the speed is affected because the charts HTC is using are from a book not from a NAVAIR document (Or at least I don't have the document).

I will check to see if the pylons are visible on the -1D FM as I have never looked. The P-47 D-25 and D-30 use the same pylons although I a not sure if they effect the FM because I don't have enough P-47 documents.

Here is the Doc where it shows the difference between Combat condition and Clean condition.  

[F4UDOA]

Doesn't want to show up, I think it's to big.

Try this.