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Offline Benny Moore

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« Reply #75 on: October 29, 2006, 12:30:55 AM »
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It was a night fighter Benny, not a day fighter. It was fast enough and later models were very fast. Roll rate was ok for its size, managing 50 degrees/sec at 350 mph. It could turn circles around any late-war day fighter in US service. More importantly, it was very well armed and was used for interdiction attacks on enemy ground targets, day and night. Their air to air record didn't generate huge kill totals, but it no P-61 was lost to enemy aircraft in combat.

In the MA it could do anything the A-20G can do and do it much better.

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I agree entirely.  I would call the P-61 the best night fighter of the war, and I'm quite fond of the airplane (far from being a "detractor" as Debonair implies).  I'm just saying that it wasn't some sort of superplane as some here think it is.  Its major drawback was speed; a slow airplane simply can't be a great fighter.
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« Reply #76 on: October 31, 2006, 09:57:05 AM »
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Within Aces High, the 109G-2 utterly owns the C.205 in head to head flying. There's no reason to expect the G.55 to offer any marked improvement over the C.205 in terms of performance.

Inasmuch as G.55 a generally insigificant aircraft in terms of its impact on the war, most players would rather see HTC expend their limited resources on more important types not yet represented in the game.

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Widewing


The G.55's improvement is much beautiful.:D...fire power and high altitute handling characteristics.:aok

I wonder we can fly it in games someday:noid
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« Reply #77 on: October 31, 2006, 01:29:45 PM »
Hi,

the G.55 airframe was ok, but it was to big for the poor DB605A!!

The G.55 had the size of the P51B and SpitfireIXc, but much less power! It dont would have had much to offer.

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« Reply #78 on: November 01, 2006, 08:07:27 AM »
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Hi,

the G.55 airframe was ok, but it was to big for the poor DB605A!!

The G.55 had the size of the P51B and SpitfireIXc, but much less power! It dont would have had much to offer.

Greetings,

Knegel


Hi!

Truly indeed. I agree your opinion. So G.56 in my list ,too.:t
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Offline Lemoo

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« Reply #79 on: November 03, 2006, 01:19:28 PM »
There are multiple 109s, 190s, Hogs, the Macchi 202 and 205 and two Zekes, so why not a Ki-100?

Top speed is one thing, acceleration is another. A Ki-100 ( aka rapidly accelerating Ki-61) might be a lot of fun. It also has better vis toward the rear.
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« Reply #80 on: November 03, 2006, 01:36:11 PM »
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There are multiple 109s, 190s, Hogs, the Macchi 202 and 205 and two Zekes, so why not a Ki-100?

Top speed is one thing, acceleration is another. A Ki-100 ( aka rapidly accelerating Ki-61) might be a lot of fun. It also has better vis toward the rear.


Why would it accelerate faster than the Ki-61? Small power gain, significant drag gain... The mythology that surrounds the Ki-100 is mind boggling. It was a 1945 fighter with 1941 performance....

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Widewing
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« Reply #81 on: November 03, 2006, 02:00:33 PM »
Not saying it would be an uber plane, I don't know. It's an assumption there would be an improvement over the 61 based on the fact that that the Ki-100's engine was rated at 1500 HP and the DB 601 copy in the Ki-61 was rated at 1175. 325 horses may, or may not, make a considerable difference. But I sure would like to see for myself.

I forgot to mention the multiple Spits and Hurricanes we have in my previous post.
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Offline DAIMYO

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« Reply #82 on: November 03, 2006, 06:42:09 PM »
I can agree with almost every one in here...... I want EVERY plane modeled!:)


But on a more serious note, this game desperately needs more early war planes. That is one arena that is almost always empty. A few planes (I vote for French, Soviet and Japanese planes) might actually get more people playing in the EW arena.
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« Reply #83 on: November 03, 2006, 08:37:58 PM »
don't forget the belgium and polish aircraft for the EWA
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« Reply #84 on: November 04, 2006, 12:58:01 AM »
I would love  for HT  (once CT is done) to go around and add as many planes as possible.

especially in the EW and MW planesets.

rather than AH being a game it can be a shrine to all those WW2 planes that have been dead and buried for decades.  The novelty value of flying crappy French, Soviet  and unheard of japanese planes would be something.
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« Reply #85 on: November 04, 2006, 01:33:35 AM »
Renard R.31, iirc the only belgian plane in WWII

nice landing gear:aok
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« Reply #86 on: November 04, 2006, 01:39:27 AM »
Those 109 drivers must have been crapping themselves when they saw that little beauty coming towards them.
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« Reply #87 on: November 04, 2006, 04:37:58 AM »
its a recon type.
look kewl imo:aok :aok :aok :cool:
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« Reply #88 on: November 04, 2006, 01:29:27 PM »
- only planes needed


-b25

- either the meteor or the vampire

-p39 or the mig 3

-ju52 would be nice

-betty bomber(hehe betty the irony)
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« Reply #89 on: November 04, 2006, 07:03:50 PM »
meteor. definately.
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