Round 3 Begins

[Shamus]

Originally posted by BlauK
I wonder if anyone else is considering the vote from the perspective of getting a new opponent to shoot down.. instead of getting a new plane to fly in?

After the first round my decisions have been based on getting new targets
Yup... I'll vote for P-39.

Exactly....will be fun for a week or two:)

shamus

[VooWho]

Next time we have a vote HTC its needs to be country wise. Next time an aircraft is going to be made have it based on the country and not random planes.

Next plane could be a selection for Japan, or Germany (I wanted that He111, COME ON THE GLASS NOSE!) Then give out about 5 or 6 selections for a new aircraft for that country. This way we don't have the majority of us Americans picking American craft cuz we all think America rocks. (Which we do )

[Oleg]

I will rather vote for one more american fighter than one more american bomber. After all, P-39 would be fun aircraft i believe.

[sullie363]

Originally posted by Pyro
The He 111 and Me 410 were eliminated in Round 2.

An man, this totally screws up my bracket.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Ack-Ack
And it faced some of the best the IJAF and IJN had to offer in the South-West Pacific and it held up pretty good.

Guadalcanal, Cactus Air Force, yep, I stand corrected.

[tedrbr]

Originally posted by Widewing
I wouldn't worry about it... The performance figures I've seen indicate that the Spitfire MK.VIII will kick its butt all over the arena.
 

Two other things work against the Yak-3.  
#  Very short legs.   To keep weight down, IIRC, they carried a lighter fuel load than the Yak-9U did.   With War Arena fuel burn at 2X, this will mean a real short flight.   Yak-3 was designed as an air superiority fighter over the front lines.  Wasn't meant to carry the attack to the enemy's bases.  
#  Limited ammo.  Yak's don't carry much around with them compared to many other planes in the arena.  You have to be patient and develop a good target to get good with a Yak.... not spray-an-pray.  

I'd rather see the P-39 over the Yak-3, for war arena use.  If the P-39, hopefully it will be a Russian version, with Russian skin default, and in Russian plane set.  They took over half of the P-39's built (and nearly all the P-63's).

Fav is still A-26 for perk buff ride.  Dead last in my eyes is the B-25.  Just does not have the performance to be used outside EW or SEA.

[Laurie]

what a surprise! the few planes that our planeset needed to stay interesting are gone! me410 is a real shame, would have liked to have flown it. almost all US planes left of which we have the most:rolleyes:

anyhoooooo:noid

[Laurie]

Originally posted by Kev367th
Always thought it was strange that two often requested aircraft weren't even included at the get go -

Beaufighter
Meteor

what about a new mossie model!!!!!!

one of the good ones:aok

[humble]

Originally posted by straffo
For your last question being a Yak addict I'll say both
But we still need a 1b.

Don't quote me on this but if my memory don't betray me turn time is about 20 sec for the yak9 and about 18 yak3

I cant find pure turn rate on either. The 9U we have was the heaviest yak so its got to have the worst wingloading....I dont see the yak-3 being substancially better compared to its competion. I dont fly the yak alot but i'm not bad in it. To me its a pure e fighter...maybe the best in the game. I dont know that I'd give up 15 mph for a bit of turn and roll....

[Shuffler]

Pssst P-39

[Gianlupo]

Originally posted by Simaril
<--- has new prediction tool for non-random events; "The Gianlupo Index" has 100% accuracy so far in naming the losing aircraft!

Coming back home, today, I thought: "I'll make a post asking people to tell me what plane they want out of the contest... I'll root for it, and it'll lose!"

You beat me at that, Dave!

So, now, people.... what do you want me to root for? I'm accepting donations!

EDIT: Btw, look at the Round 2 exit polls thread: I voted for Yak 3 and converted to Me 410 only after!

Originally posted by Blauk

I wonder if anyone else is considering the vote from the perspective of getting a new opponent to shoot down.. instead of getting a new plane to fly in?

Yes... I'd like B 25 in that perspective!

Originally posted by Oleg
I will rather vote for one more american fighter than one more american bomber. After all, P-39 would be fun aircraft i believe.

Well said! Even if the Yak 3 goes out at next round, a fighter's always better than a bomber![/i]

[Treize69]

Originally posted by BlauK
I wonder if anyone else is considering the vote from the perspective of getting a new opponent to shoot down.. instead of getting a new plane to fly in?

Thats why I was voting for the 410 all along...

[eh]

I've always voted for the A26, but I don't see the Mitchell as being a boring choice at all. Imagine loading up a B25H (75 mm cannon in nose) with skip bombs and attacking a CV group or a convoy (if AH ever begins to take strats seriously). Or with parafrags to NOE ruin a base! What a blast that would be! I can't think of having more fun that that! (Not on this forum anyway)

So if the A26 doesn't make it, the best choice is the Mitchell, IMHO. After that, the Yak3.

[Brooke]

I hope the He 111 didn't miss out by one vote.  I was unable to get access to AH while I am out of town, and that's what I wanted to vote for this round.  (It would be very good to have it for Battle of Britain scenarios.)

However, from the start, I figured the P-39 would win.

I won't be sad if that happens, though.  It will be a good plane for special events, too, expecially as a frequently used Russian fighter that is not a Yak or La.

I'll be to have another plane in AH no matter what it is, but I'm most interested in planes that round out scenarios and that had the larger historical production.

[Treize69]

Hey Lupo, vote for the A-26 will ya?