The Mustang we really need.

[kingcobradude]

LOL!
Ack ack you should enter the Bass Master's Classic!

Actually I think id be better suited for that

[Beefcake]

Man Ack Ack, they're just jumping into the boat.

[Plazus]

AKAK should start the "AKAK Fanclub" where all his haterz can say everything they want. Lol.

Joking aside though, I dont really see the need to add another P51. At least not anytime soon. More Axis mid war aircraft are needed, I think.

[THRASH99]

With all this talk of 20mm Mustangs and long range tanks, I thought I'd better make sure I was accurate.  Turns out I was wrong.  I found some references to an obscure variant of the P51 better known as the P51VLR(20mm)

Apparently prior to the capture of Iwo Jima there were concerns about escorting the B29s all the way to Japan.  North American went to work on the basic Mustang design and came up with this beauty.

Specifications were: 

P51VLR(20mm)
-Pressurized cockpit for high altitude flight
-Wings lengthened and strengthened to take 300 gallon DTs. 
-Wings also sealed up to "wet wing' configuration so that all internal space outside of guns and ammo housed more fuel.  Test flights of up to 16 hours were flown.
-4 20mm cannon.  There had been concerns with the hitting power of 6 50cals against bombers up high so this was tested out.  Improved Tempest style Hispanos were used.
-Ability to carry 2000 pound bombs in place of drop tanks.
-10 rockets on zero length rocket rails outboard of the 300 gallon DTs or 2000 pound bombs.
-Auto-pilot so that pilots could rest on the way to a target
-Radar pod on the end of the right wing.  This was similar to what Marine Corsair and Hellcat night fighters had.  This was to help the pilot spot E/A earlier for intercept.

Due to all the modifications there was talk of changing the name to "Scorpion" but it was thought that this might cause problems with modifying existing Mustang contracts so the Mustang name was retained.

While I admit introducing this bird into Aces High might bring fear to a lot of people, I only thing it fair that in the interest of history and providing for a better game envirionment, that we should have the P51VLR(20mm)

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So you want that mustang, but you don't want to perk Spit 16, how does that make sense?!

[kingcobradude]

now if you want a pony that hgas massive ownage firepower, but at the cost of maneuverability, give the b25h a try.

[Saxman]

now if you want a pony that hgas massive ownage firepower, but at the cost of maneuverability, give the b25h a try.

Wow. I'm trying to figure out where the connection of Pony to B-25H even STARTS. 

[morfiend]

I see that it already has Chalenge's scorpion logo, though the color should be red.  How was fuel consumption at 35,000ft?


ack-ack

 Dang Ack ya beat me to this,Dan with all your research and background knowledge I would have thought for sure you'd have gotten the nose art right!   It's a red scorpion,I've seen it in RL.... ooops I must stop before I break the NDA!

  

[Ack-Ack]

now if you want a pony that hgas massive ownage firepower, but at the cost of maneuverability, give the b25h a try.

Huh? 


ack-ack

[Guppy35]

I think were gonna have to open a seafood restaurant AKAK.   

[kingcobradude]

Huh? 


ack-ack

WELL everyone is saying we need this because the forward firepower totally owns, but it wasnt as maneuverable as the usual pony. the b25h fits the bill perfectly

[Spikes]

I think were gonna have to open a seafood restaurant AKAK.   

Indeed!

WELL everyone is saying we need this because the forward firepower totally owns, but it wasnt as maneuverable as the usual pony. the b25h fits the bill perfectly

Hardly. The 25H isn't maneuverable at all.

[kingcobradude]

well neither would a pony with all thatextra stuff on it

[MachFly]

WELL everyone is saying we need this because the forward firepower totally owns, but it wasnt as maneuverable as the usual pony. the b25h fits the bill perfectly

do you also think that a tiger fits the perfect requirements?   

[kingcobradude]

do you also think that a tiger fits the perfect requirements?   

the tiger is a tank, not a plane

[gpwurzel]

This is getting better......need more popcorn however.


Wurzel