Poll

Which fighter would you most like to see added to Aces High?  Pick up to 3.  Top vote getters will go on to compete in an in-game subscriber poll.

Beaufighter
147 (14.5%)
Boomerang
25 (2.5%)
D.520
45 (4.4%)
G.55
65 (6.4%)
IAR 80
24 (2.4%)
J2M
50 (4.9%)
Ki-43
118 (11.7%)
Ki-44
29 (2.9%)
Ki-45
17 (1.7%)
Ki-100
39 (3.9%)
Me 410
150 (14.8%)
Meteor
107 (10.6%)
Mig 3
67 (6.6%)
Yak 3
103 (10.2%)
Other (list below)
26 (2.6%)

Total Members Voted: 357

Voting closed: October 19, 2011, 02:34:50 PM

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Offline Volron

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #105 on: October 19, 2011, 12:05:35 AM »
I had no choice.  While I would like to see the Beau, I had to vote for the following:

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #106 on: October 19, 2011, 12:34:51 AM »
a-26 x3.  we have enough fighters sitting pretty in the hangar.


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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #107 on: October 19, 2011, 12:53:15 AM »
If you don't have the Yak 3 available in the hanger then you don't have anything resembling a complete lineup of WW2 "Fighter" planes IMO.  What more do the bomb****s need than the A 20? :neener:

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #108 on: October 19, 2011, 01:06:52 AM »
a-26 x3.  we have enough fighters sitting pretty in the hangar.


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As it isn't a fighter, you are basically throwing away your vote.  A-26 will not be on the list.
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #109 on: October 19, 2011, 01:14:41 AM »
If the P-61 makes it onto the in game vote, I'd be willing to bet at least a few dollars than nothing non-American would even be worth putting on the list.  So in this case, the P-61 is a massive threat to anything that Pyro listed.

Same is true for the P-63.

The fact that Pyro didn't include any American fighters makes me wonder a bit if they simply won't put any American aircraft in this poll?
And I have no problem with that as the P-40 series just had an upgrade.  Just trying to get people to move past the "It's a night fighter" argument for exclusion from AH. 

I could be wrong, but I would think the Me-410 and the Beau would give the the P-61 a good strong running in a final primary.
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #110 on: October 19, 2011, 01:15:37 AM »
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #111 on: October 19, 2011, 01:44:08 AM »
I could be wrong, but I would think the Me-410 and the Beau would give the the P-61 a good strong running in a final primary.
Maybe I am pessimistic about it, but I think many, many players don't visit these forums and really have no idea about WWII aircraft and would simply vote for a "P-" aircraft because it is American.
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #112 on: October 19, 2011, 03:06:25 AM »
As it isn't a fighter, you are basically throwing away your vote.  A-26 will not be on the list.

not really couldnt care less which of the others get picked :).  but I will bet you a nice bottle of whatever drink under 100 bucks  that whichever plane gets picked will sit pretty in the hangar after the first 3 months  :cheers:.

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #113 on: October 19, 2011, 03:17:53 AM »
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #114 on: October 19, 2011, 03:44:23 AM »

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #115 on: October 19, 2011, 04:35:43 AM »
Well there is more to AH than the LW MA, but many of the planes listed would find a role there too.

The Japanese planes listed are all inferior to the N1K2 and Ki 84 we already have, so its hard to see them getting much use in the LW MA. The Ki 43 however would be the best turning fighter in the game, so it might see some use as a counter to A6Ms, Hurris, Brewsters etc. Any Japanese fighter would be good for scenarios but the Ki 43 is the most important of them all. I'd have thought the Ki 100 would get tacked on to a future Ki 61 upgrade anyway.

The Me 410 would get some MA use, its role is basically as a faster 110 and that sees a fair bit of action in the MA. Very limited for scenarios though.

The Yak 3 is along with the La-7 one of the best Soviet fighters of the war. Should see a lot of MA use. The Mig 3 was a dog though, even by 1941 standards. The Yak 1 was considered the best Soviet fighter of that period. Doing a Yak 1 as part of a remodel of the whole Yak range would be less work and more useful scenario-wise than doing a Mig 3 (or a Lagg 3 for that matter).

The G.55 should be competitive in the LW MA, it is certainly better than the C.205 and that's gets some use in the MA. An early Italian fighter like a C.200 or a CR 42 would be better for scenarios but not much good in the MA.

The Meteor has four nose mounted Hispanos with 200 rpg and would be the third fastest fighter in the MA. Way more maneuverable than the German jets and it has air brakes too. How much use it gets would depend on the perk price. Useless for scenarios and personally I hate jets anyway.

The Beaufighter would do OK as an attack plane in the MA but as it is generally inferior to the Mossie it wouldn't see much use. The main thing it would have going for it is the option to carry a torpedo. Torpedo attack may be suicidal but some like to try it. Lots of scenario potential though.

The D.520, Boomerang and IAR.80 don't have much going for them as MA rides though. Very limited for scenarios too.

« Last Edit: October 19, 2011, 04:45:21 AM by Greebo »

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #116 on: October 19, 2011, 05:02:57 AM »
Nice summary Greebo, I very much agree when looked at the majority's point of view.

I voted for Ki-43, Ki-44 and Me410. I find them all very facinating fighters in their own way and would certainly spend time in each in the future. And like you said, both Japanese fighters (especially the Ki-43 of course) would be very good for the special events aswell.
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #117 on: October 19, 2011, 05:10:07 AM »
The Ki-44 and J2M would both be usable in the MA as well.

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You do realize that the A-26 is also a likely hanger queen, for the same reason the Spitfire Mk XIV is.  It will be the low end bomber perk plane, but its performance is not good enough to survive being attacked by the better free fighters.
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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #118 on: October 19, 2011, 05:16:22 AM »
I picked the Ki-43, Ki-44 and ended up picking the Ki-45 over the J2M. 

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Re: Poll: New fighter in AH
« Reply #119 on: October 19, 2011, 05:19:35 AM »
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