would like to see a major japanese planeset update(D4Y,J2M,B6N,KI45)

[alpini13]

  I have sent many people to the main page of AH to look it over and join....the main reason they dont join is that they say the planesets favor the allies. one major concern of these people is the pacific theater,many japanese a/c that were made in quantity,saw combat in squadron strength are not included. like the D4Y,J2M,B6N,KI-45 KI-43,KI-44. additional variants of the ki-61,ki-84
  Two of those planes are carrier based.they also point out the lack of a carrier based brewster and seafire III.
  Of the a/c listed above some should be an easy addition like the ki-61 ib,KI-61 II,and the ki-84b. i am not sure of the ki-84b as a candidate. some sources i have seen say that about 600 were made but because of poor materials as many as 70% didnt make it to combat areas for reasons such as landing gear failures,engine failures,cooling problems,and fit and finish of overall components.the question is did they see combat...im not sure,but some of these other birds would be nice to have in game. wishing for an update

[SpencAce]

i would love to see more jap planes, but there is no way in hell that u r gonna get all those planes in 1 update, it might take like 2 or 3.... or 4 maybe, still, +1, 

[Karnak]

There was no carrier Brewster F2A in WWII.

[Scotty55OEFVet]

YAK-3!!!

[HighTone]

I love the list and will be very happy if/when we get them all.


Now just sit and wait for the "ponypower", Jap planes suck, I want a tank crowd to show up.

[Bino]

Adding the D4Y "Judy" dive-bomber and the B6N "Jill" torpedo-bomber would be great for late war PTO events like Saipan, Phillipines, etc.   

The J2M "Jack" would be somewhat useful, too, in late war events (Palembang oil fields, Japanese home islands, etc.) as a point-defense interceptor.

The twin-engined Ki-45 "Nick" was not all *that* successful in RL, except as a night fighter.  And the implementation of "night" in AH is practically a theological issue.  Ain't gonna *touch* that one. 

[EagleDNY]

D4Y and J2M would be good additions, as would the Ki-100.  Given how well the Ki-84 turned out, as well as the remodeled Zeros, I think any of these would get quite a bit of use in the MA. 

[icepac]

Ki44 and J2M are the japanese high altitude interceptors that the axis is missing.

[Rino]

     Amazing, "many" people have to be pointed to the home page where they see the 100+ choices of aircraft <including
many Japanese choices>.  They then immediately decide thst there aren't enough Pacific Theater axis rides to even bother
signing up?  I gotta call BS on this one.

     Knowing your wishlist preferences, I imagine the next group of "many people" will be outraged by the limited choices of
the Regia Aeronautica?    

     I can safely say that in over 2 decades of online flying I have NEVER met anyone who bails on a game because they didn't
have a divebomber they wanted.  Or even because they didn't have a fighter for that matter.  As far as your implication that
plane sets favor the Allies, where are the Allied jets and rockets?  I won't even get started about the GV mix.

     I understand you want alot more mid-war/late-war Japanese rides, but your method of asking is questionable.

[Karnak]

Rhino,

Considering the variety of types the Japanese flew, I don't think I'd describe the AH Japanese stable as "many", more like "a few".  Remember, the Japanese had the same Army/Navy split we did and consequently flew a great number of redundant types,

[Mitsu.]

The B5N is too poor to attack LWA CV. The B6N would be cool.
The B7A would be better than any japanese torpedo attacker, but it's only 111 built.

The D4Y2 or D4Y3 would be good addition for events, it's much better than D3A.

The H8K2 would be terrible bomber. it's really good addition.

The J2M3 would be useful great intercepter, I want to see it too.

The Ki-45 would be not good, it's only AKAK's shooting drone.

[tuton25]

Don't forget about the Kikka and the Ohka

[MK-84]

Don't forget about the Kikka and the Ohka

Actually I think we will forget about them since the Kikka was prototype, and the OHka is a suicide weapon.

I'd explain why, but you're probably part of the "I want a nuke!" crowd.

[tuton25]

I would like to reanact some of the Kamikazi raids that are famous from WWII
It would be kinda fun to fly to

[EVZ]

I would like to reanact some of the Kamikazi raids that are famous from WWII
It would be kinda fun to fly to

Actually - I was thinking about asking for a KAMAKAZI option for a few of the japanese planes to be included in the loadout section of the hangar.
I don't think crashing into a carrier or ship does any damage currently? Would anybody want to fly em? Banzi !!!