Lack of Interest in Japanese avation

[Shuffler]

Irish, English, American Indian

[Ardy123]

Irish, English, American Indian

your diddlyed!

[Shuffler]

your uplifted!

Snicker 

[Vinkman]

vinkman,

Disregarding the false claim that the Ki-43 was slower than the A6M, you should consider things beyond what happens when you something in your F4U.  Compare what happens when an A6M meets a Ki-43, or a B239 or a Hurricane meets the Ki-43.  All of those are different fights than when they meet an A6M.  The Ki-43 is such a core aircraft from WWII that what is needed is not one Ki-43, but three of them, the 315mph Ki-43-I, 330mph Ki-43-II and 365mph Ki-43-III.

The P-63 is a footnote and should be a very long time in coming to AH.

All true but those planes are in rare use in the LW MA. Adding another slow turny bird with low firpower, will not change the mix of planes or fights. It will just mean one less A6m because the A6M guy decided to take an Oscar. I think what you said is true for EW, but that's my point....there's no one in that arena.

My point was a P-63 would probably mean a bunch of P-63, at the expense of something else like K4s, or fewer Yak9s.  That adds diversity to the mix and adds competitiveness.

Again remember that my comments are reserved to the effect on LW MA game ply and plane use. 

[Shuffler]

All true but those planes are in rare use in the LW MA. Adding another slow turny bird with low firpower, will not change the mix of planes or fights. It will just mean one less A6m because the A6M guy decided to take an Oscar. I think what you said is true for EW, but that's my point....there's no one in that arena.

My point was a P-63 would probably mean a bunch of P-63, at the expense of something else like K4s, or fewer Yak9s.  That adds diversity to the mix and adds competitiveness.

Again remember that my comments are reserved to the effect on LW MA game ply and plane use.  

I disagree.... there was a guy in EW 4 nights back at around 7:35 to 8:15 pm central time. Please do not make assumptions. 

[Vinkman]

I'm sorry but I can not agree with that reasoning. If its gotta be bigger, better, faster to be included then that leaves out way to many planes for me.


Funny how speed is the one paper stat that so many people focus on, yet for me "fights" never really happen at full speed 

The reason that in LW MA if you are in a slow plane and get an tactical advantage, everyone just hits the throttle and walks away from you. The speed is required to FORCE a turn fight. When I fly the K4 every fights ends up a stall fight. Players know they're only option is to try to out turn it, because they can't out run it. When I fly a P-39, which is a better turning plane, no one turn fights, because they can all just walk a way and wave bye bye. So it's turn ability and quirky huge cannon are wasted.

I see the P-63 as the P-39Q you can't run away from. When I catch 'em in a 63, I'll still miss with that bazooka anyway. Trying is the fun.  It's not a Bigger, Better, Faster Superplane    

[Vinkman]

I disagree.... there was a guy in EW 4 nights back at around 7:35 to 8:15 pm central time. Please do not make assumptions. 

lol 

He was lost and ended up there by accident. I think he thought is was the Sandra Flook support group chat room.

[titanic3]

Speed is everything. If you can't catch them, they won't fight.

[Karnak]

If the P-63 lives up to its claimed performance on the forums, i.e. speed of an La-7 and turn of an A6M5, it will be rare because it will be perked.

[Ardy123]

Speed is everything. If you can't catch them, they won't fight.

That is more a reflection of the timid player base than it is of anything else. Unless flying a perk plane there are no penalties to death, one only has to gain from it...

[LCADolby]

take up flying Emils, tame that cowardess.

[Mitsu.]

japanese b-24 of flying boat version.

[Vudu15]

F1M PETE or the A6M2-N RUFE Id fly the heck outta both these aircraft and they would add a legit scout aircraft for the IJN.

[Wmaker]

Personally I have a great deal of interest, especially for Ki-61-I and Ki-44-II. Any new Japanese fighter would certainly get air time from me.

[Vinkman]

If the P-63 lives up to its claimed performance on the forums, i.e. speed of an La-7 and turn of an A6M5, it will be rare because it will be perked.

I don't think anyone ever said it turns like a Zeke, or attributed super plane like numbers to it that I can recall. It will be a competitive LW plane for speed and turn, and have a lousy gun package.

I see it as:
Flat turning better than a pony, but not as good as a spit...Perhaps like a 109F.
Rolling like a 190-A5
Accelerate and climb like a Pony
Top speed of F4U-1A, or D. (410mph)
Gun package of a P-39
Fuel range of an La7
Rear visibility of a 109 Emil.

ENY will be in the 25 to 30 Range.