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Offline -ammo-

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How about a J2M?
« on: October 13, 2014, 01:31:42 PM »
This AC is long overdue in AH and would be competitive. 
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2014, 02:14:48 PM »
The B29s over Japan FSO that is running right now could certainly use the J2M, and I have +1'd this in the past. 
I'd certainly fly it if it were there.   

That said, I still think the biggest hole in the Japanese planeset is named Judy.

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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2014, 04:29:10 PM »
Id like to see the Gekko (J1N1) also at some point.....I'm a sucker for twin engines  :D

Granted there's more in the Japanese set that deserve to be in front of it.....expecially the J2M and Judy
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2014, 07:34:50 PM »
+1 for the J2M

And some additions to the Ki-61 line up would be awesome as well. And bring out the Ki-100 please  :cheers:

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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2014, 08:03:28 PM »
+1 for the J2M

And some additions to the Ki-61 line up would be awesome as well. And bring out the Ki-100 please  :cheers:
Add the KI-44 to that and you'll have a damn good jap plane set.

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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2014, 11:35:55 AM »
I certainly would like to fly J2M.
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2014, 11:56:43 AM »
+10^99


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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2014, 12:35:32 PM »
The B29s over Japan FSO that is running right now could certainly use the J2M, and I have +1'd this in the past. 
I'd certainly fly it if it were there.   

That said, I still think the biggest hole in the Japanese planeset is named Judy.
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2014, 05:22:53 PM »
+1
There must also be a flyable computer available for Nefarious to do FSO. So he doesn't keep talking about it for eight and a half hours on Friday night!

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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2014, 09:04:32 PM »
 :aok  How many +'s can I contribute?
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #10 on: October 20, 2014, 12:01:56 PM »
The J2M, I like it. :aok

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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2014, 12:19:47 PM »
The last FSO was in dire need of the plane designed for the defense of Japan from B-29's.

The B-29s had a cap of 20k and once they've dropped no Ki or N1K is going to see anything but their vapor trails...

The 20k cap was because nothing we have can compete higher or because they don't want FSO to drag on?

Although the J2M may not have been terribly effective at its intended design, with a great deal due to inexperienced pilots and resource shortages from Allied bombing, we aren't rehashing out the War itself, we are replaying scenarios with entirely and potentially different outcomes.

Again please add the J2M and its variants, I believe this would be my favorite ride if it ever makes it into the arena.

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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2014, 01:02:08 PM »
Add the KI-44 to that and you'll have a damn good jap plane set.

Yeah, + 1.

Ive always wondered, were the Japanese EVER able to make high quality fuel during the war for their aircraft or was this something that plagued them later in the war. Like many others the J2M was a different aircraft with American fuel in it for post war testing. 30 to 40 mph is very significant.
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2014, 03:21:25 PM »
The last FSO was in dire need of the plane designed for the defense of Japan from B-29's.

The B-29s had a cap of 20k and once they've dropped no Ki or N1K is going to see anything but their vapor trails...

The 20k cap was because nothing we have can compete higher or because they don't want FSO to drag on?

Although the J2M may not have been terribly effective at its intended design, with a great deal due to inexperienced pilots and resource shortages from Allied bombing, we aren't rehashing out the War itself, we are replaying scenarios with entirely and potentially different outcomes.

Again please add the J2M and its variants, I believe this would be my favorite ride if it ever makes it into the arena.

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Sir, I wouldn't argue with the desire to have more planes to play with.  I found the aircraft available to us Japanese pilots to be much more effective than you might think.  The first one I got 3 passes on the B29's and last week I got 2 passes on them.  Not suicidal tail chases, passes.  Before this series started there was some grumbling about the impossible job the Japanese would have, and I have found that not to be the case.  I think my squadmates would agree with me.  Granted, if the B29's had come in at 30k there would have been a different outcome and only one pass would have been possible.  This has been a great and fun event.   :salute
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Re: How about a J2M?
« Reply #14 on: October 22, 2014, 11:56:21 AM »
Sir, I wouldn't argue with the desire to have more planes to play with.  I found the aircraft available to us Japanese pilots to be much more effective than you might think.  The first one I got 3 passes on the B29's and last week I got 2 passes on them.  Not suicidal tail chases, passes.  Before this series started there was some grumbling about the impossible job the Japanese would have, and I have found that not to be the case.  I think my squadmates would agree with me.  Granted, if the B29's had come in at 30k there would have been a different outcome and only one pass would have been possible.  This has been a great and fun event.   :salute

So, you guys had no problem intercepting the B-29s?  I believe it after reading the logs.  After the interjections from a few of the normal Axis flyers to introduce  restrictions to allow for the insufficient IJN/IJA plane set, it really wasn't needed.

From Wikipedia so I cannot guarantee accuracy, but the J2M would clearly be competitive in the MA and fill a need for scenarios.

General characteristics

Crew: one, pilot
Length: 9.70 m (32 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 10.80 m (35 ft 5 in)
Height: 3.81 m (13 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 20 m² (216 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,839 kg (6,259 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,211 kg (7,080 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × One 1,850 hp Mitsubishi MK4R-A Kasei 23a 14-cylinder two-row radial engine, 1,379 kW (1,850 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 655 km/h (355kn or 407 mph)
Range: 560 km (302 nmi, 348 mi)
Service ceiling: 11,430 m (37,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 1 402 m/min (4,600 ft/min)
Wing loading: 174 kg/m² (35 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.232 kW/kg (0.382 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns: 4 × 20 mm Type 99-2 cannons in the wings, two in each wing, inboard guns having 190 rpg, outboard guns 210 rpg.
Ordnance: 2 × 60 kg (132 lb) bombs or 2 × 200 L (53 US gal) drop tanks.
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