P61 PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lyric1]

That is true, but neither should we be able to pull up a clipboard in flight giving us a radar view of where our enemies and allies are.

I had a similar suggestion for the radar effect before on a P61, accept using it as a function for scenarios or for revealing enemy CVs and planes to allies within a close enough distance to the P61 (so not across the clipboard for everyone but those within, say, the same sector).
 The plane would just be cool to have, none the less. Doesn't have to be "soon," but be cool to have access to someday.

Puffy ack would be hitting the P-61 before any of its radar systems would be able to find anything.

[Owlblink]

Regardless the radar argument, it is still a sweet looking plane and would be awesome to have in combat.

For the Radar argument: yes puffy would be shooting at the p61, but it in turn would be giving a clipboard map icon of the enemy CV (or at least a sector notice on the clipboard rather than just VOX indication) for as long as the p61 avoids the puffy ack. Just an idea.

[Ack-Ack]

Regardless the radar argument, it is still a sweet looking plane and would be awesome to have in combat.

For the Radar argument: yes puffy would be shooting at the p61, but it in turn would be giving a clipboard map icon of the enemy CV (or at least a sector notice on the clipboard rather than just VOX indication) for as long as the p61 avoids the puffy ack. Just an idea.

The P-61 couldn't detect land targets with it's radar, it was only for air to air so it wouldn't be able to detect a CV.

[tuba515]

This thread shall live !!!   

[BuckShot]

+1 to the P-61

We can wait for the beaufighter, it is a smurfy plane!

[Sabre]

Yes! Long live The Thread!

[Vraciu]

No.

Aircraft that had a greater influence on the war, like the Beaufighter, should have a higher priority.

Yeah, like the SB2C.

[Chalenge]

They proved themselves in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, alright. The P-61 never saw such combat.

[Vraciu]

They proved themselves plenty of places.  Helldivers had a tough start but they did well overall. 

[tuba515]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej3ZOzVbHsQ
His account of a p38 vs p61 in a test dogfight during the war.

[tuba515]

the story begins about 4 min in.

[tuba515]

https://youtu.be/kc2EzlZSyv8

[Ack-Ack]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej3ZOzVbHsQ
His account of a p38 vs p61 in a test dogfight during the war.

The funny thing is that the P-38M program produced a P-38 night fighter that was just as good (and faster) than the P-61 but the war ended before the P-38M saw any action.

[OldNitro]

HE219 Uhu. A formidable aircraft.

I remember reading about the Airborne Intercept Radar of those days.
The Displays, were 2 CRT oscilloscopes , one for Up/Down and the other for Left/Right.
The spike on the CRT would say the target was, above or below, left or right.
The height of the spike would say how far, above or below, left or right.
Naturally relative to the radar emitter aircraft. It was quite short ranged.
Ground based radar would steer the Night Fighter into the bomber stream, Then the
airborne radar operator would direct the pilot onto the target, until it appeared as
a shadow in the darkness, or was illuminated by spotlights, or the flames of a
burning city below. Shooting ranges were very short!   

[JVboob]

big beautiful twin engine American ride with a fork tail I might add I'm game!   
Beau and B25J need added too either of the three id be happy with.