The Guys that set up these CT scenarios, really have a a hard time trying to please everyone.
I understand that. The ETO's are usually better balanced than the PTO's. It's not the CM's fault they only have so much to work with. It's not a fault of HTC ethier, HTC is a business, and the popularity of USA, and European aircraft dictates, that these are the planes to add first.
To face facts not nearly as many people have shown interest in the Japanese plane set, the Italian, and USSR planesets could use some additions as well.
So my pissing and moaning is really useless, and I ethier need to accept the fact that flying Japanese is a challenge, and press on, fly,and shutup, or move on to another side or sim.
Splash1 would like to see more what if scenarios, thats great if you have enough what if aircraft. If you don't the question what if, can be easily answered. The side with 3 types of aircraft that are mediocore, are going to get their face kicked in by the side that has mediocore, and more modern types.
Example the last Kurel islands setup.
Yes Kweassa the A6m5 was a 1943 aircraft it came out about the same time as the F6F3. The A6m5 stands up well against it's foes.
The pilot quality of the IJN had been decimated by that time though due to Midway, and the pilot attrition of the Solomons battles.The A6m3 came out in 1942, and was a bit of an improvement over the A6m2, but not as vast of improvement as the A6m5.
Buzzbait is correct though the A6M5 was not used in Burma, the CBI, China Burma India theater was really more of a IJAAF show, and to be perfectly honest we're still better off in early Burma flying A6m2s, than we would be flying Ki-43's.
Erg I agree with you that the P-40B, vs the A6m2 is advantage A6m2, and to be honest I'd rather be in a A6M5, than a P-40E.
The F4F, is a much better plane than the A6M2, in my opinion, and the way the FM2 is flying it's almost more of a threat than the F6F.
Hopefully someday all the planesets will be full, but the damn list of missing aircraft for all countries is still pretty vast, and the folks at HTC have to get some sleep every now and then.
Don't take my whines as a lack of appreciation for what these CM's do. If it wasn't for them I wouldnt even fly AH, because I am not a Main Arena type. If some of you are convinced that the A6M2 is a great aircraft and I just suck and don't know how to fly it, you may well have a point. I am not one of those Ace of the Base, types that can fly everything well. I can hold my own in P47's, F6F's, FW-190s, and Bf-109s.
The Ki-61, and A6M5 I do pretty fair in, the A6m2 is a damn death trap for me, and it's not like I havent spent a lot of time in it.
I have yet to see the big advantage people says it has in any setup yet though.
CM's keep up the good work feedback be it glowing or critical is a good thing guys, it's never an attack on you or HTC.
If people don't get opinions, and ideas out, nobody benefits.
Salute!