"Well for starters, the CT has had sets with similar setups in the past, and Guad Scen used the Ju88 as well. "
That doesent mean they were balanced set up's either, were not perfect we screw the pooch at time's to, the JU 88 in the Guadacanal set up was an abomanation and one that was allowed despite a huge effort on my part to get it out, the CM's felt that it's spead advantage would be abused and that fact alone was why they stuck with the JU 88, such an advantage does not exist in the above set up.
"As for the F4U-1 vs Ki-61. Despite the evidence in every event and CT setup where these two have been included that shows the Ki-61 is capable of effectively fighting the F4U-1 and F6F you refuse to acknowledge it, and continue your error filled posts on the subject."
I acknowledge that people who fly those planes do things that give away their advantage and alow the Ki 61 to get in and out manuaver them, non of that in any way changes the Inhearent advantages those planes have advantages so lagre on the preformance side and firepower and ordance (more or less depending on which plane you looking at) side that it renders the Tony and the Japanese at a serious disadvantage.
"Let me sum this up for you. You are saying that because the 50s are a good weapon and the F4U-1 is faster at alt, that the setup is not fair? Thats just plain nuts, and does not address relative handling attributes, and climb rates. "
The F4U is faster everywhear, and I did say that the Japanese had the advantage in turing (except in the case of the Wildcat), their is also more than the the Fighter vs Fighter isue that makes the set up not fair.If you go hear you can see just how wide the spead margine is for the F4U, it also clearly shows that the Hellcat climbs better than the compation, the Alies generaly also have a big advantage low whear most of the combat takes place below 7K, down hear even the Wildcat does well aganst the compation:
http://www.jannousiainen.net/online_sims/jg_4/index.htm"The Hellcat, as you say is a good fighter if flown effectively? Ughh, thats proof that the setup isnt fair? Hello? "
I think I said it can disengage at will and run ( it climbs better to and is faster espichaly low whear most combat takes place), the main point is that each of the Allied planes has a number of advantages that when added up all tip the scale heavely in their favor, the Tony and the Hellcat are closest preformance wise so hear the comparasion of the two planes and the argument for the Hellcate being better is weakest, althought it still posese the above mentioned advantages.
"One last note, it was the SLOWER A6M3 that fought the F4U-1 and F6F-3 (and P-38F) in the Solomons...I cant wait untill its included, then what? another excuse as to how we cant do that either im sure. You ask for the A6M3 in AH what setup do you envision it in? BoB? "
It was not all that much faster than the A6M2 and it did handel better at high spead and it had the Type 99MK II cannon which would make for way better fights than the A6M2 can put up, but in a way it is not going to be all that much better plane set wise, their will still be balance issues,a big help would be to get the beter preforming Earler Tony Model.
When you get beyond the P400,Wildcat,P40,P39 vs, the A6M3 set up's and start adding the F4U's and the P38's( without the Earler Tony) you get some not to fun fight's, set up issues, whear the allies have a big advantage, after all we did win the war and a lot of US aces were made shoting down very slow and porely defended Japanese planes with week gun's, no wounder they had a lot of aces they had awsome planes, while this makes for good history and posably a good event, it does not make for good game play, But Like I mentioned above CAP is different, it is an event that people sign up for and agree to fly with the plane set's they are presented with.
But if you see lower Number's and a lack of people jumping to comand a set up wher one side is on the short end of the stick, it is more or less a case of whell they just dont want to play the games you think are fun, since from their side of table it looks like you have all the cool toy's.
Some wise man once told me this: Never sacrafice gameplay for Historical accuracery.
