Spit IX vs Fw 190 D9

[DSR_A-24]

I'd phone America and get my country some P-47Ns ;). Fly faster, further and carry more.

[RedKestrel]

2 hours ago, 56RAF_Talisman said:

I think I agree with your sentiment, but to be fair, the Tempest engine is from Spring 1944.  The problem is the engines were available modified for 11 lbs boost from around September 1944 onwards, but it looks like we won't get 11lbs boost (hope I am wrong though).  Our in-game Spit IX engine and guns are from earlier 1944.  So I get your point.

 

Happy landings,

 

Talisman 

in the video posted in the Dev diary, you can see that the Tempest appears to be pulling 11 lbs boost around halfway through the video. Why they don't just come out and say it I don't know...maybe its different engine mods still being tested? 

[Sublime]

Were P47Ns that huge a deal over D models? If so why did the USAAF then USAF ditch them pdq?

[BlitzPig_EL]

For the same reason they ditched the P38, too expensive to maintain, too complicated mechanically, and the P51 was able enough and less expensive to purchase and maintain.

[LukeFF]

9 hours ago, Sublime said:

Were P47Ns that huge a deal over D models? 

 

The N greatly extended the range of the P-47, thus allowing it to reach the Japanese home islands from the Marianas as an escort for the B-29s.

Edited August 31, 2019 by LukeFF

[SAS_Storebror]

11 hours ago, RedKestrel said:

in the video posted in the Dev diary, you can see that the Tempest appears to be pulling 11 lbs boost around halfway through the video.

 

Not sure what you see, but I see +9lbs (maybe slightly above that) @3700-3750RPM:

 

 

 

Mike

[Bremspropeller]

7 hours ago, BlitzPig_EL said:

For the same reason they ditched the P38, too expensive to maintain, too complicated mechanically, and the P51 was able enough and less expensive to purchase and maintain.

 

Plus, there was a pretty slick, tan California girl holding the line. Her name was Lulu Belle.

[Sublime]

5 hours ago, LukeFF said:

 

The N greatly extended the range of the P-47, thus allowing it to reach the Japanese home islands from the Marianas as an escort for the B-29s.

Thanks. That was the only difference a cursory look could find was they were designed for the PTO

[JtD]

http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/p-47-differences.jpg

 

The C series engine of the N is also important. It gave an extra 200hp, and in the long run would have had more development potential than the B series engines used on the D.