Falco_Peregrinus Posted September 7, 2013 Posted September 7, 2013 Why not so much love for the mighty Hurri?? Not as good as a P40, but what a cool plane it was.
Speckfire Posted September 30, 2013 Posted September 30, 2013 I would love both but if I had to choose one it would be the P-40
Jaws2002 Posted October 1, 2013 Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) I voted for the p40 just to make BP_EL. happy. Either one of this is going to be faster than my IAR-80 anyway. Edited October 1, 2013 by Jaws2002
JG1_Pragr Posted October 2, 2013 Posted October 2, 2013 Neither one. But if you'll add Bell P-39 Airacobra, I'll vote for
Avimimus Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 I'd actually like an early model, British P-40... one with the nose guns!
Alesia Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 P-40 for sure. If I remember right the Hurricanes had engine trouble due to low quality fuel? Non the less I can see the P-40s being a better match, durable, alright energy characteristics and .50's all day long.
Lord_Haw-Haw Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 (edited) P-40 for sure. If I remember right the Hurricanes had engine trouble due to low quality fuel? Non the less I can see the P-40s being a better match, durable, alright energy characteristics and .50's all day long. Ah ha, and what did they at night .20´s?? That means the specialists can bounce of the sea bottom their .50´s and sink battleships...... Edited October 3, 2013 by Lord_Haw-Haw
ImPeRaToR Posted October 3, 2013 Posted October 3, 2013 Don't be silly, you sink battleships by diving straight at them and firing your .50 cals into the smoke stacks.
Lord_Haw-Haw Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 Don't be silly, you sink battleships by diving straight at them and firing your .50 cals into the smoke stacks. Yeah and those .50cal go like a knife through butter, on bunkers with 5m thick concrete walls...... Anyone up for a bet that we will have a major .50cal thread here like at the old IL2 forum?
Pupo Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 as you can see by the last 5 posts, p40 is a best choice It's not a sim till we have .50 cals, and the sub consequent discussions
Lord_Haw-Haw Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 as you can see by the last 5 posts, p40 is a best choice It's not a sim till we have .50 cals, and the sub consequent discussions No Chuck Norris is not invited to this sim!
FTC_extralarge Posted October 5, 2013 Posted October 5, 2013 i also would take the P-40! thx for the poll!
Rivet Posted October 7, 2013 Posted October 7, 2013 I would dearly love to have the Hurricane as it has significance to my family. However, because of its greater relevance to the Stalingrad theatre, I find myself voting for the P-40.
[RG]Flanker1985 Posted October 17, 2013 Posted October 17, 2013 What' about P-39D-2, that is way better than the P-40. 2
Klaue Posted October 20, 2013 Posted October 20, 2013 both will be in the sim, but based off the poll, we'll see the P-40 . . . flying tigers . . . God is my copilot and . . . S! I Wish.
thx1138 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Why not so much love for the mighty Hurri?? Not as good as a P40, but what a cool plane it was. You just gave the reason ! I voted for the P 40 so at least we can stand a chance unlike the Hurri where unless you are well placed in the sky you are a victim. I'm willing to give the LaGG 3 a go and try and keep at it. With the Hurri I'm already demoralized before I take off. Allan
SYN_Mike77 Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 P-39! don't know why, but I always loved the looks of that plane 1
Grifter Posted October 23, 2013 Posted October 23, 2013 Yeah, I voted P-40 as it's such a tank for early war period. But like a lot of others I hope the P-39 makes it on "The List" with 777 sooner rather than later! Gotta love that nose cannon and view while on the ground.
Trooper117 Posted October 24, 2013 Posted October 24, 2013 Yes to the P-39 as well... I have always liked the look of the plane. Bud Anderson wrote that he loved it, he reckoned it was cool to taxi around with the window 'wound down' like a Cadillac!
HeavyCavalrySgt Posted October 26, 2013 Posted October 26, 2013 I am glad I am not the only one saying P-39. 1
Scarecrow Posted December 2, 2013 Posted December 2, 2013 P 39 would get my vote if it were an option.
Flyingpencil Posted December 4, 2013 Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) BOTH! Ask which one first. Include P-39 Edited December 4, 2013 by Flyingpencil
TyphoonOneB Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 I love the Hurricane in flight simulations for some of the reasons RL pilots liked it: relatively easy-to-fly, fairly easy to land compared to a Spitfire, and can take a fair amount of damage. OTOH it's slow. So I voted for the P-40 to have something slightly more survivable in which to fly. My dream would be that, building on the success of IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad, 1CDGS and 777 would develop a North African/Mediterranean Theater of Operations sim where both the P-40 and Hurricane featured prominently in helping stop Rommel's Afrika Korps. I want both as well, but the Hurricane has been well modelled in in more than one game and I want to see the P-40 modelled just for the sake of mixing it up. And who knows, as you said the Hurri might well end up in a future expansion. You just gave the reason ! I voted for the P 40 so at least we can stand a chance unlike the Hurri where unless you are well placed in the sky you are a victim. I'm willing to give the LaGG 3 a go and try and keep at it. With the Hurri I'm already demoralized before I take off. Allan What the hell! The Hurricane could take quite a beating and is much more menouverable than most of the axis fighters. And the P-40 was just so heavy it lost energy sooo quickly 1
=LD=4brkfast Posted December 18, 2013 Posted December 18, 2013 Both are great. Either would add great diversity. More diverse craft the better!! I gotta have m2 Brownings, so in my bias opinion, the p40 gets the vote.
Brano Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 I did not vote as I do not see valid point in adding either of these planes. Here we have almost the same situation as when ROF was released.Time period.We got late 1917-mid 1918 scenario.Then there was a dilema.Which way to go?For early birds or into late war ones? IMO that is the problem,when you chose to depict intermediate period of war. With BoS we have the same dilema now.Stalingrad is turning point in fighting in East.But after?What will happen?Will devs turn their sight into Kuban-Kursk-Charkov direction or will they go back to beginning of Barbarossa? Either way it will create lots of inconsistency in gameplay.We should vote either for P40 or Hurri.Frankly,just another canon fodder underdogs for Fridrich and Gustav.With La5 and Fw announced I would rather have Kuban map with Airacobras. 1
Emgy Posted December 19, 2013 Posted December 19, 2013 Yes, but don't forget Zak also started this poll http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/729-poll-what-non-german-fighter-would-you-see-il-2-bos/ So we will also get IAR80 and/or MC202 along with the P-40 and/or Hurricane. Maybe in a mini-pack.
bivalov Posted December 21, 2013 Posted December 21, 2013 think, i can asked here - anyone can explain, how much different spit-5b (some late version for Kuban) and spit-9 (most likely, ussr had LF'44 with C wing mainly, although could be and E)? ie i mean which chances what after modeling of 5 we can get 9? if i'm not mistaken, main changes is - another engine, but still merlin... radiators/coolers... bulletproof glass inside... later, another keel etc, little changes including inside, and in fact we really could get 9 because it's still almost 5 with much powerful engine...
SYN_Per Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 Both! I would prefer the P-39 as an option though!
Fodder Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 One US pilot's account made the P40 sound awful: "After the P39, the P40 felt like a Mack truck. It required a heavy hand on the stick, and we always seemed to be standing on one rudder or the other to counter the engine torque. I flew it only 5 times. To put it mildly, I didn't like it, and hoped we would not have to go to combat in it" +1 for the P39
Volkoff Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 One US pilot's account made the P40 sound awful: "After the P39, the P40 felt like a Mack truck. It required a heavy hand on the stick, and we always seemed to be standing on one rudder or the other to counter the engine torque. I flew it only 5 times. To put it mildly, I didn't like it, and hoped we would not have to go to combat in it" +1 for the P39 I would love to see the P39, as well. Heck, I will probably use the P-39 as one of my main and favorite rides when it does come out. Still, I think the team is looking for a rival for the IAR80 and/or MC202 and they may feel that the Hurricane or P-40 is good enough. The P-39 might be a good rival for the FW-190, though. MJ
Volkoff Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) One US pilot's account made the P40 sound awful: "After the P39, the P40 felt like a Mack truck. It required a heavy hand on the stick, and we always seemed to be standing on one rudder or the other to counter the engine torque. I flew it only 5 times. To put it mildly, I didn't like it, and hoped we would not have to go to combat in it" +1 for the P39 If we do get the P-40, there might be Soviet modifications that might help the acceleration, roll, climb rate, and turn rate of the P-40, like removing two of the M2 mgs, reducing the ammo load out, and other such modifications. If the team goes with the P-40, they will fill us in on how the P-40 will be configured, but presumably we will get Soviet modified P-40's, that may or may not be configured as the American Army configured the P-40. MJ Edited December 22, 2013 by =69.GIAP=MIKHA
bivalov Posted December 22, 2013 Posted December 22, 2013 ok, next question - what about typhoon? i mean, in attached table and in some russian books write what USSR got in 1945 old typhoon from 263 Squadron RAF, so can anyone confirm this with more correct information about? plus, i hope what in russian archives, like we now have report about c-46 commando, have similar detailed report about typhoon... or with documentation for late versions no any problems? 1
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