Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar (Post 339817)

Thanks for your response ElAurens!

While I am not sure about the word 'tremendous' being right for the 'fixed fear' version, taking only the 30 from China and the 12 from Thailand, which saw real combat, that alone wouldn't stop us from implementing it as flyable (Finnland had only around 44 total). But I have very few references about its cockpit.

A-7 and also A-8 have the same problem. Most references available are from earlier versions. However, since beside the Dutch, also Norway (-and later Finnland) recieved these versions, its likely, that we will consider them.

The versions, that I named in my previous posting, are just the most easy to implement. You know... time is eating us.

Originally Posted by EJGr.Ost_Caspar (Post 339731)

Well since there is no update thread for 4.12 yet, I'll leave this here.

The finnish (ex french) version is almost done now and will go into 4.12 definitly:

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3...nder20h.th.jpg

http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/2958/render21.th.jpg

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/6719/render16.th.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/2340/render22.th.jpg


The trained eye can tell the difference to P-40s now.
Any hints/help/opinion/references welcome.


So far we would like to include also P-36C (maybe also P-36A.. that depends on available references) as well as french Hawk 75A-1 and A-2.
If time is friendly with us, an overhaul of the P-40 cockpits could follow on base of the H75 cockpit. Still future sound... ;-)


C.

Originally Posted by Lagarto (Post 342989)

And how about overhaul of the Bf 109 cockpits? Any chances? :)

Originally Posted by IceFire (Post 320054)

I guess the question would be... what would you do with them?

The Me-323 is a transport aircraft. The Zwilling He-111 was designed to tow the Me-321. I'm a huge fan of all aviation but realistically if time and resources are limited (and they are) then efforts to recreate something useful in a combat simulator, at least in my mind, should take priority.

Not just specific to your request either. Lots of people seem to want the C-47 to fly for example.

It's why I argue for types that play a bigger role. The Me410 for example would be fantastic to add. It was a bomber, bomber destroyer, night fighter, fighter-bomber... and with minimal modifications between versions it means that limited resources go a long way to plugging a gap in the plane set.

Less versatile but no less important would be types like the Ki-44 fighter interceptor, Ki-45 heavy fighter and fighter-bomber, Typhoon Mark IB used extensively during the Normandy campaign, Beaufighter Mark X or other models, etc. Lots of bang for the buck so to speak. Not that we can't have more rare stuff... but I question how interesting and worthwhile it would be to fly a transport. It has that wow cool moment... and then what? Flying cargo missions sounds interesting for only a very short period of time and only for a minority of people.

I'm making any sense? :)