A preview of the 2012 models
 

we got a glimpse of some of the planes Birds of Steel has roosting in its hen house. lets take a look at what we will get to fly very soon. the armament may vary but.... Oh feel free to contribute or tell me what you found and i will post it.

list of what we have thus far:

Allies
F2a Brewster Buffalo
F4f Wildcat
SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber
Grumman TBF Avenger
P39 Q-15
P38
PBY Catalina
BI-1 Jet ( USSR )
Gloster Meteor ( UK )
Beaufighter ( UK )

Axis

German
Me 109 F4/ Tropical paint
Me 109 G2
Me 109 G6
Me109 G10
Me 109 K4
Me 110 C4
Ta 152H1
Fw 190 A5
Fw 190 D12
Fw 190 F8
HS 129 B2
Me 262

Italian
Fiat CR.42
Fiat G.50 Series 2
Fiat G.50 Series 7AS
MC 200 Series 3
MC 200 Series 7
MC 202

Japanese
A6M Zero
B5N Kate
D3A1 Val
G4M Betty Bomber ( bama lam )


i will kick this off with...

The P 39Q-15 Airacobra

I have history with this one. before transitioning to mustangs my father's fighter group was a 39 outfit. she boosts a huge 37mm nose mounted gun and 4 50 cals. the fumes from the 37mm were so bad they could kill the pilot in the cockpit. so the RAF made it manditory to use the oxygen masks from gears up to gears down. the mid frame engine gave it some unsavory characteristics....like tumbling tail over nose. no matter what they tried, once it began tumbling you bailed to died. they even had a drinking song about it...

Don't give me a P-39 with an engine that's mounted behind
It will tumble and spin and soon auger in
Don't give me a P-39.

it will be interesting to fly and i am sure some of you will be very successful with it.

specs:

Primary Function: Patrol
Contractor: Bell Aircraft
Crew: one
Unit Cost: $46,000
Powerplant
Allison V-1710 rated at 1,200 hp
Dimensions
Length: 30 ft, 2 in
Wingspan: 34 ft
Height: 12 ft, 5 in
Weights
Empty: 5,610 lb
Max. Takeoff: 8,400 lb
Performance
Speed: 376 mph
Ceiling: 35,000 ft
Range: 650 miles
Armament
One 37mm T9, four .50-caliber machine guns (two in nose, two under wing), 500 lbs of bombs.

*The P-39 was the first instance where the aircraft was built around a gun.
*The tricycle landing gear on the P-39 was the first ever used on a production fighter.

the Henschel HS 129B-2

Type: Close Support and ground attack aircraft
Origin: Henschel Flugwerke AG
Crew: One
Models: A & B
First Flight
Hs 129V-1: Early 1939
Hs 129B: October 1941
Service Delivery:
Hs 129A-0: Early 1941
Hs 129B: Late 1942
Final Delivery: N/A
Number Produced: 841 B-Series (879 total)

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Engine:
Hs 129S Series:
Model: Argus As 410A-1
Type: Ari-Cooled inverted V12
Number: Two Horsepower: 495 hp

Hs 129B Series:
Model: Gnome-Rhône 14M 04/05
Type: 14-Cylinder two-row radials
Number: Two Horsepower: 690 hp

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Dimensions:
Wing span: 46 ft. 7 in.(14.2m)
Length: 31 ft. 11¾ in. (9.75m)
Height: 10 ft. 8 in. (3.25m)
Wing Surface Area: 312.16 Sq. Ft. (29.00²)

Weights: Hs 129B-1, Typical
Empty: 8,940 lb. (4060 kg)
Loaded: 11,265 lb. (5110 kg)

Performance: Hs 129B-1, Typical
Maximum Speed: 253 mph (408 km/h)
Initial Climb: 1,390 ft/min (425 m/min)
Service Ceiling: 29,530 ft. (9000m)
Range: 547 miles (880km)

Hs 129B-2 Series:
Two 13mm MG 131 Machine Guns in nose.
Two 20mm MG 151/20 cannon in nose.
Various weapons were fitted inclusding 37mm BK 3.7 and 75mm BK 7.5. An interesting weapon was a battery of six 75mm smoothbore recoiless rifles that fired downawrds and to the rear. This system was fired by an automatic magnetic trigger that fired when the aircraft flew over metal objects. This system was reported to be quite successful.

I hope they have the version with the huge cannon! would make strafing in CTA a blast and would be useful when someone decides to bring a B17 to a dogfight.

note on the one pic the tank kills....

FW 190 D-12

Fw 190 D-1117 Fw 190 D-11s were known to have been manufactured. This version was fitted with the uprated Jumo 213E series engine which was also used in the Ta-152 H series. Changes over the D-9 were the enlarged supercharger air intake on the starboard side cowling and the use of a wooden, broad-bladed VS 9 or 10 propeller unit utilizing three 9-27012 C-1 blades with a diameter of 3.6 m (11.8 ft). The 13 mm (.51 in) fuselage guns were removed, and the cowling redesigned by omitting the gun troughs and simplifying to a flat profile. Two 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannons were installed in the outer wings to complement the 20 mm MG 151s in the inboard positions. Of the 17 Dora-11s delivered, three can be accounted for. One, the best known, was Rote 4 (red 4) of JV 44's Platzschutz unit. Another, white chevron, was found at München-Riem, and may have served with JV 44 after serving at the Verbandsführerschule General der Jagdflieger (Training School for Unit Leaders) at Bad Wörishofen; it is not known if it was actually used operationally. A third, "white <61," was also found after the war at the Verbandsfuehrerschule General der Jagdflieger.[63]

While the D-11 was under manufacture, work started on the Fw 190 D-12 and D-13 models. The D-12 and D-13s were based on the D-11 design, however the D-12 and D-13 were fitted with Motorkanone nose cannons firing through the propeller hub (the D-12 would be fitted with a 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon and the D-13 would be fitted with a 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon). There were three test aircraft built for the D-12 line, V63, V64 and V65 but no production aircraft were built.

specs:

Description
Manufacturer: Focke-Wulf
Base model: Fw 190
Designation: Fw 190
Version: D-12
Basic role: Fighter (Germany)


Specifications
Length: 33' 5" 10.1 m
Height: 11' 3.3 m
Wingspan: 34' 5" 10.4 m
Empty Weight: 10,670 lb 4,839 kg


Propulsion No. of Engines: 1
Powerplant: Junkers Jumo 213
Horsepower (each): 2240


Performance Range: 520 miles 837 km
Cruise Speed: 280 mph 450 km/h 243 kt
Max Speed: 426 mph 685 km/h 370 kt
Ceiling: 40,000 ft 12,191 m


Final variants included the Fw 190D-12, which was essentially a ground-attack aircraft with additional armour protection for the engine, and armed with two MG 151/20s in the wings and a single MK 108 cannon firing through the spinner; and the generally similar Fw 190D-13 which had the MK 108 replaced by an MG 151/20.

a lot of new italian planes...

The Fiat CR.42 Falco

Fiat CR.42 Falco Specifications:

Crew: Pilot only
Length: 8.25 m (27 ft 1 in)
Wingspan: 9.70 m (31 ft 10 in)
Height: 3.06 m (10 ft)
Maximum Weight: 2,295 kg (5,060 lb)
Engine: Single 840 hp (627 kW) Fiat A.74 RIC38 radial engine
Maximum speed: 274 mph (441 km/h )
Range: 780 km (420 nm, 485 mi)
Service Ceiling: 10,210 m (33,500 ft)
Fiat CR.42 Falco Armament:

Guns: Twin 12.7 mm (0.500 in) machine guns
Bombs: 200 kg (440 lb) of under-wing bombs


if they kept the I-153 we now have something for axis and allies bi-plane dogfights....ought to be fun!

the Fiat G.50 Serie 2 Freccia ( serie 7.AS I cant find any specs for this one)


The Fiat G50 Freccia was Italy’s first all-metal monoplane fighter. As was the unfortunate case with many Italian fighters, it was underpowered and under-gunned. Designed by Giuseppe Gabrielli of the Fiat Company, it was a modern enough machine, with features like retractable landing gear and an enclosed cockpit, however, it had a radial engine and limited weaponry which made its usefulness questionable.

In 1938, twelve G50 were sent to fight in the Spanish Civil War. Pilots found it to be a maneuverable aircraft but disliked the canopy and so it was removed in successive models. The G 50 went into regular service with the Italian Regia Aeronautica as well as the Finnish air force in 1939. Italian production was slow however, and by the time Italy entered the war in June of 1940 only 97 Freccia – or Arrows – were combat ready.

When compared to the Me 109s of their German allies or the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the RAF, the Fiat G50 Freccia was not a competitor. In fact, when they were deployed in the Battle of Britain it was common for pilots of G50s to avoid direct combat whenever possible.

Strangely, the Fiat G50 Freccia design was kept and some improvements added – a larger fuel tank, re-designed tail and attachable bomb-rack – for a new version called the G 50 Bis. Ground-attack became a feature but the overall performance of the plane was not changed in a serious way.

Freccias were used to mediocre effect in campaigns over Greece and North Africa and were decommissioned almost immediately after Italy surrendered. Finland, surprisingly, was able to squeeze value out of the G 50, using it to good effect against the Soviets. It remained in front-line service until 1947.

774 Freccias were built.

Specifications
Type
Fighter

Power Plant
1 x 840-horsepower Fiat A74 RC38 radial engine

Max speed:
486 km/h ( 302 mph)

Ceiling:
10,750 m (35,269 ft.)

Range:
1,000 km ( 621 mi.)

Weight (empty):
2,015 kg ( 4,442 lb.)

Weight (loaded):
2,500 kg ( 5,511 lb.)

Wingspan:
11 m ( 36 ft. 1 in.)

Length:
8.28 m ( 27 ft. 2 in.)

Height:
3.57 m ( 11 ft. 9 in.)

Armament:
2 x 12.77 mm machine guns

Service
1938 - 1943

Macchi MC 200 serie 3 and 7

(Macchi MC.200 Saetta "Lightning")

Type: Single Seat Fighter Interceptor

Design: Ingeniere Mario Casoldi of Aeronautica Macchi

Manufacturer: Aeronautica Macchi with plants in Varese-Schiranna and Lonate Pozzolo

Powerplant: One 870 hp (649 kw) Fiat A.74 RC.38 14-cylinder radial piston engine.

Performance: Maximum speed 312 mph (502 km/h) at 14,765 ft (4500 m); cruising speed 283 mph (455 km/h); service ceiling 29,200 ft (8900 m).

Range: 540 miles (870 km) with auxiliary tanks.

Weight: Empty 4,178 lbs (1895 kg) with a maximum take-off weight of 5,710 lbs (2590 kg).

Dimensions: Span 34 ft 8 1/2 in (10.58 m); length 26 ft 10 3/4 in (8.19 m); height 11 ft 5 3/4 in (3.50 m); wing area 180.84 sq ft
(16.80 sqm)

Armament: Two 12.7 mm (0.50 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns in the upper cowling. Some later versions had two additional 7.7 mm (0.303 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns mounted in the wings.

Macchi MC.200AS: Tropicalized model for service in Africa.3
Macchi MC.200bis: Had a Piaggio P.XIX engine (1,180 HP).3
Macchi MC.200CB: Field modified MC.200.3 Fitted with bomb shackles.1 Carried a maximum of 705 lb / 320 kg of bombs under the wings.3
Macchi MC.201: One prototype was constructed.1,3 It had a new engine and fuselage.1,3 The engine was a Fiat A.76 (1,000 HP). (one prototype which was abandoned in favour of the MC.202 Folgor).

this one is seen in the video...

the F4F Wildcat

General

Length: 28 ft. 9 in.
Wingspan: 38 ft.
Height: 9 ft. 2.5 in.
Wing Area: 260 sq. ft.
Empty Weight: 5,760 lbs.
Loaded Weight: 7,950 lbs.
Crew: 1

Performance

Power Plant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-86 double-row radial engine, 1,200 hp
Range: 770 miles
Max Speed: 320 mph
Ceiling: 39,500 ft.

Armament

Guns: 6 x 0.50 in. M2 Browning machine guns
Bombs: 2 × 100 lb bombs and/or 2 × 58 gallon drop tanks

think this will be a fun little plane to fly..

also seen in the video IIRC...

the SBD Dauntless dive bomber

General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 33 ft 1¼ in (10.09 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft 6⅜ in (12.66 m)
Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Wing area: 325 ft² (30.19 m²)
Empty weight: 6,404 lb (2,905 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,359 lb (4,245 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Wright R-1820-60 radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance

Maximum speed: 255 mph (222 knots, 410 km/h) at 14,000 ft (4,265 m)
Cruise speed: 185 mph (161 knots, 298 km/h)
Range: 1,115 mi (970 nmi, 1,795 km)
Service ceiling: 25,530 ft (7,780 m)
Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s)
Armament


Guns:

2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) forward-firing Browning M2 machine guns in engine cowling
2 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) flexible-mounted Browning machine gun in rear
Bombs: 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs

the Mitsubishi A6M Zero

its light, fast, and agile. but not much in protective armor and no self sealing fuel tanks.

Nicknames: Reisen ("Rei Shiko Sentoki" -- Japanese for "Type 0 Fighter"); Zeke (Allied reporting name); Zero.

Specifications (A6M5):
Engine: One 1130-hp Nakajima NK1C Sakae 21 radial piston engine.
Weight: Empty 4175 lbs., Max Takeoff 6504 lbs.
Wing Span: 36ft. 1in.
Length: 29ft. 9in.
Height: 11ft. 5.75in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed: 346mph
Ceiling: 35,100 ft.
Range: 1118 miles with internal fuel.
Armament: Two 20-mm cannon and two 7.7-mm machine guns.

Number Built: 10,500

Number Still Airworthy: Two

Nice info Bobby :)

I need to get hold of Anton though....... WHERE'S THE BLOODY HURRICANE!! No Hurricane then no sale to me ;) Especially if the Shitfire is still in it haha.

The Nakajima B5N "Kate"

Data

Nakajima B5N "Kate"
Origin: Nakajima Nikoki KK

Type: (B5N1) Three seat carrier based bomber (B5N2) Three seat carrier based torpedo bomber

Dimensions: Span 50' 11" - Length 33' 10" - Height 12' 2"

Weight: (B5N1) 4,645 lb empty, 8,047 lb loaded - (B5N2) 5,024 lb empty, 8,378 lb loaded (normal), 9,039 lb loaded (maximum).

Engine: (B5N1) One 770 hp Nakajima Hikari 3 9-Cylinder radial (B5N1 Model 12 ) 970 hp or 985 hp Sakae 11 14-Cylinder 2-row radial.

Performance: Maximum speed (B5N1) 217 mph - (B5N2) 235 mph

Initial climb: 1,378 feet per minute

Service ceiling: Approx 25,000 feet

Range: (B5N1) 683 miles (B6N2 with normal load) 609 miles.

Armament: (B5N1) One x 7.7 mm machine gun, in rear cockpit

Underwing racks for 2 x 250 kg bombs or 6 x 60 kg bombs

(B5N2) Twin 7.7 mm machine guns, in rear cockpit

Two x 7.7 mm machine guns, fixed, above forward fuselage

Fuselage centreline rack for one 800 kg (18-inch) torpedo or 3 x 250 kg bombs.


being able to torpedo or protect from torpedo attacks are going to be great!

The Aichi D3A1 (Val) Carrier Bomber was designed by Nakajima in 1937 and was modeled after the highly successful Stuka Dive bomber. The D3A1 went into service in December 1939 as the Navy Type 99 Model 11 Carrier Dive Bomber. The initial production of D3A1's were powered by ether a 14 cylinder twin row radial 1,000 hp Mitsubishi Kinsei 43 engine, or a twin row 14 cylinder radial 1,070 hp Kinsei 44 engine. This was replaced in 1942 in the D3A2 model by the 14 cylinder radial 1,300 hp Kinsei 54 engine.

Over 1,500 D3A1 through D3A2 Dive Bombers were produced during the war with over 1,000 D3A2 variants being made. The D3A2 had an operational range of 915 miles.

The D3A2 was a main participant in the Pearl Harbor attack and 129 D3A2 aircraft made up the attacking force.

When the much faster Asahi D4Y1 Model 11 Suisei (Judy) dive bomber became available in late 1942, the D3A2s were relegated to land-based units or operated from the smaller "light" carriers which had decks that were too short for the Suisei's higher landing speed. In September 1944 when the Americans launched their air attacks in preparation for the return to the Philippines the D3A2s took an active part in the fighting but were hopelessly out classed and losses were heavy. By then many D3A2s were operated by training units in Japan and a few were modified to Navy Type 99 Bomber Trainer Model 12s (D3A2-K). During the last year of the war, D3A2s were mostly relegated to second-line duties. They were also used in Kamikaze attacks and experienced a high loss rate

The D3A Dive bomber is credited with destroying more Allied shipping than any other aircraft in the war

Aircraft Type
Dive Bomber

Manufacturer
Aichi

Engine
Air Cooled Radial Engine

Horsepower
1,300 HP

Weight
5,660 lbs empty

Max Speed
267 MPH

Crew and
Armament

2 Man Crew
2 - 7.7 mm machine guns forward
1 - 7.7 mm machine gun rear facing

Bomb Load
1 - 500 lb bomb and 2 - 132 lb bomb

Bobby... Anything on a Hurricane scribbled down on your notes? ;) haha

the Grumman TBF Avenger..

you can pretend you are our former president, George Bush ( Sr. not G.W. ) at midway or where ever he was shot down. :grin:

Nicknames: Chuff; Turkey; Pregnant Beast; Tarpon (RAF).

Specifications (TBM-3):
Engine: 1,900hp Wright R-2600-20 radial piston engine
Weight: Empty 10,545 lbs., Maximum Takeoff 17,895
Wing Span: 54ft. 2in.
Length: 40ft 11.5in.
Height: 15ft 5in.
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 16,500ft: 276mph
Climb Rate: 2060 feet per minute
Ceiling: 30,100ft
Range: 1000 miles
Armament:
Two 12.7mm (0.5 in.) forward-firing machine guns
One 12.7mm (0.5 in.) dorsal-mounted machine gun
One 7.62mm (0.3 in.) ventral-mounted machine gun
Up to 2,000lb of bombs in bomb-bay
Wing-mounted rockets / drop tanks / radar pod

Number Built: 9,836 (7,546 by General Motors)

Number Still Airworthy: 42

very nice infos bobby!!thanks to share!!

the Mistubishi G4M "Betty"

Crew
7
Dimensions
82'0" by 65'8" by 19'9"
25m by 20m by 6m

Wing area 841 square feet
78 square meters

Weights
14,991-20,944 lbs
6800-9500 kg

Maximum speed
266 mph at 13,780 feet
428 km/h at 4200 meters

Cruising speed
196 mph at 9,845 feet
315 km/h at 3000 meters

Climb rate
21 feet per second
6.4 meters per second

Service ceiling
30,000 feet
9100 meters

Power plant
Two 1530 hp (1141 kW) Mitsubishi MK4A Kasei 11 fourteen-cylinder air-cooled radial engines, driving three bladed metal propellers.
Armament
1 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun in the nose
1 7.7mm Type 92 machine gun in the dorsal blister
2 7.7mm Type 92 machine guns in the beam blisters
1 20mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon in the tail.
Bomb load

One 800 kg (1760 lb) torpedo or up to 800 kg (1760 lbs) of bombs.
Maximum range
3749 miles
6000 km

Fuel
962 gallons (3640 liters) in the wings.
Production
A total of 2,446 G4Ms and G6M1s were built by Mitsubishi Jukogyo K.K. as follows:
2 12-Shi prototypes (Nagoya plant Sept 1939 and Feb 1940)
30 G6M1 (Nagoya 1940)
1,200 G4M1 (Nagoya Jan 1941-Jan 1944)
1,154 G4M2 (640 at Nagoya and 514 at Okayama, Nov 1942-Aug 1945)
60 G4M3 (Nagoya and Okayama Dec 1943-Aug 1945)

Variants
The G4M2 added two flexible nose 7.7mm machine guns and had a dorsal turret with a 20mm Type 99 Model 1 cannon. It used Kasei 21 engines driving four bladed metal propellers, and added doors to the bomb bay. Fuel capacity was increased to 1714 gallons (6490 liters) and the bomb load was increased to 1000 kg (2200 lbs).


The G4M2a used 1850 hp (1379 kW) Kasei 25 engines for improved fuel consumption and was fitted with improved bomb bay doors. It was armed with two nose 7.7mm machine guns and replaced the beam machine guns with 20mm cannon. Some were equipped with Type 6 surface search radar.


Starting with the G4M3, armor and self-sealing fuel tanks were added at the expense of fuel capacity (which dropped to 1186 gallons or 4490 liters).


interesting fact...

In 1933 Admiral Yamamoto convinced the JNAF to adopt a policy of land based long range bombers to engage enemy fleets far out at sea. Three years later the Mitsubishi G3M1a went into service as one of the most advanced long range bombers of any air force in the world. Routine missions in China with a combat radius approximately 1200 miles were flown. Due to heavier then expected Chinese opposition losses were heavy. This led to two consequences, the G3Ms defensive firepower was given a modest upgrade, and far more importantly the G4M program was delayed for one year while a small group of officers insisted on employing the G4M as a ‘Convoy Wing Tip Fighter’. This caused a crucial one year loss of production. In all fairness the USAF’ YB-40 program tried do the same thing and met with as little success as the Japanese did. The Americans’ huge industrial base allowed for a certain leeway in pursuing dead end ideas, and the remote control chin turret was soon included on late model B-17Fs and the follow on B-17G. But the twenty times smaller industrial base of Imperial Japan did not permit the make up of the production deficit.

Admiral Yamamoto’s vision was vindicated on 10 Dec 1941 with the sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales and Repulse. After this it was all down hill for the G4M. To be sure the G4M had its good points, the MK4A Kinsei 1530hp engines compared favorably with the GR-1820 1280hp Wright Cyclone engines having only a slightly inferior performance above twenty five thousand feet. The defensive armament of the ‘Betty’ in its later models became quite formidable with four twenty mm cannons. However its propensity for catching fire was only partially ameliorated, in part because of the lack of two additional engines.

i am sure your baby is going to be in there somewhere Foz.... anton wouldnt dare omit that ... :grin:

I saw on that video clip Luftwaffe and Italian planes... so im guessing its not just the Pacific theatre? Or are the planes just added extra's?

If the African theatre or Malta is their.....

Then theirs surely a strong chance of my Hurri being their :D yay!!


Some great info their Bobby, i like it. Well played mate.

Nice idea. You can edit the first post and include a plane list that we know

Watched in Trailer

Brewster F2A Buffalo

General characteristics
Crew: One, pilot
Length: 26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
Wingspan: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
Wing area: 209 ft² (19.4 m²)
Empty weight: 4,732 lb (2,146 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 7,159 lb (3,254 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Wright R-1820-40 Cyclone 9 nine-cylinder single-row air-cooled radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 321 mph (279 knots, 517 km/h) at 16,500 ft (5,030 m)
Cruise speed: 161 mph (140 knots, 259 km/h)
Range: 965 mi (839 nmi, 1,554 km)
Service ceiling: 33,200 ft (10,600 m)
Rate of climb: 2,440 ft/min[N 9] (744 m/min)
Armament
Guns:
2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) nose-mounted M2 machine guns
2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) wing-mounted machine guns

The Brewster F2A Buffalo was an American fighter aircraft which saw limited service early in World War II. Though the Buffalo won a competition against the Grumman F4F Wildcat in 1939 to become the US Navy's first monoplane fighter aircraft, it turned out to be a big disappointment. Several nations, including Finland, Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands, ordered the Buffalo to bolster their struggling air arms, but of all the users, only the Finns seemed to find their Buffalos effective, flying them in combat with excellent results.[1] During the Continuation War of 1941–1944, the B-239's (a de-navalized F2A-1) operated by the Finnish Air Force proved capable of engaging and destroying most types of Soviet fighter aircraft operating against Finland at that time, achieving, in the first phase of that conflict, a kill-ratio of 32:1, 32 Soviet aircraft shot down for every B-239 lost[2] and producing 36 Buffalo "aces".[3]
When World War II began in the Pacific[4] in December 1941, Buffalos operated by both British Commonwealth (B-339E) and Dutch (B-339D) air forces in South East Asia suffered severe losses in combat against the Japanese Navy's Mitsubishi A6M Zero and the Japanese Army's Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar". The British attempted to lighten their Buffalos by removing ammunition and fuel and installing lighter guns in order to increase performance, but it made little difference.[4]
The Buffalo was built in three variants for the U.S. Navy, the F2A-1, F2A-2 and F2A-3. (In foreign service, with lower horsepower engines, these types were designated respectively, B-239, B-339, and B-339-23.) The F2A-3 variant saw action with United States Marine Corps (USMC) squadrons at the Battle of Midway. Shown by the experience of Midway to be no match for the Zero, the F2A-3 was derided by USMC pilots as a "flying coffin."[5] The F2A-3, however, was significantly inferior to the F2A-2 variant used by the Navy before the outbreak of the war.

source: Wikipedia

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Oh dear...

Panzergranate will be in his element when he see's this!! haha.

Ah I can imagine it now. Panzer's Buffalo gets shot down. "Now you see, that wouldn't have happened if this was a Finnish air Force Buffalo and not a US Navy one." proclaimed Panzergranate. "The Finnish Buffalos had much better.......{insert Buffalo facts here}.........."


lol If you read this Panzer, we love you really. Wouldn't be the same without you ;)

Ha yup i can see it now...


You see this wouldnt of happened if this was a Finnish Buffalo, and the enemies were Russian Biplanes. I do enjoy listening to him preach about the Buffalo, its entertaining. He's a good character. Needs to get back on here now his pride and joy has been mentioned :P

At the moment I counted 26 planes of the hundred or so announced. Of these 15 news.

Regarding the finnish F2A, could include the finnish camo option :-)

Where did you guys see the list of planes? Or have you just gone from what the video clip showed?

Im hoping theirs a free flight option that can be used online.... with take offs and landings etc.

And the brakes on the joystick work.......


I cant wait for this game, i do like the dauntless dive bomber, it just looks quite beasty.

Please have some new RAF kites in their though.... A lanc.... or a mosquito....

PLEASE!!!

Sweet info Bobby, now I just hope to see the P-38.:(

i just went off of the list i saw on the one video where that jabroonie was drowning himself in the hellcat. the rest pulled off of screen shots, trailers and other vids. there has to be more allied ac and way more raf especially with malta conflict in the mix. i guess it will be like the 12 days of christmas where we find them out slowing day by day. i am happy with the p39 even tho it might fly like a brick and am hoping for a p40.

Some of the planes from BoP will be able to go into BoS, just with a few tweaks here and their, thus making up the numbers.

If we have Malta in their then we would surely be seeing.... THE HURRICANE BABY!! WHHHOOOOOOOO!! also the Spit and the Blenheim...

Im sure Anton pops in here now and again and if not he knows people like the P38 and the P40. Im convinced that at least one of the 2 will be in their.

The possibilities for aircraft to be used are endless. Im hopeful of seeing a Hurricane in Tropical camo with a tropical air filter on it and some beasty 20MM cannons.

Your prob right though Bobby, it'll be like BoP and every so often an extra aircraft will be added to the site with details about it.

Im extremely excited about this game!! Its confirmed arrival has made it jump straight to number 1 on my most wanted list.

I saw en the first trailer and E3 videos ingame. If you want, after put the list the planes, that I´ve seen.

But, I need more images an videos :-P

I am going to go out on a limb and "assume" that BoS and World of Planes will have the same inventory of ac. so that being said i saw 4 more planes.

P38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a twin-engined single-seat fighter and fighter bomber aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Lockheed Corporation. Reconaissance variants of the P-38 were designated F-4 & F-5 Lightning.
Crew 1

Propulsion 2 Piston Engines
Engine Model Allison V-1710-113
Engine Power (each) 1100 kW 1475 hp

Speed 667 km/h 360 kts
414 mph
Service Ceiling 13.411 m 44.000 ft
Range 1.771 km 956 NM
1.100 mi.

Empty Weight 5.806 kg 12.800 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 9.798 kg 21.600 lbs

Wing Span 15,85 m 52,0 ft
Wing Area 30,4 m² 327 ft²
Length 11,53 m 37,8 ft
Height 3,91 m 12,8 ft

First Flight 27.01.1939
Production Status out of production
Total Production 10037

ICAO Code P38
FAA TCDS LTC-10
Data for (Version) Lockheed P-38L Lightning
Variants P-38, P-38D, P-322, P-38E, P-38F, P-38G, P-38H, P-38J, P-39K, P-38L, P-38M, F-4 (P-38E), F-5A (P-38G), F-5B (P-38J)

he PBY Catalina flying boat

Bomber / Maritime Patrol Aircraft

The Consolidated PBY Catalina is a twin-engined multi-role flying boat or amphibious aircraft produced by the US-American manufacturer Consolidated Aircraft Corporation.
Crew 8

Propulsion 2 Radial Engines
Engine Model Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp
Engine Power (each) 895 kW 1200 hp

max. Cruise Speed 200 km/h 108 kts
124 mph
max. Speed (vne) 315 km/h 170 kts
196 mph
Service Ceiling 4.816 m 15.800 ft
Rate of climb 305 m/min 1000 ft/min
Range 4.030 km 2.176 NM
2.504 mi.

Empty Weight 9.485 kg 20.911 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 16.066 kg 35.419 lbs

Wing Span 31,70 m 104,0 ft
Wing Area 130,1 m² 1400 ft²
Length 19,46 m 63,8 ft
Height 6,15 m 20,2 ft

First Flight 28.03.1935
Production Status out of production
Production Range 1936-1945
Total Production >4000

ICAO Code CAT
FAA TCDS 2-548, AR-22
Data for (Version) Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina
Variants Consolidated PBY-1, PBY-2, PBY-3, PBY-4, PBY-5, PBY-5A, PBY-6A, OA-10, OA-10A, OA-10B, Catalina Mk I, Mk IA, Mk IB, Mk II, Mk IIA, Mk IIIA, Mk IVA, GR.Mk IVB, ASR.Mk IVB, GR.Mk VI,

Remarks
The PBY Catalina was produced in several variants by Consolidated, Naval Aircraft Factory, Canadian Vickers, Boeing Canada and in Russia. The early produced variants were flying boats whereas the later variants were amphibious aircraft with retractable landing gear.

the Bristol Beaufighter

Fighter Bomber / Torpedo Bomber

The Bristol 156 Beaufighter is a twin-engined two-seat heavy fighter aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company. The Beaufighter served also as a fighter bomber and torpedo bomber aircraft.
Crew 2

Propulsion 2 Radial Engines
Engine Model Bristol Hercules XVII
Engine Power (each) 1286 kW 1725 hp

Speed 515 km/h 278 kts
320 mph
Service Ceiling 5.791 m 19.000 ft
Range 2.254 km 1.217 NM
1.401 mi.

Empty Weight 7.072 kg 15.592 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 11.521 kg 25.400 lbs

Wing Span 17,63 m 57,8 ft
Wing Area 46,7 m² 503 ft²
Length 12,70 m 41,7 ft
Height 4,83 m 15,8 ft

First Flight 17.07.1939
Production Status out of production
Total Production 5926
Developed from Bristol 152 Beaufort

Data for (Version) Bristol 156 Beaufighter TF.Mk.X
Variants Beaufighter Mk IF, Mk IC, Mk II, Mk IIF, Mk VI, Mk VIC, Mk VIF, TF Mk X, Mk XIC, Mk 21 (DAP Beaufighter), TT Mk 10

Remarks
The Bristol Beaufighter is a development of the Bristol Beaufort. The Beaufighter Mk.21 was also license-built by the Australian Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) as a fighter bomber and torpedo bomber aircraft.

Another plane i have history with...

The Me 262

Fighter

The Messerschmitt Me 262 is a two-engined multi role jet fighter aircraft produced by the German manufacturer Messerschmitt AG. Developed in world war II for the German Luftwaffe of the Third Reich, the Me 262 was operational as a fighter, night fighter, interceptor, fighter bomber and as a reconnaissance aircraft.
Crew 1

Propulsion 2 Turbojet Engines
Engine Model Junkers Jumo 004B-1
Engine Power (each) 8,8 kN 1978 lbf

Speed 870 km/h 470 kts
541 mph
Service Ceiling 11.450 m 37.565 ft
Rate of climb 1189 m/min 3900 ft/min
Range 1.050 km 567 NM
652 mi.

Empty Weight 3.800 kg 8.378 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 6.400 kg 14.110 lbs

Wing Span 12,48 m 40,9 ft
Wing Area 21,7 m² 234 ft²
Length 10,60 m 34,8 ft
Height 3,84 m 12,6 ft

First Flight 18.04.41 (Jet 25.03.42)
Production Status out of production
Production Range 1943 - 1945
Total Production ca. 1430

ICAO Code ME62

Data for (Version) Messerschmitt Me 262A-1a

Remarks
The Messerschmitt Me 262 was the world's first operational jet fighter aircraft. The fighter variants were called Schwalbe (swallow), the fighter bomber variant Sturmvogel (petrel).

:grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::g rin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::gri n::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: :grin::grin::grin::grin::grin::grin: O, F-ing JOY! IF they only add 2 mg would be awesome!

pope found this comment:

Hundreds of planes in one game
More than 100 models of planes, participated in air battles of war with hundreds of planes in each combat. The player can choose the side and upgrade or buy new planes for Germany (from early Bf-109 till early jets), USSR (including jet BI-1), RAF (from Spitfires to Gloster Meteor), Japan and USA.

SO.... I will now add those 2 AC as well.

the Gloster Meteor

G.41 Meteor

Fighter

The Gloster Meteor is a twin-engined single-seat jet fighter aircraft produced by the British manufacturer Gloster Aircraft.

Crew 1

Propulsion 2 Turbojet Engines
Engine Model Rolls-Royce Derwent 8
Engine Power (each) 15,6 kN 3500 lbf

Speed 965 km/h 521 kts
600 mph
Service Ceiling 13.106 m 43.000 ft
Range 965 km 521 NM
600 mi.

Empty Weight 4.846 kg 10.684 lbs
max. Takeoff Weight 7.121 kg 15.700 lbs

Wing Span 11,32 m 37,1 ft
Wing Area 32,5 m² 350 ft²
Length 13,59 m 44,6 ft
Height 3,96 m 13,0 ft

First Flight 05.03.1943
Production Status out of production
Total Production 3947

Data for (Version) Gloster Meteor F Mk8
Variants Meteor F.1, F.3, F.4, T.7, F.7, FR.9, PR.10, NF.11, NF.12, NF.13, NF.14, TT.20
Remarks
The Gloster Meteor was the first operational British jet fighter aircraft and the only Allied jet fighter to see combat in WWII.


i think we will have the opportunity to have some very interesting games...bi-plane dogfights and jet vs jet....cool.

the Berezniak-Isayev BI-1 Rocket-Propelled Interceptor

History Background
Since spring 1941 in Bolkhovitinov's design bureau two engineers - Alexander Bereznyak and Alexey Isaev - began constructing a new jet. Famous rocket designer Sergey Korolyov developed the conception of the airplane in 1938. L. Dushkin constructed the jet engine and promised a speed over 800 km/h and time of work about one minute. The idea was: to take-off, fast climb, pursue the enemy plane, then shoot it down by using two ShVAK guns and landing like a glider without engine thrust.

On September 15, 1941 the first prototype has been built, but as the engine was not ready yet, the plane was tested in aerodynamic tube in Central Aviation Institute, and followed by tests of the plane in glider mode.

The first flight of the prototype was on May 15th, 1942. The test pilot was Grigory Bakhchivandzhi. In the first flight the following was reached: maximum altitude - 840 m, max speed - 400km/h, climbing speed - 23 m/s. The flight lasted 3 minutes 9 seconds.

There were seven flights by March 1943 on the second and third airplanes. In those flights the maximum parameters were reached for the interceptor: max altitude - 4000 m, max speed - 675 km/h, max climbing speed - 82m/s, time of flight - 6 minutes 22 seconds, time of engine's work - 84 seconds. In the seventh flight on March 27th, 1943, the pilot tried to reach the speed over 800 km/h on the altitude 2000 meters. But after the engine was shutdown (on the 78th second of flight), the plane began diving and crashed. The test pilot Bakhchivandzhi perished. The commission, which examined the causes of accident decided, that the course of that was the phenomena of the uncontrolled diving, that appeared during the flight near the sound barrier. Once delivered, the plane was going to be re-named the "BI-VS" and include the capability of carrying several 2.5kg bombs for dropping on enemy bombers. Unfortunately, the series of 30 almost built planes for the Soviet Air Forces was destroyed.

Specs:

Length, m 6.4
Wingspan, m 6.48
Engine D-1A-1100
Max. Speed, km/h 1020 (calculated), 675 (practically)
Time of climbing to the altitude 5000m, minutes 0.5
Landing speed, km/h 140
Take-off weight, kg 1650
Crew 1
Weapon two 20mm ShVAK cannons, 2x45shells

You forgot "Climbs like a homesick angel" :)