4-12 wish list (Merged)

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by IceFire

I do have to ask... you do know that we put together a half dozen to a dozen single missions featuring some of the new aircraft for the last couple of patches, right? The Hs-129 and IL-4 in particular get a bit of attention.

Oh yes. I've played and enjoyed all of these. That's why I was a bit surprised that the planes I mentioned which were released/made-flyable in 4.10 & 4.11 didn't get missions. In particular, you guys went to a lot of trouble to create all those wonderful guided bombs and programmable torpedoes and you didn't create any missions to feature them!

Originally Posted by IceFire

There isn't much in the way of historical scenarios that could be done with the CW-21. They had a short combat career and not exactly on any maps we have although the Singapore map could provide some limited possibility. It's mostly a hopeless fight where the players side looses all of their aircraft

Yep. That's why I suggested a fictional China mission over the Burma map, where odds might be a bit more even and the opposition a bit less formidable (i.e., Ki-21 or Ki-43 instead of A6M2).

Actually, historically, a U.S. pilot flying a demonstrator model of the CW-21 for the Chinese got a Japanese bomber. While you'd have to substitute the Ki-27 for the Br.20, it would make an interesting scenario.

For the KNIL, course, unlike doomed Dutch pilots, players can refly missions where they're vastly outnumbered. If players are willing to use unlimited ammo, such missions might actually be survivable. Also, there's no rule that missions can't be fine-tuned to even the odds.

Another possibility is to put the CW-21 in a position where it can really shine. Set up a scenario where Zeroes bounce a flight of hapless Buffalos and the Demons come to the rescue from superior altitude once the Zeroes are fully engaged.