A preview of the 2012 models

[bobbysocks]

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!

[bobbysocks]

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

[FOZ_1983]

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

[Hicks-81]

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

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Hicks-81

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

Oh dear...

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

[Robotic Pope]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

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

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Robotic Pope

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

[Hicks-81]

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

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Hicks-81

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!!!