4.12 development update discussion and feedback

[Reggie Mental]

I'd like to see more early allied jets like the Gloster Meteor and De Havilland Vampire. I think the Vampire would be a better fighter than the He162 or Me262.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Reggie Mental

I'd like to see more early allied jets like the Gloster Meteor and De Havilland Vampire. I think the Vampire would be a better fighter than the He162 or Me262.

The Vampire would be a beast. Fairly fast as far as early jets go, extremely well armed, with a Spitfire-like turn rate.

I'd like to see a Meteor I and III the most but if it were for fun... Vampire all the way

[K_Freddie]

Originally Posted by IceFire

The Vampire would be a beast. Fairly fast as far as early jets go, extremely well armed, with a Spitfire-like turn rate.

I'd like to see a Meteor I and III the most but if it were for fun... Vampire all the way

Didn't the Vampire have the ability to disintegrate for no particular reason.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

Didn't the Vampire have the ability to disintegrate for no particular reason.

I've never read that before. Did it? It had a fairly long career for an early jet although that's certainly not as long as some later types.

[Silverback]

Their is a completed Gloster Meteor at SAS and it should be in 4.12. Just saying.

[CWMV]

I don't think Ranwars will submit it to TD.
He just doesn't have a reason to.

[dFrog]

If proper people don't ask him...

[FC99]

Originally Posted by CWMV

I don't think Ranwars will submit it to TD.
He just doesn't have a reason to.

AFAIK his models are not done according to specifications so that rules them out automatically.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

Didn't the Vampire have the ability to disintegrate for no particular reason.

Not that I know of. You might be thinking of several other post-war British craft.
The De Havilland Comet was an airliner which suffered several crashes due to metal fatigue, and the De Havilland Mosquito suffered badly when used in tropical environments (notably post-war India and Malaysia) since its wood skin delaminated quickly in the heat and humidity.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Reggie Mental

I'd like to see more early allied jets like the Gloster Meteor and De Havilland Vampire. I think the Vampire would be a better fighter than the He162 or Me262.

I've always wondered why the Brits never got a jet for IL2. The Gloster Meteor would have been a much more logical inclusion than the YP-80, since it was actually operational during the war.