They Should Add the Japanese "Zeroes"

[SgtPappy]

Hopefully, the next game won't be broken, and we'll have it in the Pacific with our favourite planes, including your A6M Reisen, Ki-84 Hayate, Spitfire VIII , F4U Corsair and the USAAF's best scoring plane in the early part of the PTO war, the P-38 Lightning.

Just a suggestion heh.

[kozzm0]

Originally Posted by Soviet Ace

Though they could add an American Wildcat, and have you flying off the USS Ranger in North Africa or something like that.

Also@: Goalie- Japanese planes aren't so bad, it's just that most of the Zeros, Oscars, and other Japanese planes had their fuel takes close to the fuselage in the wings; and with the lack of self sealing tanks (which added some weight) and lack of armor (which would have made the Japanese planes TERRIBLE to fly) they easy burst into flames. But if you haven't read SAMURAI by Saburo Sakai (read it like 5 times, great account too.) then you'll see that Japanese planes aren't so bad when handled and known well by their pilot etc.

not bad is an understatement, zeros usually outmaneuvered the f4f easily, at one point losses were so heavy they had to be forbidden to engage zeros

it would be better to have the f6 hellcat which was more of an even match

but putting Pacific theater planes in IL-2 would be stupid. Unless they invent a "what if the USSR helped attack Japan instead of the US dropping the bomb" scenario. Then you'd have zeros attacking il-2's. Not that the Soviets had any real navy to launch them from.

My favorite pacific theater plane that I know from another game is the p40 warhawk, it has a light engine but it's a great little plane. And it was used in Europe some too. They should add the p-40.

[Spitfire23]

I agree kozzm0, The P-40 Was a great plane, excellent at low altitude dogfighting. I personally think the F/L variant would be a great addition to the game especiallly with its Merlin engine. The climb rate with the P-40 wasn't Brilliant but the turn rate was decent enough.

Maybe add the "Shark Mouth" scheme to it

[InfiniteStates]

Originally Posted by Houndstone Hawk

How is that a joke???

Because CTA is full of kamikaze noobs? lol

I didn't get it until he pointed it out...

[SEE]

CTA....the joke is an observation of the Kamikaze tactics used by some players to win the CTA matches and maybe they should be flying a ...............I got it.....now!

Damn! Infinite replied before me

[FOZ_1983]

The point of being a kamikaze pilot was to destroy your target or any target for that matter.

The only players that really try to kamikaze online are the rookies..... and they still miss hahaha!

I feel safe on the ground when i know they are flying around above me.

[F14 TOMCAT 204]

easiest way to counter that is play on sim, they cant ram you if they cant see you

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by F14 TOMCAT 204

easiest way to counter that is play on sim, they cant ram you if they cant see you

Yeah true, but you gotta get into a CTA sim game first

[FOZ_1983]

Originally Posted by Spitfire23

Yeah true, but you gotta get into a CTA sim game first

Then your just not looking in the right places.... or playing the wrong console lol.

[Spitfire23]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

Then your just not looking in the right places.... or playing the wrong console lol.

Haha Touche, i knew something like that would crop up with you being on the forums. To be honest i would buy a 360 to play the game with you guys but moneys a tad tight at the minute to fork out on another console just for one game, plus there is the online fee to consider