The P-40N discussed in the 4.10 thread surely is the most produced and widely-used single-engine fighter still missing from the game. We had a similar situation with Ki-43-II years ago, being IJA's main fighter from 1943 to 1945, it only appeared in game way after Pacific Fighters was released.
After all, putting any new plane or map in game (officially, with DT & 1C approval and standards) will require tremendous work. However, we have still a few "issues" with the existing aircraft. Here's my short wish list for 4.11+:
1) Correction of late Bf 109G variants. Currently the G-6/AS is modelled as a plane that is closer to G-10 in real life performance, instead of just a G-6 with smoothed cowling and DB605AS-engine, with larger supercharger providing increased power in altitude and higher full throttle alt. This model did not have MW50, and such model would usually be called G-14/AS. However, it really doesn't represent that either, because current G-10 is faster from around 6500 m and up.
The REAL full throttle heights for DB605 variants, from
http://w1.1861.telia.com/~u186104874/db605.htm:
DB 605A-1 (in game variants: G-2, G-6, G-6 late): 5700 m
DB 605AM (G-14): 4000 m
DB 605AS (REAL G-6/AS): 8000 m
DB 605ASM (REAL G-14/AS): 6400 m
DB 605DB (G-10, K-4): 6000 m
DB 605DC (K-4 C3): 4900 m
I didn't test the top speeds in game, but from Il-2 Compare you can clearly see the difference. "G-6/AS" has top speed in 6000 m, while the FTH of DB 605ASM was 6400 m. Usually these should be about the same, or top speed alt should be a bit higher, but definitely not lower. For comparison, for G-10 in game top speed occurs in 7500 m, which sounds it could be right for -ASM engine.
It could be that current G-6/AS and G-10 performance have been mixed up, and only renaming them to G-10 and G-14/AS (respectively) would make it much closer. In addition, a real Summer 1944 no-MW50 G-6/AS high-alt figher would be really nice.
Other variants seem to be rather realistic performance-wise.
I brought this subject up several years ago in Ubi forums, but Oleg was propably already busy with BoB, so I had no reply. Now that DT is bringing more loadout options for 109s, I'm hoping that their relative performance could be also checked.
Here is my original post from Ubi forums, made in
April 2006:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...924#3501074924
2) After that rather long request, here's a simpler one: proper Tempest Mk.V variants with 11lbs & 13lbs boost engines.
Good source:
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.o...tempest-V.html
This was also discussed many times in Ubi forums, but with no result. The current Tempest is a 9lbs boost early variant, while the most common one was the 11lbs, 13lbs appearing in late 1944 when 150-octane fuel was available. If some (not DT I hope) of you think "this is not needed" and "no chance, learn to fly", then, well... it has worked before, we have Spit 25lbs, Mustang Mk.III, P-47D Late and P-38L Late. Most of these are just such late war increased performance variants, that are not only realistic, but also for some reason controversial among some players. Surely, the 13lbs Tempest would propably be second to only Mustang MkIII in sea level speed, but it did it in real life too.
The original Tempest request thread from 2007:
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...2021058625/p/1
I know really well that BOTH of these corrections/additions have been already implemented in certain mods, but as their performances are being altered back and forth and lots of other new variants added all the time (including some which never and have no place in game), I really hope something could be done officially, by the marvellous team called Daidalos. I see no point having 38 different 109 versions (with mods), of which I know some never flew, some are just cosmetic or not even that, and some are just plain wrong.
I hope something could be made, and hopefully this atleast sparks some discussion. If I'm "beating a dead horse", please just say it and I will stop immediately.
Best wishes, and keep up the good work.
Koivis