second sino-japanese war 1937-1940

[JG53Frankyboy]

http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/sino-japanese.htm

we even had such a small early Cina campaign in the VOW
http://www.vowreloaded.de/index.php?...up_open&id=121

[Tempest123]

+1 for this idea from me too, I am trying to create several sino-japanese missions, the Burma and eastern China maps are great, I wish we had a map of Southern China (or a portion of it), and some of the aircraft that where involved. This theatre is appealing because the maps are very scenic, and the terrain is different than most of the eastern european maps from Il2 (except Slovakia which is a blast to sightsee around). I don't think one would run into legal issues if a map and several aircraft were released, because there is no campaign being supplied, so any political implications are left up to the mission builders and aircraft skinners. This is also a good way to get around the Grumman issue and still improve the pacific theatre.

[proton45]

The early war "plane set" has the potential for great fun and interest. This was the era that brought "dogfighting" to its technological climax...most of the technology's employed where to aid in turning, visibility, climbing and speed. This was also a technological race that ended in the development of the ultimate dogfighter...the A6M Reison.

If the campaigns where done right they could be quite interesting...China's "air force" was a coalition of warlords that each had their own aeroplanes... and then their was the Russian volunteers, and the Flying Tigers.

I imagine that the new game engine would be quite good at surrounding us with the sights, sounds and sensations of flying an open air cockpit...

The advanced features for mission building (like triggers) would be quite useful in building realistic battle environments of an era, when "radio communication" and "radar" was practically unheard of...

Originally Posted by Tempest123

This theatre is appealing because the maps are very scenic, and the terrain is different than most of the eastern european maps from Il2 (except Slovakia which is a blast to sightsee around).

+1... If done the right way a good map, of any part, of Asian should feel like a "trip abroad". With the one exception of Shanghai, the Chinese citys and towns of this era had their own unique look and feel. I dont know if people here are familiar with the "patchwork" of rice patty's, as seen from above, but these too are a unique feature of Asian landscape. Their is also a rather steep kind of hilly mountain that is quite common through out Asia.

[Wutz]

Originally Posted by proton45

The early war "plane set" has the potential for great fun and interest. This was the era that brought "dogfighting" to its technological climax...most of the technology's employed where to aid in turning, visibility, climbing and speed. This was also a technological race that ended in the development of the ultimate dogfighter...the A6M Reison.

If the campaigns where done right they could be quite interesting...China's "air force" was a coalition of warlords that each had their own aeroplanes... and then their was the Russian volunteers, and the Flying Tigers.

I imagine that the new game engine would be quite good at surrounding us with the sights, sounds and sensations of flying an open air cockpit...

The advanced features for mission building (like triggers) would be quite useful in building realistic battle environments of an era, when "radio communication" and "radar" was practically unheard of...




+1... If done the right way a good map, of any part, of Asian should feel like a "trip abroad". With the one exception of Shanghai, the Chinese citys and towns of this era had their own unique look and feel. I dont know if people here are familiar with the "patchwork" of rice patty's, as seen from above, but these too are a unique feature of Asian landscape. Their is also a rather steep kind of hilly mountain that is quite common through out Asia.

Oh there is a lot more than dogfighting in this theatre, I just need to think of various interesting bombing missions, like the attack on the USS Panay in 1937 just of Nanking, the bombing of Shanghai, or the early WWII missions like the sinking of the Z-Fleet (HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repuls) This was mainly done by G3M1 Nells, or for those into something really exotic how about the aerial battles between the Chines nationalists and the comunists, as that was the prime objective of the Chinese nationalist army, Japan first came in second. As to maps, yes those rice paddies are unique or even uniquer would be the Halong Bay.

Something like that would be a real treat to fly over!