What aircraft would a Battle for Moscow senario need?

[Al Schlageter]

Originally Posted by unreasonable

II/JG3 were equipped with F4s on 27th July 1941. It was transfered from V Fliegerkorps to II Fliegerkorps at the end of September in preparation for Taifun and operated in the Orel area (on the southern end of the Taifun front) until 12th October, after which it was transfered to support the attack on the Crimea.

See J.Prien's book "JG3 Udet in WW2" for details.

Anyway, I would hope that the new expansion would include a Kiev or Crimea map anyway,so the full plane set should be available.

JG52 also had F-4s from July 15 1941. see Prien's 109 book for photos taken at Tiraspol Oct 10 1941 of Major Hans Truenbach's F-4 WNr 7079 (pg 24)

[csThor]

Only III./JG 52 had the F-4 and while the Geschwaderstab got them later as well only II./JG 52 took part in Taifun - with Bf 109 F-2. The rest of JG 52 served in the South.

[ElAurens]

Of course the P-40B would make my day.



Robust airframe, fast at the levels the VVS mostly operated at, maneuverable, high roll rate, and if we got the field modded version with the wing guns removed, even more performance and higher roll rates.

Also it had endurance, something usually lacking in both the Luftwaffe and Russian built machines.

[carguy_]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Of course the P-40B would make my day.
Robust airframe, fast at the levels the VVS mostly operated at, maneuverable, high roll rate, and if we got the field modded version with the wing guns removed, even more performance and higher roll rates.

Also it had endurance, something usually lacking in both the Luftwaffe and Russian built machines.

You may not know this, but in the online wars, lend lease US planes have always been more welcomed. Firstly because they took more skill to fly succesfully. A P40 didn`t always show the same, top notch firghting performance because red side pilots actually had trouble managing them. A fearsome opponent, and nearly every red victory well deserved.

Second reason is that the fifty caliber worked a little different. 80% of the time a LW plane was shot and crippled while the pilot was able to escape.