Quickest/best way to get some more Japanese strike aircraft into the game

[Nil]

I agree with you Icefire;
Our game needs late bombers
Here you can see differences between D3a1 and D3a2 Japanese bombers "val"

[gaunt1]

+1 for D3A2. It was much more common than the A1, over 1000 was built.

I'd suggest the Yokusuka D4Y, both with the Atsuta and MK8 Kinsei engines. Not as famous as the D3, but was an excellent dive bomber.

[ElAurens]

Need more Army planes.

[Pursuivant]

The D3A2 would probably be the easiest, but it would still need some 3D work on the engine plus the bomb crutch and animations for it.

A G4M2 could possibly be converted from the Baka-carrying version of the G4M2e we've got currently, but it would need modifications to just about every crew station.

The G4M3 would require different side and rear gunner stations.

There are some modded versions of Japanese aircraft that look pretty good, but I have no idea if they're up to TD's standards.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

Need more Army planes.

Indeed! A Ki-67 or Ki-48 would be helpful potentially... not a bomber but the most produced Ki-61 variant was the Ki-61 Tei which was missing from Pacific Fighters (another odd and glaring omission).

[shelby]

Originally Posted by IceFire

not a bomber but the most produced Ki-61 variant was the Ki-61 Tei which was missing from Pacific Fighters (another odd and glaring omission).

Also Ki-43iii and Ki-44

[1984]

oh, these ki-44, i'm only recently understood about this very interesting plane (not bad performance if this true, especially, for serial production)... for a start, sensibly be version Ki-44-IIb, right? new p-40 + mustangs with allison + ki-44 + any chinese map etc... and ki-67, ki-43 and other planes, all japanese weapon, etc, how much need do in this game (good what sometimes it's easy)...

[wheelsup_cavu]

Originally Posted by gaunt1

+1 for D3A2. It was much more common than the A1, over 1000 was built.

I'd suggest the Yokusuka D4Y, both with the Atsuta and MK8 Kinsei engines. Not as famous as the D3, but was an excellent dive bomber.

Would love to see it modeled officially. I volunteer at Planes of Fame and they just finished restoring the D4Y of theirs. Unfortunately since there were no plans available they had to use their best guess when it came to fixing/making several things. The plane will be taxiable but it was not restored to flying status due to the limitations from not having any plans and the severity of some of the intergranular corrosion of the longerons.

Here are some build photos on the PoF Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8958789&type=3


Wheels

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by wheelsup_cavu

Would love to see it modeled officially. I volunteer at Planes of Fame and they just finished restoring the D4Y of theirs. Unfortunately since there were no plans available they had to use their best guess when it came to fixing/making several things. The plane will be taxiable but it was not restored to flying status due to the limitations from not having any plans and the severity of some of the intergranular corrosion of the longerons.

Here are some build photos on the PoF Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8958789&type=3


Wheels

That's incredible stuff! Thanks for sharing!

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Nil

I agree with you Icefire;
Our game needs late bombers
Here you can see differences between D3a1 and D3a2 Japanese bombers "val"

Never see the differences so well illustrated. Thanks for sharing! So a few differences... new nose (I knew that), revised wing with folding section, new glass section at the back for the gunner.

It's interesting when they were working on Pacific Fighters they gave us the early Val but it really only saw use in the opening stages of the war. The D3A2 was used frontline into 1944 if I remember right. Then the D4Y became the predominant dive bomber for the Japanese navy.