4.13 development update discussion and feedback

[Tempest123]

Originally Posted by SPEKTRE76

Second Suggestion: Manual Landing Gear: --- Can you re-code to make it to where all I have to do is hold down a key on my keyboard Instead of repeatedly punching it several times.
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Well its annoying but I like that it was added because it shows me that the dev's paid attention to detail and were interested in trying to replicate a hand crank.

[SPEKTRE76]

Suggestion: Mixed Battery gun configuration

Detail: It has been a historic fact that the F6F-5 Had a mixed battery of four 12.7mm machine guns and two 20mm cannons on the inner wings. While only some were manufactured with all six as 12.7mm. I have attached a snap shot from the Naval Historic Center that details this along with some VERY helpful flight data information which would aid in a more improved flight model. Classname could be F6F-5mb


PM me if you want the whole article. I have to e-mail due to forum upload limitations.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by SPEKTRE76

It has been a historic fact that the F6F-5 Had a mixed battery of four 12.7mm machine guns and two 20mm cannons on the inner wings.

This would make a very cool mod, but I believe that any official improvements or changes to Northrop-Grumman planes are off limits due to the consent decree.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by SPEKTRE76

Suggestion: Mixed Battery gun configuration

Detail: It has been a historic fact that the F6F-5 Had a mixed battery of four 12.7mm machine guns and two 20mm cannons on the inner wings. While only some were manufactured with all six as 12.7mm. I have attached a snap shot from the Naval Historic Center that details this along with some VERY helpful flight data information which would aid in a more improved flight model. Classname could be F6F-5mb


PM me if you want the whole article. I have to e-mail due to forum upload limitations.

We're any standard F6F-5s equipped with this mixed armament? I've seen dozens and dozen's of pictures of Hellcats and never seen this on a regularly equipped F6F-5. The F6F-5/N with radar pod was equipped in such a way.

Also not sure if we can make modifications to any thou shall not be named aircraft manufactured by this company...

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by IceFire

We're any standard F6F-5s equipped with this mixed armament? I've seen dozens and dozen's of pictures of Hellcats and never seen this on a regularly equipped F6F-5. The F6F-5/N with radar pod was equipped in such a way.

Presumably, the U.S. Navy first did tests with the mixed 20mm cannon/0.50 caliber MG armament, and then added the radar pod to make the nightfighter variant, so "day fighter" versions of the F6F-5 with mixed armament existed.

Even if this variant never made it past the testing ground, it's still a cool idea, and would make Hellcat a more effective bomber interceptor.

But, like I said, it's a cool MOD idea. DT can't touch it due to the consent decree. Talk to the excellent people at SAS or Free Modding.

[nic727]

Can we have an update?
We have nothing since January.

[TexasJG]

A Request for,
FoW option for recon spotted units (ground, ships, aircraft, etc.) to stay on the map for x amount of time after the recon plane moves out of the range it can spot the unit. And even better, a time stamp option adjacent to the spotted units icon on the map, and also, along with options for the units type, heading and speed stamp as of the last sighting adjacent to the spotted units icon.

[Pershing]

Originally Posted by nic727

can we have an update?
We have nothing since january.

+100500

[nic727]

Can we have pictures, videos or something else?

I'm dying!!!!!!!!!

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Presumably, the U.S. Navy first did tests with the mixed 20mm cannon/0.50 caliber MG armament, and then added the radar pod to make the nightfighter variant, so "day fighter" versions of the F6F-5 with mixed armament existed.

Even if this variant never made it past the testing ground, it's still a cool idea, and would make Hellcat a more effective bomber interceptor.

But, like I said, it's a cool MOD idea. DT can't touch it due to the consent decree. Talk to the excellent people at SAS or Free Modding.

From my recollection, the 20mm's gave a lot of trouble at higher altitudes due to the actions freezing. The only Hellcats I have ever read about using the 20's were the night fighters, as they were intended to be bomber interceptors and it was considered worth the trouble to use the cannons (The base where they were trained is close to me and I have a book that is locally published that goes into great depth on the subject). Otherwise the light construction of the typical Japanese aircraft rendered the 20mm not worth the trouble.

All of that said, I also think we'll have to look to the mods to make this a practical addition to IL2.