Italian Fighter Aircraft

[Wehrwulf]

To add to your wishlist, I think the Macchi (If that's how you spell it) C.202 Folgore is kind of a forgotten, but very good, fighter. However, this game is largely if not all European-Theater based, but maybe we could see some DLC. I've always been interested in scout planes myself...Maybe there could be a mode where finding and intercepting the enemy could be as crucial as destroying them?
PBY Catalinas all te Way!

[Soviet Ace]

Well I figured that since there is a campaign in Sicily (And Sicily is considered to be in Europe), the Macchi (yes that is how you spell it) 202 or 205 would be in there. And I figured that some Fiats should be also since they were some of the first planes to go up against the American and British Spitfires and P-38s.

[Wehrwulf]

That would be very interesting to see some multiplayer matches consisting of either early-war fighters or Sicilian campaign planes. If this isn't possible with the multiplayer system, (changing settings to only certain era aircraft) maybe we could get some kind of squad system going for private matches...Just for some great dogfights such as this.

[Soviet Ace]

That could be fun. Maybe have the Macchi 202's go up against some "Hurricane MkIIc's"? Something like that would be interesting.

[Wehrwulf]

Wasn't the Mkllc the one with the samll amount of ammo that could obliterate a plane in a short burst? I know there was a version of Hurricane with quite powerful cannon on it...either way, Hurris vs. Macchis or Fiats (maybe an Italian bomber) would be some DLC I would buy.

[David603]

The Hurricane IIc has 4 20mm Hispano cannon. They are certainly one of the best, if not the best 20mm cannon around, and with four of them a fighter can be ripped apart almost instantly. None of the Italian aircraft listed there can match that sort of firepower, but the MC.205 Veltro is close with 2 20mm cannon (German MG 151s) and 2 12.7mm MGs, and the MC.205 has a lot more ammunition for these guns and is also around 50mph faster. The MC.202 Folgore would be a better match both for gameplay and historical reasons, and is 30mph faster than the Hurricane II and armed with 2 12.7mm MGs and 2 7.7mm MGs.

The MC.202 can be seen in the "Demo Trailer" on the IC website, and I'm sure it will feature in the Sicily campaign, though against Spitfire IXs and Mustang Is it will probably be rather outclassed.

[Gilgenbach]

Originally Posted by David603

The Hurricane IIc has 4 20mm Hispano cannon. They are certainly one of the best, if not the best 20mm cannon around, and with four of them a fighter can be ripped apart almost instantly. None of the Italian aircraft listed there can match that sort of firepower, but the MC.205 Veltro is close with 2 20mm cannon (German MG 151s) and 2 12.7mm MGs, and the MC.205 has a lot more ammunition for these guns and is also around 50mph faster. The MC.202 Folgore would be a better match both for gameplay and historical reasons, and is 30mph faster than the Hurricane II and armed with 2 12.7mm MGs and 2 7.7mm MGs.

The MC.202 can be seen in the "Demo Trailer" on the IC website, and I'm sure it will feature in the Sicily campaign, though against Spitfire IXs and Mustang Is it will probably be rather outclassed.

Although it outclassed the Hurricane, P40 and even the Spitfire Mk Vs.