4.12 development update discussion and feedback

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

Didn't the Vampire have the ability to disintegrate for no particular reason.

I've never read that before. Did it? It had a fairly long career for an early jet although that's certainly not as long as some later types.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by K_Freddie

Didn't the Vampire have the ability to disintegrate for no particular reason.

Not that I know of. You might be thinking of several other post-war British craft.
The De Havilland Comet was an airliner which suffered several crashes due to metal fatigue, and the De Havilland Mosquito suffered badly when used in tropical environments (notably post-war India and Malaysia) since its wood skin delaminated quickly in the heat and humidity.

[Pursuivant]

Originally Posted by Reggie Mental

I'd like to see more early allied jets like the Gloster Meteor and De Havilland Vampire. I think the Vampire would be a better fighter than the He162 or Me262.

I've always wondered why the Brits never got a jet for IL2. The Gloster Meteor would have been a much more logical inclusion than the YP-80, since it was actually operational during the war.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

I've always wondered why the Brits never got a jet for IL2. The Gloster Meteor would have been a much more logical inclusion than the YP-80, since it was actually operational during the war.

Same answer as everything else. Nobody finished one

Several were started, however, and I have hopes that one day one will be finished. But maybe not before a Typhoon