Daidalos Team's Room -QUESTIONS AND REQUESTS ONLY - For 4.11

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Pips

I would like to request the following "improved payloads" for the FB.VI Mosquito, the P-47D-10 series onwards and the P-51D-5 series onwards (including the Mustang Mk.III).

FB.VI Mosquito
It's current loadout in the game is:
extra ammo;
2 x 250lb bombs (interior);
4 x 250lb bombs (2 interior, 2 exterior);
2 x 500lb bombs (interior);
4 x 500lb bombs (2 interior, 2 exterior).

In reality the FB.VI was also equipped to carry, in lieu of the external bomb loads (but in addition to the internal bomb loads):
8 x 60lb rockets OR
2 x 50 imp gal external underwing fuel tanks (droppable) OR
2 x 100 imp gal external underwing fuel tanks (droppable).

The P-47D-10 Onwards
Too numerous to mention all the various loadouts in the game (which is quite comphrehensive). However there are some loadouts missing, such as:

108 gal tank - introduced in September 1943
150 gal tank - introduced from 20 Feb 1944.
10 x 5" HVAR rocket.
First trialled by the 513th Squadron, 406th Fighter Group on 29 July 1944 against ammunition trucks at Gavray, France. The 5" HVAR was developed in response to the poor showing of the M8 4.5" tube rockets, which were hard to aim, had poor flight characteristics and had an noticable impact on the aircraft's flight performance.
The success of the 5" HVAR led to their being widely used, the usual load being 8 rockets per wing (although 10 could be carried). This did preclude any bombs or underwing fuel tanks being carried, although a centreline fuel tank or up to a 1000lb could be carried.

P-51D-5 Onwards
Current loadout in the game is:
2 x 250lb bombs
2 x 500lb bombs
2 x 1000lb bombs
2 x 75 gal tanks

In addition to the above the P-51D-5 onwards and the Mustang Mk.III could carry the following:
6 x 5" HVAR rockets
6 x 60lb rockets (Mustang Mk.III)
(Plus a centerline fuel tank or up to a centerline 1000lb bomb)
2 x 75 gal tanks
2 x 108 gal tanks (also used by the P-51 C model)

No.260 Squadron RAF was the first Mustang unit to use rockets (British 60lb version) in April 1944 over Italy.No's 213 and 112 Squadrons followed suit in July.

The USAAF P-51 equipped units commenced using the 5" HVAR's about the same time as the P-47 units ie from August 1944 onwards.

Hope these armament additions can be included in 4.11.
Cheers

You said it better than I did..

[IceFire]

I wanted to draw attention to another issue that is worth looking at.

R_Target has done some very good research (as far as I can tell) on the F6F and it's top speeds. It's been long held in my head (and based one some preliminary tests) that the F6F was a little on the slow side. Target has gone and done some good research and has some specific numbers:

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/t...5041070725/p/1

It's definitely on the slow side and not by a little bit. Worth looking over the data.

[Fenrir]

Hi Thor. Just spotted some RAF squadron codes that are incorrect:

No. 487 Sqn RNZAF (FB): currently 'OU' (duplicate of 485 Sqn) -> should be 'EG'

No. 601 Sqn RAF (F): currently 'LO' (duplicate of 602 Sqn) -> should be 'UF'

Also any chance of getting the regiment badges removed from all RAF a/c? They were the exception during wartime.

[csThor]

Fenrir, Smouch ... Thx. Will modify the incorrect codes and add No 1 Sqn RAAF.

[_RAAF_Smouch]

Cheers mate

~S~

[iMattheush]

It would be nice, if you add forgotten Polish planes - PZL.37 "Los" or PZL.23 "Karas", ald flyable french MS.406. Cheers, best regards!

[_RAAF_Furball]

Originally Posted by csThor

Fenrir, Smouch ... Thx. Will modify the incorrect codes and add No 1 Sqn RAAF.

(as US-x)

You beauty - thank you !

[klem]

Originally Posted by _RAAF_Furball

(as US-x)

You beauty - thank you !

'US' was used by 56 Sqdn in the European theatre.

Was the 1 Sdn RAAF 'US' only used in the Pacific?

[Xilon_x]

U.S.A. army enter in europe from gibraltar and from north of France(dd-day) Two way of enter in europe ww2 conflict.
What is the third way? From Ejipt (canal of suez) or from BORDEAUX whest of france and u boat italy base?

[Pips]

Originally Posted by klem

'US' was used by 56 Sqdn in the European theatre.

Was the 1 Sdn RAAF 'US' only used in the Pacific?

Yes, No.1 Squadron RAAF only operated over Malaya from 1940 to 1942 using the 'US' code.