4-12 wish list (Merged)

[SgtPappy]

I don't know if it's been asked for already, but the ability to switch between fuel tanks would be nice.

Also, Il-2 compare for 4.11 says the clipped wing Spitfires are only 2 km/h faster than the non-clipped variants. Books (like the ones by Alfred Price) state they should be at least 5 mph faster (8 km/h). Not too big, but every bit helps when you're Spit isn't the fastest plane in the game.

[Sternjaeger II]

guys, I don't know if this has been proposed or it's in the plans already, but have you thought about a general revamp of the effects i.e. smoke, tracers, explosions etc? That would add SO much to your work and would definitely revamp things!
Also fixing 3d models and FMs of at least the most popular planes (i.e. FW190 and Bf109), there's a lot of outstanding work that has been done with mods, I'm sure that if you could implement these improvements you'd do a great job with it!

[Pips]

Any chance of a de Havilland Hornet being developed in a future patch? I've been in love with this aircraft for years, and flying the Mossie (good as it is) just doesn't do it for me anymore. The Hornet would provide a nice balance against the later German aircraft such as the Do 335 and the Ta 152.

Like the F7F Tigercat, the Hornet really was a supreme example of twin-engined power; and could just about hold it's own (if flown correctly) against any aircraft of the WWII era. Additionally it also was developed for carrier use - a nice addition for the FAA. Here's some info on it's peformance figures against contemporary challenges.

Hornet F.1
Speed sea level: 392mph
Speed at altitude: 472 @ 22,000ft
Initial climb: 4,650ft/min
Normal range: 1,710 miles/with drop tanks 'no data'

Spitfire XIV
Speed sea level: 375 mph
Speed at altitude: 448 mph @ 26,000ft
Initial climb: 4,580ft/min
Normal range: 460 miles/with drop tanks 850 miles

Tempest V
Speed sea level: 392 mph
Speed at altitude: 435 mph @ 17,000ft
Initial climb: 4,700ft/min
Normal range: 740 miles/with drop tanks 1,450 miles

P-47D-22
Speed @ 5,000ft: 363 mph
Speed at altitude: 435 mph @ 30,000ft
Initial climb: 3,120ft/min
Normal range: 475 miles/ with drop tanks 1,250 miles

P-51D-NA
Speed @ 5,000ft: 395 mph
Speed at altitude: 437 mph @ 25,000ft
Initial climb: 3,475ft/min
Normal range: 850 miles/ with drop tanks 1650 miles

F7F
Speed sea level: 366 mph
Speed at altitude: 434 mph @ 22,200ft
Initial climb: 4,530ft/min
Normal range: 1,200 miles/ with drop tanks 'no data'

Do 335A-1
Speed sea level: no data
Speed at altitude: 474 mph @ 21,325ft
Initial climb: no data
Normal range: 1,280 miles/with drop tanks 'no data'

Fw 190D-9
Speed sea level: 357 mph
Speed at altitude: 426 mph @ 21,654ft
Initial climb: 3,120ft/min
Normal range: 520 miles/with drop tanks 'no data'

Ta 152H-1
Speed sea level: 357 mph
Speed at altitude: 465 mph @ 29,860ft
Initial climb: 3,445ft/min
Normal range: 755 miles/with drop tanks 1250 miles

Me 109K-4
Speed sea level: 378 mph
Speed at altitude: 452 mph @ 19,685ft
Initial climb: 4,820ft/min
Normal range: 366 miles/with drop tanks 635 miles

And to finish off I can't think of a better way than with some words from Eric 'Winkle' Brown, who was very impressed with the Hornet. Note that Eric is discussing the performance of the Sea Hornet, which was some 800 kg heavier than the F.1.

"...the next two months of handling and deck landing assessment trials were to be an absolute joy; from the outset the Sea Hornet was a winner!" "The view from the cockpit, positioned right forward in the nose beneath a one-piece aft-sliding canopy was truly magnificent. The Sea Hornet was easy to taxi, with powerful brakes... the takeoff using 25 lb (2,053 mm Hg, 51" Hg) boost and flaps at one-third extension was remarkable! The 2,070 hp (1,540 kW) Merlin 130/131 engines fitted to the prototypes were to be derated to 18 lb (1,691 Hg, 37" Hg) boost and 2,030 hp (1,510 kW) as Merlin 133/134s in production Sea Hornets, but takeoff performance was to remain fantastic. Climb with 18 lb boost exceeded 4,000 ft/min (20.32 m/sec)"... "In level flight the Sea Hornet's stability about all axes was just satisfactory, characteristic, of course, of a good day interceptor fighter. Its stalling characteristics were innocuous, with a fair amount of elevator buffeting and aileron twitching preceding the actual stall"... "For aerobatics the Sea Hornet was absolute bliss. The excess of power was such that manoeuvres in the vertical plane can only be described as rocket like. Even with one propeller feathered the Hornet could loop with the best single-engine fighter, and its aerodynamic cleanliness was such that I delighted in its demonstration by diving with both engines at full bore and feathering both propellers before pulling up into a loop!"

And

"Landings aboard Ocean had been made without any crash barrier... Yet, in the case of the Sea Hornet, I had felt such absolute confidence that I was mentally relaxed... Indeed, there was something about the Sea Hornet that made me feel that I had total mastery of it; I revelled in its sleek form and the immense surge of power always to hand..." "Circumstances had conspired against the Sea Hornet in obtaining the recognition that it justly deserved as a truly outstanding warplane...in my book the Sea Hornet ranks second to none for harmony of control, performance characteristics and, perhaps most important, in inspiring confidence in its pilot. For sheer exhilarating flying enjoyment, no aircraft has ever made a deeper impression on me than did this outstanding filly from the de Havilland stable."

[Flanker1985]

Wow!! This company is opening ask their fans for wish list?!!!
YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!! I hope Bioware can do the same for Mass Effect 3 endings.

OK, I'll participate here too. OK, here it goes.
My wish for later version of the game are:

1: Since the current game already has 6 axis for the TrackIR, I hope Developing team can consider to give us the realistic bombsight for Pe-2

2: Realistic Mixture control

3: Tu-2 flyable

4: Realistic bomber crewman option for multiplayer. So we can let the forward gunner to be the bombardier.

5: The Soviet DGen campaign is not complete, after you take the Lvov back, the next campaign is Berlin. What about the liberation of Poland? Hungry? Romania? Yugoslavia?

6: The 3 Axis power, Italy is the only one which does not have a DGen Campaign of its own. Can we have a Italy campaign, please?

7: Full Britain DGen Campaign, from North African to Operation Touch to Sicily landing to Liberation of Italy.

8: Beaufighter flyable, I mean the version with defencive gunner.

9: New high resolution detailed Lavochkin fighters models and cockpit models.

Thanks for consideration. Thanks a lot, much appreciated.

[Katier]

The area I feel is lacking is UK/USA fliable bombers.

So my wishlist is pretty simple.

Mosquito BIV
Wellington MKX and GR Mark XIV
Avro Lancaster BI BI/III(special - Bouncing and Earthquake configurations)
B17 (any)
Ju88 C/G NF

[Gloomy_Aristocrat]

I'd like to see in the next release windscreen gasoline washers in FW-190s and working emergency landing mechanism of Stuka.

[SPAD-1949]

Please TD. Since we have the Slot map, a G model P-38 wolud be fine. is it possible to extend the Slot until Rabaul and Sta Cruz isles?
What problems arise with large maps? I see my computer CDT when flying a self built Operation Vengeance after about 2 hrs of flight, just when Yamamoto is expected to appear....

[panzer1b]

Me210 and ME210 zestroyer flyables with cockpits. Gunners would be lovely but i could live without them.

Bf110-C4 and Bf110-C4b (just reuse the bf110G2 pit as its virtually the same thing for all versions. Gunners shouldn't be to hard to make, just use the G2's gun with a mg17 and open canopy.

Any and i mean any late war german bomber so we can actually give a fighter a hard time online.

Gunner for il2 field mod.

Any american heavy bomber (although i hear the b24 will most likely make it in)

British bombers such as wellington or lancaster (the wellington would add a huge deal to african theatre and the lancaster for nigght missions)

Really any new heavy fighters ground attaxck planes or bombers.

Not that i dont appreciate or love all the fighters in the game but honestly i think there are so many to choose from that more are really not that important, and there just seems to be a lack of bombers especially heavy bombers (ofc i love the pe-8, but its not exactly much of a fight for any half decent fighter). Bombing has always been more fun for me, and although i main the bf110 as it is multirole, has plenty of loadout options, bombs, guns, rockets, and isnt completely screwed against fighters, but still id love the me210 as it was more of a match for later planes and the bf110 early versions for early war campaigns i am working on making.

but if anything id have to say the me210 as its a upgraded bf110, my favorite plane to fly, as its so adaptable to every role from heavy fighter, to fast bomber. as a second up id have to say early bf110s and some more heavy bombers....

[sniperton]

- French squads for BoF;
- I think we already have the most important planes and plane types of all major countries, with the exception of
-a British medium or heavy bomber (preferably the Wellington);
-the Sea Gladiator and/or Sea Hurricane (for early-war carrier ops);
-the Do-17 (for early-war German campaigns);
- more maps;

Thanks TD for your excellent work!

[gaunt1]

Originally Posted by panzer1b

Me210 and ME210 zestroyer flyables with cockpits. Gunners would be lovely but i could live without them.

Any and i mean any late war german bomber so we can actually give a fighter a hard time online.

+1 for 210/410, even without playable gunner position.
Late war german bombers would be nice too. I can understand that flyable Do-217 or Ju-188 isnt possible due to lack of time, but at least we should get a He-111 H16 and a Ju-88 A14.