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A6M Zero main gear.

Absolutely..

:thumbup:

It's actually the mount for a high end bicycle seat.

From all suggestions some details are missing and given the picture is so simple all little things should fit and any little difference should exclude "the candidate".

Yeah, I immediately noticed this distinctive protrusion on the strut dampener (or whatever) past the attachment point (marked on the left side of your pic) and unless I'm mistaken, it's not present on any of the suggestions thus far.

It could be just an early stage, though, but weren't the other two planes further along with development?

Yeah, I immediately noticed this distinctive protrusion on the strut dampener (or whatever) past the attachment point (marked on the left side of your pic) and unless I'm mistaken, it's not present on any of the suggestions thus far.

 

It could be just an early stage, though, but weren't the other two planes further along with development?

well looking at the picture it appears like that protrusion wouldn't even clear... Seems like a WIP or a faulty landing gear :)

N1K's had some serious landing gear issues to start, don't know what they looked like ,the original ones, as they were replaced back then even.

I dunno, whatever it is it's going to be cool.

my 3 guesses, J2M, N1K, F7F (just because :pilotfly: )

Personally, I really hope it's not the Raiden.

 

It's one of the least aesthetically pleasing Japanese World War 2 aircraft I have ever seen.

 

It looks like a P-47 Thunderbolt that got squished in half, length wise.

I'll admit I've never been big on Japanese WWII fighters, though a big part of that was a disinterest in the radial engine look in general, which is changing as radials are starting to grow on me. I'd prefer a Zero as well for looks (though Raiden is growing on me a bit) but Raiden would probably compete better with US planes.

There is a pretty decent chance it'll be a Raiden though if it is indeed a Japanese plane, since others saw what looked like a Raiden icon on Rudel's stream and his avatar is creator of the Zero - who also worked on the design of the Raiden if I recall.

As for not matching 100%, this could be a work in progress shot. Either from earlier in the development or he could be reworking it. Or Rudel could be screwing with us a bit, which has the higher probability. Either way, I don't think we're looking at the gear of their other modern plane.

Given that this landing gear is probably a Zeke's, fitting with Rudel's avatar and LN are only going to release 1 WW2 bird, i think it is the A6M2.

It should be a fair opponent to VEAO's Wildcat and I 'd bet that they are releasing Midway with it, which should be an easy map to make.

EDIT : Rudel, are you also making SBDs and Vals for AI?

Just a thought, everyone is assuming it's a main strut. Could it not also be a back wheel or the front of a tricycle arrangement?

Just a thought, everyone is assuming it's a main strut. Could it not also be a back wheel or the front of a tricycle arrangement?

I haven't seen one with that same configuration for the rear wheels, and I might be ashamed to admit it, but since it was a pain finding good pictures or all the possibilities so I spent time looking over Jap and US planes in war thunder The only one I saw that looked similar in a backwheel was the P-39/P-400/P-63's but they were oriented backwards.

Here's a problem - even if you get a good photo of a restored Zero, or whatever, how do you know the gear looks exactly like the original? I doubt it's ever 100% fidelity to original blueprints.

That narrows it down to completely intact museum-pieces and original drawings. The detail required to guess here is very, very fine.

All I can say is that the oleo we've been shown on that picture wouldn't work if it's ever supposed to compress fully, as the torque sticks, or links (what'ever you wanna call'em), vary too much in length based on their relative placement.

Just a thought, everyone is assuming it's a main strut. Could it not also be a back wheel or the front of a tricycle arrangement?

Possible, but I've looked at a lot of nose-gears and tailwheels, no matches. Plus, the orientation of the oleo at 180 deg to the wheel axle is really unusual in a nose-gear or tailwheel, because it requires more space of the retracted gear. Nearly every nose-gear/tailwheel I've seen as the oleo pointing forward or backward (F-4 is oblique, but still mostly pointing forward).

It looks the most like a A6M2 after more pictures. The shape of the wheel cradle is the part that doesn't seem to match as well, but it is probably the way that I am interpreting the render.

-Nick

Still nothing of the suggestions fits with the OP.... Either, yall are way off, or the WIP still got a long way ahead :P

Do you expect a 50% hit or a 100%? With the MiG-21 and the LNS allready have stated that theyre raising the bars, its really such a shame to see that you all seem to jugde this all bout what you want to see in the game, rather then what it could actually be....

I expect 100% modeling or I will be dissapointed! Please dont say otherwise guys and no, I wouldnt be able to do a better job myself..!

DCS: All in for realism, all in for accuracy - please community dont say its ok to give us something that just LOOKS something like the real thing just becouse it got a few angles done right...

If it end up being a WWII plane I'd be greatly dissapointed...

If it end up being a WWII plane I'd be greatly dissapointed...

I, on the other hand, will be quite happy.

We're already definitely getting one jet in the form of an F14. Another WWII plane would be nice, especially if it's not a US/UK/German one as all the others are going to be.

If it end up being a WWII plane I'd be greatly dissapointed...

They did say something for just about everyone. The other side of that coin is that means not everyone will be excited about all of their forthcoming modules. I have never been a fan of WWII Japanese planes (except the Ki-46... it just looks right) but others are and will get great enjoyment out of a high fidelity Zero. Will I purchase the Zero? Probably not. I will get great enjoyment shooting them down in the F4U if LN makes a module of that. I do like WWII American and German planes.

To me it looks like the F-14A/B Tomcat, F4U Corsair and A6M Zeke are probably the three modules being touted for this coming year.

All I can say is that the oleo we've been shown on that picture wouldn't work if it's ever supposed to compress fully, as the torque sticks, or links (what'ever you wanna call'em), vary too much in length based on their relative placement.

AI also think is a WIP picture... the protrusion would also hit the strut after shot compression and looks dangerous if a hard landing is done.

P39 or P63 has main struts that resembles a bit with this but not completely. It should be a lighter plane though... probably WW2.

They did say something for just about everyone. The other side of that coin is that means not everyone will be excited about all of their forthcoming modules. I have never been a fan of WWII Japanese planes (except the Ki-46... it just looks right) but others are and will get great enjoyment out of a high fidelity Zero. Will I purchase the Zero? Probably not. I will get great enjoyment shooting them down in the F4U if LN makes a module of that. I do like WWII American and German planes.

To me it looks like the F-14A/B Tomcat, F4U Corsair and A6M Zeke are probably the three modules being touted for this coming year.

That matches most of the hints, except that Cobra said on SimHQ forum that one of the other two modules was "modern". I feel confident that one of the modules is WWII and hopefully south pacific. However, I have a suspicion that this module may include 2 aircraft - both the F4U and A6M - at least based on the clues (and my hopes - would be really cool - but rather optimistic on my part).

It has been said explicitly that one of the unannounced modules is modern, these renders seem related to the WWII module.

After looking at too many pics, this strut is almost definitely a Japanese mainmount, just a matter of which aircraft (most resembles the A6M to my eyes).

-Nick

It's already been confirmed the next two modules are one old aircraft and one modern one.

I hope the modern precedes the older generation.

It's already been confirmed the next two modules are one old aircraft and one modern one.

A module may not mean a solitary aircraft, though.

After all, they promised that new planes will come with maps. Why not also bundle them with opponents?

Given that this landing gear is probably a Zeke's, fitting with Rudel's avatar and LN are only going to release 1 WW2 bird, i think it is the A6M2.

 

It should be a fair opponent to VEAO's Wildcat and I 'd bet that they are releasing Midway with it, which should be an easy map to make.

 

EDIT : Rudel, are you also making SBDs and Vals for AI?

Midway would be awsome than if they did the Yorktown...with other japanese naval aircraft an also 1 or 2 Japanese carriers.

A module may not mean a solitary aircraft, though.

 

After all, they promised that new planes will come with maps. Why not also bundle them with opponents?

My wishful thinking is that :

1. They are releasing a PTO map with period units (carriers, etc)

2. Zeke is the first bird

3. A single WW2 bird in a PTO scenario wouldn't make sense. So they would have to be modelling AI opponents

4. The next step after the Zeke would be something like F6F or F4U, which is not included in the 3 planned aircrafts, but scheduled for release next year, hence the cockpit shots

My wishful thinking is that :

 

1. They are releasing a PTO map with period units (carriers, etc)

2. Zeke is the first bird

3. A single WW2 bird in a PTO scenario wouldn't make sense. So they would have to be modelling AI opponents

4. The next step after the Zeke would be something like F6F or F4U, which is not included in the 3 planned aircrafts, but scheduled for release next year, hence the cockpit shots

Luckily this seems quite plausible, I would also LOVE this scenario.

-Nick

P-40, P-47 are in the works. At some point, a Hellcat and Corsair.

Much as I hate Axis forces, there has to be some sort of Jap plane to balance the load. I just hope it isn't some sort of superbird.

As for bundles? I think a good map with opposing planes is a good idea. And yeah, the newer birds can wait. :D

Would they tell us even if We guessed?