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At the time of the D-Day landings the P-38J was in service with the following units:

 

 

Allowing each of a total of 21x squadrons to put 16x airframes operational on any given day, that's a total of 336 P-38s available for D-Day.

 

That's loosely equivalent to 2x Luftwaffe Geschwader of the period.

 

Why anyone thinks that's an insignificant amount or somehow unimportant to the Normandy air campaign... well.

 

Fair play, I wasn't aware that so many squadrons had them.

 

Still I think of the aircraft we require it is low on the list.

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I think we are unlikely to get a Typhoon of any type at study level. Probably static only. There are too many American alternatives - even though playing a lesser part. Here's hoping though...

 

It's literally in the list of AI flyables dude.

 

And whilst there could be a lack of documentation (wind tunnel, power curves etc) readily available out there to create one quickly, the fact that computational fluid dynamics has been used already to fill in missing data for the P-47 is cause to be hopeful.

 

That and there is a project out there attempting to make airworthy a Sabre engined Typhoon...

 

https://hawkertyphoon.com/

 

So don't be too pessimistic... ;)

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Tempest V would be fantastic, particularly as it is a contemporary of the 109K-4, however only what five squadrons saw service in Northern Europe with 2 TAF in 1945. Three of those squadrons were on anti-diver duty with ADGB in the vacinity and time frame of our current WWII map.

 

I would rate their significance to our current WWII environment below the P-38 and ahead of the Me-262. Of the fighter and fighter bomber aircraft that have not been announced to date no would rate the Typhoon Ib as most significant for allied a/c.

 

The Tempest V would make more sense if we get a Northern Europe map but the P-38 would also be more important.

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I think we are unlikely to get a Typhoon of any type at study level. Probably static only. There are too many American alternatives - even though playing a lesser part. Here's hoping though...

 

Just wondering, after the P-38, what American alternatives are you thinking of?

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Everyone has their personal favorites, and all of them really belong in this great game/sim engine, but ED should deliver whatever aircraft they believe will bring in the most sales. More profits is an opportunity to fund more development. Surely, whatever will bring in the most profits has to be the aircraft the majority have requested? Though the online forum crowd does not necessarily match ED's target market.

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I was thinking of some of the twins like the A 20 and B 25 maybe. They saw heavy action in Normandy - Flyable B 17? But Streakeagle is right of course - its not what is requested so much as what will sell. I still say a Tiffie would be great. Just have to get a few hundred simmers to agree!

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I read a post a while back regarding a flyable/study version of the B-17 and wholly agree with what was said. Basically it's a novel idea, but no one wants to sit in a Fort for hours on end in a realistic fashion of how it was used, not to mention that the Normandy map is actually quite small and wouldn't properly support strategic missions as they were flown.

 

Personally, as neat as I think that plane is I feel like it be a big waste of time and money for very little reward to a dev. There are dozens of planes we'd all rather be flying!!

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I read a post a while back regarding a flyable/study version of the B-17 and wholly agree with what was said. Basically it's a novel idea, but no one wants to sit in a Fort for hours on end in a realistic fashion of how it was used, not to mention that the Normandy map is actually quite small and wouldn't properly support strategic missions as they were flown.

 

Personally, as neat as I think that plane is I feel like it be a big waste of time and money for very little reward to a dev. There are dozens of planes we'd all rather be flying!!

 

I think people would surprise you. I for one have been dying to see a flyable C-130 or C-17, and even more so a bomber of any kind really. I'm not much of a WWII guy, but a flyable B-17/24 would certainly bring me into the realm of DCS WWII.

 

Yes, Normandy alone is rather small, but consider the Caucasus region which actually saw action. Even the Persian Gulf could be used. Imagine if the Desert Fox conquered North Africa and pushed straight through to the oil rich fields of the Persian Gulf. Yeah, both these maps are rather, well... modernized, but I'm willing to work with what I have available.

 

Don't strike the thought of a bomber just because the primary map designed for WWII is quite small.

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Any news on the Seafury? I think it would look good in a wartime RAF scheme like its Sabre powered Fury prototype

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Fury prototype NX798 in 1944

 

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Sabre powered Fury LA610 (the RAF ordered 200 Sabre furies to replace the typhoon in the fighter attack role but the end of the war meant a cancelled order)

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I know it's not popular version but I'll be grateful to "Fly" P-51B MHood in the future. It's fly from november 1943 to end of war in RAF. The P51B was the most numerous group of Mustangs on D-Day . ETO Mustangs (USAF and RAF ) has mounted British MkII Reflector gunsight.

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I know it's not popular version but I'll be grateful to "Fly" P-51B MHood in the future. It's fly from november 1943 to end of war in RAF. The P51B was the most numerous group of Mustangs on D-Day . ETO Mustangs (USAF and RAF ) has mounted British MkII Reflector gunsight.

 

or p-51C

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I think the P-51B would be a great addition to DCS, as would a razorback version of the P-47.

 

And I'd love to see a P-38J or L in this sim. P-38s saw service in ETO and MTO, and though they were phased out of high altitude escort duties in favor of the Mustang, the 9th AF put them to good use as fighter bombers. Its a big, complicated aircraft by WWII standards though so maybe its a bit more than ED wants to tackle. Still, it's an aircraft like no other.

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I think the P-51B would be a great addition to DCS, as would a razorback version of the P-47.

 

And I'd love to see a P-38J or L in this sim. P-38s saw service in ETO and MTO, and though they were phased out of high altitude escort duties in favor of the Mustang, the 9th AF put them to good use as fighter bombers. Its a big, complicated aircraft by WWII standards though so maybe its a bit more than ED wants to tackle. Still, it's an aircraft like no other.

 

And the Tempest V, would make a great addition to the allies

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