Mr_sukebe Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) It doesn’t matter if the Zero is less capable than a Corsair. That’s what they had a lot of. Now, if we were to get a Tony or a Raiden etc, than that would be a different story. From a realism perspective, no disagreement. However, if you want anything like balanced, the Zero is going to be on par with the I16. Don't get me wrong, I think that we SHOULD have a Zero in game. However, my point was to remind people that whilst the Zero made the Hurricane look obsolete, and even early Spits a hard time, that by late 44 and 45, the newer aircraft left it for dead. Edited January 11, 2020 by Mr_sukebe System: 9700, 64GB DDR4, 2070S, NVME2, Rift S, Jetseat, Thrustmaster F18 grip, VPC T50 stick base and throttle, CH Throttle, MFG crosswinds, custom button box, Logitech G502 and Marble mouse. Server: i5 2500@3.9Ghz, 1080, 24GB DDR3, SSD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akatsuki Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) There's been a nice mod by DOL, including a Japanese carrier: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3996702&postcount=74 Didn't hear much about it since a few month. :cry: That mod is complete but sadly it's not compatible with the current version of DCS. Mods using the P-51 module don't work anymore, and that one uses it. :( It can be used as AI though. Edit: here's a link if you want it: http://virtualcockpits.web.fc2.com/mod/dcsw_reisen52/dcsw_reisen52.html Edited January 11, 2020 by Akatsuki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiromachi Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Zero is vastly superior to an I-16. Even the one we have would be at general disadvantage against A6M5. Zero against Corsair has three advantages - rate of climb, agility and situational awareness. Corsair pilot has extremely limited visibility to check what's behind him so bouncing Corsair should be possible. But if I was looking for a design to tackle Corsair, I'd go with either Ki-84 or N1K2-J, with latter being my favorite Japanese fighter but also an aircraft of which not much is known. AMD Ryzen 5900X @ 4.95 Ghz / Asus Crosshair VII X470 / 32 GB DDR4 3600 Mhz Cl16 / Radeon 6800XT / Samsung 960 EVO M.2 SSD / Creative SoundBlaster AE-9 / HP Reverb G2 / VIRPIL T-50CM / Thrustmaster TPR Pendular Rudder Pedals / Audio Technica ATH-MSR7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Zach Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 If a Japanese fighter was made, especially a Zero, I'd jump into that whole-heartedly. I'd be willing to fight Corsairs Hardware: T-50 Mongoose, VKB STECS, Saitek 3 Throttle Quadrant, Homemade 32-function Leo Bodnar Button Box, MFG Crosswind Pedals Oculus Rift S System Specs: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS, RTX 3090, Ryzen 7 5800X3D, 32GB DDR4-3200, Samsung 860 EVO, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB Modules: AH-64D, Ka-50, Mi-8MTV2, F-16C, F-15E, F/A-18C, F-14B, F-5E, P-51D, Spitfire Mk LF Mk. IXc, Bf-109K-4, Fw-190A-8 Maps: Normandy, Nevada, Persian Gulf, Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester986 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 DCS should never be about balance though. Dissimilar aircraft should fly to their strengths and use tactics and skills. A mig 21 "shouldn't" beat a tomcat or hornet, but a good pilot in one can. People will fly the Zero because they want to and they'll learn to win it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakkis Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 DCS should never be about balance though. Dissimilar aircraft should fly to their strengths and use tactics and skills. A mig 21 "shouldn't" beat a tomcat or hornet, but a good pilot in one can. People will fly the Zero because they want to and they'll learn to win it. This exactly, I regularly take my MiG-19 out against F-18's and 16's on our Squadron servers to varying degrees of success. Sometimes being the underdog is a great time, and I do get a bigger kick out of my few and far between wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart666 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Bring 'em on, my Tomcat is feeling hungry. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPatricks Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 DCS should never be about balance though. Dissimilar aircraft should fly to their strengths and use tactics and skills. A mig 21 "shouldn't" beat a tomcat or hornet, but a good pilot in one can. People will fly the Zero because they want to and they'll learn to win it. Well said Jester, I would welcome the Zero! Be nice to have a Wildcat off the Carrier to get into history mode but the Corsair or Hellcat will work. I shot a LOT of superior planes down in my A6M in Aces High way back when.... real trick is sitrep and not to get Boom n Zoomed.. Asus Z790-PLUS D4, Corsair 1000X PS / Intel i9-13900KF @5.8Gz - Corsair H150i Liquid CPU cooler, 64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4 @3192mhz / 2TB M.2 NvMe Boot Drive (DCS World Beta installed here), 1TB M.2 Data drive, 1TB WD SATA drive, Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity 24GB - Nvidia 552.12 driver / 3 Samsung LC32G53TQWUXEN 32" 7680x1440 at 144Hz / Win11 Pro Ver. 23H2 - Build 22631.3447 TIR 5, TM Warthog HOTAS\VirPil stick base, MFG V3 Crosswind Pedals, TM MFDs on 2 8" Lilliputs/ Simgears ICP / Varjo Aero VR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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