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    I'm sorry about this. I know another plane request. But I was just thinking that this would be a great plane to fly. Just barely missed the PTO. As I remember they were on a carrier towards Japan when the armistice was signed.
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    We can only hope. But so many people here are afraid of it (some try to hide their fear in counters for other planes, but still.....), that I wouldn't hold my breath.

    In fairness, there are a few that would be nice to have to flesh things out a bit in the early and mid war set. But......it would be nice to have a counter for the Ki-84C and the upcoming Ki-100. But.....since it's an American "super plane", there will be a lot of fighting against it's inclusion.
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    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BlitzPig_DDT:
    We can only hope. But so many people here are afraid of it (some try to hide their fear in counters for other planes, but still.....), that I wouldn't hold my breath.

    In fairness, there are a few that would be nice to have to flesh things out a bit in the early and mid war set. But......it would be nice to have a counter for the Ki-84C and the upcoming Ki-100. But.....since it's an American "super plane", there will be a lot of fighting against it's inclusion. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

    agreed. just like the f4u-4. alot of people have said that it would unbalnce the game. that may be true of a stand alone pf but fb+aep+pf then its up aginst some 1945 ussr and ger planes. the bearcat would be alot of fun to fly for sure.also a p47n would be a killer lol. I have my douts as to us seeing a bearcat i think luthier said a ways back that there would be no way a bearcat will be in the game but im still hopeing for the f4u-4 wich i believe i have read was faster than the BC as well as the la-7.
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    I wouldn't mind seeing a bearcat, but personally I'd rather see an F2G Corsair, the anti-kamikazi plane that only got into the Pacific theatre just before the final days.

    Come to think of it, I wonder if there were any sorties with F2G's before the war ended.

    But from what I hear, the only difference between the F2G and an F4U-4 was that the F2G had a higher rate of climb for intercept missions.

    I would love to see the F4U-4 series Corsairs though

    http://home.att.net/~historyzone/F4U-4.html

    From above:

    Chance Vought's F4U-4 came about as a development of the F4U-4XA, which was first flown in early April 1944. It was fitted with an up-rated Pratt & Whitney R2800-18W or -42W engine. This powerplant developed 2,450 bhp with water injection. It was also fitted with a four blade hydromatic propeller which provided the necessary efficiency to utilize the greater power. The carburetor inlet was moved from the wing root leading edge to a duct located under the engine. The exhaust stacks had to be re-routed as a result. Armament remained the same as the F4U-1, with six .50 caliber Browning MGs. The limited production F4U-4B was armed with four M3 20mm cannon. Under-wing load capability was substantial. Up to three 1,000 lb. bombs along with eight 5 inch rockets could be carried. Reportedly, it was not unusual to rig the F4U-4 with as much as 6,000 lbs of ordnance. Apparently the robust structure of the Corsair could bear these loads without undue wear and tear on the airframe. Almost certainly, such overloaded Corsairs did not operate from carrier decks, but exclusively from shore bases.

    The 4 20mm cannon F4U-4B would be my personal likely choice to include in PF as well as the other models. I imagine It would be easier to tweak the flight models and make minor cosmetic changes to the F4U-1's in PF to make them into F4U-4's in performance and looks. The above site has other interesting info as well.
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    thats what i was thinking most of the moddle is already there. should not be as bad as makeing a whole new plane from scratch. would be nice for a not to far off patch or pay add-on. thayu could release it like say yesterday
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    <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by BlitzPig_DDT:
    We can only hope. But so many people here are afraid of it (some try to hide their fear in counters for other planes, but still.....), that I wouldn't hold my breath.

    In fairness, there are a few that would be nice to have to flesh things out a bit in the early and mid war set. But......it would be nice to have a counter for the Ki-84C and the upcoming Ki-100. But.....since it's an American "super plane", there will be a lot of fighting against it's inclusion. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
    Let me first say that I'd love to see the Bearcat. Fantastic little fighter!

    My main point: The Ki-100 is just going to be able to compete with the F6F...and while the Ki-84 is definately better than the F6F in most respects it doesn't matter what the IJA or IJN have if you introduce the Bearcat...its better than all of them

    The rough equals:
    Hellcat = Ki-100 in my book
    Corsair/Mustang = Ki-84 in my book
    Bearcat = Total ownage

    Except firepower...its kinda wussy there
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    The Corasir and Mustang can't climb anything like the Ki-84. That thing is a monster. It's all but unbeatable without circumstances being "just right" (or using a Jet or a Yak3. lol).

    People that claim the Corsair is it's equal, or even better than it, must be playing a different game than me. And I am certainly familiar with E tactics. In fact, I prefer flying that way. Just can't touch that Ki. Part of the problem is that you can't go fast enough to get away from it in a zoom. You break up before that.

    And people here have said that the Ki-100 was possibly the best Japanese fighter ever. Not that I would know. But if it's better than the 84...... erk.

    Therefore, at *least* the -4 Corsair should be added (even though I'm sick of that stupidly over popular, over hyped, hose nosed ensign eliminator), but really, give us the Bearcat. We just wanna have fun. And the best way to do that is in the ultimate prop.

    And yes, it would be total ownage. Even over the Yak3 and La7. I'm hoping that is not the reason to exclude it, but, I'm concerned....

    On the flip side, there are axis jets, and they could mop it up, for sure. (hey, maybe it would be enough of an excuse to give us the Yak15. )
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    4 X 20MM's are wussy???!!?? You go stand in front of them then... jk


    Would personally LOVE to see the Bearcat. If its such an butt kicker, then dont allow it on the servers. But it would still be fun to fly SP or coop.
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    A Sea Fury would also be very cool, as would a CAC-15 Kangaroo.
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    there are a lot of important planes missing, which served during WW2 in reality and you are crying for more after war superduper planes?
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