Hello everybody. I’d like to introduce and suggest the Curtiss P-40K-5 Warhawk for USA Aviation, and this is one of my suggestions for the P-40 variants in the US Army Air Corps and US Army Air Force services. The P-40K was intended to be the last P-40 production variant before the Curtiss P-60; however, the P-60 project was canceled, and the Attack on Pearl Harbor led to the continuation of the Allison-powered Warhawk production. This aircraft was originally featured on the Future of the American Aviation Tree in War Thunder on June 30, 2014. Yet, there were no plans for it, so I made this suggestion to ensure it would get a place in War Thunder one day.
TL;DR:
A P-40 variant (Kittyhawk Mk. III) of K-5 block akin to the P-40E-1 but with an uprated 1,325-hp Allison V-1710-73.
Conclusion | Why it should be in the game
I made this suggestion to request more World War II-era vehicles for War Thunder. I feel the P-40K has a historic significance, as this was another variant that was exported to the Allied powers for their operations in North Africa, CBI, and the Far East. The American units also used the P-40Ks in the CBI theater along with the P-40Es. Performance-wise, the P-40K-5 was the heaviest variant but should perform somewhat better than the P-40E, thanks to the extra power from the V-1710-73. Thus, this P-40K-5 would make a good candidate as the tech tree or premium addition to the P-40 Warhawk family for US Aviation in War Thunder.
