Hello everybody. I’d like to introduce and suggest the Curtiss P-40L-15 Warhawk for USA Aviation, and this is one of my series of suggestions for the P-40 variants in the US Army Air Corps and US Army Air Force services. The P-40L variant was a lightweight development of the P-40F and retained the Merlin engine as an attempt to improve the overall flight performance.
TL;DR:
A lightweight P-40 variant (Model 87B-3) with a 1,300-hp Rolls-Royce Merlin V-1650-1 akin to the P-40F-10 with some reduction in armament, fuel capacity, and armor.
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 lightweight P-40L variant was pretty unique as an attempt to improve its overall performance, and not only that, it also had a significant history with its service in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, where the American units would commonly use this P-40 Warhawk as their primary frontline fighter. Performance-wise, the P-40L-15 was lighter and a little faster than its P-40 counterparts, but the firepower was limited. Thus, this P-40L-15 would make a welcoming addition to the P-40 Warhawk family for US Aviation in War Thunder.
A +1 from me! Fun fact: A single P-40L was recovered from the Mediterranean and is on display in an unrestored state at the Italian Historical Museum of Piana delle Orme.
