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Hello everybody. I’d like to introduce and suggest the Curtiss XP-60C for US aviation in War Thunder. This version was equipped with a powerful R-2800 radial engine driving contrarotating propellers and featured a reduced armament of four machine guns. It was the heaviest variant of the P-60 series, completed in early 1943, but it failed to meet the expected flight performance during testing. What makes the XP-60C particularly distinctive is that it was the only version in the series to feature contrarotating propellers, setting it apart from other variants.
The addition of the Curtiss XP-60 series would bring an interesting variety of “what-could-have-beens” to US aviation in War Thunder, offering a potential successor to the P-40 Warhawk. The XP-60C stands out for being the only variant equipped with contrarotating propellers, one of its most distinctive features. However, it was also heavier and armed with only four machine guns, making it a little underwhelming compared to other P-60 versions.
What makes the XP-60 series unique is its flawed but exhaustive development history—a series of prototypes that never fully evolved into a reliable fighter for the US Army Air Forces. Despite its potential, the XP-60 ultimately symbolized Curtiss’ final effort to secure production orders and replace the Warhawk during World War II, an ambition that unfortunately never came to fruition.
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