That one is DG558/G, the first Welkin prototype.
Nose and the shape of the fin/rudder were changed before Welkin Mk.I was built
Noice! This thing finally comes crawling out after several years stuck in the development/leak cave. Looking forward it, even though due to the low altitude focus nowadays, it won’t really work well. Would be nice to return the high altitude recon planes from decades ago, that were e.g. on the Norway map, or create some mission like high-alt AI bomber formations coming into the map and shooting them down would help reduce tickets like the current AI planes.
The vault door closed too quickly :(
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With those wings, I imagine it would have the (un)maneuverability of the Brigand and the climb rate of the Hornet.
why?
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I see, thanks! Looked almost like a radar housing
Why gajin delay premium golden eagle after the second major update ?
yes more WWII blogs
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We “MAY” get the better one. So because of feedback we’re now denied the better version for who knows how long instead of it being added as a folder vehicle? Why? Or is there actually an issue with it?
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I remember when this was found in the files it was so long ago.
Sounds to me like this plane will be grossly overtiered (like the later Me410s) and will be made mincemeat by all the superprops and early jets that it faces. It will never be utilized at its performance envelope because that is simply not how AAB and ARB work, and unless it can catch an enemy bomber, it will stand little to no chance in any kind of fight.
You know, some things stayed prototypes for a reason. This one is a good example of that.
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It’s WW2 Content, I’ll take it!!! Gaijin! Less Cold War/modern stuff and more WW2 stuff please!!!
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Merlin 113s are a sidegrade to 76s at best. They trade performance at different altitudes but are rarely more than ± 20hp different from each other.
The F.1 late wouldn’t have been an all round upgrade to the F.1 like people seem to be complaining about.
So why are we no longer getting the late premium?
So this update, we gave received:
A French boat that should’ve been tech tree
A mid (tier) SPAA stuck in purgatory for years
An overtiered plane that no one will touch (it’ll still be raised in BR)
The Summer and Winter updates are supposed to be huge, make players want to play while they’re on vacation, give us a reason to play. But no, this update is such a sleeper that I doubt anyone will notice it.
Why?
No premium?? Why not?
See, if they had actually bothered explaining the difference in the dev. blog people may not have been so annoyed, if they are just going to say the (late), which usually means “upgraded”, is the premium obviously people are going to assume the worst.
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