The early 1st gen fighter aircraft/naval aircraft for USA tech tree
FH-1 Phantom
FJ-1 Fury
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I am hyping myself up, I am bound to get dissapointed :/
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Nah, stuff like that shouldnt be event vehicles, they belong in the tech tree
2 USN fighter aircraft to researchable before F2H-2
F-4E Early (USAF) (before Block 48)
- 20 mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon mounted internally under the nose (pros)
- General Electric J79-GE-17 engine (pros)
- AIM-4D Falcon (pros)
- AIM-9B & AIM-9E sidewinder (pros)
- AIM-7D & AIM-7E Sparrow (pros)
- AGM-12B/C/E Bullpup (pros)
- AGM-62A Walleye I (MK 1 MOD 0) (pros)
- SUU-25B/A Flare Dispenser (pros)
- no leading edge slats (cons)
- no AGM-65A & AGM-65B Maverick (cons)
- no GBU-10/B, GBU-11/B & GBU12/B Paveway I laser Guided bomb (cons)
- no EO Guided bomb (GBU-8/B & GBU-9/B) (cons)
- no AIM-9J sidewinder (cons)
- no AIM-7E-2 Sparrow (cons)
- no early laser designator targeting pod (cons)
Sorry guys, I forgot F-4D it should be researchable vehicles and in a folder with F-4E
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I wouldn’t expect anything high tier, probably tier 4 or lower and definitely not a boat.
If it follows the exact pattern of the last ‘dreams come true’ events then it will be a rank 3 ground vehicle of some sort that the community has talked about and wanted for a while. Off the top of my head I can only really name the O-I as the best fit for that. Stug IV would also work but isn’t a very exciting vehicle for an event. KV-1 (1942) has been leaked for a while but also has yet to come and like the stug 4 it isn’t very exciting compared to past ‘dreams come true’ events.
I don’t expect the exact pattern to be followed and the datamined FR-1 or leaked XP-72 would be decent fits for an event as well. Also I just really like the FR-1 and would love to see it ingame.
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These are twin Bordkanone 3.7s, a variant of the ground-based 3.7 cm Flak 18 designed specifically for aircraft usage. The twin version was used on the Ju-88P-2 and P-3 bomber destroyer models in a self-contained pod below the fuselage.
Would it really be practical to use these modified 37mm guns over the heavier duty and more readily available Flak 43 that was already tried and tested on the Ostwind I, Mobelwagen, and other SPAA? I just don’t see the reasoning.
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Since we have a lot of prototypes in game, this is also my pick.
Yeah, I want to see the 1969 (early) F-4E in game again… We had it for a while, then it got changed to the Agile Eagle version
RAAF had use the 1969 variant for 4-5 years while the technical issues were being worked on the F-111s, before they were shipped out in 73/74
F-4E (Early) from 1969 ~ 1970 but before Block 48 and not equipped leading-edge slats under the Agile Eagle program
F-4E Early no equipment AGM-65B Maverick, AIM-9J Sidewinder, AIM-7E-2 Sparrow GBU-8 EOGB, glide bomb (GBU-15(V)1/B) and laser guided bomb ?
I’m not sure now F-4E from USA tech tree it’s Block 49 or Blcok 53
Now lack AN/AVQ-23A/B Pave Spike pod, Paveway I laser guided bomb (GBU-10/B, GBU-11/B & GBU-12/B) and AIM-9J-1
Sadly, I don’t know equipment F-4E from Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
Antonov An-72P
A border patrol variant of the An-72 'Coaler" used by the Russians and Ukrainians.
Maybe not a stellar performer but with a twin 23mm and pair of unwing pylons for rockets or bombs it can get the job done if treated kindly. Ukrainian designed and built armed military aircraft aren’t exactly common so it’s about the only option for those who wish to see every nation/firm squeezed in.
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A super low tier jet would be pretty cool
Did you not see the M.341 in the image? It is not a BK 3,7 but a 3,7 cm Flak M 43 Gerat 341, also found on ships & on another Flakpanzer: the Coelian
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My prediction is the MesserSpit.
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I hope it ist gonna be the Geschützwagen Tiger with the 170mm K 72 L/50 gun. The chassis existed, and there are less completed vehicles in the game.
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My bad, I guess I was confused as I have never seen any photos of the Flak 341 autocannon before. But is there any evidence outside of the dual mount to suggest that they were planned for the Ostwind II? The only sources regarding this vehicle seem to specifiy the Flak 43, and the Coelian being designated as Flakpanzer 341 infers that the new guns were the main focal point of its development.
Both Nuts & Bolts 13 Wirbelwind/Ostwind & Panzer IV & its variants state 3,7 cm Flakzwilling 44 (derived from it), though
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I would love to see the Kranvagn in the game.
My friends and I have discussed that an Emil heavy tank tree would be a really cool addition to the Swedish tech tree or a Kranvagn to the premium section, because other than the Kungstiger there is not really an original heavy tank within the Swedish tree. It would just suck to see that if they do add the Kranvagn, they might put an AMX 50 turret on it, like they did with the E-100 and a Maus turret. There is no reason to do that, as there are resources explaining the exact armor dimensions for the turret and hull and some accurate 3D models and renders of what the tank would have looked like.
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