+1 from me, we need more inter-Korea/Vietnam war planes!
(I am still very sad that only the F3H-2, A-4B, and F-9J managed to end up as TT, rather than also having the Skyray, Tiger, and more of these there as well
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Big +1
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I guess F2H-4 would be 8.3 BR same F9F-8 Cougar
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AIM-9Bs weren’t just tested by the US, they were used in service on their F2H-3 and 4:
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No, the Cougar carries double the missiles and is swept wing, it is markedly superior to the F2H-4. I suggested 8.0 would be enough, given the game already has a similar plane in game: Sea Hawk Mk.100
I assumed the internal mounting of the AIM-9B’s was only experimental, did not know they actually served like this, given the whole problem of rocket-smoke ingestion for the engines. Since that doesn’t matter in-game, I figure it would simply be up to the devs to mount the missiles inwards or outwards. Thanks for the additional pictures.
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I’m not sure F2H-4 place to rank V or rank VI. but located between F2H-2 & F9F or in the folder with F9F Panther and F9F-8 Cougar ?
F2H-4 would be 8.0 BR same Sea Hawk Mk.100 ?
F2H-2 is already in rank V, BR 7.3. Therefore its logical the F2H-4 would be foldered with the -2, in rank V, at BR 8.0, not foldered with the F9F. This is the same BR as the Sea Hawk Mk.100, which is a comparable plane.
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You guess F2H-4 place between F2H-2 and F9F group or after F9F group (F9F Panther & F9F-8 Cougar)
+1, we need more early jets in my opinion, especially ones with radar so the learning curve isn’t as steep.
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+1 This would be a great addition. The F2H-2 rocks. A radar and some AIM-9s would be nice. Also lots of great skins to choose from including experimental natural metal.
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Honestly I think that if it gets AIM-9s it’d be best as a premium, both to better match the Sea Hawks and also because AIM-9s weren’t used operationally. Perhaps another model, like the F2H-3, could be tech tree? Or as a last alternative copy-paste into the TT without Sidewinders, and just have an arbitrary naming difference between the models, maybe like the F-2D.
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I could agree with the F2H-4 as a premium. The F2H-3 could be a tech tree add in the silver experimental finish the Navy tried out in the early-mid 50s.
Then you could do a Sidewinder capable F2H-4 in the late career gull grey over white as premium.
However the performance of the two is not all that different so the difference of the premium jet would be a different paint scheme and a crappy AIM-9B?
I’d much rather just have an early, silver F2H-3 with no Winders. Would fit the BR level better. I like the tank/no tank option like on the -2 currently in the game as well.
Sidewinders were used operationally by U.S. big Banshees. VF-52 and VAW-11 (yes they had a det) both used them in the late 50s on the last couple cruises.
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I like the idea of of having two separate aircraft, one with missiles one without. Maybe as you said, F2H-3 or “F2H-4 early” in the TT with no missiles, and then a premium F2H-4 (or F-2D if we use its 1962 redesignation) with missiles. Only reason I didn’t mention it is bc suggestions have to be about one aircraft only
I’ll add this to the suggestion post, ty
The AIM-9B was not limited to the F2H-4, the F2H-3 had it too. I also would not mark with the post 62 naming system. It was never called an F-2D in an active duty fleet squadron.
Truly think that we could ditch the two jet concept and stick with one. The differences are almost a non-issue. F2H-3 or -4. To make it easy, just ask for one.
It could come standard in the experimental natural metal, with a gull gray over white unlockable skin to represent the later jets. The Sidewinder could be added too as both variants carried it.
Side note, yes some big banshees had the overall glossy sea blue but these were only the initial early deliveries. The rest were natural metal.
Here’s what I want as the base skin:
Overall natural metal, with black radome and OD green anti-glare between cockpit and radome. Simple and a good representation of the jet for the first half of its active duty service life. If they add this, I’d be very content.
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But personally, might be F2H-3 with AIM-9B for regular pack rank V
F2H-3 (early) for researchable tree because none AIM-9B
I suppose in the folder with F2H-2
F2H-3 early in the folder with the F2H-2 sounds great to me. I’d fly it all the time.