I made a suggestion for the F-86H myself without knowing yours was in the queue. I did suggest a specific version (F-86H-10 late) so it should be fine to get approved but funny how that works out.
Anyways, +1 from me. I think this would be a much more fun option to give the U.S. tree than the F-86F-40 for a Sidewinder Sabre. (Plus it lets the British yoink the CAC Sabre… nyeheheh) The F-86H-1 with Sidewinder mod is a potential option but I’d like the cannons too as long as we’re at it.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able to find any photographs of the thing actually carrying Sidewinders, but documentation says it’s capable.
I’m gonna say no, because " end of the line " subsonics that lack CMs and A2A are dead weight in War Thunder as ARB matches currently operate along with how the MM system works due to excessive compression.
It would just end up as another aircraft that would be nothing but food for the lower BR supersonics and other aircraft that have both CMs and A2A.
Theoretically yes. 9Es would also theoretically be compatible with the Aero-3B launcher which the F-86H carried without any modifications. OP wrote that the copy of the F-86H manual he referred to as a source was from April 1971 which is effectively just before the type’s retirement, so if it doesn’t mention AIM-9Es I would consider it unlikely but not necessarily impossible.
Honestly yeah. I want to see this but I also want to see the F-86F-40 just as a cap-off for the F Sabres, maybe itself foldered with the F-86H-10. Both have the (really early and not too good) Sidewinder, which is something the American tree has lacked on a Sabre for a long time.
I rather that the US gets the H over the F-40 since it is a little more unique. Maybe add the F-86F-30 with the Rocketdyne AR-2 rocket engines instead of the F-40
The F-86F-30 with rocket engines sounds like a perfect event vehicle IMO. The USAF did use the F-40s and I feel like it would be a disservice to deprive the US of the penultimate F Sabre that has existed in other trees for so long.
The H might be more unique, but the F-40 was a very important step for the F-86, with the US retrofitting MOST of their F-86F inventory with the 6-3 wing, and it being limited to Japan is a disgrace as much as the F-86H not already being in the tree.
