In 1941–42, Hawker worked on five variants of a new fighter intended to succeed the Typhoon. The versions differed in their engines, and the Mk V design, powered by the Napier Sabre II, was the first to be completed. It made its maiden flight on September 2nd, 1942, and soon entered mass production. The Tempest Mk V entered service in January 1944 and saw extensive use during the final years of the Second World War.
The German Tempest Mk V is temporarily available at a 30% discount for 4,970 Golden Eagles!
When: From September 2nd (11:00 GMT) until September 5th (11:00 GMT).
Where: Germany > Aviation > Premium vehicles.
The German Tempest Mk V can only be purchased during the promotion.
A captured Tempest Mk V fell into Luftwaffe hands in the autumn of 1944 and was used for test flights in early 1945. It is one of the fastest piston-engined aircraft, make sure to use its impressive top speed and powerful forward-firing armament of four 20 mm Hispano cannons to achieve victory!
Ah, wonderful, 30% off. surely EVERYONE’s buying it lol.
First flight anniversary done right, for the right nation, as long as the marketing team is ““attempting”” to make something interesting and go for a slop sale
Would be too much effort to make a nice skin / decal for tempest
quick, an anniversary! Send out sales for the premiums that have nothing to do with their home nation!
See also:
MiG-21 (RU) first flight - German sale
Hawk (GB) first flight - Japan sale
Su-17 (RU) first flight - German sale
F-4 Phantom II (US) First flight - Japan sale
La-5 (RU) First flight - German sale
Hudson (US) Fight flight - British Sale
A-4 (US) flirst flight - Israeli sale
Wellington (GB) first flight - German sale
The German Tempest Mk V currently lacks the 150 Octane Fuel modification that the British version has.
At 5.7 BR , the German version is at a severe disadvantage:
Lower engine power , worse acceleration, and poorer energy retention.
No secondary weapons (no bombs/rockets), making it a pure fighter with worse performance.
Adding this modification would make it truly competitive and fair for its Battle Rating.
Seriously, how can anyone resist buying a plane with a camo like that? It looks amazing, but it just needs the performance to match.
If Gaijin adds the 150 Octane Fuel modification, I will purchase this premium aircraft immediately next time it is available! 😍
They developed a refined blend of the C-3 (100/130 octane equivalent) by late 1943 that was equivalent to the allied 150 octane to support high-output Daimler-Benz and Junkers engines, but it wasn’t commom. Since the repairs on the EJ709 Tempest were completed in January 1945 the timeline fits, but I don’t think they would have used a scarce fuel on a captured plane, even more so on one that had engine issues.
But Gaijin could do something funny and swap the hispanos for MG151s, 4 barrels spitting mine shells would be glorious
