ED Team NineLine Posted December 11, 2015 ED Team Share Posted December 11, 2015 Yes but Bodenplatte targets were all in Belgium and at Metz, far away from Normandy. Look, I think it's fine to use the 109 K-4 on a Normandy map, even though it's unrealistic. I'm just saying, I don't think we should be strict about using the Corsair there as well. I agree with that for sure. I know I would use the Corsair anywhere I could ;) Forum Rules • My YouTube • My Discord - NineLine#0440• **How to Report a Bug** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullfrog_ Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Not so great. They are significantly more modern than this version of the F4U. Aren't they both modeled after 1945 versions, I believe the 190 is based off a single squadron on the eastern front. Either way, I'm not super interested in DCS WW2, specially the European Theater, and don't have these planes so I may be wrong again. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 .... I know I would use the Corsair anywhere I could ;) that's a big 10-4 there pardner... :pilotfly: MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxideMako Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) As far as I'm aware it never saw "action," just service and most of that was in the Scandinavian part of the world. But I may be wrong FAA Corsairs first saw combat action April 1944, flying from the HMS Victorious to provide cover for a strike on the Tirpitz in Norway. This was Corsair's first use in combat from a carrier. So should be ok in the Normandy area in '44! Edited December 12, 2015 by OxideMako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arden Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 It's optimistic to expect that the Normandy map will include most of Belgium. As a Belgian myself. That would be AWESOME!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Breeze Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hey, I'm sure these have been buried in the forums some where. I thought I would put up a fresh link to Avialogs Website. The F4* Corsairs flight and maintenance manuals in particular. Avialogs seems to have most Marks of the Corsair for your reading pleasure in PDF format. http://www.avialogs.com/index.php/en/aircraft/usa/vought/f4ucorsair.html This is the FOI for the most common Marks of the F4U-1 I believe!:book: http://www.avialogs.com/viewer/avialogs-documentviewer.php?id=4333 1 "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Leonardo Da Vinci "We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came." John F. Kennedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javelina1 Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Hey, I'm sure these have been buried in the forums some where. I thought I would put up a fresh link to Avialogs Website. The F4* Corsairs flight and maintenance manuals in particular. Avialogs seems to have most Marks of the Corsair for your reading pleasure in PDF format. http://www.avialogs.com/index.php/en/aircraft/usa/vought/f4ucorsair.html This is the FOI for the most common Marks of the F4U-1 I believe!:book: http://www.avialogs.com/viewer/avialogs-documentviewer.php?id=4333 Cool! thanks for the info! :thumbup: MSI MAG Z790 Carbon, i9-13900k, NH-D15 cooler, 64 GB CL40 6000mhz RAM, MSI RTX4090, Yamaha 5.1 A/V Receiver, 4x 2TB Samsung 980 Pro NVMe, 1x 2TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD, Win 11 Pro, TM Warthog, Virpil WarBRD, MFG Crosswinds, 43" Samsung 4K TV, 21.5 Acer VT touchscreen, TrackIR, Varjo Aero, Wheel Stand Pro Super Warthog, Phanteks Enthoo Pro2 Full Tower Case, Seasonic GX-1200 ATX3 PSU, PointCTRL, Buttkicker 2, K-51 Helicopter Collective Control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly_navy Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Super excited for this module; the Corsair has always been my dad's favorite airplane, and when I was growing up we watched the old "Black Sheep Squadron" TV show, built models, read the manuals, flew it in Combat Flight Simulator 2 and IL-2 Sturmovik, you name it. In my adult life I've been fortunate enough to work on the National Naval Aviation Museum's panoramic tour, which includes a panorama of an FG-1D cockpit (the Goodyear-built version of the F4U-1D). http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/nnam/virtualtour/?s=pano690 This aircraft has gone through several hands and was delivered to the Museum many, many years ago, so there are a few bits missing (e.g. the weapons panels above the main instrument panel, the arresting hook controls, its clock on the main panel, etc.), but it may serve as a handy reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastfreddie Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 We'll be able to do this over the Nevada map one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lib Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Really hope the "Whistling sound" to be implemented ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hueyman Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Can't wait themselves makes their so awaited PR, written previews, videos etc... They seems so overwhelmed with the MiG 21... Is this bird getting a new upgrade from scratch again ? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] CPL(A)IR ME/SEP/MEP/SET - CPL(H) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunctator Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I hope there will be at least some kind of Christmas update. They must have something substantial to show off by now if they believed that they could release the Corsair this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solty Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I am realy curious which F4U is it going to be. We know only its going to be F4U-1 right? But is it F4U-1a or maybe the F4U-1d? Or maybe even F4U-1C with 20mm cannons? The map (if true) Iwo-Jima would mean that its late 1944-45 F4U-1 so it shoudl be either D or C, but with Normandy and K4&D9 from ED we can see that maps are not realy tied completely with planes. So many questions!!!! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]In 21st century there is only war and ponies. My experience: Jane's attack squadron, IL2 for couple of years, War Thunder and DCS. My channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyAXX9rAX_Sqdc0IKJuv6dA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Or maybe even F4U-1C with 20mm cannons? Yes.... YEEEEEEEEEEES... Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akatsuki Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 As long as it's not a Birdcage i'm happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) I am hoping for a non-birdcage version with the six .50 machine guns. It looks like the -1A was the most produced and also was the version flown by VMF-214 Black Sheep. From what I have read, it looks like the -1D was used at Iwo Jima. However, I am eagerly awaiting the release of the Corsair and will purchase whatever version it is! Edited December 17, 2015 by =BJM= i5 7600K @4.8GHz | 1080 Ti | 32GB 3200MHz | SSD | DCS SETTINGS | "COCKPIT" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver_Dragon Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Originally Posted by Solty View Post Or maybe even F4U-1C with 20mm cannons? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_F4U_Corsair#F4U-1A F4U-1C: The prototype F4U-1C, BuNo50277, appeared in August 1943 and was based on an F4U-1. A total of 200 of this variant were built July–November 1944; all were based on the F4U-1D and were built in parallel with that variant.[69] Intended for ground-attack as well as fighter missions, the F4U-1C was similar to the F4U-1D but its six machine guns were replaced by four 20 millimeter (0.79 in) AN/M2 cannons with 231 rounds of ammunition per gun.[105] The F4U-1C was introduced to combat during 1945, most notably in the Okinawa campaign. Aviators preferred the standard armament of six .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns since they were already more than powerful enough to destroy most Japanese aircraft, and had more ammunition and a higher rate of fire.[106] The weight of the Hispano cannon and their ammunition affected the flight performance, especially its agility, but the aircraft was found to be especially potent in the ground attack role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitormouraa Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 This plane is so ugly. I prefer the F7F Tigercat, that's awesome and badass plane 1 SplashOneGaming Discord https://splashonegaming.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emg Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) In reply to Silver Dragon's post^ I thought the USN desperately wanted 20mm guns in their fighters to take down Kamikaze planes faster? Despite radar detection and cuing, airborne interception and attrition, and massive antiaircraft barrages, a distressing 14 percent of Kamikazes survived to score a hit on a ship; nearly 8.5 percent of all ships hit by Kamikazes sank. https://web.archive.org/web/20090505052709/http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/EARS/Hallionpapers/precisionweaponspower.htm Edited December 17, 2015 by emg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunctator Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Since the differences between them aren't very big I hope that we will get all three post Birdcage versions of the F4U-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destroyer37 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Looking forward to this aircraft! Specs:Fractal Design Define R5 Black, ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E, Intel Core i5-8600K Coffee Lake @ 5.1 GHz, MSI GeForce GTX 1080ti 11GB 352-Bit GDDR5X, Corsair H110i, G.Skill TridentZ 32GB (2x16GB), Samsung 960 Evo M.2 500GB SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Breeze Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) In reply to Silver Dragon's post^ I thought the USN desperately wanted 20mm guns in their fighters to take down Kamikaze planes faster? https://web.archive.org/web/20090505052709/http://www.airforcehistory.hq.af.mil/EARS/Hallionpapers/precisionweaponspower.htm Possibly, but what the troops and pilots prefer doesn't always jive with the higher ups! lol :lol: Edited December 17, 2015 by Cool Breeze "For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Leonardo Da Vinci "We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch - we are going back from whence we came." John F. Kennedy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoflSeal Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 The position of the Bazooka-gunner seems precarious in relationship to the flamethrower solder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 This plane is so ugly. I prefer the F7F Tigercat, that's awesome and badass plane Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tello Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 One of the things I am most exited about, is to hear how LN is making that beastly engine sound - For me to be able to hear that Pratt & Whitney 2000 hp roar add a lot of immersion :thumbsup: I can't wait to fly this module from some carrier deck :notworthy: I cri evrytime I think des Really hope the "Whistling sound" to be implemented ! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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