30.04.2009, 17:44
The excellent modders here have made some great mods. I was thinking that it would be nice to take some of the original planes from the game, some that AAA has already built, some that are being built, and some that need to be built and create the Invasion of Japan as a campaign for the game. I know of three main nations that would be producing their own planes and have reasearched them and found out quite a few that would have been used in the Invasion and resultant fight before the war's projected end in 1947 if the invasion were to happen. They are listed below by nationality and their status for this sim as far as I know. No experimental or service testing models were included in this list from the American or British sides, but a few were listed from the Japanese side based on what would have made it into combat. The last three Japanese planes are a little sketchy, but they were probable...
Aircraft
American:
A-26B/C-DL [WIP]
AD-1 [WIP]
B-29B-BO
B-29-BO Silverplate [COMPLETE]
B-32-CF
P-38M-LO
P-51H-NA [WIP]
P-47N-RE [WIP]
P-61C-NO [WIP]
P-80A-5LO [BETA]
P-80B-LO
P-82B/C-NA [WIP]
P-82D/E-NA
P-84B-RE
F4U-4
F7F [WIP]
F8F [WIP]
FH-1
FR-1
British/Commonwealth:
Hornet F.1 [WIP]
Seafire F. Mk XV
Tempest F. Mk II
Vampire F. Mk I/II [WIP]
Meteor F. Mk III [WIP]/IV
Liberator B. V/VI
Lincoln B. I/II
Lancaster B. VII [WIP]
Japan:
A6M8 [WIP]
J1N1
J7W1/2 [WIP]
J9Y
Ki 83 [WIP]
Ki 94
Ki 115
Ki 200
Ki 201
R2Y2
Armor & Grond Units
American:
T-28
T-29
T-30
Ships & Submarines
Japanese:
Kairyu
Kaiten
Shinyo
American:
Midway Class
Two quick side notes... First, these are only the types that were relatively new for the Invasion or actually intended for the Invasion. Second, for markings, the Allied planes would have more than likely had the same invasion stripes used for the Invasions of France and Holland applied to help with identification. These stripes would have most likely been applied to heavy bombers too since they opperated at relatively low altitudes in the Pacific and the high altitude opperations of bombers in Europe led to their lack of stripes. The Japanese aircraft would have sported the "Defense of the Home Islands" scheme where a solid rectangles were painted around the roundels to encompass the whole wings and fuselage giving the appearance of Japanese flags.
Aircraft
American:
A-26B/C-DL [WIP]
AD-1 [WIP]
B-29B-BO
B-29-BO Silverplate [COMPLETE]
B-32-CF
P-38M-LO
P-51H-NA [WIP]
P-47N-RE [WIP]
P-61C-NO [WIP]
P-80A-5LO [BETA]
P-80B-LO
P-82B/C-NA [WIP]
P-82D/E-NA
P-84B-RE
F4U-4
F7F [WIP]
F8F [WIP]
FH-1
FR-1
British/Commonwealth:
Hornet F.1 [WIP]
Seafire F. Mk XV
Tempest F. Mk II
Vampire F. Mk I/II [WIP]
Meteor F. Mk III [WIP]/IV
Liberator B. V/VI
Lincoln B. I/II
Lancaster B. VII [WIP]
Japan:
A6M8 [WIP]
J1N1
J7W1/2 [WIP]
J9Y
Ki 83 [WIP]
Ki 94
Ki 115
Ki 200
Ki 201
R2Y2
Armor & Grond Units
American:
T-28
T-29
T-30
Ships & Submarines
Japanese:
Kairyu
Kaiten
Shinyo
American:
Midway Class
Two quick side notes... First, these are only the types that were relatively new for the Invasion or actually intended for the Invasion. Second, for markings, the Allied planes would have more than likely had the same invasion stripes used for the Invasions of France and Holland applied to help with identification. These stripes would have most likely been applied to heavy bombers too since they opperated at relatively low altitudes in the Pacific and the high altitude opperations of bombers in Europe led to their lack of stripes. The Japanese aircraft would have sported the "Defense of the Home Islands" scheme where a solid rectangles were painted around the roundels to encompass the whole wings and fuselage giving the appearance of Japanese flags.