Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Jason_Williams Posted August 30, 2023 Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Share Posted August 30, 2023 Quote DD 02 Dear Pilots, Welcome to our second Developer Diary for Combat Pilot! Today we are showing off a very famous U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps fighter – the pugnacious F4F-4! The Wildcat as it was called was the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ front-line fighter when war broke out. Like the Zero it fought in all the major early war battles and helped blunt the Japanese juggernaut during the first critical year of the war. The Wildcat was outclassed by the A6M in just about every way and losses were high. Several F4F pilots earned the Medal of Honor for their bravery while flying her and even though outperformed, many pilots became aces in the F4F series. American pilots had to invent new tactics to compete with the Zero including the famous “Thach Weave” that focused on teamwork to down A6Ms. Full Developer Diary is HERE! Jason 17 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calos_01 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Great, thank´s!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalCustard Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I love the Wildcat but those torpedoes are sending me all giddy! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingShark Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Thank you, great stuff coming. Have a nice day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calos_01 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) I wonder to what extent the flaws of the Mk. 13 torpedo will be modeled. 🙂 I am really looking forward to flying a torpedo bomber. Edited August 31, 2023 by Calos_01 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 You have my passion and support 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
III.JG52 Al-Azraq Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Looking great! It is so refreshing to have a new simulator set in the Pacific but the cherry on top is that it is set in the early battles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
III.JG52 Al-Azraq Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 1 minute ago, Enigma said: You have my passion and support I see what you did here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Keep up the good work guys, really looking forward to it! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rapierarch Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I know it is too early in the development and things can change any time but I cannot hold myself back. Are we getting clickable full interactive cockpits? And what are your plans about aimed system simulation depth? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docjonel Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Yay, it's a good day- DD! Thank you Jason. My understanding, which may be incorrect, is that one of the flaws of some early war American torpedoes was they would not detonate if they struck dead on at a 90 degree perpendicular angle to their target but were more likely to explode if they hit at a glancing angle due to a flaw in the detonator. Am I correct in that belief and could that characteristic be modelled? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachariasX Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 So, we are getting torpedoes that don't torpedo? 😉 Still the renders look great! 1 3 Quote When you don’t understand how anything works, everything is a miracle or a conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousMeow Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I think the FM-2 had the Wright R-1820-65 and not the -56. Not that it matters much now, but if it ever makes it in don't want it just falling off the end of the carrier due to insufficient power of the -56. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Jason_Williams Posted August 31, 2023 Author Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Share Posted August 31, 2023 5 minutes ago, FuriousMeow said: I think the FM-2 had the Wright R-1820-65 and not the -56. Not that it matters much now, but if it ever makes it in don't want it just falling off the end of the carrier due to insufficient power of the -56. I see -56 listed in multiple places. Jason 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousMeow Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 These have have -65: https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/f/fm-2-wildcat--quarterdeck-.html https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nnam/explore/collections/aircraft/f/fm-2-wildcat--pacific-island-.html The -56 is almost 400HP less than the R-1830-86, and about 600HP less than the -65. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dburne Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Very nice!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuriousMeow Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Seeing conflicting info, and found a supposed engine plate for a FM-2 that has -56. Well, as long as the correct HP is modeled the exact engine model isn't as important. 🙂 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bies Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Looks awesome, i keep my fingers crossed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enceladus Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Calos_01 said: I am really looking forward to flying a torpedo bomber. Devastator here we come Edited August 31, 2023 by Enceladus 8 Quote Author of Liars in the Cockpit? The near crash of TWA flight 841 and Shrouded in Clouds: the crash of TAROM flight 371 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Serpent Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Interesting how that torpedo went from being just a bunch of junk to the best air-dropped torpedo of the war. Just read that it could eventually be dropped at 350 knots and 5000 feet (instead of like 100 knots, 100 feet). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amiral Crapaud Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 12 minutes ago, Sea Serpent said: Interesting how that torpedo went from being just a bunch of junk to the best air-dropped torpedo of the war. Just read that it could eventually be dropped at 350 knots and 5000 feet (instead of like 100 knots, 100 feet). And it wasn't just a legend, quite impressive to witness 😉 At the end of the day, a single one did find a target during that battle still after all. Even a broken clock etc... I guess 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper117 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 We are on our way!... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelsup_cavu Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Great looking bird. Wheels 2 Quote Download Missions, Skins, & Essential files for IL-2 1946 and several other game series from Mission4Today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Jason_Williams Posted August 31, 2023 Author Executive Producer Skystreak Productions Share Posted August 31, 2023 Quote At the end of the day, a single one did find a target during that battle still after all. Even a broken clock etc... I guess @Amiral Crapaud Which ship was hit and by what squadron? I don't recall. Jason 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy.Aero Snafu Posted August 31, 2023 Entropy.Aero Share Posted August 31, 2023 My favorite bit of the DD is the wing folding mechanism on the Wildcat, ngl. 😉 2 Quote Check my other WW2 project HERE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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