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Thứ Ba, 3 tháng 9, 2019

World of Warplanes - American Multirole Fighter Republic XP-44 Rocket - 2016 "Japanese Threat" Event - YouTube xenofoxx

This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. In 1939 the Seversky Aircraft Company reorganized into the Republic Aviation Corporation when Alexander Seversky was forced to step down from the company. At the time, one of the projects undergoing research was Project AP-4, which would be prototyped with the designation YP-43, which would lead to the P-43 Lancer aircraft. However with the rapid advances in aircraft technology in Europe, it became clear that the P-43 out classed. The XP-44 Rocket was a early draft design to improve upon the Lancer. It would have replaced the former Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine with the more powerful R-2180-A Twin Hornet engine. This would have given the Rocket better high-altitude capabilities. Also the aircraft would have also had six machine guns mounted, versus the four guns on the previous model. Unfortunately as the situation grew in Europe in 1940, it was clear that the new design would already be obsolete. With the plans for the upcoming AP-10 / XP-47, which would lead to the production P-47, already on the table, the decision was made to abandon the XP-44 aircraft. No prototypes were ever built. The existing P-43 Lancer would serve briefly as a stop-gap solution until the P-47 Thunderbolt was ready for service.

World of Warplanes - American Multirole Fighter Republic XP-44 Rocket - 2016 "Japanese Threat" Event - YouTube
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World of Warplanes - Messerschmitt Me 209 V4 Fighter - 2016 "Japanese Threat" Event (Axis) - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. Not to be confused with the Me 209 prototype of 1943. The Me 209 V1 was developed in 1937 with the primary goal of breaking the speed record for a single engine aircraft. It was not originally intended for a combat role. Early in 1939, the speed record was broken by the Heinkel He 100. Flown by Hans Dieterle, the He 100 achieved a top speed of 463.9 mph (746.6 kph). Less than a month later, in April 1939 the Me 209 took the title away from Heinkel when pilot Fritz Wendel took his aircraft up to 469 mph (756 kph). After the Battle of Britain, there was consideration for adapting the Me 209 for combat. One attempt for this conversion was to install a pair of 7.92mm machine guns within the engine cowling. This modification, however, caused a great reduction in speed and the project was abandoned. The V4 variant was mainly a fake re-dressing of the racing aircraft to make it appear to be combat capable. Military markings were applied and it visually appeared to be armed. In this capacity it was photographed and used for propaganda as the next evolutionary step of the Bf 109 Fighter. In 1943, an unrelated project also called Me 209 was prototyped as a potential replacement for the Bf 109, but had no correlation with the racer aircraft of 1937.

World of Warplanes - Messerschmitt Me 209 V4 Fighter - 2016 "Japanese Threat" Event (Axis) - YouTube
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World of Warplanes - German Heavy Fighter Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. From 1938 until 1943, the Messerschmitt Me 210 was under development. It was intended to replace the Bf 110 Zerstörer (Heavy Fighter). The flaws were so notorious that in the same year it was pressed into service, it was replaced by the Me 410. The Me 410 was basically a modified, drastically improved version of the Me 210. The airframe was lengthened and reshaped to improve stability and the Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines were replaced with the more powerful DB 603, which could produce greater horse power. They were used by the Luftwaffe as heavy fighters, night fighters, fast bombers and reconnaissance. Initially they were also used to intercept unescorted bombers. However they proved to be unsuccessful attacking bombers under escort by British Spitfire or American P-51 fighters. By 1944 Germany was on the defensive and focused most of it's aviation industry on single engine fighter aircraft. This, combined with heavy losses in combat, the production of the Me 410 was discontinued. The remaining aircraft stayed in service only acting as reconnaissance aircraft.

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World of Warplanes - German Attack Aircraft Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka (with Slovak Air Force livery) - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. The Ju 87 Sturzkampfflugzeug, or Stuka for short, was a dive bomber used by the German Luftwaffe during the Spanish Civil War and throughout World War II. In an example of psychological warfare, the landing gear legs had loud siren devices mounted on them, called Jericho Trumpets, which gave the aircraft it's iconic diving sound. The G models were a response to a need for anti-tank aircraft on the Eastern Front. Removed from their dive bombing role, they were given increased armor protection and wing mounted gun pods, fitted with the 37mm Bordkanone BK 3,7 autocannons. With the improvements in Soviet tank armor, these aircraft were intended as tank busters. In addition to the G model, some D models were equipped with the BK 3,7 guns as well. About 22 D-1 variants were converted into G-2 models. During the Second World War, the Slovak Republic's Air Force operated several German aircraft, including the Junkers Ju 87 D-3 and D-5. Around 1942 the RLM (German Air Ministry) considered building a manufacturing plant in Slovakia for Ju 87 Stuka production. But due to shortages of machine tools and technical engineers, the plan was abandoned.

World of Warplanes - German Attack Aircraft Junkers Ju 87 G Stuka (with Slovak Air Force livery) - YouTube
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World of Warplanes - Chinese Fighter Shenyang JL-1A-37 - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. In the early 1950s the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China had disagreements on ideologies, which reduced China's access to USSR's military technology. As a result, the PLAAF (People's Liberation Army Air Force) consulted with the Shenyang Aero Institute. The company was tasked with developing a modern jet trainer. The result was the Shenyang JJ-1 jet trainer, sometimes referred to as Hong Zhuan-503. One static mock-up and two functional prototypes were built before the project was cancelled. During the design phase there was consideration of adapting the trainer into a fighter. This would have been been done by adding a second 23 mm gun as well as a 37 mm cannon in the cowling. The fighter variant would have been called JL-1A-37. With the cancellation of the JJ-1, all related design concepts were abandoned and no prototype was ever built.

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World of Warplanes - Russian Fighter Kostikov 302 - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. By 1940, the Soviet Union had already done research and built prototypes that featured rocket powered ram-jet engines with mixed results. During this time, Professor Mikhail Tikhonravov at RNII (Reaction-Engine Scientific Research Institute) had conceived an idea for a light fighter aircraft using a liquid-propellant rocket engine. The design would have short flight-times but would have superior speed and performance, as well as being cheap to produce. It would most likely would have served as an interceptor. The design came to the attention of A. G. Kostikov, who proposed the new aircraft, backed by Tikhonravov. Joseph Stalin himself gave approval for the continuation of the project. It was designated "Ko-3" and funding was provided for two prototypes. Kostikov was appointed as the chief designer. The aerodynamics were tested by building the fuselage as a glider. Later in the development phase the tail-mounted engine was omitted in favor of only the two wing-mounted engine pods. By this point the aircraft was called "302 P". The unreliable engines continued to cause delays until the project was cancelled in 1944. In the same year a trial was held and Kostikov was imprisoned for failing to deliver the 302 fighter on schedule.

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World of Warplanes - Russian Attack Aircraft Ilyushin Il-2 (mod.) With Rear Gunner - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. The IL-2 has gone under many nicknames to describe its durability, including "Flying Tank", "Flying Infantryman", "Armored Tub" and "Hunchback" to name a few. However when it was first introduced it was discovered the plane was vulnerable from the rear. This was largely due to it's low altitude flying practices and the slower speed which German fighters could take advantage of. A two-seat variant of the aircraft would be introduced in March 1942. Prior to that a much more crude introduction of a rear gunner was needed. Early Il-2s were modified in the field by cutting holes in the fuselage behind the Pilot, and stringing a canvas sling for the gunner to sit on. Often the gunner would take a 12.7 mm machine gun and fix it to an improvised mount. This early modification had mixed results. It provided the aircraft with machine gun cover from the rear, however the gunner was completely exposed and unprotected. Also the extra weight, the shift in the center of gravity, and the aerodynamic drag created by the modification reduced the planes speed and maneuverability. The aforementioned two seater production model of the aircraft removed the need for this front-line modification in later Il-2s.

World of Warplanes - Russian Attack Aircraft Ilyushin Il-2 (mod.) With Rear Gunner - YouTube
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Thứ Hai, 2 tháng 9, 2019

World of Warplanes - Japanese Fighter Mitsubishi J8M Shusui - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. During the later period of World War II, German industry was suffering due to allied strategic bombing. Messerschmitt developed the Me 163 Komet as a fast interceptor designed to attack bomber aircraft. It was a rocket powered aircraft with short flight time and limited range, but was primarily designed to take off and climb to extreme altitudes very quickly. Meanwhile in Japan, after the United States introduced the high altitude bomber, the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was clear that a counter measure was needed. Japan soon acquired a license to manufacture the Me 163 Komet interceptor. Originally the transaction included the blueprints for the aircraft as well as the HWK 509A rocket engine, one fully assembled aircraft, three fully assembled engines, technical manuals, tooling and some component parts. Also Japanese engineers were allowed to observe the manufacturing of the Me 163 and was given flight training and operation procedures. However, not all the parts reached Japan. The disassembled aircraft and one engine was lost when the submarine RO-501 was sunk by the squadron attacked to the USS Bogue aircraft carrier. Later the plans and engines were destroyed when the USS Sawfish sunk the I-29. Despite this setback, Japanese engineers continued plans by using the technical manuals received from Germany. The project was a joint venture between the Japanese Army and Navy. The navy version was called the "J8M1 Shusui" while the army version was called "Ki-200". The primary differences between the two was the armament. Several prototypes were build and test flights were conducted. For training several gliders based on the airframe were built, called the "Yokosuka MXY8 Akigusa" (navy) or "Yokoi Ku-13" (army). By August 1945 the design was finalized and ready for production, but in the same month the war had ended and all development was stopped.

World of Warplanes - Japanese Fighter Mitsubishi J8M Shusui - YouTube
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World of Warplanes - German Multirole Fighter Messerschmitt Me 109 TL - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. After the successful test flight of the first jet powered aircraft, the Heinkel He 178, Germany was looking for a next generation fighter. The Messerschmitt Me 262 was intended to fill that role after it's first jet powered test flight in July of 1942. However due to constant delays the Me 262 did not enter service until 1944. Because of this delay, there were some alternatives considered. In early 1943 there was a concept design which fitted the Junkers Jumo 004 turbojet engine to the airframe of the Bf 109 fighter. This would act as a stop-gap solution while the Me 262 was still in development. The resulting aircraft would have been called the Me 109 TL, shedding the "Bf" or "Bayerische Flugzeugwerke" naming convention of the 109 series and going with the standard Messerschmitt "Me" designation. However by March of 1943, it was decided that the Bf 109 fuselage would have had to be significantly modified to mount the engines and nose cone. The project was cancelled so that more focus could be put to the Me 262. No prototypes were ever built.

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World of Warplanes - British North American Mustang Mk. IA Fighter - 2016 "Japanese Threat" Event - YouTube xenofoxx

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This battle was during the 2016 "Japanese Threat" event, featuring Allies versus Axis. The first orders for the aircraft, then known as NA-73, was placed by the British Royal Air Force. The RAF called these aircraft "Mustang Mk. I". This aircraft had a mix of different calibers which included both 7.62mm and 12.7mm Browning machine guns. Later the American ordered the aircraft, designated NA-91 was planned to be named P-51 Apache by the United States Army Air Force. But later it was decided to keep the "Mustang" name used by the British. However the Americans did not like the mixed armament, so it was decided to replace the guns with four wing-mounted long-barreled 20mm Hispano Mk. II autocannons. These guns gave the aircraft more of a kick in terms of fire power and the British designated this variant "Mustang Mk. IA". Both the Mk. I and Mk. IA had successes so long as the aircraft stayed below 15,000 feet. This was due to the performance output of the Allison V-1710-39 engine. Later variants of the Mustang would resolve this by using the more powerful Merlin engines designed by Rolls Royce and license built by Packard Motor Car Company.

World of Warplanes - British North American Mustang Mk. IA Fighter - 2016 "Japanese Threat" Event - YouTube
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