Will America have the ability to make the Lockheed p-80 shooting star?

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We are probably doing p-59 Airacomet -> f-86 Sabre for us jets. The Airacomet fits better time and performance wise compared to the shooting star

 

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You know what, i think we can let the P-80 replace the airacomet after all.

 

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I am assuming that the only difference in HOI4 between the P-59 and the P-80 is that the P-80 has a sexier picture than the P-59

yes since they take the same tech slot level

 

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please please please please, no World of Tanks in the air either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winged_tank

This game is about playing out what ifs and alternate history, so not including any prototypes would be boring and counter to design.

 

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As I see it the harder challenge is to properly model the impact of jet engines on dog fights or intercept missions against propeller planes. Otherwise these jets are there for flavor only.
Currently there is no real incentive to research and build them since speed has no significant impact in battles. The only difference I felt was that they would get the target province faster, but that's about it.

Something like speed initiative should be rolled in air battles. If the side with higher speed wins the roll then it gets an advantage based on the speed difference. That way it makes it useful to get fast planes.

We have a new air combat/interception model where speed is pretty important so jets are going to give a big advantage to the side that has them.

 

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This may be a stupid question, but can't the sam effect be achieved by adding air attack and air defense to jet engine module?

Sort of in hoi3, you will have to wait for diary for why its different in hoi4

 

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So...

Can I combine the Ku-Ro with the Ka-Mi and have a submarine transportable sea-launched (towed by a H6K Mavis) amphibious gliding tank armed with a pair of Long Lance torpedoes?

My brain exploded trying to figure out how to code that so probably not

 

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SU had multiple jets, and neither Japan, nor Italy didn`t manage to build any jets for obvious reasons.

Heh http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakajima_Kikka

 

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of course working prototypes count

as for italians:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reggiane_Re.2007
although that never got off concept stage