Add the P-59 Aerocomet and have Jack Willems in a gorilla suit to add a historical twist to the squad then add the ME163 komet with Josef Pohs in a event
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Somehow this was a better suggestion than what I expected. Though I will say, unless a fuel mechanic is brought into the game, the Me163 will be absurdly OP. I mean sure you dont have bombs, but on the flip side your about twice as fast as anything in the game.
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That much speed, only half the guns of the 262, and no bombs, I’d highly doubt it’d be OP , just really niche. It might be good at hunting bomber raids or other planes, but there wouldn’t be much point to it if you can’t do much to ground targets when the only advantage over the ME 262 is only. I’d still love to see it added, as well as the P-59, but I think it’d be a lot less powerful than the other jets.
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Includes all armed fighters and bombers of the era which was a lot more than i would have thought. does not include badly armed bomber, unarmed test vehicles, self termination munitions and drones. Would love to see the early propeller rocket and jet hybrids. also will look for asian jets of the era though i am not hopeful to find many.
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