At the end of the war, these aircraft were the peak of aircraft design - they were among the first to fly with jet propulsion. Very soon you’ll see them in the skies of Enlisted!
Let’s continue the introduction to the upcoming major update with impressively fast jet fighters - the German Me 262 A-1/U4 “Pulkzerstörer” and the American F-80A-5 “Shooting Star”.
Me 262 A-1/U4
The German Messerschmitt 262 was the first jet aircraft to participate in combat operations and the second jet aircraft in history to go into production. It has a maximum speed of 865 km/h. The German industry managed to produce more than 1400 of these machines and used them against Allied aircraft until the final days of the war in Europe.
Before you is the most heavily armed variant, nicknamed the “Pulkzerstörer” or “Bomber Destroyer”: its powerful 50 mm cannon with a total ammunition load of 32 shells can tear apart any enemy aircraft and even armored vehicles.
F-80A-5
The American “Shooting Star” started its service at the beginning of 1945 and by the end of the war about 83 machines were delivered to the fronts, which were used in test and reconnaissance flights. The aircraft was famous for its high speed - in 1947, one of its variants set a world air speed record of 1004.2 km/h. The earlier modification, which you’ll see in Enlisted, can accelerate up to 990 km/h.
The F-80A-5 can perform multiple roles in combat missions: its six 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns provide massive firepower, while the pair of 1000 lb bombs will help you destroy any target on the ground.
Pre-order bundle
Purchase the “Jet Power” bundle before the major update is released to receive exclusive pre-order bonuses: a portrait, a nickname decorator and a decal for American aircraft!
If you’re playing Enlisted on console, you can get these bonuses by purchasing the “Jet Power” bundle within 14 days of the update’s release.
The Narwhal is very cool, I have very mixed feelings about the F-80 being added however. I had thought it was going the be the P-59 maybe which seems more fitting personally, unless you plan to save that for an event reward at some point I guess.
Not justifying 60$, but have you seen World of warships premium bundles? There’s one right now where a YouTuber calculated in a worst case scenario would cost you 1,000$ UsD to get
I hope to God you will add a US Jet-Fighter to the tech-tree at some point as well. I might be going to bed every night praying for more British stuff in this game, but that does not mean leaving the US out in return!
going from a jet to then a biplane .kinda remind me of the usa video when they first saw the jet planes
“what was that " look at that speed it looks like we are stopped”!
