Looking at other Trees/Lines I don't see any problem at all with Lights to T3 then Multiroles T4+ when we have existing examples like German Ta 152 line: T1 Multirole, T2-4 Light, T5-7 Multirole, T8-10 Light again.


[spoiler] what the British tech tree could look like
#82 Posted 12 June 2018 - 04:29 PM
#83 Posted 16 June 2018 - 10:20 PM
jack_wdw, on 12 June 2018 - 11:29 AM, said:
Thanks for the update.
New aircraft available for developers and Supertesters only for testing purposes:
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1: British Tier VIII fighter
Added some notes here under Tier VIII premiums:
-- Vampire F.1 first flight 04/20/1945
-- Vampire F.1 trials 06/1945
-- Goblin 1 engine
Incidentally, here are some related facts:
-- Curtiss XF15C is also tier VIII and its J36 engine is an Americanized version of the De Havilland H1-B Goblin. (Bowers, 506-507)
-- Saab 21R for Sweden -- this is another indication that it would be tier VIII.
Edited by J311yfish, 17 June 2018 - 11:05 AM.
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#84 Posted 21 June 2018 - 02:17 AM
Hey Jelly, another question about your lineups. Well two actually.
One: as I mentioned before I found the early Gloster fighters to be difficult to justify as true MRs but would it perhaps be more feasible to create a German style mini-branch through tier IV with the Gladiator still unlocking both the Hurricane MR and the F.5/34 LF at tier IV, and that would just unlock the Spit? I unfortunately cannot find any way to make a complete and coherent line of Gloster fighters after that point.
Secondly: are the turret fighters really viable for this game? Looking at that line more closely, I worry that the Fairey Fulmar and Firefly are tiered too high, and that to bring them down a tier you have to start eliminating those previous turret fighters. IMO the most logical one would be the Roc as it was meant to be used in tandem with as opposed to replacing the Skua. So it's performance wouldn't really be superior in any way. But even with that, does the Bolton Paul Defiant have a place in this game at all? I'm not convinced it does, so with that said I would see that line go Skua, ... something..., Fulmar, Firefly, Firebrand, and then the DeHaviland fighters. Any thoughts?
#85 Posted 21 June 2018 - 12:37 PM
#86 Posted 21 June 2018 - 05:53 PM
hoom, on 21 June 2018 - 12:37 PM, said:
Mmmm, I don't know if it would be sensible or balanced to do so. Keep in mind that the Roc has NO forward firing armament, all of its firepower is in that turret. And hybrid-izing the Skua might make it OP with a quad .303 turret that can traverse 360 degrees.
Edited by Trophy_Wench, 21 June 2018 - 05:54 PM.
#87 Posted 22 June 2018 - 05:07 AM
Oh I know and agree.
Just a passive-aggressive continuation of my argument from 'Nerf Beaufighter' thread
#88 Posted 24 June 2018 - 01:07 PM
Trophy_Wench, on 20 June 2018 - 09:17 PM, said:
Secondly: are the turret fighters really viable for this game?
I don't have an answer for that and it isn't up to me. However, 1) the game is under development; 2) turret fighters existed for a time. It is a decision for developers to make. One of my primary goals (with all tech tree projects) has been to provide a context to understand developer decisions. The tech tree manifested here does not have to be 100% accurate to the game, but it should be accurate to actual historical progression as much as possible so that deviations from history are rendered clear and obvious (Ex: absence of Gladiator).
Trophy_Wench, on 20 June 2018 - 09:17 PM, said:
I worry that the Fairey Fulmar and Firefly are tiered too high, and that to bring them down a tier you have to start eliminating those previous turret fighters.
Placement at each tier has been determined by historical context (specifications, first flight, service entry, narrative, etc.) as well as by comparison to modules known to exist already in-game.
The Roc for example has a tier VI Boulton-Paul turret.
The Fulmar Mk.II for example has a tier VI Rolls-Royce Merlin engine.
The Firefly for example has a tier VIII Rolls-Royce Griffon engine.
If you are determined to eliminate the turret fighters (in order to pretend that they never existed or never influenced the design conversation) then you will absolutely have difficulty making a cohesive progression.
Trophy_Wench, on 20 June 2018 - 09:17 PM, said:
IMO the most logical one would be the Roc as it was meant to be used in tandem with as opposed to replacing the Skua. So it's performance wouldn't really be superior in any way.
The relationship between one tier and the next is not based on simply "this replaced that."
Trophy_Wench, on 20 June 2018 - 09:17 PM, said:
does the Bolton Paul Defiant have a place in this game at all? I'm not convinced it does
That is a developer decision and the game is still under development. It is not up to me and I have no interest in making a case for or against its inclusion.
Trophy_Wench, on 20 June 2018 - 09:17 PM, said:
so with that said I would see that line go Skua, ... something..., Fulmar, Firefly, Firebrand, and then the DeHaviland fighters. Any thoughts?
That doesn't make sense to me but you are welcome to pursue the idea further if you think it makes sense to you. I recommend looking at it from many different angles to see how it satisfies chronology, specifications, features, etc.
Note that, based on some hints in the historical narrative, that we might actually see De Havilland Vampire as progression from the existing Hawker mini-line. See Frank Halford (engine designer), and notes on use of aircraft in a ground attack role.
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#89 Posted 23 September 2018 - 05:55 PM
Some discussion generated about ultimate tier IV biplanes has given cause to revisit the U.K. tech tree in order to answer the question -- WHERE IS THE GLADIATOR? and how could it get into the game? So, here are some of those possibilities, revisited.
How Gloster Gladiator can fit into the current game:
1. as pre-Hurricane progression -- an opportunity to do this was bypassed in order to have the Hawker Demon and Blackburn Skua as multirole lead-ins to the Hurricane. It could still be done, but let us suppose for sake of argument that it will not, so that other opportunities are rendered clear:
2. as pre-Fulmar progression -- the Gladiator was adapted for carrier duty as the Sea Gladiator and was later replaced by the Fulmar. If that is the favored avenue, then what could it look like?
Tier | First Flight | Production | Aircraft | Engine | Speed | Armament | Bombs/Rockets |
II | __/1933 |
… 20+ ... |
Gloster S.S.19B Gloster Gauntlet I Gloster Gauntlet II |
III Bristol Mercury VIS 536 bhp Bristol Mercury VIS2 640hp (2-blade wooden Watts propeller) Bristol Mercury VIS2 640hp (3-blade metal Fairey propeller) |
346 km/h @ 5029m 370 km/h @ 4816m ... |
4x Lewis (W) | |
III |
09/1934
12/1938 del. |
378 270 (38)+60 |
Gloster Gladiator I Gloster Gladiator II Gloster Sea Gladiator |
Bristol Mercury IX 830hp Bristol Mercury VIIIA or VIIIAS 830hp Bristol Mercury VIIIA or VIIIAS 830hp IV Bristol Mercury XV (as for Bristol Blenheim) |
407 km/h @ 4419m 414 km/h @ 4449m 407 km/h @ 4449m |
2x7.7mm Browning (S) + 2x7.7mm Lewis or Vickers K 4x7.7mm 4-6x7.7mm |
yes yes yes |
IV | ~06/1937 | 2 | Gloster F.5/34 |
III Bristol Mercury IX 840hp supercharged (3-blade prop) IV Bristol Taurus (proposed by Roy Fedden) |
509 km/h @ 4876m | 8x7.62mm Browning (W) |
|
V | 01/1940 | 150 | Fairey Fulmar I |
V Rolls-Royce Merlin I 1030hp ...Fairey P.4/34 and prototypes V Rolls-Royce Merlin II 1030hp V Rolls-Royce Merlin VIII 1080hp - Fulmar Mk.I |
... 455 km/h 438 km/h |
8x7.62mm | up to 500 lbs |
VI | 450 | Fairey Fulmar II | VI Rolls-Royce Merlin XXX 1300hp 246 mph -- Fulmar Mk.II | ||||
VII | 12/1941 | 429 | Fairey Firefly I |
Rolls-Royce Griffon XII 1735hp Rolls-Royce Griffon XII 1990hp |
513 km/h | 4x20mm | |
VIII |
160 352 |
Fairey Firefly IV Fairey Firefly V |
Rolls-Royce Griffon 74 2250hp (4-blade propeller) | ||||
IX | |||||||
X |
^ this would mean that an opportunity to progress from through turret fighters (Blackburn Skua --> Blackburn Roc --> Boulton-Paul Defiant) would be eliminated, perhaps in favor of offering them as premiums at a later time.
3. as progression or premium for another country -- such as Sweden, Finland, China
4. as premium for U.K.
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#90 Posted 03 October 2018 - 07:13 AM
New promotional planes added
Junkers Ju 86E — German Tier III bomber;
Henschel Hs 129A — German Tier IV attack aircraft;
Heinkel He 111 H-2 — German Tier IV bomber;
de Havilland Vampire F.1 — British Tier VIII fighter.
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#91 Posted 20 October 2018 - 01:49 PM
Developer Blog Q&A 02/2018 part 1 -- part 2
Q. Can you give us any more information about what planes may make up the later tiers of the Hawker multirole & German bomber lines?
A. The Hawker branch will include the legendary Typhoon and some more advanced modifications of this fighter. The high-tier German bombers branch will include Junkers projects with some very remarkable experimental aircraft that boast impressive speed and powerful bomb loads. Both branches are planned for release this year.
^ This could be an indicator that the Hawker line will lead to Westland Wyvern by way of Hawker P.1030:
-- Napier Sabre 24-cylinder H --> Rolls-Royce Eagle 24-cylinder H
-- contra-rotating propellers
-- elliptical wing
-- multirole capability to meet Fleet Air Arm requirements
A transition to Westland Wyvern would certainly meet the oft-proclaimed developer demand that new aircraft should diversify gameplay.
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#92 Posted 19 December 2018 - 10:18 PM
Rest of the UK Hawker multirole line is announced
https://worldofwarpl...s/update-2-0-9/
- Hawker Typhoon — UK, Tier VII multirole fighter;
- Hawker Tempest — UK, Tier VIII multirole fighter;
- Hawker Sea Hawk — UK, Tier IX multirole fighter;
- Hawker Hunter — UK, Tier X multirole fighter.
Bit sad at Typhoon being T7, no Fury.
Sea Hawk is typically ugly for T9 jet fighters but fits.
Hunter & Tempest yay!
Edit: stats/modules at https://worldofwarpl...planes/gb/tree/
Tempest V with a 3000hp Sabre in top config, actually looks a bit slow but hopefully that monster engine gives high acceleration -> maybe higher effective speeds.
Sea Hawk is basically worse in every way than Attacker.
Edited by hoom, 20 December 2018 - 02:08 AM.
#93 Posted 20 December 2018 - 03:31 PM
Thanks for the update, will revise!
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#94 Posted 22 December 2018 - 02:18 AM
Update
-- moved Hawker Typhoon and Tempest to indicated tiers VII and VIII
-- moved Hawker Sea Fury to tier VIII Alternates
-- moved Hawker P.V.3 from tier III Alternates to Premium
-- torpedo bombers and dive bombers still need some refinement
-- medium bombers and heavy bombers still need some refinement
-- Meteor, Vampire/Venom/Vixen progression, if any, needs refinement
-- added Short Sunderland to tier V -- the heavily-armed flying boats (UK and Japan) could be a low-altitude counterpart to USA flying fortresses
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