Tier VIII: XP-58 Chain Lightning

Skill Level: Expert
Availability: Uncommon
Flies like: P-38F Lightning (with 37mm cannon)
Fights like: Me 262/XF5U
Recommended Playstyle: BnZ (flex against enemy HF's)
Appropriate to Nation: In-between, relies too heavily on opinon.
Pros: Hilarious DPS/per shot damage, granting the ability to one-shot enemy fighters
45 seconds of boost with Pancake moonclimb capability allowing you to climb up to 3km's while losing next to no speed
Gunners to protect you/finish off targets after a pass
Extremely high healthpool for an HF, can take a sizable amount of damage
Good turn time for an HF, will often win against everything but the XF5U
Cons: Low RoF/Short-Ranged/Inconsistent guns, there is no easy way to guess lead as the same lead can produce two vastly different results
Low top speed however this is offset by the monstrous boost and energy retention
Gunners are starting to become somewhat ineffective at tier 8
Average Credits Earned: 200-500k after servicing (from bad match to good match)
Average Cost of Repairs/Rearmament: Running universal belts: ~50-70k
Recommended Equipment and Cost: Reinforced Airframe, Improved covering, Gunsight (~1-1.5M credits)
Recommend Consumables and Cost: Manual Fire Extinguisher, Dressing Kit, Pneumatic Restarter (~10k credits)
I forget precise credit costs because I usually don't worry too much about them myself. But the XP-58 is a pretty hilarious aircraft to fly, arguably overpowered when used correctly. It takes a lot of practice to use it right but once you learn it... it's one of the most fearsome tier 8 aircraft out there.
Edited by Reitousair, 01 May 2018 - 02:38 PM.