Review and first battle in the new Polish P.38 Wilk flighted up with VeeBat of HVAR. The Wilk is an awesome little ball of terror; with the cute looks of an adolescent Bf.110B and firepower on par with the Do.17Z-7, she is an excellent premium aircraft that excels at elimination of enemy bombers, heavies and ground attack. Her 300kg bomb is largest in class for several tiers and her tailgun is like having another fighter strapped to your backside. Definitely a good buy!
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, Paris, 13 Nov. 1787
Review and first battle in the new Polish P.38 Wilk flighted up with VeeBat of HVAR. The Wilk is an awesome little ball of terror; with the cute looks of an adolescent Bf.110B and firepower on par with the Do.17Z-7, she is an excellent premium aircraft that excels at elimination of enemy bombers, heavies and ground attack. Her 300kg bomb is largest in class for several tiers and her tailgun is like having another fighter strapped to your backside. Definitely a good buy!
Thanks for the review, Magus. I'm off to the dealership right now.
BTW what is the name of that cutely infectious song you had on for the last few minutes?
Edit (same day): Thanks to Queek for the song name.
The plane is a gas to fly, the cannon is competent and that BOMB! A 660 lb bomb does devastating damage.
The P.38 Wilk has put some bounce back in the game for me.
I'm puzzled by this plane and the "Europe" tree in general - why can't I either change the nationality to France or put my french pilots who are now "European" in this plane as it is?!?! Argh! I was hoping to get more XP for my french pilots. (China is not an option, either)
Edited by Captain_Rownd, 19 July 2019 - 05:42 AM.
Favorites:
SPAD S.510:: MiG-3 :: I-250 :: Ju 88 P :: He 100 D-1 :: Caudron C.714
I'm puzzled by this plane and the "Europe" tree in general - why can't I either change the nationality to France or put my french pilots who are now "European" in this plane as it is?!?! Argh! I was hoping to get more XP for my french pilots. (China is not an option, either)
that's just wrong! If Europe is a nation now, we should be able to swap pilots between planes
unless you've already assigned the Wilk to another nation?
unless you've already assigned the Wilk to another nation?
Nope, I wanted it for my french pilots. But you can't change its nation to France, or to China. Although my french pilots are now in "Europe" I click on the P.38 crew spot and none of my french pilots are offered to put in the plane.
Edited by Captain_Rownd, 19 July 2019 - 06:48 PM.
Favorites:
SPAD S.510:: MiG-3 :: I-250 :: Ju 88 P :: He 100 D-1 :: Caudron C.714
Nope, I wanted it for my french pilots. But you can't change its nation to France, or to China. Although my french pilots are now in "Europe" I click on the P.38 crew spot and none of my french pilots are offered to put in the plane.
Weird. That may be an oversight, or on purpose since France is premium planes only. You can't make the other Euro planes Polish, for example, or Israeli, or Czech, etc.
I'd make a suggestion to WG that the Euro tech line should be fully Euro compatible (for a fee) and they may listen.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, Paris, 13 Nov. 1787
I'd think that technically they'd all be "Europe" planes and "Europe" pilots. It's odd that you CAN make them into non-Europe planes (except China whoknowswhy), but can't make them compatible with other "Europe" planes.
Edited by Captain_Rownd, 19 July 2019 - 10:18 PM.
Favorites:
SPAD S.510:: MiG-3 :: I-250 :: Ju 88 P :: He 100 D-1 :: Caudron C.714
Not really. Compared to the Fw57 and Do17Z-7, it's bomb reload is excellent for the sheer power of its weapon
This is correct; my comment in the video on the reload speed being "fuhgettaboutit" is erroneous. Drop the bomb on first penetration, then flip the zone with aircraft kills. Move to next zone. 9 times out of 10, her bomb reload of 120 seconds will have elapsed by the time you arrive at the next zone.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Win.
Profit.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson to William Stephens Smith, Paris, 13 Nov. 1787