Post by weedsrock2 on Oct 9, 2017 2:27:25 GMT
We are on the home stretch with development of Deck E. All the cards are through initial development and the remaining cards are either in play testing or final layout and flavor text editing.
Two more public picks this time.
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With the A6M3 "Hamp" we now have every major version of the Navy Type 0 carrier fighter in the game. Two versions of the A6M2, one of the A6M5, one of the "Rufe" floatplane variant, and now the A6M3 "Hamp." Unfortunately, the IJN was never able to upgrade to a newer carrier fighter during the war. The A7M "Sam" airframe was ready in 1943, but engine development and then manufacture delayed the aircraft until almost literally the last day of the war. So we have to "make do" with Mitsubishi "Zero" upgrades too. With the Hamp the goal was to give the IJN a fighter that would pretty consistently have a native AA8 at both ends of the map if it was used in the traditional carrier role.
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Board members decided it was time to give the US it's own aircraft with the F2A-3 Buffalo. It is the pre-war/very early war counterpart to the A5M "Claude" we gave the IJN in the last deck. The "Elan" special ability was originally created for the French, but we felt it also reflects the reputation and spirit of the Marine Corps pilots that flew them at the Battle of Midway.
Two more public picks this time.
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With the A6M3 "Hamp" we now have every major version of the Navy Type 0 carrier fighter in the game. Two versions of the A6M2, one of the A6M5, one of the "Rufe" floatplane variant, and now the A6M3 "Hamp." Unfortunately, the IJN was never able to upgrade to a newer carrier fighter during the war. The A7M "Sam" airframe was ready in 1943, but engine development and then manufacture delayed the aircraft until almost literally the last day of the war. So we have to "make do" with Mitsubishi "Zero" upgrades too. With the Hamp the goal was to give the IJN a fighter that would pretty consistently have a native AA8 at both ends of the map if it was used in the traditional carrier role.
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Board members decided it was time to give the US it's own aircraft with the F2A-3 Buffalo. It is the pre-war/very early war counterpart to the A5M "Claude" we gave the IJN in the last deck. The "Elan" special ability was originally created for the French, but we felt it also reflects the reputation and spirit of the Marine Corps pilots that flew them at the Battle of Midway.
