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One of the Spanish Civil War aircraft in development is an all-new FIAT CR32. The glory days of the biplane fighter were the SCW, so Steve and I are planning a number of late biplanes and early monoplanes. First test shots below of the CR32. Composite shot of my planned aircraft for Phase 1.

While I can't help with specifics, I can contribute some generalizations. I helped write the battle damage repair manuals for two different aircraft programs. That gave me an opportunity to research a lot of background stuff, plus talk to test engineers. As I was an aircraft history buff, I bounced what I learned against what I read about WW2 aircraft. Baff is pretty close to approximating what happened in the BoB by giving bomber pilots extra protection. Towards the end of the BoB, the Luftwaffe had installed field mods that improved protection for pilots and systems, making them hard to shoot down with .303cal bullets. Unlike a 12.7mm/.50cal round, a .303cal round just did not store enough energy to fatally damage primary aircraft structure. Obviously .303cal bullets could degrade primary structure to the point of failure, but it required A LOT of them concentrated in one location. Put another way, it only took a few 12.7/.50cal bullets to inflict the same damage caused by a dozen .303cal bullets. Plus, most pilot armor could resist all rifle caliber bullets and nearly all cannon shells. The RAF had already figured that out by 1940, which is why it was combat testing small numbers of cannon armed fighters during the BoB.

Shot of inwork ground objects.

Steve and I have agreed to resume work on the SCW mod. There is a tremendous amount of work to do, so progress will be slllooooooowwww. I've mapped and begun skins for the CR32.

Work on Spanish Civil War objects continue at a slow pace, so there will be a small selection of 1930s Soviet aircraft eventually.

If you drew those without tracing then you have an exceptionally good eye for proportion. If you want to develop your talent, then you can probably find some "how to do it" books at your local library or book store.

Background shots below. The Finns still fly a Gauntlet with a Russian engine. In the mid-1930s, the Gauntlet was the RAF's primiere fighter.

Another project that has been inwork for a long time finally got finished enough to fly ingame. Now, I'll turn it over to LloydNB and Baffmeister to make the skins and tweak the flying characteristics.

Its easier to use an already existing aircraft's files when first starting development of a new aircraft. Over time, the files will get renamed as the aircraft is developed further. I used the early JU87 as a starting point because it had roughly the same performance and was a low wing monoplane with fixed landing gear.