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The McDonnell F2H Banshee was a single-seat carrier-based jet fighter aircraft deployed by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps from 1948 to 1961. It was one of the primary American fighters used during the Korean War. The F2H-2 served during the Korean War with the U.S. Navy Task Force 77 and the Marine Corps. 
 

First flew in 11 January 1947
Introduced from August 1948

Performance:

Maximum speed: 933 km/h at sea level
Range: 2,760 km
Service ceiling: 14,205 m
Rate of climb: 30 m/s from sea level

Specs:

Crew: 1
Length: 14.68 m
Wingspan: 12.73 m
Height: 4.42 m
Wing area: 27.3 m²
Empty weight: 5,980 kg
Loaded weight: 9,531 kg
Max. takeoff weight: 11,437 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Westinghouse J34-WE-34 turbojets, 3,250 lbf (14.5 kN) each

Armament:
Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Colt Mk 16 cannon, 220 rounds/gun (upper pair), 250 rounds/gun (lower pair)

Rockets:
8 × 60 lb High Explosive rockets or
6 × 500 lb bombs and 2 × 60 lb H.E. rockets

Note: 2 × AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles were also carried but under use of RCN

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F2H Over Korea

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F2H-2 Plan
 

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I don't think more US jets are needed, for now.

 

That's no reason not to have it in the release tree. It's a mass-produced well within era jet fighter, so there is no reason to leave it out of the game.

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That's no reason not to have it in the release tree. It's a mass-produced well within era jet fighter, so there is no reason to leave it out of the game.

 

I said for now. USA has enough jets atm :)

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This aircraft I can agree with ;) We just need to wait for Gaijin to release their new 'release tree' to see if they have included this in their 'planning'.

 

I however feel that it does not deserve high priority as there are quite some jets already in the US tree.

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This aircraft I can agree with ;) We just need to wait for Gaijin to release their new 'release tree' to see if they have included this in their 'planning'.

 

I however feel that it does not deserve high priority as there are quite some jets already in the US tree.

Of course USA got many jets but this does not lets us to leave this out of game (F80 is in game, not used even in war as massively as this F2)

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Then I want my MiG-17 >:3

It is already in the release tree.

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This is my favorite Korean war era jet aircraft.

 

I would be thrilled to have it in the game.

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How about give jets to A) japanese and B) Germans before the others get jets but they can get props :).

 

How about you see that we're not asking for a release before any other plane, but suggesting things we'd like to see in the game that are not in the tech trees.

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How about give jets to A) japanese and B) Germans before the others get jets but they can get props :).

 

No one is suggesting that this should come before either of those.

 

Just that we like this aircraft and would like it in the game at some point.

 

Yes, we know America has lots of good jets. We don't need the "ermg, Murica haz so many jets already, giv Jermans and Gapanese some more jets first" line every time a thread like this is made.

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