MAS-WWII: MTO Plane Lists

[Charles Lewis]

I just realized that I have not yet indicated what planes will be included with the initial release. Without further ado, here they are in order of their availability:

Commonwealth:
Swordfish
Blenheim Mk. I
Hurricane Mk. I
Gladiator Mk. II
Hampden Mk. I
Spitfire Mk. I
Blenheim Mk. IV
Skua
Wellington Mk. III
Whitley Mk. I
Beaufort Mk. I
Albacore
Defiant Mk. I
Fulmar Mk. II
Stirling Mk. I
Beaufighter Mk. IF
Hurricane Mk. IIB
Spitfire Mk. VB
Hurricane Mk. IIC
Sea Hurricane Mk. IB
Sunderland III
Lancaster Mk. I
Seafire Mk. I
Spitfire Mk. IX
Typhoon Mk. IB
Mosquito Mk. IV
Beaufighter Mk. X FB
Beaufighter Mk. X TB
Mosquito F.B. VI
Seafire Mk. III

France
Potez 540
D.510C
M.S. 406
Potez 631
LeO 451
MB-152
VG-33
Br.693
D.520

Germany
Ju-52
He-51
Ju-86E
Ju-87B Stuka
He-112B
Me-109C
Me-109E
Me-110C
Do-17Z
Ju-88A
He-111H
He-46E
Ju-87D Stuka
FW-200 Condor
FW-190A
Me-109F
Ju-87G Stuka
He-177
Ju-188
Me-109G-5
Me-109G-6
FW-190F

Italy
C.R. 32
Ba.27M Metallico
SM.79 Sparviero
B.R.20
C.R. 42 Falco
M.C. 200 Saetta
G.50 Freccia
Re.2000
SM.82 Marsupiale
Ca-135
Re.2001
M.C.202 Folgore
Z.1007ter Alcione
Re.2002 Ariete
M.C.205 Veltro
Re.2005 Sagittario
G.55 Centauro

[myrm]

Hmm you are gonna make us fly a Boulton Paul Defiant??? Oh well at least its the puppy rather thant he complete dog that is the Blackburn Roc...

[Charles Lewis]

I'm not going to make you, but it is on the encounter charts. Not all planes are present because a player would want them.

Of course, a whole squadron of Defiants would make for an...interesting...MAS.

[echoco]

I wasn't going to get MTO but after seeing Pearl Harbour last night I am looking forward to it. Will be waiting for Russians and PTO especially.

[MarkG88]

Just FYI for future players of MAS-MTO, I've playtested it for the past few months and my "Wild Geese" MAS has used all the following in combat:

Commonwealth
Gladiator Mk. II --old reliable handy for rookie fighter pilots to start with
Spitfire Mk. I --early war "gold standard" fighter
Skua --limited but still capable
Hurricane Mk. IIB --all those lovely guns

France
Potez 631 --slow but sturdy and we "Geese" like our planes "over gunned"

Italy
SM.79 Sparviero --a classic early war era medium bomber which did yeoman work for the Italians for real and is doing a fine job for my MAS.


For the record, I'm a big fan of the game and look forward to the final version.

Charlie has done a great job of capturing the "feel" of WWII air-to-air and air-to-surface combat will keeping Jay's "simple to understand, challenging to master" MAS core system intact. Your tactics and style will be different (but still familiar) than in the modern MAS game) and all those fun WWII planes, hehe. My "Geese" plan to keeping flying in the MTO for many missions to come.

-Mark

[myrm]

For a bunch of the more neutral or losing powers

Greece
AEKKEA-RAAB R-29

Greece and Turkey used the Polish PZL-P24

Yugoslavia used their own Rogozarski IK-3

OK early war planes, and most forces then updated with Axis, Allied or both materiel (or were outta the war). But this gives a bit more Mercenary feel to have some minor powers kit floating round. Especially when this stuff may have upped and legged it on the losing side, or could have been sold off with updates in an alternative history of the world.

[Charles Lewis]

The Poles and Dutch will be in the ETO set. I'd have to check and see about IK-3 as it might be in there, too.

With the US in the PTO set, you'll get to see several mid-late 30's export aircraft that never hit widespread service plus several iterations of the Hawk (including those that served with the French).

Particularly for early war era MASs (or those struggling along) the pre-war aircraft will be their bread and butter, and when all three sets are out, there will be a *lot* of options.

[Charles Lewis]

Also, something to keep in mind is that I'm keeping aircraft with the manufacturing country, not necessarily the country that used it the most. That's why the earlier versions of the Hawk (pre P-40) will be in the US list instead of the French. The Italian Re.2002 was actually used as much or moreso by the Hungarians, but it's there under the Italian list.