There has been a lot of talk about what planes will be in the WGS Series 6 release as of late. The pilots/paint schemes have not been selected yet and there is not a firm release date, but here they are...
Yokosuka D4Y
Data from The Encyclopedia of World Aircraft
General characteristics
Crew: two (pilot & gunner/radio operator)
Length: 33 ft 6 in (10.22 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 9 in (11.50 m)
Height: 12 ft 3 in (3.74 m)
Wing area: 254 ft² (23.6 m²)
Empty weight: 5,379 lb (2,440 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,370 lb (4,250 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Aichi Atsuta AE1P 32 liquid-cooled inverted V12 piston engine, 1,044 kW (1,400 hp)
Performance
Maximum speed: 550 km/h (342 mph)
Range: 1,465 km (910 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,700 m (35,105 ft)
Rate of climb: 14 m/s (2,700 ft/min)
Wing loading: 180 kg/m² (37 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.25 kW/kg (0.15 hp/lb)
Armament
2× forward-firing 7.7 mm Type 97 aircraft machine guns
1× rearward-firing 7.92 mm Type 1 machine gun
500 kg (1,102 lb) of bombs (design), 800 kg (1,764 lb) of bombs (kamikaze)
Dauntless SBD-5
Data from "McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920"
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Length: 33 ft 1¼ in (10.09 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft 6⅜ in (12.66 m)
Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
Wing area: 325 ft² (30.19 m²)
Empty weight: 6,404 lb (2,905 kg)
Loaded weight: 9,359 lb (4,245 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820-60 radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 255 mph (222 knots, 410 km/h) at 14,000 ft (4,265 m)
Cruise speed: 185 mph (161 knots, 298 km/h)
Range: 1,115 mi (970 nmi, 1,795 km)
Service ceiling: 25,530 ft (7,780 m)
Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s)
Wing loading: 32.9 lb/ft² (140.6 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 8.92 lb/hp (5.42 kg/kW)
Armament
Guns:
2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) forward-firing synchronized Browning M2 machine guns in engine cowling
2 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) flexible-mounted Browning machine gun in rear
Bombs: 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs
Messerschmitt Bf 109K-4
Data from The Great Book of Fighters and the Finnish Air Force Bf 109 Manual
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 8.95 m (29 ft 7 in)
Wingspan: 9.925 m (32 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.60 m (8 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 16.05 m² (173.3 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,247 kg (5,893 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,148 kg (6,940 lb)
Max. takeoff weight: 3,400 kg (7,495 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Daimler-Benz DB 605DB liquid-cooled inverted V12, 1,475 PS (1,455 hp, 1,085 kW)
Propellers: VDM 9-12087 three-bladed light-alloy propeller
Propeller diameter: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Performance
Maximum speed: 710 km/h (440 mph) at 7,500 m (24,610 ft) altitude
Cruise speed: 590 km/h (365 mph) at 6,000 m (19,680 ft)
Range: 850 km (528 mi)1,000 km (621 mi) with droptank
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,370 ft)
Rate of climb: 2,775 ft (850 m)/min
Wing loading: 196 kg/m² (40 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 344 W/kg (0.21 hp/lb)
Armament
Guns:
2 × 13 mm (.51 in) synchronized MG 131 machine guns with 300 rounds per gun
1 × 1 × 30 mm (1.18 in) MK 108 cannon as Motorkanone with 65 rpg (some K-4s were fitted with the MG 151/20 as the Motorkanone.)
Rockets: 2 × 21 cm (8 in) Wfr. Gr. 21 rockets (G-6 with BR21)
Bombs: 1 × 250 kg (551 lb) bomb or 4 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs or 1 × 300-litre (79 US gal) drop tank
Republic P-47D Thunderbolt Razorback version
Data from Wikipedia
General characteristics
Crew: 1
Length: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m)
Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²)
Empty weight: 10,000 lb (4,535 kg)
Loaded weight: 13,300 lb (6,032 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 twin-row radial engine, 2,535 hp (1,890 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 433 mph at 30,000 ft (697 km/h at 9,145 m)
Range: 800 mi combat, 1,800 mi ferry (1,290 km / 2,900 km)
Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,100 m)
Rate of climb: 3,120 ft/min (15.9 m/s)
Wing loading: 44.33 lb/ft² ()
Power/mass: 0.19 hp/lb (238 W/kg)
Armament
8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (3400 rounds)
Up to 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of bombs
10 × 5 in (127 mm) unguided rockets
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