Talk:F6F-3/@comment-95.215.44.97-20161228191354

I was initially disappointed with the Hellcat, but when I compared it side by side with the Reppuu, I think it was actually done properly. The Hellcat in all stats is either the same or surpasses the Reppuu except for the one stat that matters most for fighters, AA, and even then it's only a difference of 2, a difference that will likely be easily made up with the inevitable upgrade to the F6F-5, which will likely also improve all its other stats to make it, statistically, even better than the Reppuu and in fact most other fighter planes (but also more expensive).

Catching up to the Reppuu Kai is a tall, unlikely order, but also keep in mind that other upgrade options include the 3E, 3N, and 5N night fighters variants, something Reppuu Kai nor any other plane so far is able to do, giving it a unique niche to fill. It strikes me as unlikely that the devs would implement a "special" Hellcat squadron (skilled, named, ace-led, etc.) simply because they haven't done so with any other nation but Japan so far, but if they did then the stats could climb even higher and given the expected upgrades to the Hellcat, they may not even be necesssary.

Other, better carrier planes like the Corsair, the Tigercat, and the Bearcat, and jets like the Fireball and the Phantom, also haven't made their appearance yet and space is needed for them without making them unrealistically OP. All in all, the stats for the Hellcat seem appropriate.