Talk:F6F-3/@comment-27897450-20161228102331/@comment-17703786-20161228115653

^ The problem with giving it a +9 AA stat at this point is that it leaves no room for further upgrades or variants down the line, like named squadrons or stuff like the F6F-4 or -5. Ramping up stats too quickly is a thing, like what they did with the Shinden Kai, and I doubt they wanted to make that same mistake.

Armor is useless on aircraft squadrons in this game as far as the aircraft themselves are concerned, since only the ship would benefit from the armor stat. Besides, its superior dogfighting capability to the Zeroes is already demonstrated by its +8AA, vs the 21's and 32's +5, and the 52's +6, which would be the aircraft the Hellcat was expected to counter in the war.