Talk:F6F-3/@comment-27897450-20161228102331/@comment-25938809-20161228173555

^ There's not much use in discussing a hypothetical "Reppu vs. Hellcat" scenario. Prototype high-performance Japanese fighter of yore vs. solid mass-produced American fighter? It could go either way: "The Reppu, on paper, was a hell of a plane..."Yeah, but I bet the Hellcat could still match it..." The devs split the stats as they saw fit. That considered, I don't think their choice with the Hellcat was unreasonable. As an Murrican, I wouldn't ask much more from the F6F. Save the higher stats for a better Hellcat, or maybe a Mustang or Corsair later on.

The Skilled Zero 21 in the game appears to have a fuel tank which extends range, not a big suprise the devs gave it such a long range. The Hellcat is a pure carrier-based fighter. I don't think I'll spend the screw to get one, but I'd see myself using one as much as the Bf109T, which I do use very often on medium-duty maps.