Trust me, if they ever unperk the -4 the only Hogs you'll ever see in LW are -4s and Charlies. The whines to restore the Perk will be at a level that the "Perk the ElGhey/Spixteen" threads only reach in their wildest wet-dreams.
The F4U-4 isn't perked for any one stat, like the F4U-1C which is perked because of the cannon and memories of constant HOing. The F4U-4 is perked because all its stats TOGETHER make it the best air-to-air fighter in the plane set. The P-51 is MARGINALLY faster in an altitude band between 3000-12,000ft and has far greater range, but in every other aspect: acceleration, rate of climb, ammunition load, rate of roll, durability, turning performance, diving ability and energy retention the F4U-4 is superior.
And it's blue.
