F6F Hellcat

[Gman]

Great thread, learned a lot about the F6 from it for certain.  And long time Mathman, are you still teaching?  Hope to see you flying again someday.

[Letalis]

One thing I've not seen mentioned here as a major limfac is the Hellcat's roll rate.  My primary aircraft was the D-25 Jug with the F6F a close second.  It was possible to tolerate the inferior firepower relative to the Jug. It was possible to make do with the slower speed and restricted 6 view thanks to the better turning and short transit times courtesy of a CV spawn.  But in the end the thing I missed most from the Jug was the roll rate- especially defensively in a rolling scissors. There were times when enough cumulative annoyance stacked going that I'd go to the dark side and fly the A5 for a spell...I'm not proud of it but it happened

[Bubbajj]

Don't know about Late War but in Mid, the Hellcat is a monster.