Well.. I do fly the P-47D-11 on a regular basis and it seems to have devloped a glass tail like the P-38. I've been ticked off many of times by having a spit shoot my bellybutton off in the Jug. Knowing that the armor on the Jug should be rough as nails it frankly isn't.
However, keep in mind that the tail section of a Hellcat is more ridged for CV landings...tho I don't fly the Hellcat I don't care for it's sluggish performance. It does seem like a solid plane.. even for my Jug's 8 .50 cals!!