The Grumman F6F Hellcat was basically designed as the "Zero Killer". It could fly about an average 55 mph faster and it was heavier an more powerful than the Zero. The Hellcat also had the highest kill ratio of any American fighter plane during WWII (19 to 1). US Navy pilots referred the Hellcat as the "Aluminium Tank".
The Hellcat could carry two 1,000 pound bombs with its most destructive weapons being six 5-inch HVAR's (High Velocity Aicraft Rockets). It could carry a torpedo under the fuselage but this was never seen in combat. When it was all over the F6F was one of the most feared and succesful planes in WWII.
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| 1/72 Hobby Master F6F Hellcat |
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| on a carrier deck... (USS Tulagi) |
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| ready to take off... |
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| 1/72 Easy Model F6F Hellcat (RAF) |
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