4.13 development update discussion and feedback

[BadAim]

Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Presumably, the U.S. Navy first did tests with the mixed 20mm cannon/0.50 caliber MG armament, and then added the radar pod to make the nightfighter variant, so "day fighter" versions of the F6F-5 with mixed armament existed.

Even if this variant never made it past the testing ground, it's still a cool idea, and would make Hellcat a more effective bomber interceptor.

But, like I said, it's a cool MOD idea. DT can't touch it due to the consent decree. Talk to the excellent people at SAS or Free Modding.

From my recollection, the 20mm's gave a lot of trouble at higher altitudes due to the actions freezing. The only Hellcats I have ever read about using the 20's were the night fighters, as they were intended to be bomber interceptors and it was considered worth the trouble to use the cannons (The base where they were trained is close to me and I have a book that is locally published that goes into great depth on the subject). Otherwise the light construction of the typical Japanese aircraft rendered the 20mm not worth the trouble.

All of that said, I also think we'll have to look to the mods to make this a practical addition to IL2.