[DJPatriot911]

I was lookning through some of my WW2 aircraft books and noticed that F6Fs were capable of using tiny tim rockets and yet it is not a loadout in the game. Can it be done? Perhaps a flight model swap with F4U-1D

[ROSOBORONEXPORTCORP]

Only as a new slot (aircraft). Both modifying loadouts and flightmodel swaping are against the rules established.

[DJPatriot911]

ok thanks

[American]

We can do 1 thing. If you can find info on like maybe the f6f-4 or (IF there is one) f6f-6 Then maybe we can put an more realistic load out on these.

[DJPatriot911]

The F6F-6 was the same as the -5 but with a 4 bladed propeller and a top speed of 417 MPH

info : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F6F_Hellcat

[American]

Well a f6f-6 according to wiki was produced to late in the war. Im doing research on the F6f-4

*Edit: The F6f-5N and 3n had tiny tim's. These are another one of the times were i learn some thing more about a mod i am mak... Egrrr.... A plane i like

(*It's on the spare time list[Lowest of the Low])

[PeterD]

The sabre will feel lonely

[Carnagexxx]

in the german Il2 forum they said that the Tiny Tim was first used in Korea, not in WW2 ??

[Saburo Sakai]

The Tiny Tim was first fired from the ground in late April 1944, and the first air launch from a TBF Avenger succeeded on 22 June that year.............

[stansdds]

From what I have read, the Tiny Tim was found to be a very inaccurate weapon in combat. The F6F-5 could carry them and supposedly used them in combat. I am unaware of any -3's outside of test aircraft that had provisions for carrying any external ordnance other than a center line drop tank.

As for the F6F-4, there was exactly one, the XF6F-4. It started life as the original XF6F-1, it was converted to the XF6F-3, then further modified by replacing the six 50 caliber machine guns with four 20mm cannons and a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 engine. The Navy decided to not pursue a cannon armed Hellcat, so it was converted to a standard F6F-3 and turned over to the navy.

The F6F-6 was a -5 with a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W engine and a four bladed propeller. Two F6F-5's were converted and the top speed increased to 417 MPH, but the navy canceled the production contract when Japan surrendered.

I kind of doubt that the navy would have taken delivery of many F6F-6's if the war had continued. By the time the F6F-6 would have entered production, the F8F Bearcat would have already been in mass production. The Bearcat and the F4U-4 both out performed the F6F-6.

I hope this information is helpful.