Hello,
I just dug into my A&A Pacific set this weekend. (I got it the same time I got A&A50.) My question is why does the US have P-38’s and Hellcats?
Do they have diffrent stats?
Thanks,
LT
They are there purely for aesthetic reasons. Lots of people thought that the P-38s looked funny on carriers, so the Hellcats were included as an alternative for carrier-based fighters. They are both exactly the same as far as gameplay is concerned. Consider the Hellcats as a gift from Larry!
I use the Hellcats for the carriers and the P-38 for China and land-based fighters. Technically, you could make the Lightnings Long-Range Aircraft if you want to make some distinction between to two. It was a special deployment of Lightnings to Henderson Field for their added range that shot down Yamamoto.
That’s what I thought but I didn’t read that in so many words any where.
Thanks,
LT
I like the Hellcats for my carriers only,because in WW2 P38’s could not fly off carriers.I wish though that all the US Fighters were hellcats,that’s what I like about AA Guadalcanal.
Well, the beauty of having both sets is you have enough Hellcats to play with only Hellcats. I don’t mind using both planes, but I only use the navy planes on the carriers.
