Thread:Void Samukai/@comment-12494172-20150527214548/@comment-12494172-20150606023607

Question: exactly how durable do you believe the hellcat to be, because the type 99-2 autocannons aren't bad... 5 or so rounds = dead F6F, and we are talking a pair of autocannons... So no, air to air the Zero and hellcat are tied (the A6M5 has equal if not superior HMG's) FYI, the Hellcat will take longer to kill a A6M5, and A6M2 will burn quick but not so much the A6M5...

As for armour: the A6M5 had self sealing fuel tanks, good pilot protection, automatic fire extinguishers in the fuel tanks, thicker skin (than before) and was in an all or nothing schematic. VS: better protection everywhere. F6F-3 obviously wins.

The F6F may climb faster, but in any dogfight maneuvers, the F6F isn't going to have a good time. More likely, the A6M5 will be having cup cakes and tea while chopping the F6F to tiny little bits.

So the real question is, is it a dogfight or just a plane to plane fight?