Nob Akimoto
Rear Admiral
Is the "Hellcat V" called the "V" as counted from the F6F or from generations of previous Confed Starfighters?(I'd always assumed it was the former. Much like the Thunderbolt VII, which could be counted from the P-47 origin, to the A-10 Thunderbolt II)
If that were the case, why doesn't the Bearcat have a similar "number" in the name indicating lineage(after the F8F)
And it does seem though that these two were meant to be compared to their WW2 counterparts.
Hellcat V- Decent multi-role, superior to their counterpart(Dralthi which is probably supposed to be the A6M of the Kilrathi fighter forces.) Though interesting that the Hellcat has the "F" designator as the Sabre did.(Coincidence I'd assume at least till...)
Bearcat- Late war/post war development made simply to be small, compact and light with good firepower rate of climb and without sacrificing durability. F-series designation matches the F-104 Starfighter.(Kind of ironic that these same fighters the F-104A was slated to be canned because it lacked endurance, and offense capability...)
In comparasion some other fighters could be:
F4U- Arrow. Faster much superior(in terms of agility and apparently survivability) compared to the Hellcat, but less popular to various reasons.
P-47-As it's name(Thunderbolt) suggests, the T-bolt VII. Though I highly doubt the T-bolt was designed as an interceptor to begin with, it's heavy weight , toughness, 6 heavy guns, and relative longevity, in addition to the fact that while designed as a fighter it was also just as if not more effective in strike ops, make it very similar to the Confed fighter with the same name.
B-17- Broadsword. Kind of obvious from it's naming(A-17) that it's meant to follow in the footsteps of the mighty flying fortress(nevermind that B-17's can't do naval strikes.)
Sadly for the RL fighters the similarities for example f-designators end mostly there.
There are some exceptions like the F/A-105 Tigershark which is somewhat reminiscent of the F-105 Thunderchief(Or affectionally known as the "Thud.") but otherwise, I see very few similarities.
If that were the case, why doesn't the Bearcat have a similar "number" in the name indicating lineage(after the F8F)
And it does seem though that these two were meant to be compared to their WW2 counterparts.
Hellcat V- Decent multi-role, superior to their counterpart(Dralthi which is probably supposed to be the A6M of the Kilrathi fighter forces.) Though interesting that the Hellcat has the "F" designator as the Sabre did.(Coincidence I'd assume at least till...)
Bearcat- Late war/post war development made simply to be small, compact and light with good firepower rate of climb and without sacrificing durability. F-series designation matches the F-104 Starfighter.(Kind of ironic that these same fighters the F-104A was slated to be canned because it lacked endurance, and offense capability...)
In comparasion some other fighters could be:
F4U- Arrow. Faster much superior(in terms of agility and apparently survivability) compared to the Hellcat, but less popular to various reasons.
P-47-As it's name(Thunderbolt) suggests, the T-bolt VII. Though I highly doubt the T-bolt was designed as an interceptor to begin with, it's heavy weight , toughness, 6 heavy guns, and relative longevity, in addition to the fact that while designed as a fighter it was also just as if not more effective in strike ops, make it very similar to the Confed fighter with the same name.
B-17- Broadsword. Kind of obvious from it's naming(A-17) that it's meant to follow in the footsteps of the mighty flying fortress(nevermind that B-17's can't do naval strikes.)
Sadly for the RL fighters the similarities for example f-designators end mostly there.
There are some exceptions like the F/A-105 Tigershark which is somewhat reminiscent of the F-105 Thunderchief(Or affectionally known as the "Thud.") but otherwise, I see very few similarities.
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