As it stands currently, the allies fighter research tree is as follows:
1. Boeing P-26
2. Seversky P-35
3. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
4. P-51 Mustang
5. Grumman F6F Hellcat
6. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Elite. North American F-86 Sabre
While the placement of most of these aircraft makes sense, there is one that does not: the F6F Hellcat.
Although this aircraft did get used extensively throughout the war, it was not the go-to fighter for the american armed forces in 1944. That title belongs to the P-51 Mustang that is, somehow, ranked at a lower level than the F6F, which wasn't even an army fighter but a navy fighter.
My suggestion is therefore to remove the F6F, move the P-51 up to level 6, and add in the P-47 Thunderbolt, an aircraft that was used extensively as a fighter escort, fighter/bomber patrol, air raids and more. What is more, during the war this aircraft was also the direct predecessor to the P-51 and the main fighter used during the D-Day landings at Normandy!
The new tree would look like this:
1. Boeing P-26
2. Seversky P-35
3. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
4. P-47 Thunderbolt
5. P-51 Mustang
6. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Elite. North American F-86 Sabre
Addendum: The F6F was actually a naval fighter/bomber that was used by the american navy to fight the japanese. It was the successor to the F4U corsair and was able to carry a torpedo for naval warfare, so maybe add it as a naval bomber instead.
1. Boeing P-26
2. Seversky P-35
3. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
4. P-51 Mustang
5. Grumman F6F Hellcat
6. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Elite. North American F-86 Sabre
While the placement of most of these aircraft makes sense, there is one that does not: the F6F Hellcat.
Although this aircraft did get used extensively throughout the war, it was not the go-to fighter for the american armed forces in 1944. That title belongs to the P-51 Mustang that is, somehow, ranked at a lower level than the F6F, which wasn't even an army fighter but a navy fighter.
My suggestion is therefore to remove the F6F, move the P-51 up to level 6, and add in the P-47 Thunderbolt, an aircraft that was used extensively as a fighter escort, fighter/bomber patrol, air raids and more. What is more, during the war this aircraft was also the direct predecessor to the P-51 and the main fighter used during the D-Day landings at Normandy!
The new tree would look like this:
1. Boeing P-26
2. Seversky P-35
3. Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
4. P-47 Thunderbolt
5. P-51 Mustang
6. Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star
Elite. North American F-86 Sabre
Addendum: The F6F was actually a naval fighter/bomber that was used by the american navy to fight the japanese. It was the successor to the F4U corsair and was able to carry a torpedo for naval warfare, so maybe add it as a naval bomber instead.