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[SAS~Riken]

Sorce: en.wikipedia.org
The British Fleet Air Arm (FAA) received 1,263 F6Fs under the Lend-Lease Act; initially it was known as the Grumman Gannet Mark I. The name Hellcat replaced it in early 1943 for the sake of simplicity, the Royal Navy at that time adopting the use of the existing American naval names for all the U.S.-made aircraft supplied to it, with the F6F-3 being designated Hellcat F I, the F6F-5, the Hellcat F II and the F6F-5N, the Hellcat NF II.[N 2] They saw action off Norway, in the Mediterranean and in the Far East. A number were fitted with photographic reconnaissance equipment similar to the F6F-5P, receiving the designation Hellcat FR II.[27] The FAA Hellcat units experienced far fewer opportunities for air-to-air combat than their USN/Marines counterparts; a total of 52 enemy aircraft were shot down during 18 aerial combats from May 1944 to July 1945. 1844 Naval Air Squadron, on board HMS Indomitable of the British Pacific Fleet was the highest scoring unit, with 32.5 kills.[28]

FAA Hellcats, as with other Lend-Lease aircraft, were rapidly replaced by British aircraft after the end of the war, with only two of the 12 squadrons equipped with the Hellcat at VJ-Day still retaining Hellcats by the end of 1945.[29] These two squadrons were disbanded in 1946.[29] In British service, the Hellcats proved to be a match even for the main Luftwaffe fighters, the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Focke-Wulf Fw 190.

Credits:
flying_spud - Requested aircraft
Friction - Testing
Myself - classfiles

Default skins ar not mine.

Tested UP3 & 2.01 / SAS Modacts 4.09 and 4.10.1
DOWNLOAD RAF Hellcats Mk.I, Mk.II. & Mk.III

[SAS~Riken]

The Hellcat Mk.III is based off the F6F-6

All 3 have an extra suprise historical loadout

[fritzofpeace]

Many thanks, Riken!!!
I'm not going to spill the beans on the special loadout, since you made sure the user had to load this rascal in order to discover what it is (i.e., no weapons ru ).
But, I've got a question on the wing guns.  Are they 50 cals?  Judging from the damage I'm getting out of them,  they don't strike me as 20mm cannons.
Thank you for the additions!!!

[SAS~Riken]

I didnt make the 20mm variant. still looking into that one.

as for the weapons.ru..... I dont use those because they are alreay listed withing the classfile and the weapons.ru is for those who want to rename their weapons to another name.

[Knochenlutscher]

  Just a simple Thank you
Keep up your good work

[SAS~Riken]

just making the missing requested pieces of airplanes...  um having said that let's keep the requests in the Request section.

[Cranky.1]

Thank You Riken
You Make Me So Happy 

[flying_spud]

Man oh man Riken you make me happy - what an efficient bunch of guys you are 

THREE marks' of RN Hellcat - what more could an il-2 modded addict ask for? Now to that Palembang map.............

THANKS

[SAS~Riken]

No problem guys. This was actually kinda fun to find that extra suprise historical loadout was on this plane and actually used often. Who would have thought.
Anyway, glad your all very happy

[flying_spud]

Now that's what I call a .....

Sorry, couldn't hold it in any longer - when you get to my age little things make you excited! 

EDIT: Riken specifically requested that the suprise loadout remain a suprise. After all the work he put into your requests lately, it's pretty sad to ignore his request and post it anyway. SAS~Friction

[SAS~Riken]

Now that's what I call a .....
Sorry, couldn't hold it in any longer - when you get to my age little things make you excited! 

  whoa whoa whoa here! did you just try and ruin the suprise by telling everyone what it was? How many people here saw it?

[flying_spud]

I actually believed that "the secret payload" was a tongue-in-cheek thing and Riken was looking for some banter (light-hearted comments) on it!! 

It's not "sad" just an honest mistake. I sincerely never dreamt it was a really serious "TOP SECRET" but instead the beginning of a humerous thread like you find on so many sites that don't take themselves too seriously (you know, like the ones that don't "invent" new planes for il-2 and then insist on mega-historical documentation for outside requests........
 
SAS friction you're trying to exaggerate what I accidentally did, and to be honest I'm getting a little bit tired of being whined at about everything I post by SAS "heavies" and one or two of their pet sychophants. Yes I did suggest Thunderbolts Mk.1/11's, and Riken was happy enough to pm me and the result of his excellent work is here for ALL to enjoy - not just me.
I then aired the Hellcats more of a continuation of a theme rather than a new request, only to get the "third degree" about "rushing" people by putting in too many requests, along with all the "blah blah" about making official requests via the right procedure with blueprints, photos, measurements etc (probably signed in triplicate too) . So I again bit my lip and said sorry. A few days later both planes are available for download!!! 

This is getting all a bit serious for me I'm afraid. This GAME is part of my infrequent relaxation and I don't need this hassle over something so trivial from some people who are getting a bit carried away with what they might believe is a position of power?