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==F4U Corsair== | ==F4U Corsair== | ||
{{BSM unit|image=[[File:BSP Corsair.PNG|250px]]|armaments=50 cal machine guns x6<br />Rocket x8|strong=Fighters, bombers, destroyers|weak=Cruisers, battleships|cost=100 (3 planes per squad)}} | {{BSM unit|image=[[File:BSP Corsair.PNG|250px]]|armaments=50 cal machine guns x6<br />Rocket x8|strong=Fighters, bombers, destroyers|weak=Cruisers, battleships|cost=100 (3 planes per squad)}} | ||
The F4U Corsair is the premier American fighter/bomber unit. Although it isn't as fast as the Lightning with its payload, it carries a devastating volley of rockets that can take down light surface targets like destroyers from range. It may not pack enough firepower to neutralize a shipyard or airfield in island capture, but rockets are the ideal way to eliminate targets in the campaign | The F4U Corsair is the premier American fighter/bomber unit. Although it isn't as fast as the Lightning with its payload, it carries a devastating volley of rockets that can take down light surface targets like destroyers from range. It may not pack enough firepower to neutralize a shipyard or airfield in island capture, but rockets are the ideal way to eliminate targets in the campaign. | ||
Once the Corsair has expended its rockets, it turns into a capable fighter that can hold its own against Zeros, Oscars, and other Japanese aircraft. That said, however, it does not boast the same performance as the Hellcat or its other contemporaries. Also, since rockets tend to reload most of the time, this can cause an unnecessary loss of performance in the middle of a dogfight. Corsairs are best used, therefore, as strike aircraft to be supplemented by a smattering of fighter escort. In addition, Corsairs are also equally at home as a regular fighter, capable of defeating most Japanese aircraft. | Once the Corsair has expended its rockets, it turns into a capable fighter that can hold its own against Zeros, Oscars, and other Japanese aircraft. That said, however, it does not boast the same performance as the Hellcat or its other contemporaries. Also, since rockets tend to reload most of the time, this can cause an unnecessary loss of performance in the middle of a dogfight. Corsairs are best used, therefore, as strike aircraft to be supplemented by a smattering of fighter escort. In addition, Corsairs are also equally at home as a regular fighter, capable of defeating most Japanese aircraft. |