How the Wildcat's Worst Weakness Broke the Zero at Guadalcanal
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@jessfrankel5212 · 11 days ago
The 'Grooman'? Is it too hard to pronounce it Grumman, with the sounding like 'uh' and not 'oo'...SMH. Add in the spelling mistakes in the subtitles and loused-up numbers...whatever,<br><br>This kind of vid showed me nothing new. The Wildcat, as mentioned, could take a beating and still fly, and it also had more firepower. Also, the production line worked in the US' favor. Production was far superior to Japan's, and the Japanese knew it. The Thach Weave--not the Thack Weave--also helped immensely.<br><br>I've always liked the Wildcat for its stubbornness as a fighter. It was the little engine that could.<br>But lousy AI garbage vids like this cheapen its memory.
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