Line 6: |
Line 6: |
| ''A carrier-based fighter from the Wildcat F4F series that fought fiercely with the Zero over the Pacific during the early stages of the great war. This model, the FM-2, is an improved, late-stage, mass production model, trading high altitude performance for improved maneuverability and torque handling at lower altitudes to make it a masterpiece general-purpose carrier support fighter. The FM-2 was deployed aboard ships like the escort carriers being churned out on a weekly basis. This time, the FM-2 enters the field as a general-purpose support fighter with anti-ship and anti-ground capabilities. | | ''A carrier-based fighter from the Wildcat F4F series that fought fiercely with the Zero over the Pacific during the early stages of the great war. This model, the FM-2, is an improved, late-stage, mass production model, trading high altitude performance for improved maneuverability and torque handling at lower altitudes to make it a masterpiece general-purpose carrier support fighter. The FM-2 was deployed aboard ships like the escort carriers being churned out on a weekly basis. This time, the FM-2 enters the field as a general-purpose support fighter with anti-ship and anti-ground capabilities. |
| | | |
− | ==Notes== | + | ==Mechanics== |
| + | {{Category:Carrier-based Dive Bombers}} |
| {{Category:Anti-Installation Dive Bombers|equipment=true}} | | {{Category:Anti-Installation Dive Bombers|equipment=true}} |
| | | |
| + | ==Notes== |
| ===How To Obtain=== | | ===How To Obtain=== |
| '''Stock equipment of:''' {{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay}}, {{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay Kai}}, {{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay Mk.II}} (★+2) | | '''Stock equipment of:''' {{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay}}, {{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay Kai}}, {{Ship/Link|Gambier Bay Mk.II}} (★+2) |
| | | |
− | '''From quest:''' [[Quests#C60|C60]] (x2, choice), [[Quests#B187|B187]] (★+7, choice) | + | '''From quest:''' {{Q|C60}} (x2, choice), {{Q|B187}} (★+7, choice) |
| | | |
| ''Ranking reward for:'' | | ''Ranking reward for:'' |
Line 24: |
Line 26: |
| | | |
| ==Fit Bonuses== | | ==Fit Bonuses== |
− | {{:{{PAGENAME}}/Bonuses}} | + | {{/Bonuses}} |
− | | |
− | ==Trivia==
| |
− | The B on the tail fin and color scheme suggest the in-game FM-2 is based on the FM-2 "Mah Baby" piloted by Lt. Bruce A. McGraw of VC-10, deployed aboard [[Gambier Bay]] during the Battle off Samar.
| |
− | | |
− | By 1944 the United States was commissioning escort carriers at a rate of roughly one carrier a week.
| |
| | | |
| ==Improvement== | | ==Improvement== |
Line 58: |
Line 55: |
| |} | | |} |
| {{:Improvement/Categories/Dive Bombers}} | | {{:Improvement/Categories/Dive Bombers}} |
| + | |
| + | |
| + | ==Trivia== |
| + | The B on the tail fin and color scheme suggest the in-game FM-2 is based on the FM-2 "Mah Baby" piloted by Lt. Bruce A. McGraw of VC-10, deployed aboard [[Gambier Bay]] during the Battle off Samar. |
| + | |
| + | By 1944 the United States was commissioning escort carriers at a rate of roughly one carrier a week. |
| | | |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |