F4F-3 flight



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----- A flight of Grumman F4F-3 Wildcat carrier fighters -----

Notes:
Cruising speed: 185 mph
Maximum speed: 330 mph at 22,000 ft
Service ceiling: 31,000 ft
Wing loading: 28.7 lb/sq ft
Power loading: 6.2 lb/hp
Armament: Four fixed 0.50" M2 machine guns
Range: 845 st miles

Single-seat single radial-engined retractable-undercarriage mid-wing monoplane high-tail carrier-borne fighter. Although slower and much less maneuvrable than the Zero, proper tactics like the "Thatch weave" and its rugged construction allowed it to hold its own.

Side Attributes:
    Can belong to the following sides: .

Actions and Action Points (ACP):
    Can act until -62 ACP left.
    Receives basic allotment of 62 new ACP per turn.

Movement, Movement Points (MP), and Speeds (MP/ACP Ratios):
    Uses a minimum of 10 ACP per move.
    Needs MP to enter terrain: 10 by default, 20 into mountains, ice, 0 into river.
    MP to enter unit: 200 into all unit types.
    Gets up to 200 free MP if needed to finish a move.

Hit Points (HP): 1.

Combat:
Can attack (ACP 5 vs all unit types).
Hit chances are 0% vs port, town, airfield, airstrip, seaplane-base, carrier, light carrier, battleship, heavy cruiser, light cruiser, destroyer, submarine, oiler, tender, transport, 80% vs OS2U, E13A, E7K, F1M, A6M2-N, SB2U flight, SBD flight, A-24 flight, TBD flight, TBF flight, D3A1 flight, D3A2 flight, B5N flight, D4Y, 40% vs F2A flight, F4F-3 flight, F4F-4 flight, A6M2 flight, A6M3 flight, P-38 flight, P-39 flight, P-40E flight, P-40F flight, B-17 flight, PB4Y, H6K4, H6K5, 60% vs PBY-5, PBY-5A, A-20 flight, B-25 flight, B-26 flight, Hudson flight, G4M flight.
Damage is 1 vs all unit types.
If attacked, ACP to defend is 5 vs all unit types.
Combat effectiveness as occupant is 0% in all unit types.
Chance to retreat from combat is 0% by default, 50% vs F2A flight, F4F-3 flight, F4F-4 flight, A6M2 flight, A6M3 flight, P-38 flight, P-39 flight, P-40E flight, P-40F flight.

Vision:
0% chance to be seen at outset of game.
0% chance to be seen at outset of game if independent.
Not always seen even if terrain has been seen.
Occupants not seen even if unit has been seen.
Chance to see if adjacent is 100% by default, 0% for submarine.

Material Handling:
    fuel, 28 storage (28 at start of game), 6 basic consumption, times 0% if occupant, needs 1 to move, 1 consumed per move
    bombs (none)
    torps (none)


Fate if side loses: 100% chance to vanish.

AI Attributes:
    Requires >= 30 accessible, liquid cells to build naval units.
    Requests a total wartime garrison of 1 units.
    Range within which enemies will cause an alert is 6.
    Basic tactical computation range is 12.



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