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  • ...d fleet targets. Bombs, on the other hand, are strictly for land-based and fleet targets, however, they will be less effective against bases in compared to {{USA fighters}}
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  • ...Browning machines guns. Due to unmitigable problems, the F-84B (and F-84C) fleet only had a short four-year operational run before being withdrawn from serv ...ior to proper testing and issues developed which at one point grounded the fleet of aircraft until modifications were made.
    30 KB (4,835 words) - 20:55, 2 February 2024
  • ...ior to proper testing and issues developed which at one point grounded the fleet of aircraft until modifications were made. ...egin to dive and vice versa). Even with the speed restrictions, the entire fleet of F-84B fighters was grounded by 1948 due to parts shortages and structura
    31 KB (4,974 words) - 11:52, 3 February 2024
  • ...the United States Navy. It was introduced as a much-needed upgrade to the fleet's aircraft, boasting impressive features such as a 950 horsepower engine an .... In the Battle of Midway, it was one of the main fighter planes of the US fleet (the other being the F4F Wildcat), it played an important role, but its per
    18 KB (2,882 words) - 18:49, 19 April 2024
  • ...other new versions of the Buffalo did not satisfy the requirements of the fleet, so in August of 1939, Grumman received an order for the first series of F4 {{USA fighters}}
    12 KB (1,864 words) - 18:25, 21 December 2023
  • ...was the first monoplane carrier-based fighter that served in the American fleet. The aircraft had an all-metal construction, with the exception of the cont {{USA fighters}}
    14 KB (2,263 words) - 12:45, 16 March 2024
  • ...e F4U-4. There was the F4U-4B, which had only slight modifications for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. They were never actually delivered to the Royal {{USA fighters}}
    15 KB (2,255 words) - 18:34, 24 October 2023
  • ...f the Royal Navy. It was called the F4U-4C, but none were delivered to the Fleet Air Arm, for whatever reason. The F4U-4C was then redesignated the F4U-4B. {{USA fighters}}
    15 KB (2,436 words) - 04:17, 5 April 2024
  • The United States Navy was continuously looking to upgrade its fleet of aircraft and in 1934 sought to receive proposals for a new scout bomber {{USA bombers}}
    16 KB (2,631 words) - 20:19, 13 April 2024
  • ...their way from beachheads all across the Pacific theatre, the guns of the fleet were often there to eliminate concentrations of enemy troops and heavy defe {{USA bombers}}
    25 KB (3,916 words) - 18:51, 19 April 2024
  • ...al Sea where they sank Japanese light aircraft carrier Shōhō and damaged fleet carrier Shōkaku. During the battle, SBDs were flying anti-torpedo combat p ...n early June 1942, where four squadrons of Navy SBDs attacked the Japanese fleet, and sank all four aircraft carriers present, as well as multiple cruisers
    22 KB (3,453 words) - 19:39, 11 September 2023
  • The United States Navy was continuously looking to upgrade its fleet of aircraft and in 1934 sought to receive proposals for a new scout bomber {{USA bombers}}
    16 KB (2,477 words) - 20:19, 13 April 2024
  • ...ity to land on water, it can be used to gather information about the enemy fleet and if necessary, land in the water to avoid being fired by enemy AA. This ...their way from beachheads all across the Pacific theatre, the guns of the fleet were often there to eliminate concentrations of enemy troops and heavy defe
    18 KB (2,859 words) - 18:50, 19 April 2024
  • ...itime patrol role. Notably, the PBY Catalina was used to spot the Japanese fleet before the Battle of Midway. ...le. During the Battle of Midway, PBYs scored a torpedo hit on the Japanese fleet oiler Akebono Maru. In the Guadalcanal campaign, Catalinas were painted bla
    15 KB (2,228 words) - 12:08, 21 October 2023
  • The Brewster F2A Buffalo was the first carrier based monoplane of the US fleet, made to replace the outdated biplanes in service with the US Navy. It had .... In the battle of Midway, it was one of the main fighter planes of the US fleet (the other being the F4F Wildcat), it played an important role(along with t
    20 KB (3,358 words) - 18:53, 19 April 2024
  • ...f the Royal Navy. It was called the F4U-4C, but none were delivered to the Fleet Air Arm, for whatever reason. The F4U-4C was then redesignated the F4U-4B. {{USA fighters}}
    16 KB (2,608 words) - 10:39, 21 October 2023
  • ...February 1953, F-84s did not have a two-seat version for training, so the USA supplied about seventy T-33s. to recognise the F-84G belonging to other gro ...ior to proper testing and issues developed which at one point grounded the fleet of aircraft until modifications were made.
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  • ...U.S. observations of the Spanish Civil War raised concern that their tank fleet, which consisted primarily of machine gun-armed [[M2A2]] light tanks, was i The M2A4 light tank is the reserve tank for the USA. As such, it is very manoeuvrable and fast, being a light tank. However, it
    20 KB (3,338 words) - 15:10, 19 October 2023
  • ...uguay still operate modernized versions. Austria has since retired its M24 fleet, but their turrets still serve on as bunkers. {{USA light tanks}}
    27 KB (4,596 words) - 10:17, 11 February 2024
  • ...US Army's projects, including those aiming to continually improve the tank fleet that began seeing the [[M26|M26 Pershing]] put into the service. Without th ...e US Army sought the procurement of new tanks to make up the post-war tank fleet. However, the demilitarization and budget cuts with World War II's end heav
    27 KB (4,293 words) - 15:04, 29 July 2023

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