F6-C is a United States Air unit.
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One of the most iconic fighters of World War II, the P-51 Mustang was originally developed by North American Aviation for the British Purchasing Commission as an export fighter. Instead of building P-40 Curtiss fighters, NAA proposed developing a more modern, up-to-date design when approached by the commission in 1940. The prototype was created within half a year, and the first Mustangs flew in 1942 under the RAF banner.
The Mustang was not a groundbreaking design, but a conventional fighter using mature, well developed practices of its era, combined with a number of new features that gave it superior fighting ability. These included laminar flow airfoils, fuselage lofted mathematically, and a cooling assembly that relied on the Meredith effect to give it excellent air performance. Combined with its primary armaments, low price tag, and range, the Mustang was instrumental in fighting fascism in Europe and Asia, particularly as a dogfighter and bomber escort. It remained in service with air forces around the world for decades, with over 15 000 planes produced.
P-51C or Mk. III in British service replaced the Allison engine of the previous versions with a Rolls-Royce Merlin that improved its performance at high altitudes (above 4 500 m), giving it parity with Luftwaffe fighters. A reconnaissance variant of the P-51C Mustang, with the original's armament which was just four Browning M2 .50 machine guns. The key handicap is its limited ammunition loadout, understandable due to its mission being recon, rather than dogfighting.
3rd Armored has one card of a single one star veteran F6-C in Phase A. In Phase B there is a card of two one star veteran F6-C in Phase B.
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