{"id":1605984,"date":"2026-04-28T16:45:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/?p=1605984"},"modified":"2026-04-28T16:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:46:16","slug":"70090-f4f-3-wildcat-three-aircraft-that-faced-the-might-of-the-imperial-japanese-navy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armahobbynews.pl\/en\/blog\/2026\/04\/28\/70090-f4f-3-wildcat-three-aircraft-that-faced-the-might-of-the-imperial-japanese-navy\/","title":{"rendered":"70090 F4F-3 Wildcat \u2013 Three Aircraft That Faced the Might of the Imperial Japanese Navy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For many years, 1\/72 Wildcat kits from various manufacturers were available, including Arma Hobby. The problem was that a true F4F-3<\/strong> was almost nowhere to be found.<\/p>\n

Most available kits represented later versions with folding wings, sometimes only supplied with different decals. Yet it was the F4F-3<\/strong> that went down in history as the first U.S. Navy carrier fighter to fight Japan after Pearl Harbor.<\/p>\n

The new 70090 F4F-3 Wildcat 1\/72<\/strong> kit from Arma Hobby was designed from the ground up to finally put this important variant into your hands the way it deserves.<\/p>\n

The aircraft that faced Kido Butai<\/h2>\n

When Japan launched its offensive in the Pacific, the F4F-3 was the basic carrier fighter of the United States Navy. Aircraft of this type fought during the first months of the war, when the strategic situation of the United States was extremely difficult.<\/p>\n

Wildcats covered American raids against Japanese bases in 1942, defended forward outposts and took part in the battles that slowed the pace of Japanese expansion. They were the first to face the air arm of the Kido Butai carrier strike force.<\/p>\n

Although the Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero was famous for its manoeuvrability, the Wildcat had strengths of its own: a rugged structure, resistance to damage, good armament and the ability to return from combat even after heavy hits.<\/p>\n

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