Can I put in a vote for the F4F Wildcat (RN Martlet)? It was a MAJOR player in ASW hunter-killer patrols in conjunction with the Avengers. In brief, the fighters would strafe the boat, forcing it to dive whereupon the Avenger would run in with rockets, depth charges or "Fido" homing torpedoes.
While Seafire/Spitfire would be good to have for specific missions (Battle of Britain, aircraft ferry to Malta, etc) I humbly submit the Wildcat would be a much more useful adversary in the near term.
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