The Wildcat ended up being the key shipboard fighter when the US entered WWII. The F4F ended up being barrel-shaped, with angular wingtips and rudder and a narrow-track undercarriage. The F4F was well-armed and reliable, and ended up being an all-natural shipboard aircraft, most likely better to land on a carrier deck than on land. The F4F never really had a operational rate limitation
In this form, the F4F-3 ended up being accepted by the USN, and an order for 54 ended up being received in August 1939. Following the first couple of, the cowl firearms were eliminated, and four 0.50 wing firearms fitted. The production aircraft had been running on the R-1830-76 engine,Many F4F-3s had no armour and self-sealing fuel tanks.