Midway (1976)

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Originally Posted by Monroville

I think you have to give MIDWAY a bit of slack, to the degree that it was made in 1976. They simply had to make due with what they had (much like how Patton tanks were used as nazi tanks in BATTLE OF THE BULGE). In the 1980's they could do models, and nowadays they can do CGI. Back then, they were damn near having to MacGyver movies like this together.

So yeah, the F6F is "supposed" to be a F4F, just like those Patton tanks in BOTB are supposed to be Tigers (hey, at least KELLY'S HEROES tried with the wood paneling over the Sherman tanks used for the 3 Tigers in the town).

That bit with the Vindicator-Dauntless-Avenger-F6F is pretty funny though.

Just to clarify, the primary German tanks involved in the Battle of the Bulge were the Panzer IV and the Panther G also known as the Panzer V. There were some Tigers (Panzer VI) involved in the overall assault, but it compromised mainly of the two other tanks. The Panther, particularly the G model, was easily the best tank of WWII.