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What would it take to make the Supermarine Scimitar a successful naval fighter? Objective is to replace the Venom and skip entirely the Sea Vixen as FAA fighters, with all production going to the Scimitar.



First off, we need to get the Scimitar faster. I suggest making the mods from the supersonic Supermarine 545 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_545

Next, we need to focus on the Scimitar for the Audacious class carriers, or make it safer (slower) for the smaller Illustrious class.

And the aircraft needs to be safer, with shattering canopy for ejection, and means to overcome this...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Q9a3XEl04
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