I have the 1/32 scale Buffalo kit and have a question related to the tail wheel. The directions call for the pneumatic rear tire on the AAF version and the hard rubber tire on the Marine and Navy variant. I know the hard rubber tire was used for shipboard ops to keep the back of the plane from bouncing but since the Marines operated their Buffalos on land at Midway, wouldn't they have had the pneumatic rear tire as well?
Does anyone have any definitive info on this?