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Why the TBM-4 Avenger was an incremental refinement

The TBM-4 belongs to the mature Avenger family, with incremental production refinements rather than a generational redesign.

Question

How much of an improvement was the General Motors TBM-4 Avenger over earlier TBF and TBM variants?

Short answer

Probably an incremental improvement, though the passage gives no component list or performance figures.

Notes

The TBM-4 belongs to the existing Avenger family rather than a separate aircraft generation. General Motors production could incorporate smaller changes learned from earlier TBF and TBM variants. No specific systems or performance figures are given, so this passage does not support a quantitative comparison. This was a block improvement rather than the later-generation design represented by the Fairey Spearfish.