Sport_Pilot
This is a P-64 which was made by North American so it has some similar looks, but a completely different plane.
Wrong, anybody familiar with that plane can tell you it shares a large number of parts. It is in fact a T-6 with a turtle deck, shorter wings, and larger engine. Not an entirely differant airplane.
I am very familiar with the T-6 and have quite a few hours in 2 different versions including the SNJ-5B, SNJ-6. I will admit that I am not as familiar with the P-64, but if memory serves me correctly there were only a half dozen of them ever built and only 1 survivor remains today. There are however many replica models built from modified T-6 which is obviously what is captured in the above picture. This is no different than the majority of the various Kate and Val aircraft seen today.
Just because aircraft look similar or share a few parts does not make them variants, or the same aircraft. Case in point...RV-8 -vs- Harmon Rocket -vs- F1 Rocket. They look a lot alike, have some interchangable parts, but are very different aircraft.
Read the information in your own link before contradicting yourself...
"The North American P-64 is often referred to by Warbird lovers as an “export fighter version of the AT-6 Texan”, North American’s ubiquitous WWII trainer.
In actuality, the P-64 is similar to, but not the same as the AT-6. The most significant differences include a shorter wing, the aircraft length, and a more powerful engine.
The parts for these aircraft, though similar, are not interchangeable. "
Sport_Pilot
The stock T-6 had the capability of using real guns and needed no modification, just the installation of the guns. However it is not really good for anything much above training with guns, though used as an attack aircraft in some contries it was a poor choice.
I think I stated that it was primarily a gunnery trainer, but did see some combat.
Sport_Pilot
The P-64 and NA-50 are the same plane and is considered the combat version of the T-6, a T-6 with guns is not actually good for combat, too slow and underpowered.
No argument there.