The F2H-3 was the last significant variant of the Banshee. It had an extended fuselage in order to carry a bigger fuel load and the detachable wingtip fuel tanks were also reduced. However, due to the increased internal capacity, those external ones, barely saw any use. Horizontal stabilizers were moved from the vertical tail down to fuselage incorporating that way, significal dihedral.
It was equipped with a Westinghouse AN/APQ-41 radar turning that way the Banshee into an all-weather fighter. The cannons were moved backwards and downwards, away from the nose, in order to make room for the radar and increase the ammo capacity. Four additional weapon pylons were added under the wings, making it a total of eight of them, increasing that way the bomb load. It also had provisions for aerial refuelling as it had a bolt-on, refueling probewere there was one of the cannons.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_F2H_Banshee
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
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