AD Skyraider (Family)

2023-09-02T04:57:02Z

U16348996: The proper noun is "effect" as in "effective". As a noun "affect" means "emotion", as in "affective".

== Description ==
The '''Douglas AD ''Skyraider''''' was an American single-seat attack aircraft put into service in 1946. Its main operators were the United States, South Vietnam and France.

== Vehicles ==
=== Rank IV ===

* [[AD-2]]
* [[AD-4]] - redesignated as ''A-1D''
* {{Specs-Link|douglas_ad_4_france}}
* {{Specs-Link|douglas_ad_4na_france}} - Night Attack variant
* AD-6 - redesignated as ''[[A-1H]]''

== Service ==
=== Korean War (1950-1953) ===
World War 2 ended before the AD Skyraider could reach production, but it saw extensive service during the Korean War. The payload and flight time (10 hours) of the AD Skyraider far surpassed the jets of the time, and the first ADs saw action operating from the ''USS'' Valley Forge with VA-55 on 3 July 1950. AD Skyraiders executed the only aerial torpedo attack of the war on 1 May 1951, when they attacked the Hwacheon Dam, which was controlled by North Korea at the time. Eight Skyraiders participated in the raid, escorted by twelve F4U Corsairs, and seven torpedoes struck the dam - six of them detonating. The only documented air-to-air kill by an AD Skyraider occurred on 16 June 1953, when a Marine Corps AD-4 piloted by Major George H. Linnemeier and CWO Vernon S. Kramer shot down a Soviet-built Polikarpov Po-2 biplane. The Po-2 was used extensively by North Korean forces in night raids and reconnaissance missions to harass the UN forces. The night fighter versions of the AD Skyraider - the AD-3N and AD-4N Skyraiders - flew night sorties against ground targets, using bombs and flares. These radar-equipped Skyraiders were also used to jam enemy radars whilst operating from carriers and airfields.

The AD Skyraiders that participated in the Korean War were only used by the Navy and Marine Corps. The standard paint scheme was navy blue, and the Skyraider was well known by enemy forces as the "Blue Plane". When used in close air support (CAS) missions close to the ground, Marine Corps Skyraiders suffered heavy losses. In order to remedy this issue, an armor package was devised which could be applied to existing Skyraiders. The package consisted of 6.4-12.7 mm thick aluminum armor plates which were applied to the external surface of the bottom and sides of the fuselage. The package weighed 618 pounds (280 kg), and the effect on performance was minimal. During the Korean War a total of 128 Skyraiders were lost; 101 were lost in combat and 27 were operational losses. The main cause of operational losses was the extremely powerful engine. If when attempting a carrier landing the Skyraider was waved off and too much throttle was applied the aircraft would torque roll into either the carrier deck or the ocean. Because of the high torque of the engine, if the throttle was applied too much and too quickly, then the aircraft would rotate around the propeller - causing it to spin into the sea or carrier deck.

== Operators ==

* '''Cambodia'''
** Khmer Air Force (KAF)
* '''Central African Republic'''
** Central African Republic Air Force
* '''Chad'''
** Chadian Air Force
* '''France'''
** Armée de L'air
* '''Gabon'''
** Garde Présidentielle - Presidential Guard
* '''South Vietnam'''
** Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF)
* '''Thailand'''
** Royal Thai Air Force
* '''Sweden'''
** Svensk Flygtjänst AB - Swedair AB
* '''United Kingdom'''
** Royal Navy
*** Fleet Air Arm (FAA)

* '''United States'''
** United States Navy (USN)
** United States Marine Corps (USMC)
** United States Air Force (USAF)

* '''Vietnam'''
** Vietnam People's Air Force

== Media ==


;Videos
{{Youtube-gallery|qQjxB7WRaJg|'''The Shooting Range #185''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:10 discusses the Douglas Skyraider.}}

{{AirManufacturer Douglas}}
{{USA strike aircraft}}
{{France twin-engine fighters and attackers}}

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Ki-108 Kai

2020-10-16T08:15:14Z

U16348996: Strategy advice for AB. Love this plane, looking at the Thunderskills stats few people use it right.

{{Specs-Card
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== Description ==

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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"]].

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 8,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 597 || 580 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 22.1 || 22.9 || 8.4 || 8.4 || rowspan="2" | 600
|-
! Upgraded
| 649 || 622 || 20.4 || 21.0 || 16.9 || 12.1
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="5" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
|-
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 460 || 460 || 260 || ~10 || ~7
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 360 || < 400 || < 400 || > 312
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===


* 12 mm Steel - Pilot's headrest
* 12 mm Steel - Pilot's backrest

== Armaments ==
=== Offensive armament ===

{{main|Ho-204 (37 mm)|Ho-5 (20 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* 1 x 37 mm Ho-204 cannon, nose-mounted (35 rpg)
* 2 x 20 mm Ho-5 cannons, chin-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)

== Usage in battles ==
''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''

For Arcade Battles: the Ki-108's assets are its excellent guns (especially the Ho204 37mm with its quick rate of fire; the 20mm are unimpressive but will give you a chance to finish a wounded enemy), its climbing speed and its fairly good maneuverability for a plane with that much firepower. Its main weakness is its engine vulnerability. Use climb rate and speed to engage bombers from the front or front-side, kill or cripple, disengage to reload and climb back, repeat ad nauseam. Do not engage bombers from behind as even a B18 or B34 has a good chance of crippling or killing you with its tail gunners. Fighters climbing towards you are reasonably easy prey, but try to avoid confrontations where you do not have an altitude advantage, as your dogfighting ability is low and your escape speed is unimpressive if you don't start with a strong advantage. Overall a fantastic interceptor at its battle rating, good enough to regularly score Survivor awards.

=== Manual Engine Control ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="7" | MEC elements
|-
! rowspan="2" | Mixer
! rowspan="2" | Pitch
! colspan="3" | Radiator
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger
|-
! Oil !! Water !! Type
|-
| Controllable || Controllable Auto control available || Controllable Not auto controlled || Controllable Not auto controlled || Separate || Not controllable 1 gear || Not controllable
|-
|}

=== Modules ===
{| class="wikitable"
! Tier
! colspan="2" | Flight performance
! Survivability
! Weaponry
|-
| I
| Fuselage repair
| Radiator
|
| Offensive 20 mm
|-
| II
|
| Compressor
| Airframe
| New 20 mm cannons
|-
| III
| Wings repair
| Engine
|
| New 37 mm cannons
|-
| IV
|
| Engine injection
| Cover
|
|-
|}

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Powerful armaments
* Decent climbrate

'''Cons:'''

* Serious overheating issues even without WEP
* The 37 mm are inaccurate even once upgraded
* Low ammo counts; require trigger discipline
* Poor roll rates at low and high speeds
* Highly flammable

== History ==

Development of the Ki-108 began in April 1943 after Kawasaki wanted to fulfil a standing requirement with the Japanese Army for a heavy interceptor that initially began with the Ki-45 heavy fighter series. The Ki-108's design was derived mostly from the previous Ki-102 project and took some elements of the Ki-96 as well, effectively combining the two designs into one. After the first B-29 Superfortress bombers made their appearance over the Japanese home islands, the need for such a high-altitude interceptor became even more emphasized. Two Ki-102 otsu airframes were taken from the assembly line in 1944 to produce the initial Ki-108 prototypes. Compared to the Ki-102, which was intended as a low-altitude attack aircraft, the Ki-108 was an interceptor meant for high altitude operations. To allow for this, the Ki-108's cockpit had to be significantly reduced in size and was to be hermetically sealed. This effectively turned the Ki-108 into a single-seater, reduced weight and decreased the strain on the engines all at the same time, which allowed for better performance at higher altitudes.

The two initial prototypes were completed in July and August 1944, respectively. An improved version of the Ki-108 was designed based around the Ki-102 Hei, featuring a wider wingspan and a longer fuselage, in an effort to improve high-altitude handling. Two examples of the Ki-108 Kai variant were built and subsequently tested in 1945. However, the worsening war situation for Japan prematurely concluded testing of the type and both versions never left prototype stage, yet alone seeing combat. A total of four Ki-108s were manufactured between 1944 - 1945.

''- From [[wt:en/news/5365-development-kawasaki-ki-108-the-final-dragon-slayer-en|Devblog]]''

== Media ==
''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''

== See also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''

== External links ==


* [[wt:en/news/5365-development-kawasaki-ki-108-the-final-dragon-slayer-en|[Devblog] Kawasaki Ki-108: The Final Dragon Slayer]]
* [https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1478 Military Factory - Kawasaki Ki-108]

{{AirManufacturer Kawasaki}}
{{Japan twin-engine fighters and attackers}}

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