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Me 262 C-1a

2020-06-16T14:21:55Z

U3637893: Cons

{{Specs-Card|code=me-262c-1a}}
{{About
| about = German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other uses
| link = Me 262 (Family)
}}

== Description ==


[[File:GarageImage_Me262C1a.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in Update 1.39.

The Me 262 C-1a Heimatschützer I is a Me 262 A-1a fitted with a rocket booster in its tail. It is intended as an interceptor, climbing very quickly under the power of the booster rocket combined with its two jet engines. However, the boosters have a small fuel supply and shut down minutes after takeoff. Without its booster rocket, the Heimatschützer functions very similarly to the Me 262 A-1a. It has the same armament as the Me 262 A-1.

== General info ==
=== Flight Performance ===


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 6,000 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
| 825 || 800 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 31.7 || 32.7 || 16.6 || 15.7 || rowspan="2" | 628
|-
! Upgraded
| ??? || ??? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.?
|-
|}

====Details====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || X 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! 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}} || 580 || 580 || 380 || ~14 || ~7
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 500 || < 600 || < 680 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="1" | Empty mass || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel, no booster fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | Junkers Jumo 004B-1 || 2
| colspan="1" | 4,995 kg || colspan="3" | 269 kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load, no booster fuel) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff Weight
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! 6m fuel || 20m fuel || 22m fuel
|-
| 720 kg || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet
| 5,247 kg || 5,777 kg || 5,953 kg || 7,800 kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%, no booster)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! 6m fuel || 20m fuel || 22m fuel || MTOW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 910 kgf || N/A
| 0.35 || 0.32 || 0.31 || 0.23
|-
| ''Optimal'' || 910 kgf (0 km/h) || N/A
| 0.35 || 0.32 || 0.31 || 0.23
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="6" | Booster (Walter HWK 109-509S - Liquid-fuel rocket)
! colspan="3" | Aircraft mass
|-
! rowspan="2" | Number || rowspan="2" | Booster weight (each) || rowspan="2" | Fuel weight (each) || rowspan="2" | Burn Time || rowspan="2" | Can be shutdown|| rowspan="2" | Jettisoned after use
! colspan="3" | Mass with full booster fuel (no weapons load)
|-
! 6m fuel || 20m fuel || 22m fuel
|-
| 1 || 165 kg || 1,700 kg || 172s || Yes || No
| 6,947 kg || 7,477 kg || 7,653 kg
|-
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Condition
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Maximum booster thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each booster, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Combined engine & booster thrust @ 0 m|The total thrust produced by all engines and boosters. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="3" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100% with booster)
|-
! 6m fuel || 20m fuel || 22m fuel
|-
| colspan="2" | ''Stationary'' || colspan="2" | 1,692 kgf || colspan="2" | 3,512 kgf
| 0.51 || 0.47 || 0.46
|-
| colspan="2" | ''Optimal'' || colspan="2" | 1,692 kgf (any speed) || colspan="2" | 3,512 kgf (0kph)
| 0.51 || 0.47 || 0.46
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===


* 15 mm Steel - Behind pilot
* 15 mm Steel - Pilot's headrest
* 15 mm Steel - Between cockpit and fore fuel tank
* 15 mm Steel - Instrument panel plate
* 16 mm Steel x 2 - Ammunition protection plates
* 90 mm Bulletproof glass

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

{{main|MK 108 (30 mm)}}

The Me 262 C-1a is armed with:

* 4 x 30 mm MK 108 cannons (2 x 100 rpg top + 2 x 80 rpg bottom = 360 total)

The all four cannons are arranged in bundles of two mounted on the underside of the upper mounted in the nose of the aircraft. Two are outfitted with 100 rpg, while the other two have 30 rpg.

== Usage in the battles ==

The Heimatschutzer I's cannon armament consists of four nose-mounted 30 mm Mk 108 autocannons. It has the same armament as the Me 262 A-1a.
The Me 262 A-1a and the Me262 C-1a Heimatschützer have the same burst mass of 14.52 kg/s (32.01 lbs/s).

===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
|-
| Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
|-
|}

===Modules===
{| class="wikitable"
! Tier
! Flight performance
! Survivability
! Weaponry
|-
| I
| Fuselage Repair
|
| Offensive 30 mm
|-
| II
| Compressor
| Air Frame
|
|-
| III
| Wing Repair
|
| New 30 mm Cannons
|-
| IV
| Engine
| Cover
|
|-
|}

The biggest issue of the Heimatschützer I is it's poor acceleration across all speeds when the boosters are out of fuel. Thus, the "Compressor" and "New Engine" modifications should have the highest priority. The default ammo belts are decent, but the high explosive content increases with the new ammo. Because of this, researching the 30 mm Belts modification is not a bad idea. The "New Cannons" modification can also be researched to improve the accuracy and reliability of the 30 mm cannons.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Heavy armament of four 30 mm cannons
* Decent energy retention
* It has a rocket engine, allowing a climb to about 4000 m (13000 ft) within 1.5 minutes

'''Cons:'''

* Slow in comparison to other jets it may encounter
* Rocket propulsion is limited
* Its 30 mm guns are not optimal for jet combat, with a low muzzle velocity and effective range
* Without its booster, it is a fairly slow climber
* Sluggish at high speeds
* Suffers extremely from BR compression

== History ==
''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.''

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== Read 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.''


== Sources ==
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
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* '''Skins''' and camouflages for the Me 262 from [http://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?q=%23Me262 live.warthunder.com.] All Me 262A-1a skins are compatible with the C-1a variant. There are however camouflages made specifically for the C-1a. These can be found [http://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?q=%23Me262c1a here.]

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Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)

2020-06-08T19:31:03Z

U3637893: Pros and cons

== Description ==
''Write an introduction to the article in 2-3 small paragraphs. Briefly tell us about the history of the development and combat using the weaponry and also about its features. Compile a list of air, ground, or naval vehicles that feature this weapon system in the game.''

=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===

{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Blackburn}}{{Specs-Link|firebrand_tf4|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|Fairey}}{{Specs-Link|firefly_mk5|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|Hawker}}{{Specs-Link|sea_fury_fb11|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tempest_mk2|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tempest_mkv|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|tempest_mkv_luftwaffe|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|Supermarine}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_mk17|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|seafire_fr47|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|Westland}}{{Specs-Link|wyvern_s4|short}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Twin-engine fighters'''}}{{Specs-Link|hornet_mk3|short}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet fighters'''}}
{{Navigation-Line|Gloster}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk3|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk3_navy|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk4_lw|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk4_sw|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk8|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|meteor_fmk8_reaper|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|de Havilland}}{{Specs-Link|vampire_fb5|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|vampire_fb52a_italy|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|venom_fb4|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sea_venom_faw20|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|Hawker}}{{Specs-Link|sea_hawk_fga6|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|sea_hawk_mk100|short}}
{{Navigation-Line|Supermarine}}{{Specs-Link|attaker_fb1|short}}

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|brigand_b1|short}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|lincoln_b2|short}} (Defensive)

{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Jet bombers'''}}{{Specs-Link|canberra_bimk6|short}}

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== General info ==
''Tell us about the tactical and technical characteristics of the cannon or machine gun.''

=== Available ammunition ===
''Describe the shells that are available for the weapon and their features and purpose. If it concerns autocannons or machine guns, write about different ammo belts and what is inside (which types of shells).''

=== Comparison with analogues ===


* [[Hispano Mk.I (20 mm)]]
* [[Hispano Mk.II (20 mm)]]
* [[Hispano HS.9 (20 mm)]]
* [[Hispano 404 (20 mm)]]
* [[MG 151/20 (20 mm)]]
* [[FlaK 38 (20 mm)]]
* [[AN/M2 (20 mm)]]
* [[AN/M3 (20 mm)]]

== Usage in battles ==

Slightly lower velocity than its brethren Hispano cannons, it may throw off aim somewhat for the pilot. It has a good high explosive filler and a medium rate of fire allowing for strafing of land and water-based targets.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Large amount of explosive filler

'''Cons:'''

* AP rounds have lower muzzle velocity than its predecessor Hispano cannons, which may throw you off in aiming
* Medium rate of fire
* High time to kill
* Arguably worse than [[M2 Browning (12.7 mm)]]
* Default belts include practice shell
* All belts but stealth use standard tracer round which are ineffective
* High spread

== History ==

Developed by the British from the Hispano cannon series, it featured a higher rate of fire whilst being lighter and shorter. However, it had a lower muzzle velocity and required manual charging of ammunition in preparation to firing.

== Media ==
''An excellent addition to the article would be a video guide, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.''

== See also ==


* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Suiza_HS.404#From_Oerlikon_to_Hispano [Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> Hispano-Suiza HS.404]

== External links ==
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''encyclopedia page on the weapon;''
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