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<div>{{About<br />
| about = German strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = other versions<br />
| link = Fw 190 (Family)<br />
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|code=fw-190f-8<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Focke-Wulf {{PAGENAME}}''', nicknamed "Würger" (Shrike), was the main serial production of the F-series [[Fw 190 (Family)|Fw 190]] fighter. The F-series were designed as multirole ground attack fighter-bomber aircraft meant to replace the obsolete [[Ju 87 (Family)|Ju 87]] dive bomber. The F-8 variant was based on the [[Fw 190 A-8]], featuring a reinforced airframe to allow it to carry its payload of up to a 1,000 kg bomb. To compensate for the worsened flight performance, the F-8 featured a slightly modified compressor injector which improved the engine's performance at low altitudes. Despite 6,143 F-8 models being produced, it could never fully replace the Stukas this late into the war (1944), and as such often ended up being used as a low altitude fighter-interceptor instead of its ground attacking role.<br />
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Being in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. The {{PAGENAME}} is a Fw 190 who thought it was a Stuka. The F-8 version is a peculiar one, being classed as a strike aircraft due to its relatively heavy suspended armaments. As an attacker, this Focke-Wulf gains mid-air start on most maps which can either be used to get to ground targets quickly or get the jump on climbing fighters. While generally more sluggish than the A-8 variant, the F-8 features a 30 mm gun pods that allows it to dismantle the enemy planes in a few hits. The F-8 is perhaps one of the most versatile Fw 190s in the game, though it tends to be outperformed in most categories by more specialised planes.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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Being essentially a modified [[Fw 190 A-8]] for ground attacking role, the {{PAGENAME}}'s general flight performance is generally similar to the A-8, though being noticeably more sluggish to handle, especially while stock. The F-8 retains the typical handling of the Fw 190 series; good roll rate and high-speed handling, but mediocre climb rate and atrocious turn rate. Which means it can perform reasonably well as a boom-and-zoom fighter, though not as well as dedicated fighter variant. The F-8's heavier airframe resulting into the plane often struggle in a prolonged dogfights, as it will haemorrhage its energy much faster than other dedicated fighters.<br />
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A caveat worth noting is that, while the F-8 can perform as a boom-and-zoom fighter, it suffers from rudder lock-ups at higher speed (~650 km/h), which may results in a fatal failed-pull ups if the pilot are not careful. On the plus side, while the F-8 does not have dedicated combat flaps, the take off flaps can be used in place of it to improve its manoeuvrability due to its unusually high rip speed (~700 km/h).<br />
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As it was classified as a strike aircraft, the F-8 greatly benefits from its access to an air spawn, as it gains a head start speed to help it climb up to medium altitudes (~3,000 - 4,000 m) at the start of the match. This allows the F-8 to gain an altitude advantage against most fighters, and even capable of intercepting bombers.<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,400 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 605 || 585 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 24.5 || 25.5 || 11.7 || 11.7 || rowspan="2" | 453<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 670 || 635 || 21.9 || 23.2 || 21.7 || 15.8<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 700 || 310 || ~13 || ~6<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 420 || < 300 || < 550 || > 320<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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* 6 mm Steel - Fore cowl ring<br />
* 10 mm Steel - Cowl ring<br />
* 6 mm Steel - Under engine armour<br />
* 8 mm Steel - Under cockpit/fuel tank armour plate<br />
* 5 mm Steel - Rear fuel tank armour<br />
* 8 mm Steel - Pilot's chair armour<br />
* 6 mm Steel - Pilot's chair armour<br />
* 12 mm Steel - Headrest armour<br />
* 57 mm Bulletproof glass - armoured windscreen<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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The attacker "Würger" has such awful responsiveness from the elevator that anything which improves turn rate should have the highest priority. Otherwise, it will kiss the ground more than cows do! Don't forget, it needs to dive-bomb to hit anything. And grinding the bombs cannot be forgotten!! This is an attacker, so it needs the payload unlocks, but without performance upgrades, it is just a pain to fly. A detour to the new belts could be considered, but two 20 mm cannons are enough to handle any ground units even with stock ammunition, especially as the other performance upgrades are necessary as well due the F-8's great weight.<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|MG 151 (20 mm)|MG 131 (13 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)<br />
* 2 x 13 mm MG 131 machine guns, nose-mounted (400 rpg = 800 total)<br />
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As with any 20 mm-armed German planes, the Würger starts out with an underwhelming default belt that were less than ideal to use against enemy aircraft. Though due to its role as a strike aircraft, you can still uses the 20 mm autocannons against soft ground targets (MG nest, artillery, light pillbox, etc.) with reasonable efficiency. Then after you have unlocked the belt options with Minengeschoß rounds, the Würger can then finally be used as a fighter-interceptor like how it was in real life.<br />
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The 13 mm IAI belts are extremely potent against bomber and fighter aircraft alike; featuring a mere 1 g of explosive mass. The belts have a strong chance to simply rupture the airframe or disable many flammable modules at the same time.<br />
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In addition, the Würger also has an option to equip two 30 mm gun pods with 70 rounds in total. The 30 mm rounds are extremely powerful against any air targets, though it often requires trigger discipline due to the low ammo count of 70 rounds.<br />
=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
|-<br />
! !! width="15%" | 1 !! width="15%" | 2 !! width="15%" | 3<br />
| rowspan="12" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_Fw_190_D-9.png]]</div><br />
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! [[MK 103 (30 mm)|30 mm MK 103]] cannons (35 rpg)<br />
| 1* || || 1*<br />
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! [[SC50JA (50 kg)|50 kg SC50JA]] bombs<br />
| 2 || 4 || 2<br />
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! [[SC250JA (250 kg)|250 kg SC250JA]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
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! [[SC500K (500 kg)|500 kg SC500K]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[PC500 (500 kg)|500 kg PC500]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
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! [[SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)|1,000 kg SC1000L2]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[PC1000 (1,000 kg)|1,000 kg PC1000]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[Flam C 250 incendiary]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[Flam C 500 incendiary]] bombs<br />
| || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[Pb2]] rockets<br />
| 7 || || 7<br />
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| colspan="4" | Maximum permissible loadout weight: 1,220 kg<br />
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| colspan="5" | * Cannon pods must be equipped together<br />
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* Without load<br />
* 14 x Pb2 rockets<br />
* 4 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (200 kg total)<br />
* 8 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (400 kg total)<br />
* 1 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb (250 kg total)<br />
* 1 x 500 kg SC500K bomb (500 kg total)<br />
* 1 x 500 kg PC500 bomb (500 kg total)<br />
* 1 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 1 x 1,000 kg PC1000 bomb (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 1 x Flam C 250 incendiary bomb<br />
* 1 x Flam C 500 incendiary bomb<br />
* 2 x 30 mm MK 103 cannons (35 rpg = 70 total)<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Fw 190 F-8 possesses below average speed, acceleration and climb ability for its rank. If you spot a bandit at the same altitude, a recommended tactic is to head-on attack, followed by an evasive manoeuvre and then extending away to repeat the processes. If a bandit has superior energy/altitude and is trying to attack you, try to drag them to friendlies, but don't sacrifice too much altitude to do so. If you are skilled enough, another tactic would be to initiate scissors; either rolling or flat, and then break away when he goes to yo-yo to control his overshoot. The scissors manoeuvre is a highly effective manoeuvre in the 190s. Many good pilots have dismembered many superior aircraft simply because of the roll rate and firepower this plane possesses. If you are clever enough to press for a gun solution when scissoring an enemy, you could be greatly rewarded.<br />
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In summary for the unintended fighter-role, climb to the side or continue climbing when starting mid-air, Boom & Zoom like a champion, never get in a sustained turn fight, and use the rate of roll to free yourself when cornered. The F-8 is most likely to be successful in realistic battles when used as a ground-attacker or bomber hunter. [[B-17 (Family)|B-17s]] and [[Halifax B Mk IIIa|Halifaxes]] are unlikely to fly at higher altitudes than the F-8 can perform at, which allows for the F-8s armament (especially with the 30 mm gunpods) and decent durability to be useful while not being held back by its relatively poor dogfighting capability. It is best to make quick, diving attack passes targeting the wings and engines before extending out to avoid return fire from the bomber's defensive guns. Do not turn back until you are at least 1 km away from the bomber to avoid being an easy target. Until the frontal gunpods are unlocked, 2-3 passes may be required to fully destroy a bomber. Frontal attacks can also be effective especially with the engines and cockpit both viable targets, but with the trade-off being less time to shoot at the target (this goes both ways, you won't be in the range of defensive guns for very long either).<br />
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In combined forces battles, the Fw 190 F-8 can carry a wider range of ordnance than most other German fighters, allowing for ground-attack using rockets, gun pods, bombs or equipping them together because of the ability to make custom load-outs. The 1,000 kg bomb is unique to F-8 among German fighters; while the [[Do 335 (Family)|Do 335 (A-1 & B-2 variants)]] and [[Me 410 (Family)|Me-410 (A1 & B1 variants)]] can carry 1,000 kg worth of bombs, they can only carry 250 kg and 500 kg bombs. The F-8 combines the ability to carry heavy ordnance while still retaining decent fighting capability after dropping said ordnance.<br />
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=== Manual Engine Control ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | MEC elements<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Mixer<br />
! rowspan="2" | Pitch<br />
! colspan="3" | Radiator<br />
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger<br />
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger<br />
|-<br />
! Oil !! Water !! Type<br />
|-<br />
| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Combined || Not controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Retains most of the positive flight qualities of the Fw 190 series: Good roll rate and high speed handling<br />
* While the plane does not have a delicated combat flaps, the take-off flaps can be used in place of it due to its very high rip speed (~700 km/h)<br />
* Has an airspawn, allows the plane to easily get a headstart above most fighters and intercept bombers<br />
* Heavy suspended weapon options, including up to 1,200 kg of bombs or 30 mm gun pods with an access to anti-tank rounds<br />
* Powerful main armaments with high ammo capacity, the 30 mm gun pods can further augmented the plane's firepower with minimal performance loss<br />
* Very durable airframe, capable of taking a lot of punishments<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Awful stock grind; the plane is essentially a worse [[Fw 190 A-8]] when its offensive armaments and flight performances were not upgraded<br />
* Heavier and more sluggish than other Fw 190 variants, resulting into worsened handling, often got beaten by delicated fighters in a dogfight<br />
* As with other Fw 190 variants, the plane's climb rate is rather mediocre and the turn rate is terrible<br />
* Carrying heavy payload will significantly reduces the plane's flight performance<br />
* Rudder is unresponsive at higher speeds (~650 km/h), which may causes the plane to crash into the ground, especially while stock<br />
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== History ==<br />
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{{Navigation-Start|{{Annotation|Archive of the in-game description|An archive of the historical description of the vehicle that was presented in-game prior to Update 1.55 'Royal Armour'}}|expand=true}}<br />
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The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Wuerger (Shrike) was a single-seat single-engine monoplane fighter used by the Luftwaffe in WWII. One of the best fighters of the time, it was widely used during the Second World War. A total of over 20,000 were produced, including some 6,000 fighter-bomber variants. The 190 remained in production from 1941 until the end of the war, going through multiple redesigns. The Fw 190 made a name for itself as a true Luftwaffe workhorse and was used in a wide variety of roles, including a high-altitude interceptor (especially the Fw 190D), escort fighter, fighter-bomber and night fighter.<br />
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The Fw 190 F-8 was the most mass-produced variant of the Fw 190 F series, based on the Fw 190 A-8. By March 1944, Fw 190 F-8s were also produced by the Arado company in Warnemuende, and by April the NDW company in Wismar. The aircraft was powered by the BMW 801 D-2 engine with improved injector on the compressor, which provided emergency power for up to 10-15 minutes at 1,000 m of altitude. Otherwise, the plane's equipment was largely similar to the A-8, although the FuG 16 ZY radio was replaced with the FuG 16 ZS in April 1944. This allowed direct communication with ground troops on the battlefield. A distinctive characteristic of the F-8 was a widened rear canopy. The new canopy was introduced in the latter half of 1944. It improved forward and downward visibility, which was very important for ground attack. On-board armament consisted of twin MG 131 machine guns in the fuselage and two MG 151/20E cannon in the wings.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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{{Youtube-gallery|1cmaBp6AAzc|'''The Shooting Range #253''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:27 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|F08iy59P2_U|'''The Brilliance of Kurt Tank! Fw 190 F-8 - Germany - Review!''' - ''Jengar''|pNNDfnXOMSo|'''Fw 190 Defensive Techniques Tutorial I''' - ''Green Fury''}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Fw 190 A-8]]{{-}}[[Fw 190 A-8 (USA)]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wikipedia:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190_Würger|[Wikipedia] Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger]]<br />
* [http://www.airvectors.net/avfw190.html#m4 <nowiki>[Air Vectors]</nowiki> The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 - Fw 190F / Fw 190G]<br />
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<div>{{About<br />
| about = Japanese motor gun boat '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = the other version<br />
| link = Type 4 (Mod 4)<br />
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|code=jp_karotei_type2<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Japanese motor gun boat {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.89 "Imperial Navy"]].<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}<br />
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The Model 2 is not an overly survivable vessel, but slightly more so than other small Japanese boats. It has 13 crew members, while most other MTBs and sub chasers in rank I have 7 or 10 crewmembers, so it can take a few more hits than most other contemporary boats. Like many of the other small Japanese boats this vessel is unarmoured, only protected by the 8mm of steel making up its hull. The only advantage it has survivability wise is that its engines are fairly small, so it's possible to still retain propulsion while taking fire, however a few well placed high calibre HE shots or a few magazines of cannon fire will still sink the Model 2.<br />
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=== Mobility ===<br />
{{Specs-Fleet-Mobility}}<br />
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[[File:Type 4 (mod. 2) Mobility.jpg|thumb|right|]]<br />
The Model 2 doesn't have the most impressive top speed, (48 km/h) in RB mode, but its manoeuvrability isn't terrible, it can perform turns and react fairly well, all the while not losing a huge amount of speed from performing manoeuvres, this allows the boat to consistently be able to avoid potential danger if it's noticed early enough. Its lack of speed doesn't really hurt the Model 2 much, it's a more defensive vessel and has enough potential speed to reach some effective spots on the map without too much trouble. The Type 4 (mod. 2) can manoeuvre its way out of even the most tricky situations thanks to its small size and good turn radius.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armament ==<br />
{{Specs-Fleet-Armaments}}<br />
=== Primary armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Fleet-Primary}}<br />
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{{main|Type 4 (37 mm)}}<br />
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The Model 2 uses the Type 4 37 mm naval cannon as its primary weapon, it has a relatively quick reload but an overall unimpressive damage output. It has access to two types of ammunition.<br />
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* HE - High explosive, adequate damage output for the calibre of gun.<br />
* APHE - Armour piercing high explosive, very little viability- little to no damage output unless striking a critical component multiple times.<br />
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Overall the HE is the round to main when playing the Model 2, the APHE just doesn't do enough reliable damage to make it worth using as a primary round, the HE will cause much more damage structurally. It's only really viable to use at closer ranges as well, it's not the easiest gun to aim at long range and at close range the secondary 20 mm cannon will be a more reliable weapon, even against armoured targets.<br />
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{{:Type 4 (37 mm)/Ammunition|37 mm HE, 37 mm APHE}}<br />
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=== Secondary armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Fleet-Secondary}}<br />
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{{main|Type 98 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The Model 2 is equipped with a single 20 mm Type 98 cannon for its secondary weapon. It has a limited firing arc and can only engage enemy vessels from the sides or rear of the boat. Despite this, its a modestly powerful weapon and more reliable than the primary 37 mm gun. It works well at close range, and can function adequately up to around 1,500 m, but at this distance it will struggle to do a lot of damage. The magazine contains 20 rounds and reloads very quickly, allowing for a steady stream of fire against enemy vessels or aircraft. It comes with three belts-<br />
[[File:The Type 4 Model 2 (2).jpg|thumb|The Type 4 Model 2 engaging an American PT-6]]<br />
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* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}<br />
* '''HET:''' {{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}<br />
* '''APT:''' {{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF-T|High-explosive fragmentation tracer}}<br />
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Overall, the HET type rounds do the most damage consistently to most of the vessels you'll be coming across, so it's best to take a lot of HET belts, though also consider bringing some armour piercing belts in case you come across some more heavily armoured boats, even though the 20 mm has less penetration with its AP rounds than the APHE shell on the 37 mm primary, the extra output of damage can make up for the APHE's unreliableness. <br />
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{{:Type 98 (20 mm)/Ammunition|HEF-T, AP-T}}<br />
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=== Additional armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Fleet-Additional}}<br />
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{{main|Type 3 depth charge}}<br />
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The Model 2 can carry ten Type 95 depth charges, which can be dropped to maim other naval targets, they have rather limited viability though as most MTBs will be able to outrun the explosion, however they are useful for attacking larger ships, as if you can reach them unnoticed one or two of these depth charges will sink the vessel.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Model 2 works best in a more defensive role. As its forward facing primary weapon is inconsistent, and its 20 mm secondary is only able to fire at the sides and the rear, aggressive rushes wont be largely effective, as it's very likely you'll run into enemies in blind spots and the few seconds it takes manoeuvring to get your guns on target could very well be fatal. To counter this lack of versatility regarding firepower, hanging around islands or even staying stationary close to the corners of sightlines or cover is a good option, as this allows you to prepare your guns firing angles so that any enemies coming into sight can be reliably fired upon. Your 20 mm is your most reliable weapon at taking on enemy boats, always remember to flush the remainder of your magazine after an engagement so you can engage the next enemy with a full magazine, as you're going to want to do as much damage as possible as quickly as possible. Try to avoid open sight lines and stick to cover, as this will allow you to escape from sight and reengage at a more convenient angle. Your speed isn't the most impressive, so try and avoid rushing far into the map, as you'll lack the speed to retreat fast enough, and you'll likely run into fast enemy boats out of cover, where they will be able to out manoeuvre your guns; play with a defensive mindset and you should get some good results.<br />
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[[File:Type 4 Model 2 (1).jpg|thumb|right|The Type 4 Model 2 engaging an enemy boat]]<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Decently manoeuvrable<br />
* Versatile armament<br />
* Fast overall reload speed<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Poor primary weapon performance<br />
* Poor firing arc for the 20 mm<br />
* Relatively slow<br />
* Struggles in up-tiers<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The Karo-Tei Type 2 sub-chaser was developed in the later stages of WW2 and commissioned into service in 1944. The vessel's primary task was to protect the Japanese naval bases at Okinawa and the Philippines from light allied assaults and submarines in particular. The vessel only saw limited use due to the ever worsening war situation for Japan at the time.<br />
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''- From [[wt:en/news/6204-development-karo-tei-type-2-young-gunner-en|Devblog]]''<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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{{Japan boats}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Magach_3_(ERA)&diff=154055Magach 3 (ERA)2023-02-06T20:36:40Z<p>U422151: /* Survivability and armour */</p>
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<div>{{About<br />
| about = premium Israeli medium tank '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = other versions<br />
| link = Magach (Family)<br />
}}<br />
{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=il_magach_3<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli medium tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]].<br />
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First introduced in the [[Magach_3_(USA)|United States tech tree]], the Magach 3 was moved to the [[wt:en/news/7573-development-zachlam-m3-tager-half-track-abroad-en|Israeli ground tech tree]]. It is an improved [[M48A1|M48 Patton]] tank with a 105 mm M68 cannon and an [[M60]] engine installed.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Armour}}<br />
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''Describe armour protection. Note the most well protected and key weak areas. Appreciate the layout of modules as well as the number and location of crew members. Is the level of armour protection sufficient, is the placement of modules helpful for survival in combat? If necessary use a visual template to indicate the most secure and weak zones of the armour.''<br />
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'''Armour type:''' <!-- The types of armour present on the vehicle and their general locations --><br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof<br />
|-<br />
| Hull || Upper: 180 - 350 mm (55 - 75<sup>o</sup>) <br />
Lower: 70 - 200 mm (31 - 60<sup>o</sup>) <br />
| 51 - 76 mm || 25 mm || 10 - 57 mm<br />
|-<br />
| Turret || 130 - 270 mm ''Turret front'' <br>50 - 152 mm ''Gun mantlet'' || 50 - 100 mm || 48 - 75 mm || 24 - 25 mm<br />
|-<br />
| Cupola || 25.4 mm || 25.4 mm || 25.4 mm || 25.4 mm<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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'''Notes:''' <!-- Both Turret and Hull are Variable thickness so levels of armour protection can vary across the entire tank --><br />
<!-- Example: * Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick, tracks are 30 mm thick, and torsion bars are 60 mm thick. --><br />
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=== Mobility ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Mobility}}<br />
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{{tankMobility|abMinHp=1,162|rbMinHp=663|AoAweight=0.876}}<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Armaments}}<br />
=== Main armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|1}}<br />
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{{main|M68 (105 mm)}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | [[M68 (105 mm)|105 mm M68]] || colspan="5" | Turret rotation speed (°/s) || colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)<br />
|-<br />
! Mode !! Capacity !! Vertical !! Horizontal !! Stabilizer<br />
! Stock !! Upgraded !! Full !! Expert !! Aced<br />
! Stock !! Full !! Expert !! Aced<br />
|-<br />
! ''Arcade''<br />
| rowspan="2" | 57 || rowspan="2" | -9°/+19° || rowspan="2" | ±180° || rowspan="2" | N/A || 22.8 || 31.6 || 38.4 || 42.5 || 45.2 || rowspan="2" | 8.71 || rowspan="2" | 7.70 || rowspan="2" | 7.10 || rowspan="2" | 6.70<br />
|-<br />
! ''Realistic''<br />
| 14.3 || 16.8 || 20.4 || 22.6 || 24.0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Ammunition ====<br />
{{:M68 (105 mm)/Ammunition|M392A2, M156, M152, M416}}<br />
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==== [[Ammo racks]] ====<br />
[[File:Ammoracks_Magach_3_(ERA)_(USA).png|right|thumb|x250px|[[Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}]]<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! Full<br>ammo<br />
! 1st<br>rack empty<br />
! 2nd<br>rack empty<br />
! 3rd<br>rack empty<br />
! 4th<br>rack empty<br />
! 5th<br>rack empty<br />
! Visual<br>discrepancy<br />
|-<br />
| '''57''' || 49&nbsp;''(+8)'' || 34&nbsp;''(+23)'' || 23&nbsp;''(+34)'' || 17&nbsp;''(+40)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+56)'' || No<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Machine guns ===<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|2}}<br />
{{Specs-Tank-Weapon|3}}<br />
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{{main|M73 (7.62 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}<br />
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Both machine guns are rifle caliber and are not much help against ground targets, even light ones. They are however somewhat useful in the role of lightly damaging enemy helicopters and aircraft.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | [[M73 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M73]]<br />
|-<br />
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal<br />
|-<br />
| Coaxial || 6,000 (250) || 500 || N/A || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | [[M1919A4 (7.62 mm)|7.62 mm M1919A4]]<br />
|-<br />
! Mount !! Capacity (Belt) !! Fire rate !! Vertical !! Horizontal<br />
|-<br />
| Pintle || 1,250 (250) || 500 || -15°/+60° || ±180°<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in a bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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*<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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*<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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* [[Gal Batash]] - Most modern and upgraded Magach<br />
* [[Magach (Family)]]<br />
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{{TankManufacturer Israeli Ordnance Corps}}<br />
{{Israel medium tanks}}<br />
{{Israel premium ground vehicles}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Yak-38&diff=148863Yak-382022-12-26T18:12:15Z<p>U422151: /* Usage in battles */</p>
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<div>{{About<br />
| about = premium Soviet strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = the regular version<br />
| link = Yak-38M<br />
}}<br />
{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=yak-38<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|StoreImage Yak-38 001.jpg|StoreImage Yak-38 002.jpg}}<br />
|cockpit=cockpit_yak-38.jpg<br />
}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a premium pack in [[Update "New Power"]] but was removed from the store after the [[wt:en/news/7748-sale-summer-sale-en|2022 Summer sale]].<br />
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As a VTOL aircraft (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) it can perform stationary flight, offering new gameplay possibilities compared to conventional jet aircraft.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 1,190 || 1,186 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.0 || 41.2 || 77.4 || 70.5 || rowspan="2" | 520<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 1,207 || 1,199 || 37.3 || 38.6 || 113.1 || 94.3<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 650 || 500 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 650 || < 850 || < 920 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load (NOTE: the Yak-38's gunpods and removable internal cannon are not counted)}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-27V-300 (main) || 1<br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 6,645 kg || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 502 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Kolesov RD-36-35FV (lift jets) || 2<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 1,350 kg (main) || colspan="2" | Vectored-thrust axial-flow turbojet<br />
| rowspan="2" | 7,470 kg || rowspan="2" | 8,939 kg || rowspan="2" | 9,395 kg || rowspan="2" | 10,300 kg<br />
|-<br />
| 198 kg (lift jet) || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum main 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in forward flight @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 6,600 kgf || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || 6,600 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum lift 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in VTOL (all 3 engines) @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || {{Annotation|2,840 kgf|12,280 kgf total thrust in VTOL (split over 3 engines)}}|| N/A<br />
| 1.64 || 1.37 || 1.31 || 1.19<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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The Yak-38 has no armour. It is a fairly large target with the entire fuselage being taken up with engines and fuel tanks.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
|-<br />
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* A choice between two presets:<br />
** Without offensive armament<br />
** 1 x 23 mm VSPU-36 ventral gun pod containing a GSh-23L cannon (160 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|OFAB-100 (100 kg)|OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|Kh-23M|R-60}}<br />
{{main|ZB-500 incendiary|S-5KP|S-8KO|S-24B|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:<br />
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* 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 4 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 40 x S-8KO rockets<br />
* 4 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 2 x Kh-23M missiles<br />
* 10 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs<br />
* 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)<br />
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==== Custom loadout options ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
|-<br />
! !! width="11%" | 1 !! width="11%" | 2 !! width="11%" | 3 !! width="11%" | 4<br />
| rowspan="13" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_Yak-38M.png]]</div><br />
|-<br />
! 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs<br />
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 4<br />
|-<br />
! 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs<br />
| 1 || || || 1<br />
|-<br />
! ZB-500 incendiary bombs<br />
| 1 || || || 1<br />
|-<br />
! S-5KP rockets<br />
| 16, 32 || 16 || 16 || 16, 32<br />
|-<br />
! S-8KO rockets<br />
| 20 || || || 20<br />
|-<br />
! S-24B rockets<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! Kh-23M missiles<br />
| 1* || || || 1*<br />
|-<br />
! R-60 missiles<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! Delta-NG<br />
| || || 1* ||<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="5" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 450 kg<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="6" | * Delta-NG targeting pod must be carried when equipping Kh-23M missiles<br />
|}<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Yak-38 is one of the most versatile aircraft in the Soviet tech tree as it has sufficient armament for all sorts of engagements: air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-sea. Thanks to its VTOL capabilities, it is able to achieve a "helicopter" playstyle if needed.<br />
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'''When in air battles'''<br />
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The Yak-38 has an impressive sort of armaments for all engagements when in air battles. It can be used as a standard fighter with gun pods, ground units destroyer with gun pods, rockets, missiles and bombs or as a missile fighter with its potent R-60 air-to-air missiles.<br />
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''As a fighter:''<br />
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The Yak-38 has 2 effective loadouts in Air RB. The 1st option is 4 x R-60 air-to-air missiles, which are highly manoeuvrable in short to medium range engagements, and can prove extremely potent against opponents at the battle rating, especially if they cannot use flares to counter them. The other option is to trade 2 of the R-60s for 2 x S-24 air to ground rockets. S-24 rockets have time-fuse capability; setting the time fuse to 1,000 m and shooting the rockets in a head-on at about 1.7-1.5 km distance could result in a kill, surprising your target (it is recommended to shoot both rockets in a quick succession). S-24 rockets can also act as pseudo-flares, just shoot one of them and dodge the other way when a potent IR missile is closing onto to you.<br />
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The Yak-38 has access to up to 4 rapid-firing 23 mm gun pods, capable of destroying ground units such as artillery, anti-air emplacements, armoured vehicles and even lightly-armoured vessels such as cargo ships. However, it is not recommended to bring the gun pods at the beginning of the match because it severely limits your performance and air-combat capabilities, use this loadout at the end of the game to ground pound when you are sure of victory. J out once landed and repaired on the airfield to change your loadout.<br />
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''As a ground striker:''<br />
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The ground ordnance on the Yak-38 leaves nothing to be desired, it carries a vast array of bomb, rockets and missiles loads which can be taken according to the situation. It has access to S-5KP unguided rockets which can be used against pillboxes, armoured vehicles such as tanks, enemy vessels such as destroyers and even enemy bases (not recommended as the TNT equivalent is really low compared to bombs). It has access to [[Ballistic Computer|CCIP ballistic computer]] which make the aiming of suspended ordnance a really easy task when doing CAS strikes.<br />
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''As a bomber:''<br />
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Thanks to the bomb payload the Yak-38 carries, it is able to act as a low level lightning strike bomber (flying close to the ground as fast as possible) although it is not recommended as the payload it carries is not enough to take a single base completely (2 x 500 kg and 2 x 250 kg bombs). Playing as a bomber is not recommended in terms of cost-benefit but it is up to pilot's discretion.<br />
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'''When landing'''<br />
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''Normal Landing:''<br />
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If you are coming in for a landing, you need to get rid of your speed first. Unfortunately the Yak-38 has no airbrakes and weak flaps, so you can't easily reduce your speed if you are flying past 500 km/h with your flaps only. When you are close to the airport, manoeuvre in circles until you have gotten rid of your speed. Once your speed has significantly reduced, move to the end of the runway and put your gear down and the flaps too if needed.<br />
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''VTOL landing:''<br />
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Approach the airport and get rid of your speed. When you have reached the conventional landing speed, slowly increase the VTOL (with no engine power the VTOL has no power) and lift the plane so you can get rid of the remaining speed. When you have no forward movement left, you can turn on hover-mode and slowly remove the hover power (0% is stationary height, 100% is increasing height, -100% is lowering height). Reduce the hover power to 0 when close to the ground and avoid making contact with -100% hover power.<br />
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'''When in ground battles'''<br />
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This is the place where the Yak-38 shines, thanks to an unusual suspended ordnance, the manually-guided Kh-23M air-to-ground missile. The Kh-23M missile is controlled by the player via keyboard input like like other manually-guided missiles such as the Nord and Bullpup missile. Despite only being able to carry 2 missiles, each one can be a knock-out if used correctly. Use them in a top attack preferably at an azimuth greater than 35° from the target so that the missile has clear line of sight with zero obstructions (fences, trees, buildings, etc) and is able to penetrate the roof as it has a really low armour penetration. The missile is able to be fired at a 10 km range from the target although it is not recommended to do so unless the pilot is very skilled in terms of controlling manually guided missiles. Besides the Kh-23M, the Yak-38 has access to bombs and rockets which can be used with the ballistic computer to make pinpoint accuracy attacks on enemy targets. It is up to pilot's discretion to decide the suspended ordnance carried.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* VTOL capability<br />
* Fast acceleration - one of the fastest subsonic jets, can quickly hit Mach 0.98 in level flight!<br />
* Plenty of payload options (20 setups)<br />
* Has access to the very efficient S-24B rockets and Kh-23M AGMs, as well as R-60 AAMs<br />
* CCIP for its guns and rockets mean you can easily target enemy ground units - S-24B rockets are especially effective<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Subsonic<br />
* Very small elevators with poor high-speed performance means slow turns<br />
* Massive energy loss during high speed turns<br />
* Cannot use thrust vectoring in cruise flight or combat, unlike the Harriers - nozzles and lift engines automatically disengage at cruise speed<br />
* No airbrakes, can be difficult to bleed enough speed for a regular landing, though it can use its VTOL engines as an airbrake once slower than 500 km/h<br />
* Vertical landings require careful consideration of your velocity bleed.<br />
* Somewhat fragile gear means careless landings can cause the plane to smash into the strip or carrier deck<br />
* Very high RPM combined with low RPG count means you have to be very careful when using the gun(s)<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|Devblog]] ===<br />
Although Soviet engineers were experimenting with VTOL fixed wing aircraft design since the early 1960s, it wasn't until December 1967 before a formal order to develop a light VTOL strike aircraft as well as a corresponding trainer version was issued. As a result, engineers at the Yakovlev design bureau began work on the new aircraft in the late 1960s, basing their design on experience gained from developing the preceding Yak-36 - an early VTOL demonstration design.<br />
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The new aircraft, designated Yak-36M, was being developed for immediate frontline service, operating both from land bases as well as aircraft-carrying ships. The aircraft's primary role was that of a strike aircraft, engaging ground and surface targets while also being suited to intercept enemy aircraft and helicopters if necessary.<br />
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Not too long after work on the project began, the first prototype saw completion and conducted its maiden flight in December 1970. Subsequent prototypes and trials continued testing the aircraft's performance, particularly its novel VTOL capabilities. By 1973, the aircraft was considered ready and serial production commenced.<br />
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After some further testing and crew training, the aircraft officially entered service with the Soviet Navy in August 1977, receiving the designation Yak-38. By 1982, over 140 Yak-38s were built, all of which served aboard the then new Kiev-class aircraft carriers. In the mid 1980s, the modernized Yak-38M version came into service, most prominently featuring more powerful engines as well as other improvements. About 50 Yak-38M were built before the type was ultimately decommissioned in 1991.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Yak-38M]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|[Development] Yak-38 & Yak-38M: Hover Jet]]<br />
* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/504151-yak-38/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a premium pack in [[Update "New Power"]] but was removed from the store after the [[wt:en/news/7748-sale-summer-sale-en|2022 Summer sale]].<br />
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As a VTOL aircraft (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) it can perform stationary flight, offering new gameplay possibilities compared to conventional jet aircraft.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 1,190 || 1,186 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.0 || 41.2 || 77.4 || 70.5 || rowspan="2" | 520<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 1,207 || 1,199 || 37.3 || 38.6 || 113.1 || 94.3<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 650 || 500 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 650 || < 850 || < 920 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load (NOTE: the Yak-38's gunpods and removable internal cannon are not counted)}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-27V-300 (main) || 1<br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 6,645 kg || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 502 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Kolesov RD-36-35FV (lift jets) || 2<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 1,350 kg (main) || colspan="2" | Vectored-thrust axial-flow turbojet<br />
| rowspan="2" | 7,470 kg || rowspan="2" | 8,939 kg || rowspan="2" | 9,395 kg || rowspan="2" | 10,300 kg<br />
|-<br />
| 198 kg (lift jet) || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum main 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in forward flight @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 6,600 kgf || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || 6,600 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum lift 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in VTOL (all 3 engines) @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || {{Annotation|2,840 kgf|12,280 kgf total thrust in VTOL (split over 3 engines)}}|| N/A<br />
| 1.64 || 1.37 || 1.31 || 1.19<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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The Yak-38 has no armour. It is a fairly large target with the entire fuselage being taken up with engines and fuel tanks.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
|-<br />
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* A choice between two presets:<br />
** Without offensive armament<br />
** 1 x 23 mm VSPU-36 ventral gun pod containing a GSh-23L cannon (160 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|OFAB-100 (100 kg)|OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|Kh-23M|R-60}}<br />
{{main|ZB-500 incendiary|S-5KP|S-8KO|S-24B|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:<br />
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* 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 4 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 40 x S-8KO rockets<br />
* 4 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 2 x Kh-23M missiles<br />
* 10 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs<br />
* 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)<br />
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==== Custom loadout options ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
|-<br />
! !! width="11%" | 1 !! width="11%" | 2 !! width="11%" | 3 !! width="11%" | 4<br />
| rowspan="13" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_Yak-38M.png]]</div><br />
|-<br />
! 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs<br />
| 4 || 1 || 1 || 4<br />
|-<br />
! 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs<br />
| 1 || || || 1<br />
|-<br />
! ZB-500 incendiary bombs<br />
| 1 || || || 1<br />
|-<br />
! S-5KP rockets<br />
| 16, 32 || 16 || 16 || 16, 32<br />
|-<br />
! S-8KO rockets<br />
| 20 || || || 20<br />
|-<br />
! S-24B rockets<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! Kh-23M missiles<br />
| 1* || || || 1*<br />
|-<br />
! R-60 missiles<br />
| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! Delta-NG<br />
| || || 1* ||<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="5" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 450 kg<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="6" | * Delta-NG targeting pod must be carried when equipping Kh-23M missiles<br />
|}<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Yak-38 is one of the most versatile aircraft in the Soviet tech tree as it has sufficient armament for all sorts of engagements: air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-sea. Thanks to its VTOL capabilities, it is able to achieve a "helicopter" playstyle if needed.<br />
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'''When in air battles'''<br />
<br />
The Yak-38 has an impressive sort of armaments for all engagements when in air battles. It can be used as a standard fighter with gun pods, ground units destroyer with gun pods, rockets, missiles and bombs or as a missile fighter with its potent R-60 air-to-air missiles.<br />
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''As a fighter:''<br />
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The Yak-38 has 2 effective loadouts in Air RB. The 1st option is 4 x R-60 air-to-air missiles, which are highly manoeuvrable in short to medium range engagements, and can prove extremely potent against opponents at the battle rating, especially if they cannot use flares to counter them. The other option is to trade 2 of the R-60s for 2 x S-24 air to ground rockets. S-24 rockets have time-fuse capability; setting the time fuse to 1,000 m and shooting the rockets in a head-on at about 1.7-1.5 km distance could result in a kill, surprising your target (it is recommended to shoot both rockets in a quick succession). S-24 rockets can also act as pseudo-flares, just shoot one of them and dodge the other way when a potent IR missile is closing onto to you.<br />
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The Yak-38 has access to up to 4 rapid-firing 23 mm gun pods, capable of destroying ground units such as artillery, anti-air emplacements, armoured vehicles and even lightly-armoured vessels such as cargo ships. However, it is not recommended to bring the gun pods at the beginning of the match because it severely limits your performance and air-combat capabilities, use this loadout at the end of the game to ground pound when you are sure of victory. J out once landed and repaired on the airfield to change your loadout.<br />
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''As a ground striker:''<br />
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The ground ordnance on the Yak-38 leaves nothing to be desired, it carries a vast array of bomb, rockets and missiles loads which can be taken according to the situation. It has access to S-5KP unguided rockets which can be used against pillboxes, armoured vehicles such as tanks, enemy vessels such as destroyers and even enemy bases (not recommended as the TNT equivalent is really low compared to bombs). It has access to [[Ballistic Computer|CCIP ballistic computer]] which make the aiming of suspended ordnance a really easy task when doing CAS strikes.<br />
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''As a bomber:''<br />
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Thanks to the bomb payload the Yak-38 carries, it is able to act as a low level lightning strike bomber (flying close to the ground as fast as possible) although it is not recommended as the low payload it carries is not enough to take a single base completely (2 x 500 kg bombs). Playing as a bomber is not recommended in terms of cost-benefit but it is up to pilot's discretion.<br />
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'''When landing'''<br />
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''Normal Landing:''<br />
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If you are coming in for a landing, you need to get rid of your speed first. Unfortunately the Yak-38 has no airbrakes and weak flaps, so you can't easily reduce your speed if you are flying past 500 km/h with your flaps only. When you are close to the airport, manoeuvre in circles until you have gotten rid of your speed. Once your speed has significantly reduced, move to the end of the runway and put your gear down and the flaps too if needed.<br />
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''VTOL landing:''<br />
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Approach the airport and get rid of your speed. When you have reached the conventional landing speed, slowly increase the VTOL (with no engine power the VTOL has no power) and lift the plane so you can get rid of the remaining speed. When you have no forward movement left, you can turn on hover-mode and slowly remove the hover power (0% is stationary height, 100% is increasing height, -100% is lowering height). Reduce the hover power to 0 when close to the ground and avoid making contact with -100% hover power.<br />
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'''When in ground battles'''<br />
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This is the place where the Yak-38 shines, thanks to an unusual suspended ordnance, the manually-guided Kh-23M air-to-ground missile. The Kh-23M missile is controlled by the player via keyboard input like like other manually-guided missiles such as the Nord and Bullpup missile. Despite only being able to carry 2 missiles, each one can be a knock-out if used correctly. Use them in a top attack preferably at an azimuth greater than 35° from the target so that the missile has clear line of sight with zero obstructions (fences, trees, buildings, etc) and is able to penetrate the roof as it has a really low armour penetration. The missile is able to be fired at a 10 km range from the target although it is not recommended to do so unless the pilot is very skilled in terms of controlling manually guided missiles. Besides the Kh-23M, the Yak-38 has access to bombs and rockets which can be used with the ballistic computer to make pinpoint accuracy attacks on enemy targets. It is up to pilot's discretion to decide the suspended ordnance carried.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* VTOL capability<br />
* Fast acceleration - one of the fastest subsonic jets, can quickly hit Mach 0.98 in level flight!<br />
* Plenty of payload options (20 setups)<br />
* Has access to the very efficient S-24B rockets and Kh-23M AGMs, as well as R-60 AAMs<br />
* CCIP for its guns and rockets mean you can easily target enemy ground units - S-24B rockets are especially effective<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Subsonic<br />
* Very small elevators with poor high-speed performance means slow turns<br />
* Massive energy loss during high speed turns<br />
* Cannot use thrust vectoring in cruise flight or combat, unlike the Harriers - nozzles and lift engines automatically disengage at cruise speed<br />
* No airbrakes, can be difficult to bleed enough speed for a regular landing, though it can use its VTOL engines as an airbrake once slower than 500 km/h<br />
* Vertical landings require careful consideration of your velocity bleed.<br />
* Somewhat fragile gear means careless landings can cause the plane to smash into the strip or carrier deck<br />
* Very high RPM combined with low RPG count means you have to be very careful when using the gun(s)<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|Devblog]] ===<br />
Although Soviet engineers were experimenting with VTOL fixed wing aircraft design since the early 1960s, it wasn't until December 1967 before a formal order to develop a light VTOL strike aircraft as well as a corresponding trainer version was issued. As a result, engineers at the Yakovlev design bureau began work on the new aircraft in the late 1960s, basing their design on experience gained from developing the preceding Yak-36 - an early VTOL demonstration design.<br />
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The new aircraft, designated Yak-36M, was being developed for immediate frontline service, operating both from land bases as well as aircraft-carrying ships. The aircraft's primary role was that of a strike aircraft, engaging ground and surface targets while also being suited to intercept enemy aircraft and helicopters if necessary.<br />
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Not too long after work on the project began, the first prototype saw completion and conducted its maiden flight in December 1970. Subsequent prototypes and trials continued testing the aircraft's performance, particularly its novel VTOL capabilities. By 1973, the aircraft was considered ready and serial production commenced.<br />
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After some further testing and crew training, the aircraft officially entered service with the Soviet Navy in August 1977, receiving the designation Yak-38. By 1982, over 140 Yak-38s were built, all of which served aboard the then new Kiev-class aircraft carriers. In the mid 1980s, the modernized Yak-38M version came into service, most prominently featuring more powerful engines as well as other improvements. About 50 Yak-38M were built before the type was ultimately decommissioned in 1991.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Yak-38M]]<br />
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* [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|[Development] Yak-38 & Yak-38M: Hover Jet]]<br />
* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/504151-yak-38/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a premium pack in [[Update "New Power"]] but was removed from the store after the [[wt:en/news/7748-sale-summer-sale-en|2022 Summer sale]].<br />
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As a VTOL aircraft (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) it can perform stationary flight, offering new gameplay possibilities compared to conventional jet aircraft.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 1,190 || 1,186 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.0 || 41.2 || 77.4 || 70.5 || rowspan="2" | 520<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 1,207 || 1,199 || 37.3 || 38.6 || 113.1 || 94.3<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 650 || 500 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 650 || < 850 || < 920 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load (NOTE: the Yak-38's gunpods and removable internal cannon are not counted)}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-27V-300 (main) || 1<br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 6,645 kg || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 502 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Kolesov RD-36-35FV (lift jets) || 2<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 1,350 kg (main) || colspan="2" | Vectored-thrust axial-flow turbojet<br />
| rowspan="2" | 7,470 kg || rowspan="2" | 8,939 kg || rowspan="2" | 9,395 kg || rowspan="2" | 10,300 kg<br />
|-<br />
| 198 kg (lift jet) || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum main 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in forward flight @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 6,600 kgf || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || 6,600 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum lift 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in VTOL (all 3 engines) @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || {{Annotation|2,840 kgf|12,280 kgf total thrust in VTOL (split over 3 engines)}}|| N/A<br />
| 1.64 || 1.37 || 1.31 || 1.19<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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The Yak-38 has no armour. It is a fairly large target with the entire fuselage being taken up with engines and fuel tanks.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
|-<br />
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* A choice between two presets:<br />
** Without offensive armament<br />
** 1 x 23 mm VSPU-36 ventral gun pod containing a GSh-23L cannon (160 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|OFAB-100 (100 kg)|OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|Kh-23M|R-60}}<br />
{{main|S-5KP|S-8M|S-24B|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with either pre-set configurations, or customised loadouts with the following ordnance:<br />
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'''<u>Pre-set List;</u>'''<br />
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* 4 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)<br />
* 10 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 4 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 2 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs<br />
* 2 x Kh-23M rockets + 1 "Delta" guidance pod<br />
* 40 x S-8KO rockets<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets (2 Pods)<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets (4 Pods)<br />
* 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)<br />
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'''<u>Custom Pylons List</u>'''<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!<br />
!Outer Left<br />
!Inner Left<br />
!Inner Right<br />
!Outer Right<br />
|-<br />
|16 x S-5KP rockets<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|32 x S-5KP rockets<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|20 x S-8KO rockets<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x S-24B rocket<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x Targeting Delta-NG pod<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x Kh-23M rocket<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon (250rpg)<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|4 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bomb<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|1 Only<br />
|1 Only<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bomb<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bomb<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x ZB-500 incendiary bomb<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Cross}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|-<br />
|1 x R-60 air to air missile<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|{{Tick}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Yak-38 is one of the most versatile aircraft in the Soviet tech tree as it has sufficient armament for all sorts of engagements: air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-sea. Thanks to its VTOL capabilities, it is able to achieve a "helicopter" playstyle if needed.<br />
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'''When in air battles'''<br />
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The Yak-38 has an impressive sort of armaments for all engagements when in air battles. It can be used as a standard fighter with gun pods, ground units destroyer with gun pods, rockets, missiles and bombs or as a missile fighter with its potent R-60 air-to-air missiles.<br />
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''As a fighter:''<br />
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The Yak-38's has 2 effective loadouts in Air RB the 1st loadout would be 2 x R-60 air-to-air missiles along with 2 x S-24 air to ground rockets. S-24 rockets have time-fuse capability; setting the time fuse to 1,000 m and shooting the rockets in a head-on at about 1.7-1.5 km distance could result in a kill, surprising your target (it is recommended to shoot both rockets in a quick succession). S-24 rockets can also act as pseudo-flares, just shoot one of them and dodge the other way when a potent IR missile is closing onto to you. The 2nd loadout would be 4x R-60 recently added in the Apex Predators update, granted you lose the pseudo flares of the S-24's in exchange you double the potency of your Air to Air engagement against targets of your BR level, as the R-60's are very manoeuvrable in short to medium engagements. <br />
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The Yak-38 has access to up to 4 rapid-firing 23 mm gun pods, capable of destroying ground units such as artillery, anti-air emplacements, armoured vehicles and even lightly-armoured vessels such as cargo ships. However, it is not recommended to bring the gun pods at the beginning of the match because it severely limits your performance and air-combat capabilities, use this loadout at the end of the game to ground pound when you are sure of victory. J out once landed and repaired on the airfield to change your loadout.<br />
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''As a ground striker:''<br />
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The ground ordnance on the Yak-38 leaves nothing to be desired, it carries a vast array of bomb, rockets and missiles loads which can be taken according to the situation. It has access to S-5KP unguided rockets which can be used against pillboxes, armoured vehicles such as tanks, enemy vessels such as destroyers and even enemy bases (not recommended as the TNT equivalent is really low compared to bombs). It has access to [[Ballistic Computer|CCIP ballistic computer]] which make the aiming of suspended ordnance a really easy task when doing CAS strikes.<br />
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''As a bomber:''<br />
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Thanks to the bomb payload the Yak-38 carries, it is able to act as a low level lightning strike bomber (flying close to the ground as fast as possible) although it is not recommended as the low payload it carries is not enough to take a single base completely (2 x 500 kg bombs). Playing as a bomber is not recommended in terms of cost-benefit but it is up to pilot's discretion.<br />
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'''When landing'''<br />
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''Normal Landing:''<br />
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If you are coming in for a landing, you need to get rid of your speed first. Unfortunately the Yak-38 has no airbrakes and weak flaps, so you can't easily reduce your speed if you are flying past 500 km/h with your flaps only. When you are close to the airport, manoeuvre in circles until you have gotten rid of your speed. Once your speed has significantly reduced, move to the end of the runway and put your gear down and the flaps too if needed.<br />
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''VTOL landing:'' <br />
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Approach the airport and get rid of your speed. When you have reached the conventional landing speed, slowly increase the VTOL (with no engine power the VTOL has no power) and lift the plane so you can get rid of the remaining speed. When you have no forward movement left, you can turn on hover-mode and slowly remove the hover power (0% is stationary height, 100% is increasing height, -100% is lowering height). Reduce the hover power to 0 when close to the ground and avoid making contact with -100% hover power.<br />
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'''When in ground battles'''<br />
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This is the place where the Yak-38 shines, thanks to an unusual suspended ordnance, the manually-guided Kh-23M air-to-ground missile. The Kh-23M missile is controlled by the player via keyboard input like like other manually-guided missiles such as the Nord and Bullpup missile. Despite only being able to carry 2 missiles, each one can be a knock-out if used correctly. Use them in a top attack preferably at an azimuth greater than 35° from the target so that the missile has clear line of sight with zero obstructions (fences, trees, buildings, etc) and is able to penetrate the roof as it has a really low armour penetration. The missile is able to be fired at a 10 km range from the target although it is not recommended to do so unless the pilot is very skilled in terms of controlling manually guided missiles. Besides the Kh-23M, the Yak-38 has access to bombs and rockets which can be used with the ballistic computer to make pinpoint accuracy attacks on enemy targets. It is up to pilot's discretion to decide the suspended ordnance carried.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* VTOL capability<br />
* Fast acceleration - one of the fastest subsonic jets, can quickly hit Mach 0.98 in level flight!<br />
* Plenty of payload options (20 setups)<br />
* Has access to the very efficient S-24B rockets and Kh-23M AGMs, as well as R-60 AAMs<br />
* CCIP for its guns and rockets mean you can easily target enemy ground units - S-24B rockets are especially effective<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Subsonic<br />
* Very small elevators with poor high-speed performance means slow turns<br />
* Massive energy loss during high speed turns<br />
* Cannot use thrust vectoring in cruise flight or combat, unlike the Harriers - nozzles and lift engines automatically disengage at cruise speed<br />
* No airbrakes, can be difficult to bleed enough speed for a regular landing, though it can use its VTOL engines as an airbrake once slower than 500 km/h<br />
* Vertical landings require careful consideration of your velocity bleed.<br />
* Somewhat fragile gear means careless landings can cause the plane to smash into the strip or carrier deck<br />
* Very high RPM combined with low RPG count means you have to be very careful when using the gun(s)<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|Devblog]] ===<br />
Although Soviet engineers were experimenting with VTOL fixed wing aircraft design since the early 1960s, it wasn't until December 1967 before a formal order to develop a light VTOL strike aircraft as well as a corresponding trainer version was issued. As a result, engineers at the Yakovlev design bureau began work on the new aircraft in the late 1960s, basing their design on experience gained from developing the preceding Yak-36 - an early VTOL demonstration design.<br />
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The new aircraft, designated Yak-36M, was being developed for immediate frontline service, operating both from land bases as well as aircraft-carrying ships. The aircraft's primary role was that of a strike aircraft, engaging ground and surface targets while also being suited to intercept enemy aircraft and helicopters if necessary.<br />
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Not too long after work on the project began, the first prototype saw completion and conducted its maiden flight in December 1970. Subsequent prototypes and trials continued testing the aircraft's performance, particularly its novel VTOL capabilities. By 1973, the aircraft was considered ready and serial production commenced.<br />
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After some further testing and crew training, the aircraft officially entered service with the Soviet Navy in August 1977, receiving the designation Yak-38. By 1982, over 140 Yak-38s were built, all of which served aboard the then new Kiev-class aircraft carriers. In the mid 1980s, the modernized Yak-38M version came into service, most prominently featuring more powerful engines as well as other improvements. About 50 Yak-38M were built before the type was ultimately decommissioned in 1991.<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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{{Youtube-gallery|eRBzLn1se_Y|'''The Shooting Range #239''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:06 discusses the Yak-38.}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Yak-38M]]<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|[Development] Yak-38 & Yak-38M: Hover Jet]]<br />
* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/504151-yak-38/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]<br />
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{{AirManufacturer Yakovlev}}<br />
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<div>== Description ==<br />
[[File:WeaponImage S-8.png|thumb|left|420px|The S-8 rocket (scale is approximate)]]<br />
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=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon === <br />
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== General info ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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| '''Mass''' || 11 kg<br />
|-<br />
| '''Maximum speed''' || 650 m/s<br />
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| '''Explosive mass''' || 1.69 kg TNTeq<br />
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| '''Warhead type''' || HEAT<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition<br />
! rowspan="2" | Type of<br>warhead<br />
! colspan="6" | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)<br />
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! 10 m !! 100 m !! 500 m !! 1,000 m !! 1,500 m !! 2,000 m<br />
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| S-8KO || Rocket || 420 || 420 || 420 || 420 || 420 || 420<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Effective damage ===<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues === <br />
''Give a comparative description of rockets that have firepower equal to this weapon.''<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
<!-- ''Describe situations when you would utilise this rocket in-game (vehicle, pillbox, base, etc)'' --><br />
The S-8KO rocket is effective against all ground targets thanks to its excellent penetration but requires precision due to the HEAT explosive warhead.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:''' <br />
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* Excellent penetration capability against armour<br />
* 20 rockets per pod<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Low explosive mass<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
* ''reference to the article about the variant of the weapon;''<br />
* ''references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.''<br />
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<div>{{About<br />
| about = premium Soviet strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = the regular version<br />
| link = Yak-38M<br />
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{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=yak-38<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|StoreImage Yak-38 001.jpg|StoreImage Yak-38 002.jpg}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a premium pack in [[Update "New Power"]] but was removed from the store after the [[wt:en/news/7748-sale-summer-sale-en|2022 Summer sale]].<br />
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As a VTOL aircraft (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) it can perform stationary flight, offering new gameplay possibilities compared to conventional jet aircraft.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 1,190 || 1,186 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.0 || 41.2 || 77.4 || 70.5 || rowspan="2" | 520<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 1,207 || 1,199 || 37.3 || 38.6 || 113.1 || 94.3<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 650 || 500 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 650 || < 850 || < 920 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load (NOTE: the Yak-38's gunpods and removable internal cannon are not counted)}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-27V-300 (main) || 1<br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 6,645 kg || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 502 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Kolesov RD-36-35FV (lift jets) || 2<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 1,350 kg (main) || colspan="2" | Vectored-thrust axial-flow turbojet<br />
| rowspan="2" | 7,470 kg || rowspan="2" | 8,939 kg || rowspan="2" | 9,395 kg || rowspan="2" | 10,300 kg<br />
|-<br />
| 198 kg (lift jet) || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum main 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in forward flight @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 6,600 kgf || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || 6,600 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum lift 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in VTOL (all 3 engines) @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || {{Annotation|2,840 kgf|12,280 kgf total thrust in VTOL (split over 3 engines)}}|| N/A<br />
| 1.64 || 1.37 || 1.31 || 1.19<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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The Yak-38 has no armour. It is a fairly large target with the entire fuselage being taken up with engines and fuel tanks.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
|-<br />
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* A choice between two presets:<br />
** Without offensive armament<br />
** 1 x 23 mm VSPU-36 ventral gun pod containing a GSh-23L cannon (160 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|OFAB-100 (100 kg)|OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|Kh-23M|R-60}}<br />
{{main|S-5KP|S-8M|S-24B|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with either pre-set configurations, or customised loadouts with the following ordnance:<br />
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'''<u>Pre-set List;</u>'''<br />
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* 4 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)<br />
* 10 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 4 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 2 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs<br />
* 2 x Kh-23M rockets + 1 "Delta" guidance pod<br />
* 40 x S-8KO rockets<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets (2 Pods)<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets (4 Pods)<br />
* 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)<br />
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'''<u>Custom Pylons List</u>'''<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!<br />
!Outer Left<br />
!Inner Left<br />
!Inner Right<br />
!Outer Right<br />
|-<br />
|16 x S-5KP rockets<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|32 x S-5KP rockets<br />
|Y<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|20 x S-8KO rockets<br />
|Y<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x S-24B rocket<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x Targeting Delta-NG pod<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Y<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|1 x Kh-23M rocket<br />
|Y<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannon (250rpg)<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|4 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bomb<br />
|Y<br />
|1 Only<br />
|1 Only<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bomb<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bomb<br />
|Y<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x ZB-500 incendiary bomb<br />
|Y<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|Y<br />
|-<br />
|1 x R-60 air to air missile<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|Y<br />
|}<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Yak-38 is one of the most versatile aircraft in the Soviet tech tree as it has sufficient armament for all sorts of engagements: air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-sea. Thanks to its VTOL capabilities, it is able to achieve a "helicopter" playstyle if needed.<br />
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'''When in air battles'''<br />
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The Yak-38 has an impressive sort of armaments for all engagements when in air battles. It can be used as a standard fighter with gun pods, ground units destroyer with gun pods, rockets, missiles and bombs or as a missile fighter with its potent R-60 air-to-air missiles.<br />
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''As a fighter:''<br />
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The Yak-38's has 2 effective loadouts in Air RB the 1st loadout would be 2 x R-60 air-to-air missiles along with 2 x S-24 air to ground rockets. S-24 rockets have time-fuse capability; setting the time fuse to 1,000 m and shooting the rockets in a head-on at about 1.7-1.5 km distance could result in a kill, surprising your target (it is recommended to shoot both rockets in a quick succession). S-24 rockets can also act as pseudo-flares, just shoot one of them and dodge the other way when a potent IR missile is closing onto to you. The 2nd loadout would be 4x R-60 recently added in the Apex Predators update, granted you lose the pseudo flares of the S-24's in exchange you double the potency of your Air to Air engagement against targets of your BR level, as the R-60's are very manoeuvrable in short to medium engagements. <br />
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The Yak-38 has access to up to 4 rapid-firing 23 mm gun pods, capable of destroying ground units such as artillery, anti-air emplacements, armoured vehicles and even lightly-armoured vessels such as cargo ships. However, it is not recommended to bring the gun pods at the beginning of the match because it severely limits your performance and air-combat capabilities, use this loadout at the end of the game to ground pound when you are sure of victory. J out once landed and repaired on the airfield to change your loadout.<br />
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''As a ground striker:''<br />
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The ground ordnance on the Yak-38 leaves nothing to be desired, it carries a vast array of bomb, rockets and missiles loads which can be taken according to the situation. It has access to S-5KP unguided rockets which can be used against pillboxes, armoured vehicles such as tanks, enemy vessels such as destroyers and even enemy bases (not recommended as the TNT equivalent is really low compared to bombs). It has access to [[Ballistic Computer|CCIP ballistic computer]] which make the aiming of suspended ordnance a really easy task when doing CAS strikes.<br />
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''As a bomber:''<br />
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Thanks to the bomb payload the Yak-38 carries, it is able to act as a low level lightning strike bomber (flying close to the ground as fast as possible) although it is not recommended as the low payload it carries is not enough to take a single base completely (2 x 500 kg bombs). Playing as a bomber is not recommended in terms of cost-benefit but it is up to pilot's discretion.<br />
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'''When landing'''<br />
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''Normal Landing:''<br />
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If you are coming in for a landing, you need to get rid of your speed first. Unfortunately the Yak-38 has no airbrakes and weak flaps, so you can't easily reduce your speed if you are flying past 500 km/h with your flaps only. When you are close to the airport, manoeuvre in circles until you have gotten rid of your speed. Once your speed has significantly reduced, move to the end of the runway and put your gear down and the flaps too if needed.<br />
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''VTOL landing:'' <br />
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Approach the airport and get rid of your speed. When you have reached the conventional landing speed, slowly increase the VTOL (with no engine power the VTOL has no power) and lift the plane so you can get rid of the remaining speed. When you have no forward movement left, you can turn on hover-mode and slowly remove the hover power (0% is stationary height, 100% is increasing height, -100% is lowering height). Reduce the hover power to 0 when close to the ground and avoid making contact with -100% hover power.<br />
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'''When in ground battles'''<br />
<br />
This is the place where the Yak-38 shines, thanks to an unusual suspended ordnance, the manually-guided Kh-23M air-to-ground missile. The Kh-23M missile is controlled by the player via keyboard input like like other manually-guided missiles such as the Nord and Bullpup missile. Despite only being able to carry 2 missiles, each one can be a knock-out if used correctly. Use them in a top attack preferably at an azimuth greater than 35° from the target so that the missile has clear line of sight with zero obstructions (fences, trees, buildings, etc) and is able to penetrate the roof as it has a really low armour penetration. The missile is able to be fired at a 10 km range from the target although it is not recommended to do so unless the pilot is very skilled in terms of controlling manually guided missiles. Besides the Kh-23M, the Yak-38 has access to bombs and rockets which can be used with the ballistic computer to make pinpoint accuracy attacks on enemy targets. It is up to pilot's discretion to decide the suspended ordnance carried.<br />
<br />
=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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<br />
'''Pros:'''<br />
<br />
* VTOL capability<br />
* Fast acceleration - one of the fastest subsonic jets, can quickly hit Mach 0.98 in level flight!<br />
* Plenty of payload options (20 setups)<br />
* Has access to the very efficient S-24B rockets and Kh-23M AGMs, as well as R-60 AAMs<br />
* CCIP for its guns and rockets mean you can easily target enemy ground units - S-24B rockets are especially effective<br />
<br />
'''Cons:'''<br />
<br />
* Subsonic<br />
* Very small elevators with poor high-speed performance means slow turns<br />
* Massive energy loss during high speed turns<br />
* Cannot use thrust vectoring in cruise flight or combat, unlike the Harriers - nozzles and lift engines automatically disengage at cruise speed<br />
* No airbrakes, can be difficult to bleed enough speed for a regular landing, though it can use its VTOL engines as an airbrake once slower than 500 km/h<br />
* Vertical landings require careful consideration of your velocity bleed.<br />
* Somewhat fragile gear means careless landings can cause the plane to smash into the strip or carrier deck<br />
* Very high RPM combined with low RPG count means you have to be very careful when using the gun(s)<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
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=== [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|Devblog]] ===<br />
Although Soviet engineers were experimenting with VTOL fixed wing aircraft design since the early 1960s, it wasn't until December 1967 before a formal order to develop a light VTOL strike aircraft as well as a corresponding trainer version was issued. As a result, engineers at the Yakovlev design bureau began work on the new aircraft in the late 1960s, basing their design on experience gained from developing the preceding Yak-36 - an early VTOL demonstration design.<br />
<br />
The new aircraft, designated Yak-36M, was being developed for immediate frontline service, operating both from land bases as well as aircraft-carrying ships. The aircraft's primary role was that of a strike aircraft, engaging ground and surface targets while also being suited to intercept enemy aircraft and helicopters if necessary.<br />
<br />
Not too long after work on the project began, the first prototype saw completion and conducted its maiden flight in December 1970. Subsequent prototypes and trials continued testing the aircraft's performance, particularly its novel VTOL capabilities. By 1973, the aircraft was considered ready and serial production commenced.<br />
<br />
After some further testing and crew training, the aircraft officially entered service with the Soviet Navy in August 1977, receiving the designation Yak-38. By 1982, over 140 Yak-38s were built, all of which served aboard the then new Kiev-class aircraft carriers. In the mid 1980s, the modernized Yak-38M version came into service, most prominently featuring more powerful engines as well as other improvements. About 50 Yak-38M were built before the type was ultimately decommissioned in 1991.<br />
<br />
== Media ==<br />
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<br />
;Skins<br />
<br />
* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=yak-38 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]<br />
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File:Yak-38 WTWallpaper 005.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
;Videos<br />
{{Youtube-gallery|eRBzLn1se_Y|'''The Shooting Range #239''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:06 discusses the Yak-38.}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''<br />
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --><br />
<br />
* [[Yak-38M]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''<br />
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<br />
* [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|[Development] Yak-38 & Yak-38M: Hover Jet]]<br />
* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/504151-yak-38/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]<br />
<br />
{{AirManufacturer Yakovlev}}<br />
{{USSR jet aircraft}}<br />
{{USSR premium aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Yak-38&diff=148730Yak-382022-12-25T08:37:15Z<p>U422151: /* Usage in battles */ Apex Predators update usage.</p>
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| about = premium Soviet strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''<br />
| usage = the regular version<br />
| link = Yak-38M<br />
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{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=yak-38<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|StoreImage Yak-38 001.jpg|StoreImage Yak-38 002.jpg}}<br />
|cockpit=cockpit_yak-38.jpg<br />
}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a premium pack in [[Update "New Power"]] but was removed from the store after the [[wt:en/news/7748-sale-summer-sale-en|2022 Summer sale]].<br />
<br />
As a VTOL aircraft (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) it can perform stationary flight, offering new gameplay possibilities compared to conventional jet aircraft.<br />
<br />
== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 1,190 || 1,186 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.0 || 41.2 || 77.4 || 70.5 || rowspan="2" | 520<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 1,207 || 1,199 || 37.3 || 38.6 || 113.1 || 94.3<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 650 || 500 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 650 || < 850 || < 920 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load (NOTE: the Yak-38's gunpods and removable internal cannon are not counted)}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Tumansky R-27V-300 (main) || 1<br />
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 6,645 kg || colspan="2" rowspan="2" | 502 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | Kolesov RD-36-35FV (lift jets) || 2<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 1,350 kg (main) || colspan="2" | Vectored-thrust axial-flow turbojet<br />
| rowspan="2" | 7,470 kg || rowspan="2" | 8,939 kg || rowspan="2" | 9,395 kg || rowspan="2" | 10,300 kg<br />
|-<br />
| 198 kg (lift jet) || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum main 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in forward flight @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 23m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 6,600 kgf || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || 6,600 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A<br />
| 0.88 || 0.73 || 0.70 || 0.64<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum lift 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio in VTOL (all 3 engines) @ 0 m (100%)<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || {{Annotation|2,840 kgf|12,280 kgf total thrust in VTOL (split over 3 engines)}}|| N/A<br />
| 1.64 || 1.37 || 1.31 || 1.19<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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The Yak-38 has no armour. It is a fairly large target with the entire fuselage being taken up with engines and fuel tanks.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
<br />
== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
|-<br />
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
<br />
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
<br />
* A choice between two presets:<br />
** Without offensive armament<br />
** 1 x 23 mm VSPU-36 ventral gun pod containing a GSh-23L cannon (160 rpg)<br />
<br />
=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|OFAB-100 (100 kg)|OFAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500M-54 (500 kg)|Kh-23M|R-60}}<br />
{{main|S-5KP|S-8M|S-24B|GSh-23L (23 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
<br />
* 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)<br />
* 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)<br />
* 10 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)<br />
* 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (1,000 kg total)<br />
* 2 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs + 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total)<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 64 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 96 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 40 x S-8M rockets<br />
* 2 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 4 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 32 x S-5KP rockets + 2 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (200 kg total)<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles + 32 x S-5KP rockets<br />
* 2 x R-60 missiles + 2 x S-24B rockets<br />
* 2 x Kh-23M missiles + 1 "Delta" guidance pod<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Yak-38 is one of the most versatile aircraft in the Soviet tech tree as it has sufficient armament for all sorts of engagements: air-to-air, air-to-ground, air-to-sea. Thanks to its VTOL capabilities, it is able to achieve a "helicopter" playstyle if needed.<br />
<br />
'''When in air battles'''<br />
<br />
The Yak-38 has an impressive sort of armaments for all engagements when in air battles. It can be used as a standard fighter with gun pods, ground units destroyer with gun pods, rockets, missiles and bombs or as a missile fighter with its potent R-60 air-to-air missiles.<br />
<br />
''As a fighter:''<br />
<br />
The Yak-38's has 2 effective loadouts in Air RB the 1st loadout would be 2 x R-60 air-to-air missiles along with 2 x S-24 air to ground rockets. S-24 rockets have time-fuse capability; setting the time fuse to 1,000 m and shooting the rockets in a head-on at about 1.7-1.5 km distance could result in a kill, surprising your target (it is recommended to shoot both rockets in a quick succession). S-24 rockets can also act as pseudo-flares, just shoot one of them and dodge the other way when a potent IR missile is closing onto to you. The 2nd loadout would be 4x R-60 recently added in the Apex Predators update, granted you lose the pseudo flares of the S-24's in exchange you double the potency of your Air to Air engagement against targets of your BR level, as the R-60's are very manoeuvrable in short to medium engagements. <br />
<br />
The Yak-38 has access to up to 4 rapid-firing 23 mm gun pods, capable of destroying ground units such as artillery, anti-air emplacements, armoured vehicles and even lightly-armoured vessels such as cargo ships. However, it is not recommended to bring the gun pods at the beginning of the match because it severely limits your performance and air-combat capabilities, use this loadout at the end of the game to ground pound when you are sure of victory. J out once landed and repaired on the airfield to change your loadout.<br />
<br />
''As a ground striker:''<br />
<br />
The ground ordnance on the Yak-38 leaves nothing to be desired, it carries a vast array of bomb, rockets and missiles loads which can be taken according to the situation. It has access to S-5KP unguided rockets which can be used against pillboxes, armoured vehicles such as tanks, enemy vessels such as destroyers and even enemy bases (not recommended as the TNT equivalent is really low compared to bombs). It has access to [[Ballistic Computer|CCIP ballistic computer]] which make the aiming of suspended ordnance a really easy task when doing CAS strikes.<br />
<br />
''As a bomber:''<br />
<br />
Thanks to the bomb payload the Yak-38 carries, it is able to act as a low level lightning strike bomber (flying close to the ground as fast as possible) although it is not recommended as the low payload it carries is not enough to take a single base completely (2 x 500 kg bombs). Playing as a bomber is not recommended in terms of cost-benefit but it is up to pilot's discretion.<br />
<br />
'''When landing'''<br />
<br />
''Normal Landing:''<br />
<br />
If you are coming in for a landing, you need to get rid of your speed first. Unfortunately the Yak-38 has no airbrakes and weak flaps, so you can't easily reduce your speed if you are flying past 500 km/h with your flaps only. When you are close to the airport, manoeuvre in circles until you have gotten rid of your speed. Once your speed has significantly reduced, move to the end of the runway and put your gear down and the flaps too if needed.<br />
<br />
''VTOL landing:'' <br />
<br />
Approach the airport and get rid of your speed. When you have reached the conventional landing speed, slowly increase the VTOL (with no engine power the VTOL has no power) and lift the plane so you can get rid of the remaining speed. When you have no forward movement left, you can turn on hover-mode and slowly remove the hover power (0% is stationary height, 100% is increasing height, -100% is lowering height). Reduce the hover power to 0 when close to the ground and avoid making contact with -100% hover power.<br />
<br />
'''When in ground battles'''<br />
<br />
This is the place where the Yak-38 shines, thanks to an unusual suspended ordnance, the manually-guided Kh-23M air-to-ground missile. The Kh-23M missile is controlled by the player via keyboard input like like other manually-guided missiles such as the Nord and Bullpup missile. Despite only being able to carry 2 missiles, each one can be a knock-out if used correctly. Use them in a top attack preferably at an azimuth greater than 35° from the target so that the missile has clear line of sight with zero obstructions (fences, trees, buildings, etc) and is able to penetrate the roof as it has a really low armour penetration. The missile is able to be fired at a 10 km range from the target although it is not recommended to do so unless the pilot is very skilled in terms of controlling manually guided missiles. Besides the Kh-23M, the Yak-38 has access to bombs and rockets which can be used with the ballistic computer to make pinpoint accuracy attacks on enemy targets. It is up to pilot's discretion to decide the suspended ordnance carried.<br />
<br />
=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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<br />
'''Pros:'''<br />
<br />
* VTOL capability<br />
* Fast acceleration - one of the fastest subsonic jets, can quickly hit Mach 0.98 in level flight!<br />
* Plenty of payload options (20 setups)<br />
* Has access to the very efficient S-24B rockets and Kh-23M AGMs, as well as R-60 AAMs<br />
* CCIP for its guns and rockets mean you can easily target enemy ground units - S-24B rockets are especially effective<br />
<br />
'''Cons:'''<br />
<br />
* Subsonic<br />
* Very small elevators with poor high-speed performance means slow turns<br />
* Massive energy loss during high speed turns<br />
* Cannot use thrust vectoring in cruise flight or combat, unlike the Harriers - nozzles and lift engines automatically disengage at cruise speed<br />
* No airbrakes, can be difficult to bleed enough speed for a regular landing, though it can use its VTOL engines as an airbrake once slower than 500 km/h<br />
* Vertical landings require careful consideration of your velocity bleed.<br />
* Somewhat fragile gear means careless landings can cause the plane to smash into the strip or carrier deck<br />
* Very high RPM combined with low RPG count means you have to be very careful when using the gun(s)<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<!-- ''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 long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' --><br />
=== [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|Devblog]] ===<br />
Although Soviet engineers were experimenting with VTOL fixed wing aircraft design since the early 1960s, it wasn't until December 1967 before a formal order to develop a light VTOL strike aircraft as well as a corresponding trainer version was issued. As a result, engineers at the Yakovlev design bureau began work on the new aircraft in the late 1960s, basing their design on experience gained from developing the preceding Yak-36 - an early VTOL demonstration design.<br />
<br />
The new aircraft, designated Yak-36M, was being developed for immediate frontline service, operating both from land bases as well as aircraft-carrying ships. The aircraft's primary role was that of a strike aircraft, engaging ground and surface targets while also being suited to intercept enemy aircraft and helicopters if necessary.<br />
<br />
Not too long after work on the project began, the first prototype saw completion and conducted its maiden flight in December 1970. Subsequent prototypes and trials continued testing the aircraft's performance, particularly its novel VTOL capabilities. By 1973, the aircraft was considered ready and serial production commenced.<br />
<br />
After some further testing and crew training, the aircraft officially entered service with the Soviet Navy in August 1977, receiving the designation Yak-38. By 1982, over 140 Yak-38s were built, all of which served aboard the then new Kiev-class aircraft carriers. In the mid 1980s, the modernized Yak-38M version came into service, most prominently featuring more powerful engines as well as other improvements. About 50 Yak-38M were built before the type was ultimately decommissioned in 1991.<br />
<br />
== Media ==<br />
<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' --><br />
<br />
;Skins<br />
<br />
* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=yak-38 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]<br />
<br />
;Images<br />
<gallery mode="packed" caption="Yak-38 Devblog Images" heights="200"><br />
File:Yak-38 WTWallpaper 001.jpg|<br />
File:Yak-38 WTWallpaper 002.jpg|<br />
File:Yak-38 WTWallpaper 003.jpg|<br />
File:Yak-38 WTWallpaper 004.jpg|<br />
File:Yak-38 WTWallpaper 005.jpg|<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
;Videos<br />
{{Youtube-gallery|eRBzLn1se_Y|'''The Shooting Range #239''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:06 discusses the Yak-38.}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''<br />
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --><br />
<br />
* [[Yak-38M]]<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''<br />
* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
* ''other literature.'' --><br />
<br />
* [[wt:en/news/6942-development-yak-38-yak-38m-hover-jet-en|[Development] Yak-38 & Yak-38M: Hover Jet]]<br />
* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/504151-yak-38/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]<br />
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{{AirManufacturer Yakovlev}}<br />
{{USSR jet aircraft}}<br />
{{USSR premium aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=F4D-1&diff=148694F4D-12022-12-24T20:55:49Z<p>U422151: /* Pros and cons */</p>
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|code=f4d_1<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''', later known as the F-6A under the 1962 Tri-Service aircraft designation system, is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Danger Zone"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/7796-event-summer-quest-en|2022 Summer Quest event]].<br />
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The last subsonic carrier-based jet fighter adapted into USN service by Douglas, the Skyray offers sufficient speed at its rank with a large wing, boosting its overall climb rate and allowing it to fly in transonic speeds without any fatal structural damage. However, players do have to beware of its outdated design of wing-mounted guns, whereas most jets of the era put them on the centreline instead, as well as severe bleeding of speed in manoeuvres due to the large wing.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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At first glance, players will notice its enormous delta wings, while this helps with its climbing speed and overall structural integrity, as well as holding more fuel for longer fights; this also means that with the help of slats and flaps, it can be a fearsome dogfighter thanks to its powerful Pratt & Whitney J57-P-8 engine with an afterburner at transonic speeds - even supersonic at higher altitudes or in a dive. The plane is very stable across all speeds and its very rare that you ever reach its redline of 1,283 km/h, although you will need to factor in compression at higher speeds (above ~950 km/h). The delta wing provides a good instantaneous turn rate, though also causes severe energy bleeding in manoeuvres, and the overall large size also means that it will become an easy target for enemy jets with higher energy. So be aware not to dogfight for too long, else the F4D-1 will not be able to gain back enough energy, even with its good acceleration, to escape from the turmoil and lead you straight back to the hangar.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 1,138 || 1,134 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 22.8 || 23.5 || 100.6 || 92.6 || rowspan="2" | 900<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 1,151 || 1,145 || 21.4 || 22.0 || 146.7 || 122.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| ✓ || X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| 1,283 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 1,283 || N/A || 1,283 || ~9 || ~3<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 850 || < 700 || < 700 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | Pratt & Whitney J57P8 || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | 7,245 kg || colspan="2" | 190 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Max Gross<br>Weight|Mass of the fully equipped aircraft with heaviest weapons load}}<br />
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! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 25m fuel<br />
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| 2,122 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet<br />
| 7,811 kg || 8,733 kg || 9,133 kg || 10,425 kg<br />
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! 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.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 7m fuel || 20m fuel || 25m fuel || MGW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 4,249 kgf || 7,269 kgf<br />
| 0.93 || 0.83 || 0.80 || 0.7<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || 4,475 kgf<br>(1,000 km/h) || 8,104 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h)<br />
| 1.04 || 0.93 || 0.89 || 0.78<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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The only protection on this aircraft is a 8 mm steel plate right in front of the pilot; although it is practically useless against autocannons, it may sometimes save you from head-on .50 cal strafes. Another bad news is that the tanks are not self-sealing, so there is very high chance that players will not survive if set afire, unless at very low fuel - in which case they will no longer have enough fuel for an escape.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
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| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Cross}} || {{Cross}}<br />
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|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 4 x 20 mm Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 cannons, wing-mounted (75 rpg = 280 total)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|AIM-9B Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:<br />
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* Without load<br />
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 42 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 114 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
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==== Custom loadout options ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"<br />
|-<br />
! !! width="7%" | 1 !! width="7%" | 2 !! width="7%" | 3 !! width="7%" | 4 !! width="7%" | 5 !! width="7%" | 6<br />
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! FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
| 7, 19 || 7, 19 || 7, 19 || 7, 19 || 7, 19 || 7, 19<br />
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! AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
| 1 || || 1 || 1 || || 1<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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Players who fly the A-4 series will feel familiar, since Douglas adopted a similar design of delta wing and autocannon on the F4D-1. Other traits are very similar as well, particularly the manoeuvrability and ballistics. While it has 2 pairs of guns on its wings, a concentrated burst on an enemy will certainly be their demise. Its overall high manoeuvrability and angle of attack (AoA) also helps to gain a slightly longer window to take out enemy aircraft, so long as you stay aware of your speed and keep turns below 950km/h, as this plane does lock up vertically in speeds greater than about 950 km/h. Beware of being stalled by manoeuvres: although the F4D can gain its speed back relatively quickly, this can leave enough window for enemies to lay their guns on your plane. So either be quick with taking down your target or evacuate from the battlefield for another attack run. Fuel is limited to 25 minutes, which goes fast when on full afterburner, so keep an eye on it.<br />
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If ground pounding is your objective, chances are players will find the FFARs useless against ground targets in ground RB and even in air RB due to its explosive content; the task is made slightly easier with the ballistic computer, but do not expect a solid kill aside from light vehicles.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and acceleration for a transonic jet<br />
* High AoA thanks to its delta wing, can dogfight if needed<br />
* Access to a relatively long-range radar<br />
* Access to four AIM-9B missiles<br />
* Four devastating 20 mm autocannons which can be bound to fire separately<br />
* Can carry 114 x FFAR rockets for Ground RB, or a mix of AIM-9Bs & FFAR rockets for Air RB<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Relatively low velocity and low ammo count for the cannon<br />
* Large target<br />
* Bleeds speed severely after manoeuvres<br />
* Elevator locks up above roughly 950 km/h<br />
* Rather average 25-minute maximum fuel load, goes quickly when on full afterburner<br />
* Only rockets as alternative ground-attacking weapon, and they are somewhat underpowered<br />
* Bad rear visibility from the cockpit<br />
* Wing rips are common while doing basic turns at high speeds, Removal of the Boosted Ailerons Equipment mitigates this to a degree.<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The program for F4D Skyray traces back to a German aerodynamic engineer, Alexander Martin Lippisch. As one of the pioneers of rocket-powered aircraft (the designer of the [[Me 163 B|Me 163]]) and supersonic designs, he had also been interested in many other new aspects of aerodynamics, including tailless aircraft, and one design stood out - delta wings. As part of the efforts to gain the upper hand against the Soviet Union before the end of the European Theatre of WWII, Lippisch and his designs were among part of Operation Paperclip to bring German engineers to the US.<br />
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As the tension between the two great powers rose and the creation of high-speed jet bombers such as the Soviet Tu-16 Badger, the need for a jet that could climb as fast as possible arose as well. The USN wanted a new jet interceptor that could climb to around 15 km/50k ft within 5 minutes of combat alarm while putting Lippisch's (working for Convair by this period) design into good use. Ed Heineman (also the designer of the [[A-4 (Family)|A-4 Skyhawk]]) of Douglas Aircraft Company adapted the designes for use and the prototype XF4D was built by 1951 and flew into the skies on 23 January 1951. The prototypes used Allison J35-A-17 turbojet engines, then changed to a Westinghouse J40-WE-8 with afterburner. As the tests went on, the record of top speed at sea-level was broken on 3 October 1953 by Lt. Cmd. James B. Verdin, and this also earned Ed a Collier Trophy from NAA. After its 5 years of test flights and evaluation, the USN became the first user of the F4D and stationed them at San Diego as part of the NORAD North America defense network against possible assaults; USMC and NACA (later NASA) used it as well.<br />
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As the demand for a multi-role jet rose, the F4D (by the time F-6 under the new Tri-service designation) was soon withdrawn from use as a dedicated interceptor in 1964, replaced by the McDonnell Douglas [[F-4C Phantom II|F-4 Phantom II]].<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wt:en/news/7798-development-f4d-1-skyray-en|[Devblog] F4D-1 Skyray]]<br />
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{{USA jet aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=BV_155_B-1&diff=138262BV 155 B-12022-09-20T12:34:34Z<p>U422151: /* Usage in battles */ Spelling errors</p>
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Danger Zone"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season VIII, "Field Testing"]].<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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The BV 155 B-1 has below average energy retention, diving speed and roll rate at altitude below 4.5 km, and it becomes more problematic if you don't have any energy left, making it harder to escape from a enemy with the upper hand or with a higher energy potential than you.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 15,500 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 670 || 658 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 18.1 || 18.8 || 11.5 || 11.5 || rowspan="2" | 350<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 722 || 695 || 16.3 || 17.2 || 16.7 || 13.8<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear<br />
|-<br />
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| 730 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 438 || 409 || 260 || ~10 || ~4<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || > ___<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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* 57 mm Bulletproof glass (60°), central pane of the windshield<br />
* 57 mm Bulletproof glass (18°), side panes of the windshield<br />
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The fuel tank is located in the enlarged wing spar.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|MK 108 (30 mm)|MG 151 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon, nose-mounted (75 rpg)<br />
* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Realistic Battles:'''<br />
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The BV 155 B-1 has some similarity with the playstyle of the [[Ho 229 V3]] and you may get familiar to it, you need to keep in mind that BV 155 needs energy to keep its good performance, but at the same time trying to maintain IAS low due its constant compression at high speeds, it means you have to maintain the altitude and energy all the time to avoid any enemy fighter getting the upper hand on you, which means you will have a hard time escaping from it (even bombers such as SB2C may catch you easily), as you bleed considerably in long dogfights and have below average diving speed, bad straight line acceleration and top speed at most common engagement altitudes (3 km and 5 km). But this plane can be very efficient when you get used to its BnZ and turn rate or bomber hunting capabilities (due its very reliable weaponry) while you don't let anyone dive on you and getting more energy.<br />
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Ideally, you should not commit to head-on engagements as your only protection is the 57 mm bulletproof glass of the windshield, which is completely inadequate against fighters equipped with cannons.<br />
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'''Enemy worth mentioning:'''<br />
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[[Ki-43-III otsu]] - It may outclimb the BV 155 at the beginning of a match and must be avoided if at higher altitude. This plane can rope-a-dope and outturn you, so proceed with caution.<br />
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Spitfires - Some spitfires may not seem a threat as they have a very lower performance at high altitude compared to yours, but as it can make you bleed your energy and after that accelerate to catch your tail, Spitfires need to have treated properly as dangerous enemies. BnZ is recommended and dogfights need to be avoided.<br />
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=== Manual Engine Control ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | MEC elements<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Mixer<br />
! rowspan="2" | Pitch<br />
! colspan="3" | Radiator<br />
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger<br />
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger<br />
|-<br />
! Oil !! Water !! Type<br />
|-<br />
| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Combined || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Extremely impressive performance at any altitude if it has energy (can even outturn some turnfighters depending on the circumstance)<br />
* Has combat flaps to even faster turns<br />
* Very powerful cannons with effective belts against air targets that can rip apart large bombers<br />
* Decent climb rate that comes along with airspawn in RB<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Large wingspan makes you an easy target<br />
* Lacking of armour makes bomber hunting slightly harder<br />
* The engine tends to overheat too often if radiator is damaged<br />
* 2 out of 3 cannons are mounted in wings<br />
* Compresses past 700 km/h and doesn't have airbrakes<br />
* Poor flight performance at lower atltitudes<br />
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== History ==<br />
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''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 long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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{{AirManufacturer BlohmVoss}}<br />
{{Germany fighters}}<br />
{{Germany premium aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=BV_155_B-1&diff=138249BV 155 B-12022-09-20T09:41:24Z<p>U422151: /* Usage in battles */</p>
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Danger Zone"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season VIII, "Field Testing"]].<br />
<br />
== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
The BV 155 B-1 has below average energy retention, diving speed and roll rate at altitude below 4.5 km, and it becomes more problematic if you don't have any energy left, making it harder to escape from a enemy with the upper hand or with a higher energy potential than you.<br />
<br />
The Central Enlarged Spur acts as a Fuel Tank<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 15,500 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 670 || 658 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 18.1 || 18.8 || 11.5 || 11.5 || rowspan="2" | 350<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 722 || 695 || 16.3 || 17.2 || 16.7 || 13.8<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear<br />
|-<br />
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| 730 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 438 || 409 || 260 || ~10 || ~4<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || > ___<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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<br />
* 57mm Bullet Proof Glass Covering Front 90<sup>o</sup> Arc<br />
<br />
=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
<br />
== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|MK 108 (30 mm)|MG 151 (20 mm)}}<br />
<br />
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
<br />
* 1 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon, nose-mounted (75 rpg)<br />
* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)<br />
<br />
== Usage in battles ==<br />
<!-- ''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).'' --><br />
'''Realistic Battles:'''<br />
<br />
The BV 155 B-1 has some similarity with the playstyle of the [[Ho 229 V3]] and you may get familiar to it, you need to keep in mind that BV 155 needs energy to keep its good performance, but at the same time trying to maintain IAS low due its constant compression at high speeds, it means you have to maintain the altitude and energy all the time to avoid any enemy fighter getting the upper hand on you, which means you will have a hard time escaping from it (even bombers such as SB2C may catch you easily), as you bleed considerably in long dogfights and have below average diving speed, bad straight line acceleration and top speed at most common engagement altitudes (3 km and 5 km). But this plane can be very efficient when you get used to its BnZ and turn rate or bomber hunting capabilities (due its very reliable weaponry) while you don't let anyone dive on you and getting more energy.<br />
<br />
Ideally you do not want to be committing to Head-on engagements as your only protection is the 57mm Bulletproof Glass, this is completely inadequate against anything carrying cannons.<br />
<br />
'''Enemy worth mentioning:'''<br />
<br />
[[Ki-43-III otsu]] - It may outclimb the BV 155 at the beginning of a match and must be avoided if at higher altitude. This plane can rope-a-dope and outturn you, so proceed with caution.<br />
<br />
Spitfires - Some spitfires may not seem a threat as they have a very lower performance at high altitude compared to yours, but as it can make you bleed your energy and after that accelerate to catch your tail, Spitfires need to have treated properly as dangerous enemies. BnZ is recommended and dogfights need to be avoided.<br />
<br />
=== Manual Engine Control ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | MEC elements<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Mixer<br />
! rowspan="2" | Pitch<br />
! colspan="3" | Radiator<br />
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger<br />
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger<br />
|-<br />
! Oil !! Water !! Type<br />
|-<br />
| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Combined || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Pros and cons ===<br />
<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' --><br />
<br />
'''Pros:'''<br />
<br />
* Extremely impressive performance at any altitude if it has energy (can even outturn some turnfighters depending on the circumstance)<br />
* Has combat flaps to even faster turns<br />
* Very powerful cannons with effective belts against air targets that can rip apart large bombers<br />
* Decent climb rate that comes along with airspawn in RB<br />
<br />
'''Cons:'''<br />
<br />
* Large wingspan makes you an easy target<br />
* Lacking of armour makes bomber hunting slightly harder<br />
* The engine tends to overheat too often if radiator is damaged<br />
* 2 out of 3 cannons are mounted in wings<br />
* Compresses past 700 km/h and doesn't have airbrakes<br />
* Poor flight performance at lower atltitudes<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
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''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 long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [[wt:en/news/7783-development-battle-pass-vehicles-high-altitude-interceptor-bv-155-en|[Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: high-altitude interceptor BV 155]]<br />
<br />
{{AirManufacturer BlohmVoss}}<br />
{{Germany fighters}}<br />
{{Germany premium aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=BV_155_B-1&diff=138248BV 155 B-12022-09-20T09:39:00Z<p>U422151: /* General info */</p>
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<div>{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=bv-155b-1<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' --><br />
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Danger Zone"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season VIII, "Field Testing"]].<br />
<br />
== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
The BV 155 B-1 has below average energy retention, diving speed and roll rate at altitude below 4.5 km, and it becomes more problematic if you don't have any energy left, making it harder to escape from a enemy with the upper hand or with a higher energy potential than you.<br />
<br />
The Central Enlarged Spur acts as a Fuel Tank<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 15,500 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 670 || 658 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 18.1 || 18.8 || 11.5 || 11.5 || rowspan="2" | 350<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 722 || 695 || 16.3 || 17.2 || 16.7 || 13.8<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear<br />
|-<br />
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| 730 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 438 || 409 || 260 || ~10 || ~4<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || > ___<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
<!-- ''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.'' --><br />
<br />
* 57mm Bullet Proof Glass Covering Front 90<sup>o</sup> Arc<br />
<br />
=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
<br />
== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.'' --><br />
{{main|MK 108 (30 mm)|MG 151 (20 mm)}}<br />
<br />
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
<br />
* 1 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon, nose-mounted (75 rpg)<br />
* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)<br />
<br />
== Usage in battles ==<br />
<!-- ''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).'' --><br />
'''Realistic Battles:'''<br />
<br />
The BV 155 B-1 has some similarity with the playstyle of the [[Ho 229 V3]] and you may get familiar to it, you need to keep in mind that BV 155 needs energy to keep its good performance, but at the same time trying to maintain IAS low due its constant compression at high speeds, it means you have to maintain the altitude and energy all the time to avoid any enemy fighter getting the upper hand on you, which means you will have a hard time escaping from it (even bombers such as SB2C may catch you easily), as you bleed considerably in long dogfights and have below average diving speed, bad straight line acceleration and top speed at most common engagement altitudes (3 km and 5 km). But this plane can be very efficient when you get used to its BnZ and turn rate or bomber hunting capabilities (due its very reliable weaponry) while you don't let anyone dive on you and getting more energy.<br />
<br />
'''Enemy worth mentioning:'''<br />
<br />
[[Ki-43-III otsu]] - It may outclimb the BV 155 at the beginning of a match and must be avoided if at higher altitude. This plane can rope-a-dope and outturn you, so proceed with caution.<br />
<br />
Spitfires - Some spitfires may not seem a threat as they have a very lower performance at high altitude compared to yours, but as it can make you bleed your energy and after that accelerate to catch your tail, Spitfires need to have treated properly as dangerous enemies. BnZ is recommended and dogfights need to be avoided.<br />
<br />
=== Manual Engine Control ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | MEC elements<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Mixer<br />
! rowspan="2" | Pitch<br />
! colspan="3" | Radiator<br />
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger<br />
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger<br />
|-<br />
! Oil !! Water !! Type<br />
|-<br />
| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Combined || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Pros and cons ===<br />
<!-- ''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".'' --><br />
<br />
'''Pros:'''<br />
<br />
* Extremely impressive performance at any altitude if it has energy (can even outturn some turnfighters depending on the circumstance)<br />
* Has combat flaps to even faster turns<br />
* Very powerful cannons with effective belts against air targets that can rip apart large bombers<br />
* Decent climb rate that comes along with airspawn in RB<br />
<br />
'''Cons:'''<br />
<br />
* Large wingspan makes you an easy target<br />
* Lacking of armour makes bomber hunting slightly harder<br />
* The engine tends to overheat too often if radiator is damaged<br />
* 2 out of 3 cannons are mounted in wings<br />
* Compresses past 700 km/h and doesn't have airbrakes<br />
* Poor flight performance at lower atltitudes<br />
<br />
== History ==<br />
<!-- ''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 long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' --><br />
''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 long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''<br />
<br />
== Media ==<br />
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<br />
;Skins<br />
<br />
* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=bv-155b-1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]<br />
<br />
;Videos<br />
{{Youtube-gallery|Lj3Uf9_LPMY|'''The Shooting Range #317''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:28 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|Zd7RsLY3Ecc|'''Battle Pass: Field Testing''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 01:18 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''}}<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<!-- ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''<br />
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --><br />
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
<br />
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''<br />
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''<br />
<br />
== External links ==<br />
<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''<br />
* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
* ''other literature.'' --><br />
<br />
* [[wt:en/news/7783-development-battle-pass-vehicles-high-altitude-interceptor-bv-155-en|[Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: high-altitude interceptor BV 155]]<br />
<br />
{{AirManufacturer BlohmVoss}}<br />
{{Germany fighters}}<br />
{{Germany premium aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=BV_155_B-1&diff=138245BV 155 B-12022-09-20T09:34:29Z<p>U422151: /* Survivability and armour */ Added Values</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=bv-155b-1<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Description ==<br />
<!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' --><br />
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Danger Zone"]] as a reward for [[Battle Pass: Season VIII, "Field Testing"]].<br />
<br />
== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' --><br />
The BV 155 B-1 has below average energy retention, diving speed and roll rate at altitude below 4.5 km, and it becomes more problematic if you don't have any energy left, making it harder to escape from a enemy with the upper hand or with a higher energy potential than you.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 15,500 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 670 || 658 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 18.1 || 18.8 || 11.5 || 11.5 || rowspan="2" | 350<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 722 || 695 || 16.3 || 17.2 || 16.7 || 13.8<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear<br />
|-<br />
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| 730 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 438 || 409 || 260 || ~10 || ~4<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || > ___<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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* 57mm Bullet Proof Glass Covering Front 90<sup>o</sup> Arc<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|MK 108 (30 mm)|MG 151 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon, nose-mounted (75 rpg)<br />
* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Realistic Battles:'''<br />
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The BV 155 B-1 has some similarity with the playstyle of the [[Ho 229 V3]] and you may get familiar to it, you need to keep in mind that BV 155 needs energy to keep its good performance, but at the same time trying to maintain IAS low due its constant compression at high speeds, it means you have to maintain the altitude and energy all the time to avoid any enemy fighter getting the upper hand on you, which means you will have a hard time escaping from it (even bombers such as SB2C may catch you easily), as you bleed considerably in long dogfights and have below average diving speed, bad straight line acceleration and top speed at most common engagement altitudes (3 km and 5 km). But this plane can be very efficient when you get used to its BnZ and turn rate or bomber hunting capabilities (due its very reliable weaponry) while you don't let anyone dive on you and getting more energy.<br />
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'''Enemy worth mentioning:'''<br />
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[[Ki-43-III otsu]] - It may outclimb the BV 155 at the beginning of a match and must be avoided if at higher altitude. This plane can rope-a-dope and outturn you, so proceed with caution.<br />
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Spitfires - Some spitfires may not seem a threat as they have a very lower performance at high altitude compared to yours, but as it can make you bleed your energy and after that accelerate to catch your tail, Spitfires need to have treated properly as dangerous enemies. BnZ is recommended and dogfights need to be avoided.<br />
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=== Manual Engine Control ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | MEC elements<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Mixer<br />
! rowspan="2" | Pitch<br />
! colspan="3" | Radiator<br />
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger<br />
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger<br />
|-<br />
! Oil !! Water !! Type<br />
|-<br />
| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Combined || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Extremely impressive performance at any altitude if it has energy (can even outturn some turnfighters depending on the circumstance)<br />
* Has combat flaps to even faster turns<br />
* Very powerful cannons with effective belts against air targets that can rip apart large bombers<br />
* Decent climb rate that comes along with airspawn in RB<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Large wingspan makes you an easy target<br />
* Lacking of armour makes bomber hunting slightly harder<br />
* The engine tends to overheat too often if radiator is damaged<br />
* 2 out of 3 cannons are mounted in wings<br />
* Compresses past 700 km/h and doesn't have airbrakes<br />
* Poor flight performance at lower atltitudes<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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{{Germany premium aircraft}}</div>U422151https://old-wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=Bf_109_Z-1&diff=138244Bf 109 Z-12022-09-20T09:30:11Z<p>U422151: /* Armaments */ Correctly describing Cannon placement on Aircraft</p>
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced as a [[wt:en/news/3071--en|premium pack]] in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] and was removed from the Gaijin store after [[wt:en/news/5865-special-big-war-thunder-birthday-sale-en|War Thunder's 6th Anniversary sale]]. It was then made available briefly in the store during the [[wt:en/news/5976-special-shop-war-thunder-winter-sale-en|2018 Winter sale]] and for the [[wt:en/news/7710-special-maiden-flight-of-the-bf-109-en|2022 "Maiden flight of the Bf 109"]] event.<br />
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The Bf 109 "Zwilling" (German for "twin") is quite literally two BF 109 Fs assembled together. Featuring a quartet of the MK 108 Maschinenkanonen, also nicknamed "Sledgehammer" due to the firing sound, mounted in the middle of the plane, it is capable of shredding anything in its sights.<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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The Zwilling shares similar characteristics to the American [[F-82E|F-82 ''Twin Mustang'']], which also so happens to be two of the same plane super-sized and put together. However, two of the main differences is the lack of two cockpits and two pilots and a significantly more powerful armament.<br />
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While being significantly heavier, it is still a Messerschmitt and boasts an above-average manoeuvrability for a heavy fighter and high speed due to its twin DB 605's. However, it is significantly less manoeuvrable against single-engined props that it will face, so it is not recommended to turn fight unless they are considerably less manoeuvrable than you.<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 6,500 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 688 || 669 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 24.1 || 24.9 || 16.7 || 16.7 || rowspan="2" | 500<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 739 || 712 || 22.5 || 23.0 || 25.3 || 20.5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="5" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear<br />
|-<br />
| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 437 || 408 || 260 || ~10 || ~6<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 450 || < 390 || < 450 || > 715<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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* 8 mm steel - pilot's seat<br />
* 10 mm steel behind and above pilot's head<br />
* 60 mm bulletproof glass in front of pilot<br />
* Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 behind pilot, 1 in right fuselage, 2 in "middle wing", 1 in each wing)<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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[[File:Bf 109 Z shooting down an enemy P-51H-5-NA.png|thumb|Bf 109 Z shooting down an enemy P-51H-5-NA]]<br />
{{main|MK 108 (30 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 4 x 30 mm MK 108 cannons; 2x Inline with Nose Props, 2x Exterior Wings (65 rpg = 260 total)<br />
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The MK 108 is a very bad anti-fighter weapon particularly in fighter to fighter combat. Bullet drop and slow velocity result in a severe difficulty leading shots at ranges above 300 m (350 yds). In dogfights where both aircraft are constantly turning and changing direction, this trait gets even worse. The high speeds of the late props push the necessary lead for hitting the target high and very far in front of the enemy. Training with this weapon system in a custom battle against random enemies is heavily advised.<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|SC250JA (250 kg)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load<br />
* 1 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb (250 kg total)<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The Zwilling sits at a rather uncomfortable spot as a heavy fighter, it's fast in a straight line and it climbs well, however the plane doesn't have much else going for it. You will only win a dogfight to an F-82, you will not stand a chance against single engined fighters and you have to reserve the plane to a very passive playstyle in order to capitalize on the pros of the plane. <br />
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However, where the Zwilling really shines is as a bomber interceptor. The large bodies of bombers make it so that the MK 108's drop isn't as problematic, and the off-centre pilot makes it harder for their gunners to land a shot on your pilot. At the start of a match, climb to bomber altitude (4k-6k metres) and start hunting for prey. If all of the bombers have been destroyed, or there weren't any to begin with, you are safe to use it as a Boom-&-Zoomer or an air superiority fighter.<br />
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=== Manual Engine Control ===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | MEC elements<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Mixer<br />
! rowspan="2" | Pitch<br />
! colspan="3" | Radiator<br />
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger<br />
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger<br />
|-<br />
! Oil !! Water !! Type<br />
|-<br />
| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Separate || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* Extremely destructive armament mounting the dreaded ''Minengeschoss''<br />
* Quite speedy<br />
* Powerful DB 605s allow it to reach high speeds<br />
* Decent high altitude performance<br />
* Exceptional interceptor<br />
* Solid dive speed<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
<br />
* MK 108s have an extremely slow travel time and drastic bullet drop<br />
* Increased weight make it harder to manoeuvre with<br />
* Easy prey for more nimble and heavily armed single-engined fighters<br />
* Sluggish handling at lower speeds and altitudes<br />
* Rudder locks up making aiming virtually impossible at high speeds <br />
* Sluggish roll rate means that trying to hit anyone who is actively manoeuvring is a challenge <br />
* Has a tendency to catch fire when hit due to the fuel tank that is positioned where the other pilot should be <br />
* Gun arrangement makes hitting small targets hard, two guns are mounted in both noses and on the outer wings. This means that the 109Z has one of the biggest spreads on any plane in the game (Could be seen as a pro for attacking bombers)<br />
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== History ==<br />
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With the start of allied bombing campaigns against German strategic targets in 1942, the Luftwaffe was forced to go onto the defensive for the first time in the war. This sudden turn of events sparked an urgent demand for new heavy fighter and interceptor designs that would counter the ever increasing onslaught of allied bombers and their respective escorts. Although the Messerschmitt company was already working on such a new aircraft that would replace the dated Bf 110 - the Me 210 - several problems during development delayed the project's completion. As a result, new versions of the Bf 110 had to be developed to counter the new threat. However, the RLM (German Air Ministry) wasn't content with the creation of even more modifications of the aircraft as they planned to decrease the amount of different variants for all aircraft in service at the time in hopes of addressing logistical problems that strained production. Inspired by the previous He-111 "Zwilling" project, Messerschmitt engineers began work on a similar alternative heavy fighter based on the Bf 109, that could easily be mass produced and offer better performance (in reference speed) than the Bf 110 already in service, whilst at the same time being cheaper to manufacture than newly designed machines.<br />
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By taking two standard Bf 109Fs from the assembly line and "welding" them together, Messerschmitt engineers created what would become known as the Bf 109Z-0 - the first prototype of the "zwilling" Bf 109. In 1943 however, a bombing raid of one of the Messerschmitt plants near Augsburg led to the destruction of the prototype, cancelling the planned tests. Despite this setback, the engineers kept working on the concept and less than a year later, in spring 1944, a new Z-1 prototype, based off the Bf 109G-6, was created. The second prototype differed from the first one, apart from being based on a later variant of the 109, in the abandoning of rifle-calibre guns in favor of interchangeable large-calibre autocannons, a common trend for late-war German machines. In the end, the project was ultimately cancelled as resource shortages began afflicting the German industry in the final stages of the war and the concept of a twin Bf 109 fighter was abandoned for good.<br />
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''- From [[wt:en/news/5534-development-messerschmitt-bf-109z-the-teutonic-twin-boom-terror-en|Devblog]]''<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[F-82E]]<br />
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* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/414734-bf109z/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]<br />
* [[wikipedia:Messerschmitt_Bf_109_variants|[Wikipedia] Messerschmitt Bf 109 variants]]<br />
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