AD-4 (France) - Revision history

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It does have one one

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‎Custom loadout options

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‎Suspended armament

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 12 x HVAR rockets
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 * Has a chance of encountering late-WWII/1940s jet aircraft
 * Large difference between stock and spaded flight/gun performance
 == History ==

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 12 x HVAR rockets
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 * Has a chance of encountering late-WWII/1940s jet aircraft
 * Large difference between stock and spaded flight/gun performance
 == History ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-In the late 1950s, France received around 93 AD-4 airframes as part of the US Navy’s surplus. 40 Skyraiders were the NA variant meanwhile the rest were AD-4Ns.  It featured four 20 mm cannons, a strengthened undercarriage, and other minor changes. Escadron II/20 was the first squadron to receive the Skyraiders in 1960, and two more squadrons would receive them. French Skyraiders were in service for just over ten years until they were considered obsolete and retired.
+In the late 1950s, France received around 93 AD-4 airframes as part of the US Navy's surplus. 40 Skyraiders were the NA variant meanwhile the rest were AD-4Ns.  It featured four 20 mm cannons, a strengthened undercarriage, and other minor changes. Escadron II/20 was the first squadron to receive the Skyraiders in 1960, and two more squadrons would receive them. French Skyraiders were in service for just over ten years until they were considered obsolete and retired.
 Introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]], the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is an extremely effective ground striker. It can utilize many different types of bombs and rockets. In addition, the four 20 mm cannons have ample ammunition and good penetration performance with the armoured target belt. The cannons perform very well against light tanks and medium-strength ground targets like light pillboxes. However, this all comes at the cost of performance. Although the AD-4 has the mighty Wright R-3350-26WA (WA for water injection), it has abysmal manoeuvring energy retention and is overall a heavy aircraft. For a few turns the Skyraider can turn tight but it quickly becomes slow and vulnerable to enemy fighters. Nonetheless, the Skyraider is an excellent ground attack aircraft with an abundance of options for players.
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 ! !! width="3%" | 1 !! width="3%" | 2 !! width="3%" | 3 !! width="3%" | 4 !! width="3%" | 5 !! width="3%" | 6 !! width="3%" | 7 !! width="3%" | 8 !! width="3%" | 9 !! width="3%" | 10 !! width="3%" | 11 !! width="3%" | 12 !! width="3%" | 13 !! width="3%" | 14 !! width="3%" | 15
-| rowspan="11" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_AD-2.png]]</div>
+| rowspan="13" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_AD-2.png]]</div>
 |-
-! 250 lb AN-M57 bombs
+! [[AN-M57 (250 lb)|250 lb AN-M57]] bombs
 | || || || || || || 1 || || 1 || || || || || ||
 |-
-! 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs
+! [[AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|500 lb AN-M64A1]] bombs
 | || || || || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || || || || || ||
 |-
-! 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs
+! [[AN-Mk 1 (1,600 lb)|1,600 lb AN-Mk 1]] bombs
 | || || || || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || || || || || ||
 |-
-! 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bombs
+! [[AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)|2,000 lb AN-M66A2]] bombs
 | || || || || || || || 1 || || || || || || ||
 |-
-! Mk 78 incendiary bombs
+! [[Mk 78 incendiary]] bombs
 | || || || || || || 1 || || 1 || || || || || ||
 |-
-! HVAR rockets
+! [[HVAR]] rockets
 | 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
 |-
-! T10 140 rockets
+! [[T10 140]] rockets
 | 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || || || || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
 |-
-! T10 151 rockets
+! [[T10 151]] rockets
 | 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || || || || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
 |-
-! Tiny Tim rockets
+! [[Tiny Tim]] rockets
 | || || || || || || 1 || || 1 || || || || || ||
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-! 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedoes
+! [[Mk.13-6 Case (2,216 lb)|2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case]] torpedoes
 | || || || || || || || 1 || || || || || || ||
 |-
 |}
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]].
+In the late 1950s, France received around 93 AD-4 airframes as part of the US Navy’s surplus. 40 Skyraiders were the NA variant meanwhile the rest were AD-4Ns.  It featured four 20 mm cannons, a strengthened undercarriage, and other minor changes. Escadron II/20 was the first squadron to receive the Skyraiders in 1960, and two more squadrons would receive them. French Skyraiders were in service for just over ten years until they were considered obsolete and retired.
 == General info ==

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 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-{{main|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)}}
+{{main|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)|Mk 78 incendiary}}
 {{main|HVAR|T10 140|T10 151|Tiny Tim|Mk.13-6 Case (2,216 lb)}}
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 * 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb (2,000 lb total)
 * 1 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedo
 ==== Custom loadout options ====
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-| rowspan="10" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_AD-2.png]]</div>
+| rowspan="11" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_AD-2.png]]</div>
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 ! 250 lb AN-M57 bombs
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 ! 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bombs
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 ! HVAR rockets

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 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''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.'' -->
-{{main|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)}}
+{{main|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)}}
 {{main|HVAR|T10 140|T10 151|Tiny Tim|Mk.13-6 Case (2,216 lb)}}
-The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
 * Without load
 * 12 x HVAR rockets
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 1 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedo
+* 2 x Tiny Tim rockets
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 2 x Tiny Tim rockets
+* 24 x T10 140 rockets
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 151 rockets
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
+* 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x Tiny Tim rockets (2,000 lb total)
+* 3 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,500 lb total)
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
+* 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
-* 12 x HVAR rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
+* 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb (2,000 lb total)
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 2 x Tiny Tim rockets
+* 1 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedo
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 1 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedo
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
+==== Custom loadout options ====
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb (2,000 lb total)
+|-
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
+! !! width="3%" | 1 !! width="3%" | 2 !! width="3%" | 3 !! width="3%" | 4 !! width="3%" | 5 !! width="3%" | 6 !! width="3%" | 7 !! width="3%" | 8 !! width="3%" | 9 !! width="3%" | 10 !! width="3%" | 11 !! width="3%" | 12 !! width="3%" | 13 !! width="3%" | 14 !! width="3%" | 15
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
+| rowspan="10" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_AD-2.png]]</div>
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 2 x Tiny Tim rockets
+|-
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 1 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedo
+! 250 lb AN-M57 bombs
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
+| || || || || || || 1 || || 1 || || || || || ||
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
+|-
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb (2,000 lb total)
+! 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
+| || || || || || || 1 || 1 || 1 || || || || || ||
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
+|-
 == Usage in battles ==

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 The four cannons are arranged in bundles of two, mounted in each wing. Each has an ammunition load of 200 rounds, and all fire simultaneously. All cannons exhaust their ammunition supply at the same time.
-The 20 mm M3 is a splendid all-rounder cannon, dealing consistently lethal damage to enemy aircraft with both API-T and HEF-I shells, but also being able to pierce lightly armoured tanks with API-T shells, which can penetrate 27 mm of RHA at 500 m, enough to deal with nearly every light tank the AD-4 will encounter. However, the M3's accuracy without the “New 20 mm cannons” modification is exceptionally poor, with hit probabilities outside 500-600 m becoming very low due to high bullet spread.
+The 20 mm M3 is an excellent all-rounder cannon, dealing consistently lethal damage to enemy aircraft with both API-T and HEF-I shells, but also being able to pierce lightly armoured tanks with API-T shells, which can penetrate 27 mm of RHA at 500 m, enough to deal with nearly every light tank the AD-4 will encounter. However, the M3's accuracy without the "New 20 mm cannons" modification is exceptionally poor, with hit probabilities outside 500-600 m becoming very low due to high bullet spread.
 === Suspended armament ===

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 * 9.5 mm Steel plate behind pilot.
-The AD-4 also has a single, large self-sealing fuel tank placed behind the pilot's steel plate. The oil cooling systems are found behind the engine, protected from ground fire by the same steel plates. Both of the steel plates are capable of preventing the penetration of HE shells, as well as thick enough to block AP shells from 7.92 mm machine guns at longer ranges, and 7.62 mm machine guns at all but point blank ranges, giving the AD-4's engine and pilot excellent survivability from rifle-calibre ground fire.
+The AD-4 also has a single, large self-sealing fuel tank placed behind the pilot's steel plate. The oil cooling systems are found behind the engine, protected from ground fire by the same steel plates. Both of the steel plates are capable of preventing the penetration of HE shells. It is thick enough to block AP shells from 7.92 mm machine guns at longer ranges, and 7.62 mm machine guns at all but point-blank ranges, giving the AD-4's engine and pilot excellent survivability from rifle-calibre ground fire.
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 * 4 x 20 mm M3 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 800 total)
-The four cannons are arranged in bundles of two mounted in each wing. Each has an ammunition load of 200 rounds, and all fire simultaneously. All cannons exhaust their ammunition supply at the same time.
+The four cannons are arranged in bundles of two, mounted in each wing. Each has an ammunition load of 200 rounds, and all fire simultaneously. All cannons exhaust their ammunition supply at the same time.
-The 20 mm M3 is an excellent all-rounder cannon, dealing consistently lethal damage to enemy aircraft with both API-T and HEF-I shells, but also being able to pierce lightly armoured tanks with API-T shells, which can penetrate 27 mm of RHA at 500 m, enough to deal with nearly every light tank the AD-4 will encounter. However, the M3's accuracy without the "New 20 mm cannons" modification is exceptionally poor, with hit probabilities outside of 500-600 m becoming very low due to high bullet spread.
+The 20 mm M3 is a splendid all-rounder cannon, dealing consistently lethal damage to enemy aircraft with both API-T and HEF-I shells, but also being able to pierce lightly armoured tanks with API-T shells, which can penetrate 27 mm of RHA at 500 m, enough to deal with nearly every light tank the AD-4 will encounter. However, the M3's accuracy without the “New 20 mm cannons” modification is exceptionally poor, with hit probabilities outside 500-600 m becoming very low due to high bullet spread.
 === Suspended armament ===
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 The AD-4 is a well-suited aircraft for its primary role — ground attack — and provides the pilot with a large variety of highly effective payload options for dealing with different types of targets. Depending on the pilot's preference, the French AD-4 has access to over twenty options for suspended armaments, consisting mostly of different types of bomb/rocket hybrid payloads.
-There are three primary rocket selections available to the French AD-4; twelve HVAR rockets, twenty-four T10 151 AP rockets, and twenty-four T10 140 HE rockets. Each rocket type can be used with the full range of hybrid payloads, which includes a Mk.13-1 Case torpedo, two Tiny Tim rockets, or a selection of bomb set-ups including 2,000 lb bombs, 1,000 lb bombs, 500 lb bombs, or combinations of the three as listed above. Your choices will vary based on your expected target type and game mode. T10 T151 rockets plus two Tiny Tims, for instance, may be the best option for dealing with enemy anti-air in ground
+There are three primary rocket selections available to the French AD-4; twelve HVAR rockets, twenty-four T10 151 AP rockets, and twenty-four T10 140 HE rockets. Each rocket type can be used with the full range of hybrid payloads, which includes a Mk.13-1 Case torpedo, two Tiny Tim rockets, or a selection of bomb set-ups including 2,000 lb bombs, 1,000 lb bombs, 500 lb bombs, or combinations of the three as listed above. Your choices will vary based on your expected target type and game mode. T10 T151 rockets plus two Tiny Tims, for instance, may be the best option for dealing with enemy anti-air in ground.
 The AD-4's biggest enemy is opposing fighter planes. The Skyraider is a massive, heavy, and difficult to manoeuvre target, and enemy fighters will have no trouble sticking to one like glue. AD-4 pilots will need to take this into consideration when entering the combat area. The AD-4 is quite survivable, so it can take head-ons in spite of its wing-mounted guns, and deal considerable damage with the AN/M3s, though it may often be better to wait for friendly fighter cover or retreat immediately to allied anti-air once the threat of enemy air arises.
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 * Large variety of suspended armament options
-* Four 20mm AN/M3 cannons, effective against all lightly armoured target types
+* Four 20 mm AN/M3 cannons, effective against all lightly armoured target types
 * Survivable against low calibre (7.62 mm to 7.96 mm) ground fire
 * Surprisingly high instantaneous turn rate
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 * High weight, even when unladen, but especially with suspended armaments
 * Loses energy fast in manoeuvres, laden or unladen with suspended armament
-* Has a chance of encountering late-WW II/1940s jet aircraft
+* Has a chance of encountering late-WWII/1940s jet aircraft
 * Large difference between stock and spaded flight/gun performance
 * No tail hook for carrier landings, unlike the American naval AD-4
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=douglas_ad_4_france Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
+;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
 * [[AM-1]]