BF2C-1 - Revision history

U38088265: Undo revisions by User:U89754404: Plagiarism from wikipedia:Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk

2024-07-04T06:41:26Z

Undo revisions by User:U89754404: Plagiarism from wikipedia:Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk

U89754404: History & Media.

2024-07-04T05:44:13Z

History & Media.

U89754404: /* Description */

2024-07-04T05:29:35Z

‎Description

U136146036: /* Pros and cons */

2024-04-18T22:33:28Z

‎Pros and cons

U9202753: Specs-Card ArtImage added.

2023-09-21T06:02:48Z

Specs-Card ArtImage added.

U22067555: /* External links */ Added manufacturer template

2023-08-30T23:10:02Z

‎External links: Added manufacturer template

U126556775: Flight performance

2023-08-09T21:28:18Z

Flight performance

U44629479: Edits

2023-07-25T05:28:41Z

Edits

U144807702: /* Suspended armament */

2023-07-24T19:47:06Z

‎Suspended armament

U44629479: /* Media */ Added skins

2023-07-15T21:11:41Z

‎Media: Added skins

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 * Does not turn as well as nearly all other biplanes
-== History<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk</ref> ==
+== History ==
 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: 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).'' -->
-The United States Navy and Curtiss felt that the F11C-2 possessed development potential, and the Navy decided to procure a variant with retractable landing gear. This variant, which still had the F11C-2's classic "Hawk" wood wing with its flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil, was designated '''XF11C-3''' by the Navy and '''Model 67''' by Curtiss. The main gear retraction system was inspired by the Grover Loening-designed system on the Grumman XFF-1 prototype, and was manually operated.
+''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).''
 == Media ==
-[[File:Curtiss Model 68 Hawk III.jpg|thumb]]<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-;[[File:Curtiss BF2C-1 Goshawk VB-5 NAN1-86.jpg|thumb]]Skins
+;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=bf2c_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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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 Curtiss '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]].
 A carrier-based biplane fighter available to new players as a reserve. It has the peculiarity of being the only reserve biplane (and reserve plane overall) in the game with a retractable landing gear, giving it an advantage when it comes to aerodynamics.
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 * Does not turn as well as nearly all other biplanes
-== History ==
+== History<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtiss_BF2C_Goshawk</ref> ==
 <!-- ''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).'' -->
-''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).''
+The United States Navy and Curtiss felt that the F11C-2 possessed development potential, and the Navy decided to procure a variant with retractable landing gear. This variant, which still had the F11C-2's classic "Hawk" wood wing with its flat-bottomed Clark Y airfoil, was designated '''XF11C-3''' by the Navy and '''Model 67''' by Curtiss. The main gear retraction system was inspired by the Grover Loening-designed system on the Grumman XFF-1 prototype, and was manually operated.
 == Media ==
-<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
+[[File:Curtiss Model 68 Hawk III.jpg|thumb]]<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-;Skins
+;[[File:Curtiss BF2C-1 Goshawk VB-5 NAN1-86.jpg|thumb]]Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=bf2c_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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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}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]].
+The Curtiss '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "La Royale"]].
 A carrier-based biplane fighter available to new players as a reserve. It has the peculiarity of being the only reserve biplane (and reserve plane overall) in the game with a retractable landing gear, giving it an advantage when it comes to aerodynamics.

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 * Suspended armament requires precise hits in order to damage medium and heavily armoured targets
 * Slow
 == History ==

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 |code=bf2c_1
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
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← Older revision		Revision as of 23:10, 30 August 2023
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	* [[wt:en/news/8224-development-bf2c-1-goshawk-new-reserve-aircraft-of-the-usa-en\|[Devblog] BF2C-1 Goshawk: new reserve aircraft of the USA]]		* [[wt:en/news/8224-development-bf2c-1-goshawk-new-reserve-aircraft-of-the-usa-en\|[Devblog] BF2C-1 Goshawk: new reserve aircraft of the USA]]

		+	{{AirManufacturer Curtiss}}
	{{USA fighters}}		{{USA fighters}}

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| 600 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || ~__ || ~__
+| 600 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || ~12 || ~6
 |-
 |}
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 ! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 |-
-| < ___ || < ___ || < ___ || > ___
+| < 240 || < 220 || < 350 || > 190
 |-
 |}

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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.'' -->
-BF2C-1 has 100 lb x4 bombs which makes it good in combined battles as CAS, but it's not recommended to take these bombs in air battles as BF2C-1 is very slow plane making it even weaker inturnfights.
+The BF2C-1 has 4 x 100 lb bombs, which makes it good in combined battles as CAS, but it's not recommended to take these bombs in air battles as the BF2C-1 is a very slow plane, making it even weaker in turnfights.
 == Usage in battles ==