Buccaneer S.1 - Revision history

U44629479: Edits

2024-06-10T16:51:10Z

Edits

U119174599: /* Usage in battles */ Added another strategy for usage in battles, using low level and terrain to advantage and treating the Buccaneer like a proper jet striker rather than slow, high altitude bullet-fodder

2024-04-21T11:16:35Z

‎Usage in battles: Added another strategy for usage in battles, using low level and terrain to advantage and treating the Buccaneer like a proper jet striker rather than slow, high altitude bullet-fodder

U31139476 at 17:20, 13 March 2024

2024-03-13T17:20:37Z

U126556775: New description format

2023-10-25T23:11:14Z

New description format

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2023-06-17T16:57:55Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U132903568: /* Usage in battles */

2023-06-05T03:55:42Z

‎Usage in battles

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2022-10-27T22:05:44Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U38088265: Undo revision 134750 by U6858244 (talk)

2022-08-12T21:56:35Z

Undo revision 134750 by U6858244 (talk)

U6858244: A more realistic summary of using it in RB

2022-08-12T21:47:02Z

A more realistic summary of using it in RB

U38088265: Undo revision 134602 by U127068842 (talk)

2022-08-10T19:01:51Z

Undo revision 134602 by U127068842 (talk)

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 In Realistic Battles, the Buccaneer's focus is bombing as it has zero air-to-air capability. Be careful on take-off with a full load, use most of the runway and get up to a good 350 km/h IAS before retracting gear and flaps. The aircraft can get up to its top-speed in level flight fully-loaded eventually. However, doing this will often lead to bad results. The best tactic is to gently side climb, get to around 550 km/h IAS and then climb at around 12 degrees keeping IAS above 500 km/h until reaching a position to strike from. Keep a careful eye on the positions of enemies and try and stay a healthy distance from them. Line up with the ground targets Drop into a shallow dive which will quickly increase speeds to ~1000 km/h. Once empty, it's often possible to fly straight back to the airfield and reload. On a return trip, if the friendly team has an advantage, fly straight back towards your target otherwise repeat the above manoeuvres.
-Since almost all friendly bombers are going to reach targets first, it's a good idea to guess which targets are still going to be up as to which side to climb on. When picking targets (assuming the use of the loadout with a total of eight 1,000lb bombs), the wing mounted bombs (1000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1) are more powerful and will do roughly 25% damage to a base each and drop in pairs whereas the 4 bombs in the bomb bay (1000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13) do roughly 20% damage to a base and drop individually. Speed and positioning are the only defence, generally speaking, if you need to get past an enemy plane, it's not a bad idea to go head-to-head and force them to turn hard to get back onto you, this will often drain enough of their speed that you are out of range by the time they come back around. It's also possible to force enemies past in an emergency by making use of air breaks. Otherwise use friendly aircraft to keep fast enemies off you.
+Since almost all friendly bombers are going to reach targets first, it's a good idea to guess which targets are still going to be up as to which side to climb on. When picking targets (assuming the use of the loadout with a total of eight 1,000 lb bombs), the wing mounted bombs (1000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1) are more powerful and will do roughly 25% damage to a base each and drop in pairs whereas the 4 bombs in the bomb bay (1000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13) do roughly 20% damage to a base and drop individually. Speed and positioning are the only defence, generally speaking, if you need to get past an enemy plane, it's not a bad idea to go head-to-head and force them to turn hard to get back onto you, this will often drain enough of their speed that you are out of range by the time they come back around. It's also possible to force enemies past in an emergency by making use of air breaks. Otherwise use friendly aircraft to keep fast enemies off you.
-Alternatively, stay very low all the way to the target. Use terrain as physical and psychological barriers agains enemies and gain as much straight-line speed as possible. Skirt around the central furball, avoiding enemy aircraft at all costs. Stay low all the way to bomb release, at which point break hard to the left or right and accelerate away from the base you just attacked. If you are carrying a full loadout of bombs, use the externally mounted ones first, as they have more explosive filler and will do more damage. This allows maximum SL profit on the first attack run in case you are destroyed on the run to the second base. Once all of your bombs have been dropped, run straight for your airfield at low level. This maximises speed, which will keep you alive against fighters that have expended their missiles in the furball.
+Alternatively, stay very low all the way to the target. Use terrain as physical and psychological barriers against enemies and gain as much straight-line speed as possible. Skirt around the central furball, avoiding enemy aircraft at all costs. Stay low all the way to bomb release, at which point break hard to the left or right and accelerate away from the base you just attacked. If you are carrying a full loadout of bombs, use the externally mounted ones first, as they have more explosive filler and will do more damage. This allows maximum SL profit on the first attack run in case you are destroyed on the run to the second base. Once all of your bombs have been dropped, run straight for your airfield at low level. This maximises speed, which will keep you alive against fighters that have expended their missiles in the furball.
 If you are pursued by a faster enemy without missiles, wait until they are just outside of guns range and pull hard up, trying to catch them off guard. Immediately after this pull-up, roll upside down and pull hard down and level out to resume your previous direction of flight. This maneuver will force the enemy to overshoot, allowing you to continue retreating. This maneuver also works against some early IR missiles, such as the AIM-9B and the R-3, which cannot pull hard enough to match it.

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * 4 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 * 8 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 No.117 bombs (8,000 lb total)
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 == Usage in battles ==
 <!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
 In Realistic Battles, the Buccaneer's focus is bombing as it has zero air-to-air capability. Be careful on take-off with a full load, use most of the runway and get up to a good 350 km/h IAS before retracting gear and flaps. The aircraft can get up to its top-speed in level flight fully-loaded eventually. However, doing this will often lead to bad results. The best tactic is to gently side climb, get to around 550 km/h IAS and then climb at around 12 degrees keeping IAS above 500 km/h until reaching a position to strike from. Keep a careful eye on the positions of enemies and try and stay a healthy distance from them. Line up with the ground targets Drop into a shallow dive which will quickly increase speeds to ~1000 km/h. Once empty, it's often possible to fly straight back to the airfield and reload. On a return trip, if the friendly team has an advantage, fly straight back towards your target otherwise repeat the above manoeuvres.
 Since almost all friendly bombers are going to reach targets first, it's a good idea to guess which targets are still going to be up as to which side to climb on. When picking targets (assuming the use of the loadout with a total of eight 1,000lb bombs), the wing mounted bombs (1000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1) are more powerful and will do roughly 25% damage to a base each and drop in pairs whereas the 4 bombs in the bomb bay (1000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13) do roughly 20% damage to a base and drop individually. Speed and positioning are the only defence, generally speaking, if you need to get past an enemy plane, it's not a bad idea to go head-to-head and force them to turn hard to get back onto you, this will often drain enough of their speed that you are out of range by the time they come back around. It's also possible to force enemies past in an emergency by making use of air breaks. Otherwise use friendly aircraft to keep fast enemies off you.
 === Pros and cons ===

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 {{About
-| about = gift British strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
+| about = gift strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
-| usage = the regular version
+| usage = other versions
-| link = Buccaneer S.2
+| link = Buccaneer (Family)
 }}
 {{Specs-Card

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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 gift rank {{Specs|rank}} British strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Red Skies"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/7267-event-summer-landing-en|2021 Summer Landing event]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}'''  was introduced into British service in 1962 as a low-level strike aircraft for the Royal Navy. It was designed to carry a variety of weapons, including nuclear bombs, conventional bombs, rockets, and missiles. The Buccaneer S.1 had a distinctive shape, with a large nose, swept wings, and a tailcone that could be split to become an airbrake. The aircraft was powered by two de Havilland Gyron Junior DGJ.2 turbojets, which gave it a maximum speed of around 650 mph. The Buccaneer S.1 was deployed on several aircraft carriers, such as HMS Ark Royal, HMS Eagle, and HMS Hermes. It saw action in various conflicts, such as the Aden Emergency, and the Beira Patrol. The Buccaneer S.1 was also used for reconnaissance and maritime patrol missions. The Buccaneer S.1 was gradually replaced by the improved Buccaneer S.2, which had more powerful engines, improved avionics, and an increased bomb loadout capacity. The last Buccaneer S.1 was retired from service in 1970.
 == 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%"
 |-
 ! !! width="9%" | 1 !! width="9%" | 2 !! width="9%" | 3 !! width="9%" | 4 !! width="9%" | 5
-| rowspan="6" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_Buccaneer_S.2.png]]</div>
+| rowspan="7" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_Buccaneer_S.2.png]]</div>
 |-
-! 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs
+! [[H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13]] bombs
 | || || 4 || ||
 |-
-! 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs
+! [[H.E. M.C. Mk.13 No.117 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 No.117]] bombs
 | 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1
 |-
-! RP rockets
+! [[RP]] rockets
 | 36 || 36 || || 36 || 36
 |-
-! RP-3 rockets
+! [[RP-3]] rockets
 | 4 || 4 || || 4 || 4
 |-
-! AGM-12B Bullpup missiles
+! [[AGM-12B Bullpup]] missiles
 | 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1
 |-
 |}
 == Usage in battles ==

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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|L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 (1,000 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|AGM-12B Bullpup|RN|RP-3}}
+{{main|L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 (1,000 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|AGM-12B Bullpup|RP|RP-3}}
-The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
 * 4 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 * 16 x RP-3 rockets
 * 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles
-* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 72 x RN rockets
+* 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (4,000 lb total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 72 x RN rockets (2,000 lb total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 8 x RP-3 rockets (2,000 lb total)
+==== Custom loadout options ====
-* 2 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (2,000 lb total)
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-* 4 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (8,000 lb total)
+|-
-* 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 16 x RP-3 rockets (4,000 lb total)
+! !! width="9%" | 1 !! width="9%" | 2 !! width="9%" | 3 !! width="9%" | 4 !! width="9%" | 5
-* 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 144 x RN rockets (4,000 lb total)
+| rowspan="6" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_Buccaneer_S.2.png]]</div>
-* 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (4,000 lb total)
+|-
-* 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 72 x RN rockets (4,000 lb total)
+! 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs
-* 2 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 72 x RN rockets (6,000 lb total)
+| || || 4 || ||
-* 2 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 8 x RP-3 rockets (6,000 lb total)
+|-
-* 2 x 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs + 4 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)
+! 1,000 lb L.D H.E. M.C. Mk.1 bombs
 == Usage in battles ==