F-100D (France) - Revision history

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 * 4 x 20 mm M39A1 cannons, chin-mounted (200 rpg = 800 total)
-Early fighter aircraft utilized the wings of aircraft to mount machine guns and cannons, which was very effective especially aircraft like the P-47 which could outfit four guns in each wing for a total of eight. The downside is that for these guns to be effective, they had to have a convergence set to a specific distance, bullet hits before that distance and after became less effective, the pilots needed to make sure to hit the sweet spot. For the F-100D, convergence is non-existent as all four of its M39A1 20 mm cannons are mounted on the underside of the fuselage, effectively able to decimate targets at extremely close range or snipe targets which maybe even 700 - 800 m, if not farther away, effectively almost any range (below 1000 m) is a sweet-spot for this fighter.
+Early fighter aircraft utilized the wings of aircraft to mount machine guns and cannons, which was very effective especially aircraft like the P-47 which could outfit four guns in each wing for a total of eight. The downside is that for these guns to be effective, they had to have a convergence set to a specific distance, bullet hits before that distance and after became less effective, the pilots needed to make sure to hit the sweet spot. For the F-100D, convergence is non-existent as all four of its M39A1 20 mm cannons are mounted on the underside of the fuselage, effectively able to decimate targets at extremely close range or snipe targets which maybe even 700 - 800 m, if not farther away, effectively almost any range (below 1,000 m) is a sweet-spot for this fighter.
 The cannons are air-cooled and rarely overheat, typically with the 200 round limit for each gun, the pilot should want to make each shot count and not just hold down the firing trigger and spray away. Another bonus to having all four cannons being the same type and calibre is that the bullets will have the same drop rate, so after getting used to how they work, it is much easier to estimate where to target moving vehicles to ensure a connection with the bullets. With the four cannons grouping so tightly, only a few rounds are needed to blow off an enemy aircraft's wing, eliminate a critical component (engine, compressor, fuel tank, pilot etc.) and even take out ground units to include up to light armoured vehicles.
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Excellent guns that have both high muzzle velocity, rate of fire, plenty of ammo (200 RPG), and pack a good punch with high-explosive shells
+* Excellent guns that have both high muzzle velocity, rate of fire, plenty of ammo (200 rpg), and pack a good punch with high-explosive shells
 * Can carry FFAR Mighty Mouse unguided rockets
 * Its air to air missiles(AIM-9B) have a longer reach than the missiles on the MiG-19PT
 * Fast and out-accelerates both MiG-15 and MiG-17's
-* Can also work as a bomber taking 4x 1000lb bombs/napalm
+* Can also work as a bomber taking 4 x 1,000 lb bombs/napalm
 '''Cons:'''

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 * Its air to air missiles(AIM-9B) have a longer reach than the missiles on the MiG-19PT
 * Fast and out-accelerates both MiG-15 and MiG-17's
-* Can work as a bomber when taking 4x 1000lb bombs and napalm
+* Can also work as a bomber taking 4x 1000lb bombs/napalm
 '''Cons:'''

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 * Its air to air missiles(AIM-9B) have a longer reach than the missiles on the MiG-19PT
 * Fast and out-accelerates both MiG-15 and MiG-17's
 '''Cons:'''
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 * While fast, it still accelerates a lot slower than MiG-19PT
 * Lacks many of the suspended armaments that the American F-100D has
 == History ==

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 The French Air Force was the first non-US air force to receive the F-100 Super Sabre, starting in 1958. A total of 85 F-100Ds and 15 F-100Fs (total of 100 aircraft) were delivered to France and assigned to the NATO 4th Allied Tactical Air Force. More famously, the French F-100s were used on combat missions flying from bases in France against targets in Algeria. When France withdrew from NATO's military command structure in 1967, deployed F-100s were transferred to bases in France vacated by the USAF. The last unit using the F100 was the 4/11 Jura Squadron, based in Djibouti, which kept the F-100 until 1978.
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]. At first glance it appears to be a direct copy of the F-100D found in the US tech tree, but looks can indeed be decieving. The French F-100Ds were tuned more towards ground attack, lacking a majority of the air-to-air avionics found on the American one, and also downgraded for export, meaning it lacks the AIM-9Es found on the American F-100D, alongside also missing the more advanced air-to-ground ordnance (such as the AGM-12 Bullpup) found on the American F-100D. The French F-100D, thanks to its ground attack oriented role, does have one unique perk to it however: the large caliber Zuni rockets, since the American F-100D was not cleared to carry them and lacks them on the US tech tree variant. The aircraft is best played as a BnZ aircraft in the air-to-air role, but acts best as CAS alongside the AMX-32s in a lineup at 9.3 with the [[SANTAL]] as well.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]. At first glance it appears to be a direct copy of the F-100D found in the US tech tree, but looks can indeed be deceiving. The French F-100Ds were tuned more towards ground attack, lacking a majority of the air-to-air avionics found on the American one, and also downgraded for export, meaning it lacks the AIM-9Es as well as some of the more advanced air-to-ground ordnance (such as the AGM-12 Bullpup) found on the American F-100D. The French F-100D, thanks to its ground attack oriented role, does have one unique perk to it however: the large calibre Zuni rockets, since the American F-100D was not cleared to carry them. The aircraft is best played as a BnZ aircraft when in the air-to-air role, but acts best as CAS in mixed ground battles.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]].
+The French Air Force was the first non-US air force to receive the F-100 Super Sabre, starting in 1958. A total of 85 F-100Ds and 15 F-100Fs (total of 100 aircraft) were delivered to France and assigned to the NATO 4th Allied Tactical Air Force. More famously, the French F-100s were used on combat missions flying from bases in France against targets in Algeria. When France withdrew from NATO's military command structure in 1967, deployed F-100s were transferred to bases in France vacated by the USAF. The last unit using the F100 was the 4/11 Jura Squadron, based in Djibouti, which kept the F-100 until 1978.
 == General info ==
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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=f-100d_france Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 === References ===
 * Baugher, J. (1999, November 27). F 100 Sabre with Foreign Air Forces. Retrieved January 04, 2021, from <nowiki>http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/f100_9.html</nowiki>
 {{AirManufacturer NAA}}
 {{France jet aircraft}}

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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
 ! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
-! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)
+! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
 ! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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 |-
 ! Stock
-| 1,446 || 1,439 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.6 || 41.5 || 61.2 || 54.4 || rowspan="2" | 1,400
+| 1,419 || 1,412 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 40.5 || 41.2 || 88.1 || 78.8 || rowspan="2" | 1,400
 |-
 ! Upgraded
-| 1,478 || 1,458 || 39.5 || 40.0 || 94.6 || 79.2
+| 1,448 || 1,433 || 39.5 || 40.0 || 123.6 || 105.0
 |-
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 ! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 |-
-| < 640 || < 540 || < 610 || N/A
+| < 640 || < 540 || < 610 || -
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 ! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
-! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight
+! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | {{Annotation|Max Gross<br>Weight|Mass of the fully equipped aircraft with heaviest weapons load}}
 |-
 ! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
 ! 14m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 46m fuel
 |-
-| 900 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
+| 2,361 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
-| 10,708 kg || 11,156 kg || 11,905 kg || 13,159 kg || 16,689 kg
+| 10,708 kg || 11,156 kg || 11,905 kg || 13,159 kg || 15,802 kg
 |-
 ! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
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 ! Condition || 100% || WEP
-! 14m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 46m fuel || MTOW
+! 14m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 46m fuel || MGW
 |-
-| ''Stationary'' || 3,786 kgf || 5,868 kgf
+| ''Stationary'' || 4,424 kgf || 5,823 kgf
-| 0.55 || 0.53 || 0.49 || 0.45 || 0.35
+| 0.54 || 0.52 || 0.49 || 0.44 || 0.37
 |-
-| ''Optimal'' || 4,254 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h) || 8,058 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h)
+| ''Optimal'' || 4,424 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || 8,364 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h)
-| 0.75 || 0.72 || 0.68 || 0.61 || 0.48
+| 0.78 || 0.75 || 0.70 || 0.64 || 0.53
 |-
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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:
 * Without load
 * 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
 * 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
-* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
+* 8 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets
 * 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (4,500 lb total)
-* 8 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets
+* 4 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 * 6 x BLU-27/B incendiary bombs
 == 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|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|SAMP Mk 83 (500 kg)|BLU-27/B incendiary}}
+{{main|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|SAMP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|BLU-27/B incendiary}}
 {{main|AIM-9B Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse|Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP}}
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 * 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
 * 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
-* 4 x 500 kg SAMP Mk 83 bombs (2,000 kg total)
+* 4 x 1,000 lb SAMP Mk 83 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 * 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (4,500 lb total)
 * 8 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets
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 Overall to get this bus to perform, it must be at high speeds. Keep your energy up.
-===Radars===
+=== Radars ===
 <!--{{main|AN/APG-30}}-->
 The F-100D is equipped with an AN/APG-30 rangefinding radar, located in the nose of the aircraft.