F-89D - Revision history

U33808388: Fixed a typo and an incorrect word usage.

2024-11-11T07:10:37Z

Fixed a typo and an incorrect word usage.

U2832612: /* Pros and cons */ typo

2024-09-27T06:55:45Z

‎Pros and cons: typo

U44982996 at 09:08, 15 June 2024

2024-06-15T09:08:55Z

U38959541: /* Description */ There was a grammatical error. the text "the rockets" was repeated twice

2023-12-24T09:27:07Z

‎Description: There was a grammatical error. the text "the rockets" was repeated twice

U120313908: /* Description */ updated

2023-12-21T19:01:12Z

‎Description: updated

U38088265: Reverted edits by U136232025 (talk) to last revision by U44629479

2023-03-28T18:46:46Z

Reverted edits by U136232025 (talk) to last revision by U44629479

U136232025: spelling

2023-03-28T18:10:42Z

spelling

U44629479: Edits

2022-04-29T08:27:40Z

Edits

U38088265: Undo revision 108071 by U34451655 (talk)

2021-07-31T07:20:27Z

Undo revision 108071 by U34451655 (talk)

U34451655: /* Pros and cons */

2021-07-30T22:33:29Z

‎Pros and cons

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 <!-- ''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 {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 850 km/h / 530 mph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary. The F-89D was a variant using 104 Folding-Fin Mighty Mouse Aerial Rockets and underwing HVAR rockets. The rockets worked with a proximity fuse, and allowed the fighter to launch a salvo to a bomber and then reacquire another bomber, however the rockets were very inaccurate, which meant that large salvos were needed for one or two rockets to explode near the target.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a high altitude interceptor and that translates very well to its performance in War Thunder. It is armed with proximity fuse rockets, that explode near the aerial target. This rockets have very low accuracy and require large salvos to be of any use, but they are specially good against enemy bombers, of course, not so much against small fighters. The F-89D has a mediocre flight performance, while it has a good top speed thanks to the afterburner of its engine, it wont be able to dogfight with most aircrafts, and the acceleration at low speeds is very bad thanks to the weight of the plane. For simulator battles, it has access to a radar that is very useful to find targets at high altitudes, but not so much at low altitudes.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a high altitude interceptor and that translates very well to its performance in War Thunder. It is armed with proximity fuse rockets, that explode near the aerial target. These rockets have very low accuracy and require large salvos to be of any use, but they are especially good against enemy bombers, of course, not so much against small fighters. The F-89D has a mediocre flight performance, while it has a good top speed thanks to the afterburner of its engine, it wont be able to dogfight with most aircrafts, and the acceleration at low speeds is very bad thanks to the weight of the plane. For simulator battles, it has access to a radar that is very useful to find targets at high altitudes, but not so much at low altitudes.
 == General info ==

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 ** Rockets loadout are exclusively anti-air or ground attack rockets, equipping one will disable the attacking option of the other
 ** Careless discharge of rockets will quickly exhausts your payload, thus requiring trigger discipline to be effective
-* Generally sluggish against other deliciated jet fighters, especially at low speeds
+* Generally sluggish against other dedicated jet fighters, especially at low speeds
 * Very large wing-surface and heavy wing-tips, losing one throws the aircraft off balance
 * Often faces Cold War-era jets that can reliably outturn it

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 While the {{PAGENAME}} was built and configured for aerial interception and destruction of aircraft, the rockets, both FFAR and HVAR can be utilised on ground targets too. The {{PAGENAME}} is outfitted with decelerons which double as speed brakes which open up in a clam-shell style. The Scorpion can dive on ground targets, engage the dive brakes, line up the target and then unleash either the FFAR or HVAR rockets depending on the target types. With the 104 FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets, enemy vehicles which are clustered together are an excellent target to unleash salvos of rockets at. Another opportunity is during domination maps, the rockets come in very handy for taking out aircraft which are attempting to cap the airfield as the rocket spread does not need to be super accurate to still achieve a critical hit or destruction of the aircraft capping the airfield.
 == Usage in battles ==
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 * Fearsome rocket armament, both Mighty Mouse and HVARs
 * Decent high-speed manoeuvrability
 * Dual-engine, can fly with one (though, head back to base!)
-* Targeting radar equipped
+* Use of decelerons as ailerons, dive brakes (clamshell-type) or flaps, thus making it easy to land
 '''Cons:'''
-* No autocannon armament
+* No autocannon armament, only has rocket armaments that can be tricky to use at times
-* Rockets are inaccurate, odds increased when launched in salvos
+** Rockets are inaccurate, odds increased when launched in salvos
-* Not very manoeuvrable at low speeds
+** Rockets loadout are exclusively anti-air or ground attack rockets, equipping one will disable the attacking option of the other
-* Large target wing-surface
+** Careless discharge of rockets will quickly exhausts your payload, thus requiring trigger discipline to be effective
-* Heavy wing-tips, losing one throws the aircraft off balance
+* Generally sluggish against other deliciated jet fighters, especially at low speeds
-* Not as nimble as single-engine MiGs
+* Very large wing-surface and heavy wing-tips, losing one throws the aircraft off balance
 == 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.'' -->The {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 850 km/h / 530 mph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary. The F-89D was a variant using 104 Folding-Fin Mighty Mouse Aerial Rockets and underwing HVAR rockets. The rockets worked with a proximity fuse, and allowed the fighter to launch a salvo to a bomber and then reacquire another bomber, however the rockets the rockets were very inaccurate, which meant that large salvos were needed for one or two rockets to explode near the target.
+<!-- ''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 {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 850 km/h / 530 mph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary. The F-89D was a variant using 104 Folding-Fin Mighty Mouse Aerial Rockets and underwing HVAR rockets. The rockets worked with a proximity fuse, and allowed the fighter to launch a salvo to a bomber and then reacquire another bomber, however the rockets were very inaccurate, which meant that large salvos were needed for one or two rockets to explode near the target.
 It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a high altitude interceptor and that translates very well to its performance in War Thunder. It is armed with proximity fuse rockets, that explode near the aerial target. This rockets have very low accuracy and require large salvos to be of any use, but they are specially good against enemy bombers, of course, not so much against small fighters. The F-89D has a mediocre flight performance, while it has a good top speed thanks to the afterburner of its engine, it wont be able to dogfight with most aircrafts, and the acceleration at low speeds is very bad thanks to the weight of the plane. For simulator battles, it has access to a radar that is very useful to find targets at high altitudes, but not so much at low altitudes.

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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 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 {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 850 km/h / 530 mph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary. The F-89D was a variant using 104 Folding-Fin Mighty Mouse Aerial Rockets and underwing HVAR rockets. The rockets worked with a proximity fuse, and allowed the fighter to launch a salvo to a bomber and then reacquire another bomber, however the rockets the rockets were very inaccurate, which meant that large salvos were needed for one or two rockets to explode near the target.
-The {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 850 km/h / 530 mph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets, six sixty-calibre machine guns or 20 mm autocannons and armed with internally stored aerial rockets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a high altitude interceptor and that translates very well to its performance in War Thunder. It is armed with proximity fuse rockets, that explode near the aerial target. This rockets have very low accuracy and require large salvos to be of any use, but they are specially good against enemy bombers, of course, not so much against small fighters. The F-89D has a mediocre flight performance, while it has a good top speed thanks to the afterburner of its engine, it wont be able to dogfight with most aircrafts, and the acceleration at low speeds is very bad thanks to the weight of the plane. For simulator battles, it has access to a radar that is very useful to find targets at high altitudes, but not so much at low altitudes.
 == General info ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=f-89d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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-| usage = other version
+| usage = the other version
 | link = F-89B
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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} American jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
-The {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 530 mph/850 kph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets, six sixty-calibre machine guns or 20 mm autocannons and armed with internally stored aerial rockets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary.
+The {{PAGENAME}} Scorpion was designed and built to be an all-weather interceptor intended to neutralize any potential invading Soviet bomber force. The USAAF was intent of replacing the P-61 Black Widow with another night fighter, one specifically which would fly faster (minimum 850 km/h / 530 mph) almost assuredly requiring the usage of jets, six sixty-calibre machine guns or 20 mm autocannons and armed with internally stored aerial rockets. To round out the aircraft for ground attack if needed, it would also need to accommodate 1,000 lb bombs and eight larger rocket types externally. Initial wind tunnel testing of the fighter determined that the proposed swept-wings were insufficient at slow speeds and were changed out with straight wings. Though causing a loss of high-end performance, increased stability at low speeds was necessary.
 Other changes to the horizontal stabilizer also increased the effectiveness of the elevators and rudder. Concerns about the fuel tanks situated right over the engines were nullified when it was determined that efforts made by Northrop to protect them were considered sufficient, anything else would have required a complete redesign of the aircraft.
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 ;Skins
-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=usa&vehicleType=aircraft&vehicleClass=fighter&vehicle=f-89d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=f-89d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Images
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