F2H-2 - Revision history

U70979825: was outdated, current air targets belts have 3/4 high explosives, making the upgrade useful

2024-10-24T19:01:28Z

was outdated, current air targets belts have 3/4 high explosives, making the upgrade useful

U44629479: Edits

2024-08-24T06:22:10Z

Edits

U66146546: Flaps speed limits, the plane cannot extend any flaps above 325km/h and they are automatically retracted once you fly above that speed.

2024-08-02T07:32:40Z

Flaps speed limits, the plane cannot extend any flaps above 325km/h and they are automatically retracted once you fly above that speed.

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */

2024-03-09T11:16:39Z

‎Suspended armament

U8128791: /* Suspended armament */ Added that droptanks can be removed now.

2024-03-08T11:16:35Z

‎Suspended armament: Added that droptanks can be removed now.

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2023-12-19T10:43:55Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U84733411: /* Modifications and economy */ Merged cell to fix minor oversight

2023-12-18T12:25:22Z

‎Modifications and economy: Merged cell to fix minor oversight

U84733411: /* Custom loadout options */ Included the Banshee's wingtip mounted drop tanks to custom loadout options now that they can be detached.

2023-12-18T12:02:57Z

‎Custom loadout options: Included the Banshee's wingtip mounted drop tanks to custom loadout options now that they can be detached.

U44629479: Undo revision 178165 by U110639470 (talk)

2023-12-12T17:08:50Z

Undo revision 178165 by U110639470 (talk)

U110639470: Edits, added MPH and fixed spelling.

2023-12-11T23:12:35Z

Edits, added MPH and fixed spelling.

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 If you are unlucky, you will face the [[F-86A-5|F-86A]] and [[MiG-15]] in some battles, be sure to avoid them at all costs as they climb far better than the Banshee and have superior top speed.
-Unfortunately, like most other jets, modifications take a long while to grind. Go for anything that increases the Banshee's climb rate. Leave the cannon ammo belts alone because default has the most HE shells (besides Stealth), and research the ''New Cannons'' modification; It will markedly improve the terrible spread of the cannon.
+Unfortunately, like most other jets, modifications take a long while to grind. Go for anything that increases the Banshee's climb rate. Use the Air Targets belts as they have the most HE shells (alongside Stealth), and research the ''New Cannons'' modification; It will markedly improve the terrible spread of the cannon.
 The cockpit of the F2H-2 is fantastic- the bubble canopy provides good visibility to the front and back of the aircraft.

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 325 || 325 || 325 || ~8 || ~3
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || {{Annotation|325|Automatic flap retraction beyond this speed}} || {{Annotation|325|Automatic flap retraction beyond this speed}} || {{Annotation|325|Automatic flap retraction beyond this speed}} || ~8 || ~3
 |-
 |}

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 503 || 473 || 325 || ~8 || ~3
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 325 || 325 || 325 || ~8 || ~3
 |-
 |}

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 | colspan="11" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 300 kg
 |-
-| colspan="12" | * 500 lb bombs cannot be equipped with ordnance in the adjacent hardpoint <br> <sup>†</sup> Drop tanks must be equipped together. Since late 2023, drop tanks can be removed entirely.
+| colspan="12" | * 500 lb bombs cannot be equipped with ordnance in the adjacent hardpoint <br> <sup>†</sup> Drop tanks can only be equipped simultaneously.
 |-
 |}

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 | colspan="11" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 300 kg
 |-
-| colspan="12" | * 500 lb bombs cannot be equipped with ordnance in the adjacent hardpoint <br> <sup>†</sup> Drop tanks must be equipped together
+| colspan="12" | * 500 lb bombs cannot be equipped with ordnance in the adjacent hardpoint <br> <sup>†</sup> Drop tanks must be equipped together. Since late 2023, drop tanks can be removed entirely.
 |-
 |}
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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * 2 x 200 gal drop tanks
 * 8 x 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.'' -->
-The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 |-
+! !! width="4%" | 1 !! width="4%" | 2 !! width="4%" | 3 !! width="4%" | 4 !! width="4%" | 5 !! width="4%" | 6 !! width="4%" | 7 !! width="4%" | 8 !! width="4%" | 9 !! width="4%" | 10
-!1!! width="5%" | 2 !! width="5%" | 3 !! width="5%" | 4 !! width="5%" | 5 !! width="5%" | 6 !! width="5%" | 7 !! width="5%" | 8 !! width="5%" | 9
+| rowspan="6" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
 |-
-! 250 lb AN-M57 bombs
+! [[AN-M57 (250 lb)|250 lb AN-M57]] bombs
+| || || || 1* || 1 || 1 || 1* || || ||
 |-
-! 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs
+! [[AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|500 lb AN-M64A1]] bombs
+| || || || || 1* || 1* || || || ||
 |-
-! HVAR rockets
+! [[HVAR]] rockets
+| || 1 || 1 || 1* || 1 || 1 || 1* || 1 || 1 ||
 |-
-!200gal drop tanks
+! 200 gal drop tanks
-!1
+| 1<sup>†</sup> || || || || || || || || || 1<sup>†</sup>
 |-
 | colspan="11" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 300 kg
 |-
-| colspan="12" | * 500 lb bombs cannot be equipped with ordnance in the adjacent hardpoint
+| colspan="12" | * 500 lb bombs cannot be equipped with ordnance in the adjacent hardpoint <br> <sup>†</sup> Drop tanks must be equipped together
 |}
 == Usage in battles ==

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 The Banshee first started life as the XFD-1 Phantom (not to be confused with the [[F-4 Phantom II (Family)|F-4 Phantom II]]) in the very late stages of World War 2. It was intended to be used during the planned invasion of Japan in 1946. A decent number of Phantoms were built, but they were quickly out of service when the far improved XF2D-1 Banshee was designed. It was more powerful and had more range thanks to its better engines and larger airframe. The F2H-2 Banshee was the second production variant of the Banshee. It had provisions for more fuel tanks and better engines than the F2H-1. The Westinghouse J34-WE-34 engine provided an 8% increase in thrust and allowed for more pylons to be added to the airframe. This would also be the most produced variant, with over 300 being built.
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]. The F2H-2 Banshee is a fantastic jet fighter with great overall speed and good maneuverability. The Banshee is a very stable platform at high speeds. With a structural speed limit of just under 1,000 km/h (621 MPH), the Banshee can easily out-dive many early jet fighters. Furthermore, the Banshee comes armed with four chin-mounted 20 mm cannons, which are devastating to enemy aircraft with the air target belt. Overall, this jet is one of the best early US jets; its BR coupled with its very good performance make it a very pleasant aircraft to fly and grind the whole US air tree.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update 1.45 "Steel Generals"]]. The F2H-2 Banshee is a fantastic jet fighter with great overall speed and good manoeuvrability. The Banshee is a very stable platform at high speeds. With a structural speed limit of just under 1,000 km/h (621 mph), the Banshee can easily out-dive many early jet fighters. Furthermore, the Banshee comes armed with four chin-mounted 20 mm cannons, which are devastating to enemy aircraft with the air target belt. Overall, this jet is one of the best early US jets; its BR coupled with its very good performance make it a very pleasant aircraft to fly and grind the whole US air tree.
 == General info ==
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 The F2H can fly for around 30 minutes at 100% of power, then it can start to overheat. There is no time limit for flying at 94%.
-The maneuverability is also decent: at low and medium speed it can give a hard time to jets with swept wings and some other like the F-84G, performing a full horizontal circle will take 25 seconds at 1000 m with full fuel tanks and around 20 seconds with 20 minutes of fuel. The flaps also can decrease the turn time by 20% but their drawback is their quite low speed limit. The plane will suffer from high speed compressibility near 1000 km/h IAS. Since it is a carrier-based jet, its stall speed is low: it varies from 185 to 205 km/h IAS, depending on the weight.
+The manoeuvrability is also decent: at low and medium speed it can give a hard time to jets with swept wings and some other like the F-84G, performing a full horizontal circle will take 25 seconds at 1000 m with full fuel tanks and around 20 seconds with 20 minutes of fuel. The flaps also can decrease the turn time by 20% but their drawback is their quite low speed limit. The plane will suffer from high speed compressibility near 1000 km/h IAS. Since it is a carrier-based jet, its stall speed is low: it varies from 185 to 205 km/h IAS, depending on the weight.
 The positive and negative G limit for wings are very low, the plane can suffer from wing failure after reaching close to 9G with full loadout. When rolling, it can reach up to 100 degrees per second at 600 km/h IAS and it is mediocre below 300 km/h IAS, 50 degrees per second and lower. The Banshee has also access to airbrakes which can help during landing or in combat situations to slow down the plane.
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 {{Specs-Economy}}
-''Compressor'' and ''Engine'' are always useful upgrades and all acceleration unlocks are a top priority. Given the ''uniqueness'' of the AN/M3 armament ''New 20 mm cannons'' and ''[[G-Suit]]'' should be preferable tier 4 goals. The stock belts are better than any other type of ammo, due to more two times more HEFI-T inside of them, but for the improved cannons, they need to be researched, albeit that can wait past the G-Suit. To help with the maneuverability issues, boosters should be considered a priority as well.
+''Compressor'' and ''Engine'' are always useful upgrades and all acceleration unlocks are a top priority. Given the ''uniqueness'' of the AN/M3 armament ''New 20 mm cannons'' and ''[[G-Suit]]'' should be preferable tier 4 goals. The stock belts are better than any other type of ammo, due to more two times more HEFI-T inside of them, but for the improved cannons, they need to be researched, albeit that can wait past the G-Suit. To help with the manoeuvrability issues, boosters should be considered a priority as well.
 == Armaments ==