F4U-7 - Revision history

U138796218: Pros/cons, also now that the rocket pods are ejected after empty means you no longer have the extra weight after firing, hence turn performance is no longer affected.

2024-07-13T07:53:06Z

Pros/cons, also now that the rocket pods are ejected after empty means you no longer have the extra weight after firing, hence turn performance is no longer affected.

U38088265: /* Flight performance */

2023-10-14T09:20:41Z

‎Flight performance

U35208026: /* Flight performance */ The F4U-7 got an engine rework and received 145 octane fuel and a 70"Hg engine setting. The top speed increased and the critical altitude decreased.

2023-10-13T21:21:17Z

‎Flight performance: The F4U-7 got an engine rework and received 145 octane fuel and a 70"Hg engine setting. The top speed increased and the critical altitude decreased.

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Added custom loadouts

2023-08-20T12:39:18Z

‎Suspended armament: Added custom loadouts

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-08-03T08:53:02Z

‎Description

U48664895: Updated the description to the new format

2023-08-03T04:19:05Z

Updated the description to the new format

U38088265: /* Details */

2023-05-20T15:32:32Z

‎Details

U44629479: Edits

2022-01-08T13:12:22Z

Edits

U17577377: Preemptively Linking Art

2021-09-13T02:42:10Z

Preemptively Linking Art

U38088265: Edits

2021-07-16T18:57:26Z

Edits

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 * Play it as an attacker, use the famous 114 x SNEB rocket payload. This payload is the best for the Enduring Confrontation. There is enough firepower to eliminate all the enemies on the battlefield with careful aim. And a convoy is just a piece of cake. For the tanks, send six rockets, two for howitzer and two to four rockets for a pillbox. When you run out of rockets, you have two choices:
 *# Return to the airfield to reload
-*# Use it as a fighter, but you'll be turning 2.7s slower, select those fighters which have a poorer turning radius.
+*# Use it as a fighter.
 * Fly the aircraft as a fighter/bomber, take the payload with the 3 x 1,000 lbs bombs and attack the bases. Once you're out of bombs, you can dogfight other planes.
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 '''Pros:'''
 * Excellent armament when fully upgraded, high ammo count
 * 114 x SNEB rockets are devastating against both ground and air targets
 '''Cons:'''
 * Painful to play when stock
 * Limited WEP (11 minutes)
 * Fragile tail section

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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
 ! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
-! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 7,000 m)
+! colspan="2" | Max speed<br>(km/h at 9,000 m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
 ! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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 |-
 ! Stock
-| - || - || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 21.1 || 21.9 || 14.5 || 14.5 || rowspan="2" | 200
+| 675 || 651 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 21.2 || 22.0 || 13.5 || 13.5 || rowspan="2" | 200
 |-
 ! Upgraded
-| - || 750 || 18.9 || 20.0 || 23.8 || 18.5
+| 754 || 711 || 19.1 || 20.0 || 25.7 || 18.5
 |-
 |}

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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
 ! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
-! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 9,000 m)
+! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 7,000 m)
 ! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
 ! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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 |-
 ! Stock
-| 682 || 662 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 21.1 || 21.9 || 14.5 || 14.5 || rowspan="2" | 200
+| - || - || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 21.1 || 21.9 || 14.5 || 14.5 || rowspan="2" | 200
 |-
 ! Upgraded
-| 746 || 711 || 18.9 || 20.0 || 23.8 || 18.5
+| - || 750 || 18.9 || 20.0 || 23.8 || 18.5
 |-
 |}
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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 10 x HVAR rockets
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=f4u-7 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 == 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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 {{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
 * 10 x 100 kg No.1 bombs (1,000 kg total)
 * 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
 * 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
-* 10 x HVAR rockets
+{{Navigation-End}}
 == Usage in battles ==

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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.'' -->
-Intended for the French Aéronavale, the rank {{Specs|rank}} '''{{Specs|name}}''' was developed to fulfill France’s urgent need for a carrier aircraft. America responded to the call with the F4U-7 which was an F4U-4 airframe with the ground attack capability of the [[AU-1]], an attacker-focused Corsair. The F4U-7s were some of the last Corsairs to be produced in its long production run of 13 years. France began receiving the new Corsairs in 1953 and retired them 11 years later in 1964. During its service, the F4U-7 saw combat in many places like Algeria and Vietnam. Much like in WW2, F4U-7s flew sortie after sortie with minimal losses.
+Intended for the French Aéronavale, the '''{{Specs|name}}''' was developed to fulfill France's urgent need for a carrier aircraft. America responded to the call with the F4U-7, an F4U-4 airframe with the ground attack capability of the [[AU-1]], a ground attack-focused Corsair. The F4U-7s were some of the last Corsairs to be produced in its long production run of 13 years. France began receiving the new Corsairs in 1953 and retired them 11 years later in 1964. During its service, the F4U-7 saw combat in many places like Algeria and Vietnam. Much like in WW2, F4U-7s flew sortie after sortie with minimal losses.
 == General info ==

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 388 || 299 || 252 || ~11 || ~4
+| 885 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 388 || 299 || 252 || ~11 || ~4
 |-
 |}

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=f4u-7
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
 |cockpit=cockpit_f4u-7.jpg
 }}
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 ;Skins
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=f4u-7 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
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 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/5502-development-f4u-7-the-corsair-under-a-french-tricolore-en [Devblog<nowiki>]</nowiki> F4U-7: The Corsair under a French Tricolore]
+* [[wt:en/news/5502-development-f4u-7-the-corsair-under-a-french-tricolore-en|[Devblog] F4U-7: The Corsair under a French Tricolore]]
-* [https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/guided-missiles-on-corsairs/ [<nowiki>wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com]</nowiki> Guided missiles on Corsairs]
+* [https://wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/guided-missiles-on-corsairs/ <nowiki>[wwiiafterwwii.wordpress.com]</nowiki> Guided missiles on Corsairs]
 {{AirManufacturer Vought}}
 {{France fighters}}

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 388 || 330 || 252 || ~11 || ~4
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 388 || 299 || 252 || ~11 || ~4
 |-
 |}
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 |-
 | < 450 || < 220 || < 410 || > 450
 |-
 |}
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 <!-- ''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).'' -->
-* Play it as a pure fighter, no payload, with his powerful 4 x 20 mm AN/M3 guns, there is no need to spray the enemy aircraft with ammunition, just one hit will severely damage the enemy fighter to include a potential loss of controls system, fire or multiple leaks), if you're facing attackers or heavy bombers (especially the He177-A5), you must keep your distance because the F4U-7 is a fragile aircraft, engage them from far or attack them par surprise. Use this aircraft as a boom and zoomer.
+* Play it as a pure fighter, no payload, with the powerful 4 x 20 mm AN/M3 guns there is no need to spray the enemy aircraft with ammunition, just one hit will severely damage the enemy fighter to include a potential loss of control systems, fire or multiple leaks, if you're facing attackers or heavy bombers (especially the [[He 177 A-5]]), you must keep your distance because the F4U-7 is a fragile aircraft, engage them from far or attack them par surprise. Use this aircraft as a boom and zoomer.
-* Play it as an attacker, use the famous 112 x MATRA SNEB rocket payload. This payload is the best for the Enduring Confrontation. There is enough firepower to eliminate all the enemies on the battlefield with careful aim. And a convoy is just a piece of cake. For the tanks, send six rockets, two for howitzer and two to four rockets for a pillbox. When you run out of rockets, you have two choices:
+* Play it as an attacker, use the famous 114 x SNEB rocket payload. This payload is the best for the Enduring Confrontation. There is enough firepower to eliminate all the enemies on the battlefield with careful aim. And a convoy is just a piece of cake. For the tanks, send six rockets, two for howitzer and two to four rockets for a pillbox. When you run out of rockets, you have two choices:
 *# Return to the airfield to reload
 *# Use it as a fighter, but you'll be turning 2.7s slower, select those fighters which have a poorer turning radius.
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Better high altitude performance than F4U-4B
+* Better high altitude performance than [[F4U-4B]]
 * Excellent armament when fully upgraded, high ammo count
 * 114 x SNEB rockets are devastating against both ground and air targets
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 The French Navy (Aéronavale) desperately needed a carrier-born aircraft for their newly acquired carriers from the U.S. and Britain. The U.S. decided to help France by making the F4U-7. The F4U-7 was essentially the AU-1 Corsair and F4U-4 Corsair mixed together. It combined the engine from the F4U-4 and airframe, but it also had the payload capacity of the AU-1 Corsair. This allowed it to be powerful against fighters but also effective against ground targets. The U.S. actually bought the F4U-7s first, then through MAP (Military Assistance Program), France received them.
-In 1956, due to the inaccuracies with free-fall bombs and unguided rockets, France experimented with the F4U-7 in its ability to carry [[SS-11]] guided missiles. France couldn't afford sortie after sortie with a shortage of pilots, so the only way to combat that was to make weapons more accurate. Use of the SS.11 on the F4U-7 required intense training as there would be 2 sticks, one to fly the plane and one to guide the missile to its target. This required the pilot to have "2 brains" as you would have to fly while watching the ATGM. France found it to be a success, so they decided to select a squadron to start the process on, but however, they decided to not pursue it. France couldn't take 15 Corsairs at a time to be fitted with ATGMs due to their small fleet of only around 115 F4U-7s. However, the idea did live on with the MD.311 Flamant.
+In 1956, due to the inaccuracy of free-fall bombs and unguided rockets, France experimented with the F4U-7 in its ability to carry [[SS-11]] guided missiles. France couldn't afford sortie after sortie with a shortage of pilots, so the only way to combat that was to make weapons more accurate. Use of the SS.11 on the F4U-7 required intense training as there would be 2 sticks, one to fly the plane and one to guide the missile to its target. This required the pilot to have "2 brains" as you would have to fly while watching the ATGM. France found it to be a success, so they decided to select a squadron to start the process on, but however, they decided to not pursue it. France couldn't take 15 Corsairs at a time to be fitted with ATGMs due to their small fleet of only around 115 F4U-7s. However, the idea did live on with the MD.311 Flamant.
 == Media ==