F7F-3 - Revision history

U144218520: I changed some of the language and wording to make it make more sense

2024-03-09T03:55:08Z

I changed some of the language and wording to make it make more sense

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */

2024-02-02T20:45:47Z

‎Suspended armament

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Added custom loadouts

2023-08-20T12:46:03Z

‎Suspended armament: Added custom loadouts

U44629479: Edits

2022-12-04T10:46:06Z

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U44629479: Edits

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U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2021-06-04T10:28:18Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U3312106: Made the compressor table visible

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Made the compressor table visible

U3312106: /* Details */

2021-02-16T22:04:15Z

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U38088265: Updated format

2020-12-25T18:02:37Z

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]] in the [[wt:en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en/|Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. event of 2016]].
-The {{Specs|name}} is further development of the US Navy twin-engine fighter, the F7F-1. The third modification is equipped with more powerful engines which allowed for the installation of unguided rockets and even three Tiny Tims, which were effective not only against ships, but also enemy bases. Although the original F7F could reach a very high speed for a twin-engine fighter, this new machine accelerates even faster both in level flight and in a dive, which makes it an excellent aircraft for "hit and run" tactics. Like the original Tigercat, the F7F-3 has four 20 mm guns AN/M2 and four 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns - a powerful arsenal with a fire rate of almost 8 kg of lead per second!
+The {{Specs|name}} is further development of the US Navy twin-engine fighter, the F7F-1. The third modification is equipped with more powerful engines which allowed for the installation of unguided rockets and which included three Tiny Tims, which are effective not only against ships, but also enemy bases. Although the original F7F could reach a very high speed for a twin-engine fighter, this new machine accelerates even faster both in level flight and in a dive, which makes it an excellent aircraft for "Boom and Zoom" tactics. Like the original Tigercat, the F7F-3 has four 20 mm guns AN/M2 and four 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns - a powerful arsenal with a fire rate of almost 8 kg of lead per second!
 == General info ==
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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 8 x HVAR rockets
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 '''Cons:'''
 * Mediocre manoeuvrability
 * Large target
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=f7f3 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Related development
 * [[F7F-1]]

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-| rowspan="7" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
+| rowspan="9" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
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 ! [[AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|500 lb AN-M64A1]] bombs
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 ! [[AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb AN-M65A1]] bombs
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 ! [[Type A Mark I mine|Type A Mark I]] mines
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 | colspan="12" | Maximum permissible loadout weight: 2,100 kg
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 * 3 x Tiny Tim rockets
 * 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
-* 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
+* 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
-* 1 x Type A Mark I mine
+* 1 x 1,600 lb AN-Mk 1 bomb (1,600 lb total)
 {{Navigation-End}}

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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 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
 * 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
 * 1 x Type A Mark I mine
-* 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
+{{Navigation-End}}
 == Usage in battles ==

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 * ''other literature.'' -->
-* [[wt:en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en/|[Special] Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.]]
+* [[wt:en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en|[Special] Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.]]
-* [[wt:en/news/4154/current/|[News] F7F-3 Tigercat]]
+* [[wt:en/news/4154-f7f-3-tigercat-en|[News] F7F-3 Tigercat]]
 * [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/325085-f7f-3/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]] in the [[wt:en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en/|Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. event of 2016]].
-The {{Specs|name}} is further development of the US Navy twin-engine fighter, the F7F-1. The third modification is equipped with more powerful engines which allowed for the installation of unguided rockets and even three Tiny Tims, which were effective not only against ships, but also enemy bases. Although the original F7F could reach a very high speed for a twin-engine fighter, this new machine accelerates even faster both in level flight and in a dive, which makes it an excellent aircraft for "hit and run" tactics. Like the original Tigercat, the F7F-3 has four 20mm guns AN/M2 and four 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns - a powerful arsenal with a fire rate of almost 8 kg of lead per second!
+The {{Specs|name}} is further development of the US Navy twin-engine fighter, the F7F-1. The third modification is equipped with more powerful engines which allowed for the installation of unguided rockets and even three Tiny Tims, which were effective not only against ships, but also enemy bases. Although the original F7F could reach a very high speed for a twin-engine fighter, this new machine accelerates even faster both in level flight and in a dive, which makes it an excellent aircraft for "hit and run" tactics. Like the original Tigercat, the F7F-3 has four 20 mm guns AN/M2 and four 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns - a powerful arsenal with a fire rate of almost 8 kg of lead per second!
 == General info ==
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 The F7F-3 is one of the best American interceptors, it possesses an above average climb rate, overwhelming armament and is quite stable. The climb rate allows it to get above everything enemy fighters or in the worst scenario at the same altitude, but then its armament can be used to push down the enemy fighters and force them to run or go for the head on attack, which in most cases the F7F will win, all its guns are place close to each other near the center of the plane, the gun convergence issues do not affect this plane and it possible to aim accurately even at the long distance, before the enemy gets close, a very high bullet velocity of shells for the guns also is helping a lot. After getting above the enemy the F7F can get very deadly because of its acceleration and energy retention, in most cases it will need only one approach to take out the enemy plane and trying to follow it in zoom climb can be an issue. When the F7F is below the enemy it can get hard, low turn and roll rate and also the fact that the plane is a large target will not help when the player is trying to avoid enemy attacks, although the superior dive acceleration and speed can be used to get away and then force the enemy to commit a head on attack. Dogfighting against any type of plane should be always avoided, an encounter at low speed will always end up very badly for the F7F because of its lacking manoeuvrability.
-Against German planes the player should always try to get the altitude advantage and use [[Boom_%26_Run|Boom and Run techniques]], committing to head on can be a little risky since most of German planes has good offensive armament, very often comparable to the F7F. When they are above it could be possible to use the dive speed to get away from the BF-109, their max allowed speed is lower, those fighters are also way slower from low to medium altitude. It can get harder in a fight against the Fw-190D series, they are considered bad at turning but the F7F would be equally good at turning at best, outturning will also be an issue, the Fw-190's wing break speed is higher, the only level speed difference in favour of the F7F over them is at low altitude.
+Against German planes the player should always try to get the altitude advantage and use [[Boom_%26_Run|Boom and Run techniques]], committing to head on can be a little risky since most of German planes has good offensive armament, very often comparable to the F7F. When they are above it could be possible to use the dive speed to get away from the Bf 109, their max allowed speed is lower, those fighters are also way slower from low to medium altitude. It can get harder in a fight against the Fw 190D series, they are considered bad at turning but the F7F would be equally good at turning at best, outturning will also be an issue, the Fw 190's wing break speed is higher, the only level speed difference in favour of the F7F over them is at low altitude.
 Tactics used against the Italians should be similar since they have similar equipment, but compared to the Bf 109 series all their planes have very high wing break speed, trying to outrun them in a level flight is a better solution after getting into any trouble against them, most of their fighters are 80 km/h slower, sometimes the level speed difference is even higher.
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 The Grumman company continued to work on the F7F after it entered service. The third variant of the aircraft was a very deep modernization of the original, although visually the only difference was a bigger tail section (this resulted in a much better stability during flight). On the other hand, the biggest change was the introduction of the more powerful "Pratt & Whitney" R-2800-34W engines with a power output of 2,100 HP, which allowed for better flight characteristics in the Tigercat at high altitude.
-Acceleration and climb rate increased, while the powerful weapons in the nose of the aircraft, consisting of four 20mm guns and four 12.7mm machine guns, remained. This fighter could carry rockets, which made it more universal and effective in attacking both ground and sea targets.
+Acceleration and climb rate increased, while the powerful weapons in the nose of the aircraft, consisting of four 20 mm guns and four 12.7 mm machine guns, remained. This fighter could carry rockets, which made it more universal and effective in attacking both ground and sea targets.
 This aircraft was in production from March 1945 till June 1946 and during this time 250 units were built
 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+<!-- ''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.''
+* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 == External links ==
 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->

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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
 * 4 x 20 mm M3 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 800 total)
 * 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (400 rpg = 1,600 total)
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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|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|HVAR|Tiny Tim}}
+{{main|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|HVAR|Tiny Tim|Type A Mark I mine}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
 * 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
 * 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 3 x Tiny Tim rockets
-* 2 x Tiny Tim rockets + 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
+* 2 x Tiny Tim rockets + 1 x Type A Mark I mine
 * 8 x HVAR rockets
 * 8 x HVAR rockets + 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
 == Usage in battles ==

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-<!-- A new compressor table, for now it will be hidden, filling the old one is not possible unless you want me to put there fictional info
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 ! WEP Engine power
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 === Survivability and armour ===

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 478 || 430 || 278 || ~10 || ~8
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 455 || 425 || 277 || ~10 || ~8
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 |}

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 * [[wt:en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en/|[Special] Operation S.U.M.M.E.R.]]
 * [[wt:en/news/4154/current/|[News] F7F-3 Tigercat]]
 {{AirManufacturer Grumman}}
 {{USA twin-engine fighters}}
 {{USA premium aircraft}}

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=f7f3
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
 |cockpit=cockpit_f7f3.jpg
 |market=F7F-3 Tigercat
 }}
 == 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 premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American twin-engine fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update 1.61 "Road to Glory"]] in the [[wt:en/news/4151-special-operation-s-u-m-m-e-r-updated-03-08-2016-en/|Operation S.U.M.M.E.R. event of 2016]].
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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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-! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
+! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
 |-
-! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
+! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 |-
 | < 466 || < 450 || < 555 || > 315
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 * 6.35 mm Steel - Oil cooling system protection
-=== Modifications and economics ===
+=== Modifications and economy ===
 {{Specs-Economy}}
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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 * Without load
 * 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
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 * 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 3 x Tiny Tim rockets
-* 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb + 2 x Tiny Tim rockets (1,000 lb total)
+* 2 x Tiny Tim rockets + 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
 * 8 x HVAR rockets
-* 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb + 8 x HVAR rockets (1,000 lb total)
+* 8 x HVAR rockets + 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb (1,000 lb total)
 == Usage in battles ==
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 | Controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Separate || Controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable
 |-
 |}