Rasmussen's P-36A - Revision history

U44629479: Undo revision 195421 by U162034379 (talk)

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U64962917: /* External links */ Added link to P-36 flight manual.

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‎External links: Added link to P-36 flight manual.

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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.'' -->
-'''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low-tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although it does not appear in the American tech tree, it can be purchased in the Gaijin store. War Thunder is fun
+'''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low-tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although it does not appear in the American tech tree, it can be purchased in the Gaijin store.
 The plane is modelled after the one that Philip M. Rasmussen flew on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
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 ==== 12.7 mm ammunition ====
 * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|M2 Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}
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 ==== 7.62 mm ammunition ====
 * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=p-36a_rasmussen Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Analogues of other nations
 * Polikarpov [[I-180S]]
 * Mitsubishi [[A6M (Family)|A6M]] Zero

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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.'' -->
-'''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low-tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although it does not appear in the American tech tree, it can be purchased in the Gaijin store.
+'''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low-tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although it does not appear in the American tech tree, it can be purchased in the Gaijin store. War Thunder is fun
 The plane is modelled after the one that Philip M. Rasmussen flew on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
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 ==== 12.7 mm ammunition ====
 * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|M2 Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}
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 ==== 7.62 mm ammunition ====
 * '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
 * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=p-36a_rasmussen Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Analogues of other nations
 * Polikarpov [[I-180S]]
 * Mitsubishi [[A6M (Family)|A6M]] Zero

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 ! Optimal altitude
-! 100000000% Engine power
+! 100% Engine power
 ! WEP Engine power
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-| 1000000000m || 1,050 hp || 1,229 hp
+| 1,981 m || 1,050 hp || 1,229 hp
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-! 100% Engine power
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 ! WEP Engine power
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 * 1 x 7.62 mm Browning machine gun, nose-mounted (500 rpg)
-For the P-36A, the armament of a single 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine gun is quite weak in comparison to the level of performance this aircraft is capable of. Later Hawks rectified this situation by adding two or four machines guns. For this aircraft, both machine guns are mounted in the engine cowl and fire through the propeller arc. The disadvantage to this is that the machine guns are limited in firing rate due to being synchronized with the rotating propeller; however, with these guns nose-mounted, there is little need to adjust for convergence. Options in ammunition will allow the pilot to select the type best suited for their mission whether it be as an interceptor, ground target hunter or a stealthy pouncer.
+For the P-36A, the armament of a single 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine gun is quite weak in comparison to the level of performance this aircraft is capable of. Later Hawks rectified this situation by adding two or four machines guns. For this aircraft, both machine guns are mounted in the engine cowl and fire through the propeller arc. The disadvantage to this is that the machine guns' rate of fire is limited by the fact they're synchronized with the rotating propeller. However, with these guns nose-mounted, there is little need to adjust for convergence. Options in ammunition will allow the pilot to select the type best suited for their mission whether it be as an interceptor, ground target hunter or a stealthy pouncer.
 ==== 12.7 mm ammunition ====
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 * [http://www.aviation-history.com/curtiss/p36.htm <nowiki>[Aviation History]</nowiki> The Curtiss P-36 Hawk]
 * [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p36_1.html <nowiki>[Joe Baugher]</nowiki> Curtiss P-36A]
-* [http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/P-36/P-36_Operation_and_Flight_Instruction.pdf/ Technical Order 01-25CB-1 - Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models P-26A and P-26C Pursuit Airplanes]
+* [http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/P-36/P-36_Operation_and_Flight_Instruction.pdf Technical Order 01-25CB-1 - Handbook of Operation and Flight Instructions for the Models P-26A and P-26C Pursuit Airplanes]
 === References ===

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 ==== 12.7 mm ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable"
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|M2 Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
-! Belt
+* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}
-! colspan="6" | Composition
+* '''Ground targets:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
-|-
+* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|M1 tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
-| Default
+* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|M1 incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|M2 armour-piercing}}
 ==== 7.62 mm ammunition ====
-{| class="wikitable"
+* '''Default:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|Ball|Omni-purpose}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
-! Belt
+* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
-! colspan="6" | Composition
+* '''Tracers:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|T|Tracer}}
-|-
+* '''Stealth:''' {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}{{-}}{{Annotation|I|Incendiary}}
 == Usage in battles ==

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 ==== 7.62 mm ammunition ====
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+! Belt
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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|91duRbIoCPM|'''The Shooting Range #91''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:02 discusses the P-36.|kNKYu7cGCxI|'''RB Gameplay - Rasmussen P-36A Hawk''' - ''Jugi''|zYqpwof85qo|'''Best Low Tier Premium Plane to buy - Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk''' - ''Krebs''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|91duRbIoCPM|'''The Shooting Range #91''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 04:02 discusses the P-36.|zYqpwof85qo|'''Best Low Tier Premium Plane to buy - Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk''' - ''Krebs''}}
 == See also ==
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 ;Analogues of other nations
 * Polikarpov [[I-180S]]
 * Mitsubishi [[A6M (Family)|A6M]] Zero
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 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [[wt:en/news/680--en|[News] Second Lieutenant Philip M. Rasmussen]]
 * [https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=155 <nowiki>[Military Factory]</nowiki> Curtiss P-36 Hawk (Hawk 75 / Mohawk)]
 * [http://www.aviation-history.com/curtiss/p36.htm <nowiki>[Aviation History]</nowiki> The Curtiss P-36 Hawk]

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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.'' -->
-'''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although it does not appear in the American tech tree, it can be purchased in the US Starter Pack.
+'''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low-tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although it does not appear in the American tech tree, it can be purchased in the Gaijin store.
 The plane is modelled after the one that Philip M. Rasmussen flew on the island of Oahu during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
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 In the early 1930s, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation began a private venture to build a fighter aircraft which was a revolutionary departure from earlier cloth-covered biplanes of World War I. This project aircraft under development was named the Curtiss Hawk Model 75 (later it would be known by P-36 Hawk, Hawk-75 – or just H-75 and Mohawk). The P-36 was an all-metal monoplane (although the control surfaces were fabric-covered) with a 900 hp radial engine, enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear.<ref name="MilFac" /> Even though this aircraft touted some of the state-of-the-art development in aircraft design, several aspects remained lacking, such as the original two machine guns firing through the propeller arc, a 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm and other critical components such as the absence of armour in the cockpit and self-sealing fuel tanks.
-By May 1935 the first prototype flew and attained speeds of 281 mph (452 km/h) and reaching an altitude of 10,000 ft (3,000 m). It wasn't long before the original 900 hp Write XR-1670-5 radial engine was replaced with an upgrade Wright XR-1820-39 Cyclone at 950 hp and several modifications to the body of the aircraft was completed like the addition of scalloped rear windows which significantly improved the pilot's rear view (although the hump on the back of the aircraft still blocked a significant portion of the view).<ref name="JoeB" /><ref name="AviHis" /> This version of the aircraft was designated as Model 75B while oddly enough the earlier version with the 1670-5 was listed as a Model 75D.
+By May 1935 the first prototype flew and attained speeds of 450 km/h (280 mph) and reaching an altitude of 3,000 m (10,000 ft). It wasn't long before the original 900 hp Write XR-1670-5 radial engine was replaced with an upgrade Wright XR-1820-39 Cyclone at 950 hp and several modifications to the body of the aircraft was completed like the addition of scalloped rear windows which significantly improved the pilot's rear view (although the hump on the back of the aircraft still blocked a significant portion of the view).<ref name="JoeB" /><ref name="AviHis" /> This version of the aircraft was designated as Model 75B while oddly enough the earlier version with the 1670-5 was listed as a Model 75D.
 In early competitions against the [[User:U5724584#P-35A|Seversky P-35A]] the underpowered and more expensive P-35A was seen as the winner in the U.S. government's eyes, however the United States Army Air Command (USAAC) went ahead and placed an order for three Y1P-36 prototypes as a backup contingency fighter. When delivered, the Y1P-36 (Model 75E) had been outfitted with the 900 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 Twin Wasp engine. Due to this version of the aircraft performing so well, an order for 210 P-36-A fighters was placed.<ref name="JoeB" /><ref name="MilFac" />
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 * Impressive roll and turn rate, highly efficient Immelman and split-S manoeuvres
 * Strong rudder, excels in wing-over and hammerhead stall manoeuvres
-* Slow stall speed (about 55 mph or 88.5 kph)
+* Slow stall speed, around 89 km/h (55 mph)
 '''Cons:'''
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 ;Skins
-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=usa&vehicleType=aircraft&vehicleClass=fighter&vehicle=p-36a_rasmussen Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=p-36a_rasmussen Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
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 * Polikarpov [[I-180S]]
 * Mitsubishi [[A6M (Family)|A6M]] Zero
 * Nakajima [[Ki-43 (Family)|Ki-43]]
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 * ''other literature.'' -->
 * [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/86594-p-36-h-75/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
 * [https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=155 <nowiki>[Military Factory]</nowiki> Curtiss P-36 Hawk (Hawk 75 / Mohawk)]