S.O.4050 Vautour IIA - Revision history

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Reformatted

2024-02-06T12:51:52Z

‎Suspended armament: Reformatted

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-12-23T18:31:56Z

‎Description

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-12-23T18:30:58Z

‎Description

U120313908: /* Description */ updated

2023-12-21T23:12:58Z

‎Description: updated

U38088265: /* Custom loadout options */

2023-01-11T12:48:11Z

‎Custom loadout options

U38088265: /* Details */

2022-11-30T15:01:02Z

‎Details

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2022-10-28T21:33:02Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2022-03-27T12:26:46Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U44629479: Edits

2022-01-10T10:35:12Z

Edits

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2021-12-16T13:36:25Z

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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:
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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 | rowspan="9" 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 || 6 || 1 || 1
 |-
-! 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs
+! [[AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|500 lb AN-M64A1]] bombs
 | 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 1
 |-
-! 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs
+! [[M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|750 lb M117 cone 45]] bombs
 | 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 1
 |-
-! 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs
+! [[AN-M65A1 Fin M129 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129]] bombs
 | 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1
 |-
-! SNEB type 23 rockets
+! [[SNEB type 23]] rockets
 | 19 || 19 || || 19 || 19
 |-
-! T10 140 rockets
+! [[T10 140]] rockets
 | 6 || 6 || || 6 || 6
 |-
-! T10 151 rockets
+! [[T10 151]] rockets
 | 6 || 6 || || 6 || 6
 |-
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 |-
 |}
 == 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.'' -->
-The '''S.O.4050 Vautour II''' was a French project with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin-engined aircraft that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support, or as an all-weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil a separate task, the Vautour IIA was the one designed for the CAS role, and the first one to be developed. The Vautour IIA was built between 1956 and 1959 and with a single crewmember, the pilot. Being the first variant of the Vautour II, some things needed improvements, like the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engines, that were improved to the E5 version in the other variants, with access to more thrust and WEP.
+The S.O.4050 Vautour II was a French project with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin-engined aircraft that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support, or as an all-weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil a separate task, the '''Vautour IIA''' was the one designed for the CAS role, and the first one to be developed. The Vautour IIA was built between 1956 and 1959 and with a single crewmember, the pilot. Being the first variant of the Vautour II, some things needed improvements, like the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engines, that were improved to the E5 version in the other variants, with access to more thrust and WEP.
 It was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a very fast ground attack aircraft; it works very well as a bomber, being fast and relatively agile for a subsonic bomber. It uses the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engine, which does not have access to WEP like the engines on the other Vautour II variants. However, it is still very fast, and has enough payload to destroy a full base and a half in air realistic battles. For ground battles, it lacks any kind of ballistics computer, and the mediocre agility makes harder dropping bombs at moving targets, so, using the SNEB type 23 rockets while also carrying a small amount of bombs in the bomb bay is recommended.

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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 '''S.O.4050 Vautour II''' was a French project, with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin engine aircraft, that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support or as an all weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil one task, the Vautour IIA was the one to fulfil the CAS role, and the first one to be developed. The Vautour IIA was built between 1956 and 1959 and with a single crewmember being that the pilot, being the first variant of the Vautour II, some things needed improvements, like the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engines, that were improved to the E5 version in the other variants, with access to more thrust and WEP.
+The '''S.O.4050 Vautour II''' was a French project with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin-engined aircraft that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support, or as an all-weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil a separate task, the Vautour IIA was the one designed for the CAS role, and the first one to be developed. The Vautour IIA was built between 1956 and 1959 and with a single crewmember, the pilot. Being the first variant of the Vautour II, some things needed improvements, like the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engines, that were improved to the E5 version in the other variants, with access to more thrust and WEP.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a very fast ground attack aircraft, in war thunder, it works very well as a bomber, being fast and relatively agile for a subsonic bomber. It uses the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engine, which does not have access to WEP like the engines on the other Vautour II variants. However, it is still very fast, and has enough payload to destroy a full base and half a base in air realistic battles. For ground battles, it lacks any kind of ballistics computer, and the mediocre agility makes harder dropping bombs at moving targets, so, using the SNEP type 23 rockets while also carrying a small amount of bombs in the bomb bay is recommended.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a very fast ground attack aircraft; it works very well as a bomber, being fast and relatively agile for a subsonic bomber. It uses the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engine, which does not have access to WEP like the engines on the other Vautour II variants. However, it is still very fast, and has enough payload to destroy a full base and a half in air realistic battles. For ground battles, it lacks any kind of ballistics computer, and the mediocre agility makes harder dropping bombs at moving targets, so, using the SNEB type 23 rockets while also carrying a small amount of bombs in the bomb bay is recommended.
 == General info ==

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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 '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]].
+The '''S.O.4050 Vautour II''' was a French project, with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin engine aircraft, that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support or as an all weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil one task, the Vautour IIA was the one to fulfil the CAS role, and the first one to be developed. The Vautour IIA was built between 1956 and 1959 and with a single crewmember being that the pilot, being the first variant of the Vautour II, some things needed improvements, like the SNECMA ATAR 101E3 engines, that were improved to the E5 version in the other variants, with access to more thrust and WEP.
 == General info ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=so_4050_vautour_2a Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 ! T10 140 rockets
-| 3 || 3 || || 3 || 3
+| 6 || 6 || || 6 || 6
 |-
 ! T10 151 rockets
-| 3 || 3 || || 3 || 3
+| 6 || 6 || || 6 || 6
 |-
 | colspan="6" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,000 kg

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 584 || 564 || 463 || ~7 || ~3
+| 1,166 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 584 || 564 || 463 || ~7 || ~3
 |-
 |}

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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-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|M117 cone 90 (750 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|AN-M65A1 Fin M129 (1,000 lb)}}
+{{main|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|AN-M65A1 Fin M129 (1,000 lb)}}
 {{main|SNEB type 23|T10 140|T10 151}}
-The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
+The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:
 * 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
-* 6 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 24 x T10 140 rockets (1,500 lb total)
+* 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets
-* 6 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 24 x T10 151 rockets (1,500 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 140 rockets
-* 6 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets (1,500 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 151 rockets
 * 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
 * 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
 * 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs + 24 x T10 140 rockets (2,000 lb total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs + 24 x T10 151 rockets (2,000 lb total)
+==== Custom loadout options ====
-* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs + 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets (2,000 lb total)
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
-* 24 x T10 140 rockets
+|-
-* 24 x T10 151 rockets
+! !! width="9%" | 1 !! width="9%" | 2 !! width="9%" | 3 !! width="9%" | 4 !! width="9%" | 5
-* 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets
+| rowspan="9" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
 == Usage in battles ==

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=so_4050_vautour_2a
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 |cockpit=cockpit_so_4050_vautour_2a.jpg
 }}

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=so_4050_vautour_2a
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_S.O.4050VautourIIA.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
 |cockpit=cockpit_so_4050_vautour_2a.jpg
 }}
 == Description ==
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 {{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
 <!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
-The SO.4050 Vautour IIA is the fastest accelerating, climbing and diving subsonic plane in the entire game. The acceleration of the aircraft is ridiculous, coupled with the insane climb rate and diving capabilities makes the SO.4050 IIA a very powerful aircraft.
+The S.O.4050 Vautour IIA is the fastest accelerating, climbing and diving subsonic plane in the entire game. The acceleration of the aircraft is ridiculous, coupled with the insane climb rate and diving capabilities makes the S.O.4050 IIA a very powerful aircraft.
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
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 |}
-====Details====
+==== Details ====
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 * 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in front of cockpit.
 * 3 mm Steel shell surrounding the cockpit in the fuselage. ''Does not extend to cockpit front''.
 * 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
 * 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.
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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-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|M117 cone 90 (750 lb)|AN-M65A1 Fin M129 (1,000 lb)}}
+{{main|100/50 kg G.P. (100 kg)|250/50 kg G.P. (250 kg)|360/50 kg G.P. (360 kg)|500/50 kg G.P. (500 kg)}}
-{{main|T10 140|T10 151|SNEB type 23}}
+{{main|SNEB type 23|T10 140|T10 151}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
-* 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
+* 10 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
-* 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
+* 10 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs (2,500 kg total)
-* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 750 lb M117 cone 90 bombs (7,500 lb total)
+* 10 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs (3,600 kg total)
-* 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)
+* 6 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs (3,000 kg total)
 * 24 x T10 140 rockets
 * 24 x T10 151 rockets
 * 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets
-* 6 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 24 x T10 140 rockets (1,500 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 6 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (600 kg total)
-* 6 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs + 24 x T10 140 rockets (3,000 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 6 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,500 kg total)
-* 4 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 750 lb M117 cone 90 bombs + 24 x T10 140 rockets (4,500 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 6 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs (2,160 kg total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs + 24 x T10 140 rockets (2,000 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 140 rockets + 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
-* 6 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 24 x T10 151 rockets (1,500 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 6 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (600 kg total)
-* 6 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs + 24 x T10 151 rockets (3,000 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 6 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,500 kg total)
-* 4 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 750 lb M117 cone 90 bombs + 24 x T10 151 rockets (4,500 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 6 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs (2,160 kg total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs + 24 x T10 151 rockets (2,000 lb total)
+* 24 x T10 151 rockets + 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
-* 6 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets (1,500 lb total)
+* 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets + 6 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (600 kg total)
-* 6 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs + 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets (3,000 lb total)
+* 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets + 6 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,500 kg total)
-* 4 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 750 lb M117 cone 90 bombs + 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets (4,500 lb total)
+* 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets + 6 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs (2,160 kg total)
-* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs + 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets (2,000 lb total)
+* 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets + 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
 == Usage in battles ==
-<!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in an 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).'' -->
+<!-- ''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).'' -->
-The SO.4050 Vautour IIA should be used like the [[Hunter F.1|Hunter]], but more aggressively. Always load 8 minutes of fuel, use the bomber spawn to spawn at 3,000 meters, rush to a base, drop your bombs then rush to the enemy airfield to catch enemies off-guard. Besides catching enemies off-guard, the Vautour IIA can cause the enemy team to panic by rushing - when enemy players see a Vautour going faster than 1,000 km/h and they're a lot slower - they tend to panic, causing them to scatter around to find space in order to gain speed which could possibly ruin teamwork.
+The S.O.4050 Vautour IIA should be used like the [[Hunter F.1|Hunter]], but more aggressively. Always load 8 minutes of fuel, use the bomber spawn to spawn at 3,000 meters, rush to a base, drop your bombs then rush to the enemy airfield to catch enemies off-guard. Besides catching enemies off-guard, the Vautour IIA can cause the enemy team to panic by rushing - when enemy players see a Vautour going faster than 1,000 km/h and they're a lot slower - they tend to panic, causing them to scatter around to find space in order to gain speed which could possibly ruin teamwork.
 Do '''NOT''' turn. The Vautour is very bad at turning and rolling, it should be used as an exclusive boom and zoomer - like the Hunter. Gain speed, engage, zoom up, loop around, dive, rinse and repeat. The Vautour has excellent energy retention characteristics.
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 == History ==
-<!--Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).-->
+<!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
 In total 140 of the versatile and powerful Vautour aircraft were built by France between 1956 and 1959. The Vautour II-A was the ground attack variant; the II-B the bomber; and the II-N an all-weather interceptor. The first two variants saw greater service with the Israelis, whereas the interceptor was used by the French. All variants were still in use into the 1970s.