Vampire F.B.5 - Revision history

U22067555: Added M.C. Mk.I bombs

2024-11-24T14:09:28Z

Added M.C. Mk.I bombs

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2024-03-16T12:30:59Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U38088265: U38088265 moved page Vampire FB 5 to Vampire F.B.5: Renamed in 2.35

2024-03-13T15:43:25Z

U38088265 moved page Vampire FB 5 to Vampire F.B.5: Renamed in 2.35

U38088265: /* Description */ Updated to new standard

2024-02-18T15:37:04Z

‎Description: Updated to new standard

U44629479: Corrected About template

2023-01-25T18:09:37Z

Corrected About template

U70979825: /* Pros and cons */ originally: 'Weapon create significant recoil" should be "Weapons create significant recoil"

2023-01-09T09:28:57Z

‎Pros and cons: originally: 'Weapon create significant recoil" should be "Weapons create significant recoil"

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

2022-10-19T22:47:27Z

‎In-game description: Reformatted

U44629479: Edits

2022-03-25T04:13:15Z

Edits

U44629479: /* Suspended armament */ Edits

2022-03-25T04:09:25Z

‎Suspended armament: Edits

U13682523: /* Details */ Corrected flap rip speeds

2021-02-16T21:15:07Z

‎Details: Corrected flap rip speeds

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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|G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|RP-3}}
+{{main|G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb)|M.C. Mk.I (500 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|RP-3}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * Without load
 * 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs (1,000 lb total)
 * 2 x 500 lb G.P. Mk.IV bombs + 8 x RP-3 rockets (1,000 lb total)
 * 2 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 8 x RP-3 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.'' -->
-{{main|H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|RP-3}}
+{{main|G.P. Mk.IV (500 lb)|H.E. M.C. Mk.13 (1,000 lb)|RP-3}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 * Without load
 * 2 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 8 x RP-3 rockets

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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}} British jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.33]].
+The de Havilland Vampire began in 1941 as a very experimental aircraft, designed around de Havilland's newly developed turbojet engine, the Halford H.1 (later renamed the de Havilland Goblin). It emerged just as turbojets were becoming powerful enough to power single-engined aircraft, aided by the Vampire's unusual twin-boom design, which allowed a shorter tail pipe to be fitted and thus reduced power loss from the engine. The prototype first flew in September 1943, only 6 months after the [[Meteor F Mk 3|Gloster Meteor]], and production began in May 1944, although the first units would not enter service until 1946. The '''Vampire FB.5''' was introduced in 1948, featuring armour around the engine, clipped wings, and hardpoints for bombs and rockets, allowing it to undertake the fighter-bomber role. It was the most produced variant of the Vampire, with over 1,000 units built.
 == General info ==

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 {{About
 | about = British jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 | usage = other versions
-| link-1 = Vampire FB 52A
+| link = Vampire (Family)
 }}
 {{Specs-Card

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 * Low top speed and acceleration
-* Weapon create significant recoil
+* Weapons create significant recoil
 * Poor dive rate
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=vampire_fb5 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

← Older revision	Revision as of 15:43, 13 March 2024
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 <!--''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-game description ===
+{{break}}
 The de Havilland DH.100 Vampire was a single engine jet fighter which entered service with the RAF in 1946. Designed to Air Ministry specification F.6/41, the demand was for a fighter with a maximum speed in excess of 500 mph and a combat radius of at least 300 miles. The twin tail boom layout design allowed a short tailpipe from the powerplant, a de Havilland Goblin centrifugal turbojet. This limited the loss of thrust and reduced overall weight. Also of note in the design was the use of plywood and balsa wood in the construction of the cockpit section; de Havilland already had experience of using wood in the construction of high performance aircraft.
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 also saw the first testing of the FB.Mk.5. This was initially a modified Vampire F.3 with a strengthened and clipped wing, increased armour and greater ground clearance for the carrying of external ordnance. This fighter-bomber variant of the Vampire was capable of carrying up to 2000 lbs of bombs or 60 lb rockets, and went on to equip 40 squadrons within the RAF as well as being the first RAF jets to operate in the Far East. The Vampire FB.Mk.5 was used operationally in ground attack missions against insurgents in Malaya until it was replaced by the Venom in 1953. The FB.Mk.5 was also used as the basis for the Royal Navy's Sea Vampire F.Mk.20 which, fitted with an arrestor hook, long travel landing gear and larger wing flaps, entered service with the Fleet Air Arm in June 1949. A popular export fighter, just under 3300 Vampires were built - many under license overseas.
 == Media ==

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 == Media ==
 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-{{Youtube-gallery|rpvKhy22Erc|'''The Shooting Range #85''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 08:59 discusses the Vampire FB 5.|ghlDnZShfzE|'''War Thunder Dogfights: Me 262 vs Vampire FB 5''' Video showcasing a Vampire performing a successful reversal against a Me 262}}
 == See also ==
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 <!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''-->

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 520 || 520 || 300 || ~10 || ~5
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} ||496||464|| 300 || ~10 || ~5
 |-
 |}
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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.''