Vampire FB 52A - Revision history

U22067555: Added M.C. Mk.I bombs

2024-11-24T14:09:30Z

Added M.C. Mk.I bombs

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2024-03-16T12:32:27Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U38088265: /* Description */

2023-04-08T20:45:12Z

‎Description

U31139476: /* Description */ Added Description

2023-04-04T22:59:08Z

‎Description: Added Description

U44629479: Corrected About template

2023-01-25T18:13:53Z

Corrected About template

U44629479: /* Suspended armament */ Edits

2022-03-25T04:15:13Z

‎Suspended armament: Edits

U38088265: /* Engine performance */

2021-10-17T11:33:02Z

‎Engine performance

U44629479: /* Media */ Added Shooting Range episode

2021-08-22T16:41:18Z

‎Media: Added Shooting Range episode

U44629479: /* Media */ Added skin + video

2021-08-12T12:04:15Z

‎Media: Added skin + video

U13682523: /* Details */ Corrected flap rip speed

2021-02-18T17:43:40Z

‎Details: Corrected flap rip speed

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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.'' -->After the Second World War, in 1946 the Kingdom of Italy became a democracy (the Italian Republic), between the 1950s and 1960s a big step in aviation took place due to the simple fact that jet aircraft began to enter service in several nations, replacing propeller-driven aircraft (not completely), in Italy the first aircraft to be acquired were the Vampire F.3 and then later Vampire FB.5 and eventually 51 Vampire FB.52A always purchased from Great Britain, the FB.52A variants in particular had a new Goblin 3 engine that offered 1.1 kN/112 kgf of thrust, i.e. more powerful than the Goblin 2, after the delivery of the 51 Vampire FB.52A, Italy began to produce them locally by FIAT and Macchi building 195 units, in 1960 they were decommissioned and replaced by the [[F-84G-21-RE (Italy)|F-84G Thunderjet]].
+<!-- ''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.'' -->
-In Game the Vampire FB.52A introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"|1.91 "Night Vision" update]], is a good fighter for turn fight thanks to its maneuverability at low speed, giving it the advantage over most enemy fighters, even if it has a more powerful engine it struggles to accelerate so it is advisable to take off and take the whole runway to have some extra speed, the four Hispano V can severely damage enemy aircraft, it can also be used in ground RB to shoot down armored vehicles with the little bit of armament suspended.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]], the Vampire FB.52A is a good fighter for turn fighting thanks to its manoeuvrability at low speed, giving it the advantage over most enemy jets. Even if it has a more powerful engine, it struggles to accelerate. The four Hispano Mk.V cannons can severely damage enemy aircraft, it can also be used in ground RB to destroy armoured vehicles with the light suspended armaments.
 == 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.'' -->
+<!-- ''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.'' -->After the Second World War, in 1946 the Kingdom of Italy became a democracy (the Italian Republic), between the 1950s and 1960s a big step in aviation took place due to the simple fact that jet aircraft began to enter service in several nations, replacing propeller-driven aircraft (not completely), in Italy the first aircraft to be acquired were the Vampire F.3 and then later Vampire FB.5 and eventually 51 Vampire FB.52A always purchased from Great Britain, the FB.52A variants in particular had a new Goblin 3 engine that offered 1.1 kN/112 kgf of thrust, i.e. more powerful than the Goblin 2, after the delivery of the 51 Vampire FB.52A, Italy began to produce them locally by FIAT and Macchi building 195 units, in 1960 they were decommissioned and replaced by the [[F-84G-21-RE (Italy)|F-84G Thunderjet]].
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]. It is the first jet in the Italian tree's export fighter line, and is placed after the [[Re.2005 serie 0]]. It is followed by the rank VI fighter, the [[CL-13 Mk.4]]. The Vampire FB 52A is an export version of the British Vampire FB 6, itself an upgraded version of the [[Vampire FB 5]] with an improved engine.
 == General info ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=vampire_fb52a_italy Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 {{About
 | about = Italian jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 | usage = other versions
-| link-1 = Vampire FB 5
+| link = Vampire (Family)
 }}
 {{Specs-Card

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 |-
 ! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
-! colspan="2" | Empty mass || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
+! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
 |-
-| colspan="2" | de Havilland Goblin 3 ||  1
+| colspan="2" | de Havilland Goblin 3 || 1
-| colspan="2" | 3,385 kg || colspan="3" | 191 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
+| colspan="2" | 3,502 kg || colspan="3" | 195 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
 |-
 ! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
-! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br />Weight
+! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight
 |-
 ! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
-! 11m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 39m fuel
+! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel
 |-
 | 705 kg || colspan="2" | Centrifugal-flow turbojet
-| 3,754 kg || 4,034 kg || 4,345 kg || 4,625 kg || 5,606 kg
+| 3,866 kg || 4,179 kg || 4,517 kg || 4,715 kg || 5,606 kg
 |-
-! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
+! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
 ! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
 |-
 ! Condition || 100% || WEP
-! 11m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 39m fuel || MTOW
+! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 35m fuel || MTOW
 |-
 | ''Stationary'' || 1,410 kgf || N/A
-| 0.38 || 0.35 || 0.32 || 0.30 || 0.25
+| 0.36 || 0.34 || 0.31 || 0.30 || 0.25
 |-
-| ''Optimal'' || 1,410 kgf<br />(0 km/h) || N/A
+| ''Optimal'' || 1,410 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A
-| 0.38 || 0.35 || 0.32 || 0.30 || 0.25
+| 0.36 || 0.34 || 0.31 || 0.30 || 0.25
 |-
 |}
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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).'' -->
 The de Havilland Vampire was an early British jet fighter. Its development began in 1941 and the design boasted several novel features. It was powered by a single turbojet engine in contrast to the twin engined [[Meteor (Family)|Gloster Meteor]] due to the availability of more powerful engines; most production Vampires were powered by the Goblin engine, also manufactured by the de Havilland company. The twin-boom tail design allowed the fuselage to be kept short, reducing the length of the jet pipe and maximizing the amount of effective thrust by minimizing energy losses from friction. The air intakes were also located in the wing roots as opposed to directly in front of the engine. The fuselage was largely constructed of balsa wood as on the [[Mosquito (Family)|de Havilland Mosquito]]. While the Vampire first flew only months after the Meteor in 1943, it arrived too late to see combat in World War II. In Royal Air Force service, the initial Vampire F.1 variant replaced propeller fighters. Later fighter-bomber versions under the "FB" designation were capable of serving ground attack roles, leaving air defence to the better suited Meteor. While the Vampire was not an impressive jet aircraft in terms of speed, climb rate, or range, it was agile and easy to handle. It would ultimately equip 33 air forces over more than 30 years of service. The RAF retired the Vampire from combat roles in 1954 but retained the trainer variants until 1971. The design was developed further into the [[Venom FB.4|de Havilland Venom]], which had a new engine and wing.

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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|zn2uhgI2PPg|'''Best twin-boom aircraft''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 05:18 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|KdwQodKUuQM|'''This is One Fun Jet!''' - ''WhooptieDo''|LVeioHQqecU|'''When Italians get their hands on [sic] British jet''' - ''HowToPlay1337''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|x0hdzQKCiFE|'''The Shooting Range #266''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:26 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.|zn2uhgI2PPg|'''Best twin-boom aircraft''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 05:18 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|KdwQodKUuQM|'''This is One Fun Jet!''' - ''WhooptieDo''|LVeioHQqecU|'''When Italians get their hands on [sic] British jet''' - ''HowToPlay1337''}}
 == See also ==

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 <!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
-'''Skins:'''
+;Skins
-* Skins for the Vampire FB 52A are available on [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=italy&vehicleType=aircraft&vehicleClass=fighter&vehicle=vampire_fb52a_italy WT Live].
+;Videos
+{{Youtube-gallery|zn2uhgI2PPg|'''Best twin-boom aircraft''' discusses the {{PAGENAME}} at 05:18 - ''War Thunder Official Channel''|KdwQodKUuQM|'''This is One Fun Jet!''' - ''WhooptieDo''|LVeioHQqecU|'''When Italians get their hands on [sic] British jet''' - ''HowToPlay1337''}}
 == 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 !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 520 || 520 || 300 || ~10 || ~5
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 496 || 464 || 300 || ~10 || ~5
 |-
 |}