Venom FB.4 - Revision history

U22067555: Added M.C. Mk.I bombs

2024-11-24T14:12:50Z

Added M.C. Mk.I bombs

U38088265: /* Description */ Updated to new standard

2024-02-18T16:00:00Z

‎Description: Updated to new standard

U38088265: /* Details */

2022-11-30T15:22:46Z

‎Details

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

2022-10-19T22:46:59Z

‎In-game description: Reformatted

U44629479: Edits

2022-03-25T04:27:45Z

Edits

U44629479: /* Suspended armament */ Edits

2022-03-25T04:25:42Z

‎Suspended armament: Edits

U38088265: Edits

2021-10-15T20:52:31Z

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U73974712: /* Usage in battles */ - The venom does in fact rip its wings very easily. This is a common occurrence.

2021-04-28T21:15:30Z

‎Usage in battles: - The venom does in fact rip its wings very easily. This is a common occurrence.

U44629479: Edits

2021-02-22T15:10:36Z

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U13682523: /* Details */ Corrected flap rip speeds

2021-02-16T21:16:20Z

‎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:
 * Without load
 * 2 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 8 x RP-3 rockets
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} British jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.43]].
+In 1948, de Havilland began working on an improved development of their first jet aircraft, the [[Vampire FB 5|Vampire]]. While initially envisioned as the Vampire FB.8, a new Air Ministry specification was issued calling for an interim fast, manoeuvrable fighter-bomber that could bridge the gap between the Vampires and Meteors in RAF service and pioneering new designs such as the [[Hunter F.1|Hawker Hunter]] and [[Swift F.1|Supermarine Swift]]; thus, while visually similar to the preceding Vampire, an entirely new design was created and designated the '''Venom''', notably featuring the significantly more powerful de Havilland Ghost engine. The prototype took its first flight in September 1949, and the type entered operational service in 1952. The FB.4 variant was the last operated by the RAF, modified from the FB.1 to fit ejector seats, surface modifications, and hydraulically powered ailerons.
-Naturally, the Venom follows the basic principles of jet combat. It must keep its speed, turn when necessary, the pilot should avoid speed costly manoeuvres and prefer lag-displacement manoeuvres to any sort of deceleration manoeuvre, unless in critical situations in which the method of energy loss should never be shutting the engine off - instead, utilize the Venom's air brakes.
+Introduced in [[Update 1.43]], the Venom retains the great manoeuvrability of the Vampire, while also being equipped with a significantly more powerful engine, allowing it to fight more equally against common opponents in both energy and manoeuvrability-dependent situations. However, with the emergence of increasingly powerful opponents, some even equipped with afterburning engines, the Venom will tend to fall back on the same playstyle as the Vampire, maintaining its speed by default, but baiting, turning with, and gunning down lone enemies when the opportunity arises.
 == General info ==

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 498 || 469 || 320 || ~10 || ~5
+| 1,045 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 498 || 469 || 320 || ~10 || ~5
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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 DH112 Venom was a single engine jet fighter which entered service with the Royal Air Force in 1952. Initially developed as a private venture with plans for the export market, the Venom was a direct successor to the de Havilland Vampire and shared the earlier fighter's twin tail boom design and composite structure. However, the Venom was fitted with a more powerful de Havilland Ghost jet engine which had begun testing as early as 1944 and had a new, thinner wing. The aircraft was armed with four 20mm Hispano cannon and provisions for up to 2000 lbs of bombs or eight 60 lb rockets.
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 Although the Venom's performance built considerably on that of the Vampire it was still, in effect, a first generation jet fighter and was largely outperformed by contemporaries such as the F86 Sabre or MiG 15. The last RAF Venoms were retired in 1962, although export variants were also used by Sweden, Venezuela, Iraq, Australia and Switzerland – the final Swiss Venoms were not retired until 1983.
 == Media ==

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 == 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 ==

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 == Usage in battles ==
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-The Venom's play style should be a healthy mix of the two dominating ways of flying jet fighters. The Venom is a fast aircraft, and keeping it fast is important in order to keep up with enemies and to have enough energy to sustain manoeuvres - it should be noted that the Venom is impossible to rip from G's, at least without a very strong effort to do so, so the Venom is indeed a good high-speed performer. However, it does not best either the [[MiG-15bis]] or the [[F-86F-2]] in level flight. Therefore, speed alone cannot be relied on for fighting top-tier jets.
+The Venom's play style should be a healthy mix of the two dominating ways of flying jet fighters. The Venom is a fast aircraft, and keeping it fast is important in order to keep up with enemies and to have enough energy to sustain manoeuvres - so the Venom is indeed a good high-speed performer. However, it does not best either the [[MiG-15bis]] or the [[F-86F-2]] in level flight. Therefore, speed alone cannot be relied on for fighting top-tier jets.
 On the other hand, the impressive thrust-to-weight ratio of the Venom's engine means that pilots should use its sustained rate of climb as an advantage. When fighting Soviet opposition - mostly [[MiG-15]]s, the advantage in rate of climb falls in relevance, since that is one of the MiG's great trump cards. However, Venom pilots should always climb a bit instead of "mowing the lawn". 600 to 800 km/h is a good range of speed to climb into the battlefield, maintaining airspeed, yet gaining altitude and opening the range of opportunities to engage.
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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.''

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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:''
+''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:''
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 * [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/262865-de-havilland-venom-fb4/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
 {{AirManufacturer deHavilland}}
 {{Britain jet aircraft}}