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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
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The Cl.13 Mk.4 is a rank VI Italian jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 8.7 (RB). It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight performance ===
 
=== Flight performance ===
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The vehicle itself has some characteristics of flight.
  
 
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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The plane isn't the best at survivability due to having very few armor around the cockpit, but it does have strong spots as well, such as a 38 mm bullet proof glass which can save you from some head-ons.
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[[File:CL-13 Mk.4 Italy.jpg|thumb|The CL-13 Mk.4's armor and bullet proof glasses]]
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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It is armed with 6x American 12.7 mm (50 caliber) browning machine guns with 300 rounds each, carrying a total of 1800 rounds of ammunition.
  
 
=== Suspended armament ===
 
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''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.''
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-16x HVaR Rockets FRC Mk.2
  
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=== Defensive armament ===
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-2x FLBC Mk.1 1000 lb bombs
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''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available, remove this subsection.''
 
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The CL-13 Mk.4 is rather a different Sabre to play, as well as difficult, since at battle rating 8.7 ,the armament on board is not the most effective at your disposal, so the gameplay CL-13 Mk.4 is better used as a support-fighter role, because even if you might not have the armament for head-ons, you can always count on your teammates in a good ol' fashioned bait.
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But of course, it has some pros and cons
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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The CL-13 Mk.4 is not like any other Sabre in the game, and as any other F-86 within the game, they all have their pros and cons.
  
 
'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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-Decent Speed for it's Tier (Rank VI)
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-A magnificent roll rate
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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-The General Electric J47-GE-13 engine produces minor thrust than any other Sabre, including the A-5
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-Weak armament
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-Prone to overload crashing
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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The CL-13 Mk.4 was not the most popular CL-13 of the Canadair Sabre line, since only 438 were produced, and 428 were given to the RAF, none of them saw actual combat.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2kzJU8vREc&t=206s]CL-13 Mk.4 vidoe by FallFire
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''-->
 
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;Related development
 
;Related development
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* Canadair [[F-86 (Family)|Sabre]] (those Sabres manufactured with the designator "CL")
 
* Canadair [[F-86 (Family)|Sabre]] (those Sabres manufactured with the designator "CL")
 
* North American [[F-86 (Family)|F-86A/F]]
 
* North American [[F-86 (Family)|F-86A/F]]
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the aircraft;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the aircraft;''

Revision as of 02:45, 21 January 2020

CL-13 Mk.4
f-86_cl_13_mk4_italy.png
CL-13 Mk.4
Italy flag.png Italy
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.0 8.3 9.0
Class:
Research:120 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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This page is about the Italian jet fighter CL-13 Mk.4. For other uses, see F-86 (Family).

Description

GarageImage CL-13 Mk.4.jpg


The Cl.13 Mk.4 is a rank VI Italian jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 8.7 (RB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

The vehicle itself has some characteristics of flight.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 0 m - at sea level) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ???  ??? 14000 25.4 25.9 39.9 36.4 650
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 0 m - at sea level) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
1120 1114 14000 25.1 27.5 43.5 47.8 650

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flaps
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
1193 380 620 ~11 ~6
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 850 < 600 < 650 N/A
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
0 m 2,790 kgf N/A

Survivability and armour

The plane isn't the best at survivability due to having very few armor around the cockpit, but it does have strong spots as well, such as a 38 mm bullet proof glass which can save you from some head-ons.

The CL-13 Mk.4's armor and bullet proof glasses

Armaments

Offensive armament

It is armed with 6x American 12.7 mm (50 caliber) browning machine guns with 300 rounds each, carrying a total of 1800 rounds of ammunition.

Suspended armament

-16x HVaR Rockets FRC Mk.2

-2x FLBC Mk.1 1000 lb bombs

Usage in battles

The CL-13 Mk.4 is rather a different Sabre to play, as well as difficult, since at battle rating 8.7 ,the armament on board is not the most effective at your disposal, so the gameplay CL-13 Mk.4 is better used as a support-fighter role, because even if you might not have the armament for head-ons, you can always count on your teammates in a good ol' fashioned bait.

But of course, it has some pros and cons

Pros and cons

The CL-13 Mk.4 is not like any other Sabre in the game, and as any other F-86 within the game, they all have their pros and cons.

Pros:

-Decent Speed for it's Tier (Rank VI)

-A magnificent roll rate

Cons:

-The General Electric J47-GE-13 engine produces minor thrust than any other Sabre, including the A-5

-Weak armament

-Prone to overload crashing

History

The CL-13 Mk.4 was not the most popular CL-13 of the Canadair Sabre line, since only 438 were produced, and 428 were given to the RAF, none of them saw actual combat.

Media

[1]CL-13 Mk.4 vidoe by FallFire

See also

Related development
  • Canadair Sabre (those Sabres manufactured with the designator "CL")
  • North American F-86A/F
  • North American F-86D Sabre
  • North American F-100 Super Sabre
  • North American FJ-4 Fury
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the aircraft;
  • other literature.


Canadair Limited
Fighters  ▄CL-13 Mk.4* · ◄CL-13A Mk 5* · ◄CL-13B Mk.6*
  * These aircraft were license-built from North American Aviation who developed and built the F-86 Sabre fighter.

Italy jet aircraft
Aerfer  Sagittario 2 · Ariete
Fiat  G.91 pre-serie · G.91 R/1 · G.91 R/4 (Portugal) · G.91 Y · G.91 YS
AMX International  AMX · AMX A-1A (Brazil)
Panavia  Tornado ADV · ▄Tornado IDS · ▄Tornado IDS (1995)
  Foreign:
Vampire  Vampire FB 52A
F-84  ▄F-84F · ▄F-84G-21-RE
F-86  CL-13 Mk.4 · ▄F-86K
F-104  ▄F-104G · F-104S · ▄F-104S TAF (Turkey) · F-104S.ASA
F-16  ▄F-16A ADF
AV-8  ▄AV-8B Plus
Hungary 
Mikoyan-Gurevich  ◔MiG-15bis · ◔MiG-17PF · ◔MiG-21MF · ◔MiG-21bis-SAU · ◔MiG-23MF · ◔MiG-29
Ilyushin  ◔IL-28
Sukhoi  ◔Su-22M3
Saab  ◔JAS39EBS HU C

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