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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic Mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
 
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| colspan="2" | General Electric J79-GE-17 || 2
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| colspan="2" | Pratt & Whitney J52-P-64A || 1
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| colspan="2" | 14,115 kg || colspan="2" | 406 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
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| 1,750 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
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| 1,750 kg || colspan="2" | Axial-Flow Dual-Spool
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| 15,919 kg || 18,626 kg || 19,979 kg || 24,000 kg
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! 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.}}
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel || MTOW
 
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| ''Stationary'' || 5,200 kgf || 8,008 kgf
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| ''Stationary'' || 3280 kgf || N/A
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| 1.01 || 0.86 || 0.80 || 0.67
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| N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A
 
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| ''Optimal'' || 5,200 kgf<br />(0 km/h) || 9,610 kgf<br />(1,200 km/h)
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| 1.21 || 1.03 || 0.96 || 0.80
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[[File:A-4E Early Amour in cockpit.png|alt=The pilot is surrounded in armour, except for the bubble canopy cockpit.|thumb|The only armour on the A-4E is found surrounding the cockpit, also with a sheet of bullet proof glass.]]
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=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 2.54 mm Steel x5 surrounding the cockpit.
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* 50 mm bullet proof glass behind of the cockpit gun sight.
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== Armaments ==
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=== Offensive armament ===
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<blockquote>''Main Article: [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (20 mm)|'''Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)''']]''</blockquote>''The A-4E Early is armed with:''
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* Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)
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The cannon fire rate requires <u>'''very'''</u> strict trigger discipline. No more than 1 second of firing or the guns will overheat.

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A-4E Early
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A-4E Early

Description

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The A-4E Skyhawk Early is a rank American jet attacker with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). This jet is one of the best attackers in the game along side with it's brother the A-4B Skyhawk.

General Info

Flight performance

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 0 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 1,067 1,057 37.9 39.0 29.4 26.7 899
Upgraded 1,097 1,083 35.7 37.0 51.0 48.3

Details

The wing slats on the A-4E extend in turns, losing energy, in exception for good turn time.
Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear Drogue chute
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X 
Limits
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
743 625 489 ~11 ~4
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator

Engine performance

Engine Aircraft mass
Engine name Number Basic Mass Wing loading (full fuel)
Pratt & Whitney J52-P-64A 1
Engine characteristics Mass with fuel (no weapons load) Max Takeoff
Weight
Weight (each) Type 8m fuel 20m fuel 26m fuel
1,750 kg Axial-Flow Dual-Spool kg kg kg kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition 100% WEP 8m fuel 20m fuel 26m fuel MTOW
Stationary 3280 kgf N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Optimal 3280 kgf (0 km/h) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
The pilot is surrounded in armour, except for the bubble canopy cockpit.
The only armour on the A-4E is found surrounding the cockpit, also with a sheet of bullet proof glass.

Survivability and armour

  • 2.54 mm Steel x5 surrounding the cockpit.
  • 50 mm bullet proof glass behind of the cockpit gun sight.

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main Article: Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)
The A-4E Early is armed with:
  • Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)

The cannon fire rate requires very strict trigger discipline. No more than 1 second of firing or the guns will overheat.

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