F-84G-31-RE (China)

This page is about the premium strike aircraft F-84G-31-RE (China). For other versions, see F-84 (Family).

␗F-84G-31-RE

␗F-84G-31-RE

China

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	7.7	8.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

Purchase:8 380

Description

The ␗F-84G-31-RE Thunderjet, known to ROCAF as the 雷霆式 (lit. the Thunderbolt type), was among one of the F-84G series delivered to ROCAF and also being the very last production straight wing F-84. These jets served ROCAF as the gap-filler before new jets were aided and during its 7 years of service, the G series scored a victory over MiGs which were considered to be undefeatable by F-84.

Introduced in Update "Sky Guardians", the jet is mostly identical to the early series of F-84G in ROCAF service other than the delivery and its "block number" at 31; while it might not fit the name of being a fighter due to its conservative designs and underpowered engine (in terms of later jet engines), the air-to-ground ordinances for the jet is rather valuable to the Chinese tech tree which PLAAF happened to lack such jets at its tier. With the premium boost of the jet, players can train themselves for jet ground-attack operations without the assistance of ballistic computers for future jets while earning extra research points and silver lions.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 0 m985 km/h

Turn time28 s

Max altitude12 500 m

EngineAllison J35-A-29

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight10 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	976	971	12500	29.0	30.4	30.8	29.2	3,000
Upgraded	994	985		27.2	28.0	42.1	36.2

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1044.75	320	527	499	350	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 530	< 600	< 690	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Allison J35-A-29		1	5,572 kg		284 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		8m fuel	20m fuel	27m fuel
1,050 kg	Axial-flow turbojet		5,963 kg	6,529 kg	6,875 kg	9,541 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	8m fuel	20m fuel	27m fuel	MGW
Stationary	2,300 kgf	-	0.39	0.35	0.33	0.24
Optimal	2,300 kgf (0 km/h)	-	0.39	0.35	0.33	0.24

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural1 045 km/h

Gear320 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 406

RB4 980

SB8 003

Crew training10 000

Experts550 000

Aces1 800

Research Aces1 550 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 130 / 290 / 600 %

2 × 202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair New boosters Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover G-suit		bmg50_belt_pack FRC mk.7 FSBC mk.1 FRC mk.7a FSBC mk.5 bmg50_new_gun FMBC mk.1 LFRC mk.12 FLBC mk.1

Armaments

Offensive armament

The F-84G-31-RE (China) is armed with:

• 4 x 12.7 mm M3 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (300 rpg = 1,200 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm M3 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (300 rpg = 600 total)

Suspended armament

The F-84G-31-RE (China) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs				1	1
250 lb AN-M57 bombs				1	1
500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs				1	1
1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs				1	1
HVAR rockets	6	3	3	4	4	3	3	6
Tiny Tim rockets				1	1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 900 kg

Default weapon presets
Without load 12 x HVAR rockets 32 x HVAR rockets 2 x Tiny Tim rockets 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total) 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total) 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total) 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total) 24 x HVAR rockets + 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Beginner-friendly centre-mounted machine guns with great trajectory, bullet velocity, and ammo count, unlike a MiG-15
• Has various bombs and rockets for ground attack
• Fast dive acceleration and speed
• Has a gyro gunsight

Cons:

• Poor turning ability and roll rate comparing to something like F-86
• Bleeds speed severely when manoeuvring
• Machine guns lack damage, requiring prolonged hits on target
• Mediocre acceleration
• Long takeoff distance

History

See also: F-84G-21-RE in ROCAF service

The delivery of this F-84G-31-RE was the No. 070 of the Thunder Tiger Aerobatics Team (雷虎特技小組) with a registration number of F-84070/52-8392, due to the lack of further records of this batches of F-84G from both USAF and ROCAF, the fate of this jet is unknown; but likely been decommissioned and scrapped by the last user of this jet.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the F-84G-31-RE (China) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• F-84 (Family)

External links

References

China premium aircraft
Fighters	␗A6M2 · D.510C · ␗F-47N-25-RE · H-81A-2 · Hawk III · ␗Ki-45 hei/tei · ␗Ki-84 ko · ␗P-51C-11-NT
Jet fighters	Shenyang F-5 · J-7D
Strike aircraft	A-5C · ␗F-84G-31-RE