Harrier GR.7

This page is about the premium British strike aircraft Harrier GR.7. For other versions, see Harrier (Family).

Harrier GR.7

Jaguar GR.1A

Harrier GR.7

Jaguar GR.1A

Britain

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
13.0	12.3	12.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Naval aircraft

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

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Description

The Harrier GR.7 is a rank VIII British strike aircraft with a battle rating of 13.0 (AB) and 12.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

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

Max speed

at 0 m1 125 km/h

Turn time30 s

Max altitude12 192 m

EngineRolls-Royce Pegasus Mk.105

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

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	1,116	1,110	12192	30.4	30.9	70.8	70.8	550
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	648	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Pegasus Mk.105		1	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear648 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 043 → 4 424

RB7 951 → 11 560

SB10 501 → 15 268

Total cost of modifications324 600

499 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 310 / 600 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 New boosters Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 Wings repair Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 Engine Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 740	Fuselage repair Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 Airframe Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 G-suit Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 Cover Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 740	Mk.N1 540lb Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 aden_25_belt_pack Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 TIALD Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 LAU-5003 B/A Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 Flares/Chaff Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 Mk.10 1000lb Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 aden_25_new_gun Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 aden_25_new_gun Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 GBU-12 Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 Matra SNEB Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 40px AGM-65D Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 40px AGM-65E Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 Mk.13/18 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 AIM-9L Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 Flares/Chaff BOL Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 40px AGM-65G Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 740 EFS Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 740 GBU-24 Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 740 AIM-9M Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 740

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Harrier GR.7 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • Without offensive armament
  • 60 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Harrier GR.7 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 25 mm ADEN 25 cannon
• 4 x 546 kg Mk.13 guided bombs (2,184 kg total)
• 2 x 2000 lbs GBU-24 Paveway III guided bombs (4,000 lbs total)
• 6 x 295 kg GBU-12 Paveway II guided bombs (1,770 kg total)
• 2 x 500 lbs H.E. M.C. Mk.II bombs (1,000 lbs total)
• 114 x CRV7 M247 rockets
• 108 x SNEB type 23 rockets
• 5 x 1000 lbs H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (5,000 lbs total)
• 4 x AGM-65D air-to-ground missiles
• 2 x AIM-9L Sparrow
• 4 x AIM-9L Sparrow
• 4 x AIM-9L Sparrow + 640 x Countermeasures

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
500 lbs H.E. M.C. Mk.II bombs	1										1
1000 lbs H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs		1		1		1		1		1
546 kg Mk.13 guided bombs		1*		1*				1*		1*
295 kg GBU-12 Paveway II guided bombs	1*	1*		1*				1*		1*	1*
2000 lbs GBU-24 Paveway III guided bombs				1*				1*
AIM-9L Sparrow	1**		1**						1**		1**
SNEB type 23 rockets	18	18		18				18		18	18
CRV7 M247 rockets	19	19		19				19		19	19
AGM-65D		1		1				1		1
25 mm ADEN 25 cannon					1		1
TIALD							1*
* The TIALD pod must be carried when equipping guided bombs
** The AIM-9L Sparrows can be mounted with 160 x per hardpoint countermeasure pods

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• It has more countermeasures than any other aircraft in the game, at 700 if all four BOL rails are equipped (the A-10 has 480, with all others having less than 300)
  • Even if only two BOL rails are equipped the amount of countermeasures is still very impressive at 380
• Can carry up to four very effective AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles
• Dedicated missile pylons ensure you can always carry at least two AIM-9Ls without sacrificing any ground attack ordnance
• Has built in target tracker and FLIR even without targeting pod
• Has pilot night vision
• ADEN 25 cannons have very high rate of fire and velocity
• Access to a very diverse range of ground attack ordnance including 500 lb, 1,000 lb and 2,000 lb laser guided bombs and AGM-65D Mavericks
• Can carry six laser guided bombs at the same time
• TIALD pod (which has far better zoom and resolution than the missile seeker) can be used to lock AGM-65Ds onto targets.

Cons:

• The exceptional rate of fire and low ammo count of the gun pods gives you very limited trigger time before running out of ammo
• Stock belts have no tracer rounds making it hard to learn the unique ballistics of the ADEN 25.
• No radar
• TIALD targeting pod cannot be carried alongside gun pods
• Subsonic
• Engine overheats if used at 100% or WEP - about 90-95% throttle is the most you can use for extended periods of time (depending on map temperature)
• Limited WEP time
• Lower top speed than first generation Harriers

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Harrier GR.7: Next Gen Jump Jet

British Aerospace plc
Strike Aircraft	Harrier GR.7 · Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e) · Sea Harrier FRS.1 · Sea Harrier FA 2
See also	British Aircraft Corporation · Hawker Aircraft Limited