F-16A ADF (Italy)

▄F-16A ADF

▄F-16A ADF

Description

The ▄F-16A Block 15 ADF Fighting Falcon is a rank Italian jet fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

The representation of the rented F-16A ADF from USAF for Italian Air Force; aside from the roundel on the aircraft, the jet performs exactly like its American counterpart and it ensured the air-combat capability of Italy with some of the most advanced missiles in game, as well as advanced avionics and maneuverability.

General info

Flight performance

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 _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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	+	-
		___	___	___	~__	~__

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

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220		1	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
1470 kg	Jet		_,___ 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	6070 kgf	8570 kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The F-16A ADF (Italy) is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, wing root-mounted (512 rpg)
  • 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon + 60 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The F-16A ADF (Italy) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• 1 x 300 gal drop tank
• 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles
• 6 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x AIM-7M Sparrow missiles

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
AIM-7M Sparrow missiles			1		1
AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles	1	1	1		1	1	1
300 gal drop tanks				1

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

Cons:

History

As the delayed introduction of the joint-developed Eurofighter and dire demand for a replacement of the aging F-104S fleet of the Italian Air Force, they rented 10 Tornado ADV (F.3) from RAF in 1993 with a decade long service since Italy also operated quantities of the IDS variant. The delay continued while the end of agreement for those ADVs approached, Italy sought for an air-defense fighter alternative and placeholders from US in 2001; the agreement was signed on 15th March and these 34 jets (30 single-seaters; a twin-seater and 3 earlier blocks) were first refurbished in US then delivered to the Italy Air Force as the Peace Caesar program.

As the first decade went by relatively peaceful and the eventual commission of Eurofighters for Italy, the remaining F-16A ADFs which were not written-off during service were then returned to USAF for mostly target practice purpose as the QF-16 variant.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

The F-16 family

• F-16A and F-16A Netz: Block 10 variants with ground attack capabilities
• F-16A ADF: Block 15 of US ANG (Air National Guard) before they were leased to Italy
• F-16A MLU: so-called Block 20 dedicated to ROCAF with both aerial combat and ground attack capabilities

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.

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Aerfer	Sagittario 2 · Ariete
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AMX International	AMX · AMX A-1A (Brazil)
Panavia	Tornado ADV · ▄Tornado IDS · ▄Tornado IDS (1995)
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F-16	▄F-16A ADF
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Mikoyan-Gurevich	◔MiG-15bis · ◔MiG-17PF · ◔MiG-21MF · ◔MiG-21bis-SAU · ◔MiG-23MF · ◔MiG-29
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