Shahak

This page is about the Israeli jet fighter Shahak. For other versions, see Mirage III (Family).

Shahak

Sa'ar

Kfir C.7

Shahak

Sa'ar

Kfir C.7

Israel

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.0	10.0	10.3

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:260 000

Purchase:710 000

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Description

The Mirage IIICJ (Shahak) is a rank VII Israeli jet fighter with a battle rating of 10.0 (AB/RB) and 10.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

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

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 12 000 m2 160 km/h

Turn time28 s

Max altitude16 000 m

EngineSNECMA Atar 9B

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight11 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 12,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	2,084	2,042	16000	29.6	30.2	108.9	96.9	750
Upgraded	2,240	2,160		26.5	28.0	173.4	140.0

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,460	426	-	-	-	~12	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 920	< 750	< 650	-

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
SNECMA Atar 9B		1	6,340 kg		258 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		8m fuel	20m fuel	28m fuel
1,333 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		6,900 kg	7,673 kg	8,206 kg	10,950 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	8m fuel	20m fuel	28m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	4,230 kgf	6,090 kgf	0.88	0.79	0.74	0.56
Optimal	5,118 kgf (1,200 - 1,400 km/h)	8,253 kgf (1,400 km/h)	1.20	1.08	1.01	0.75

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear426 km/h

Due to the size of the Mirage IIICJ, its survivability is rather low. The large engine that covers almost half the length of your fuselage is very vulnerable to enemy fire. Any damage which will significantly decrease your power output and the massive wings will lose a large amount of lift when damaged.

The plane includes an RWR (radar warning receiver), which can be rather helpful.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 182 → 4 279

RB11 211 → 15 078

SB9 280 → 12 481

Total cost of modifications226 000

351 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

130 / 380 / 600 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 420 New boosters Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 360 Wings repair Research: 19 000 Cost: 30 000 530 Engine Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 500	Fuselage repair Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 420 Airframe Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 360 G-suit Research: 19 000 Cost: 30 000 530 Cover Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 500	aden_belt_pack Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 420 Type 25C Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 360 AIM-9D Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 360 aden_new_gun Research: 19 000 Cost: 30 000 530 Type 21B Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 500 Matra R530E Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 500

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Shahak is armed with:

• 2 x 30 mm DEFA 552A cannons, belly-mounted (125 rpg = 250 total)

Suspended armament

The Shahak can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles
• 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles
• 1 x Matra R530 missile
• 1 x Matra R530E missile
• 2 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (500 kg total)
• 2 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs (800 kg total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3
250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs		2
400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs		2
AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles	1		1
Matra R530 missiles		1
Matra R530E missiles		1
Shafrir 2 missiles	1		1

Usage in battles

In Air RB, it is recommended to climb and use your decent radar and Matra R530 SARH missiles against unsuspecting aircraft (such as Harriers, A-5C, F-5C, MiG-21S and more). The R530 missile has pretty good range and can hit opponents coming head-on even when launched from the maximum range (~12 km or 7.5 mi at ~5 km or ~3 mi altitude or more) while also being agile enough to hit targets that try to manoeuvre at higher altitudes.

The aircraft also comes with the Matra R530E which is the infrared variant of the R530. It can be used at medium range at high altitude (preferable side-on) but it will be a missile that you rarely use since you have access to two AIM-9D missiles that are superior to the 530E. The R530E could then be traded for bombs or the regular R530 which also has all-aspect capabilities.

There is also the Shafrir 2 IR missile which, despite featuring a caged seeker head, has great manoeuvrability as well as a long motor burn time. However, the missile has a relatively short range, and has difficulty hitting targets going the same speed as you at low altitude.

The AIM-9D is one of the longest-range missiles of the AIM-9 family, featuring a motor and aerodynamics almost identical to the AIM-9G/9H with an inferior seeker head and gimbal limits. It can effectively destroy aircraft 5-6 km rear aspect at ~5 km, ~3 mi altitude or more with the only drawback being that it is angled downwards with a caged seeker before launch making it slightly harder to use.

The aircraft itself features a powerful engine and a delta wing configuration which allow it to accelerate at a decent rate and have great maneuverability but the control surfaces become less responsive at higher altitudes.

In summary, a valid tactic is to start climbing at 20-25 degrees once you take off until you reach an altitude where your missiles can use their full range at the start of the battle, use your radar to lock on an enemy and fire your R530 missiles hopefully scoring a kill while avoiding sharp turns and doing your best to keep your speed high. Having high speed not only makes it harder for enemies to catch up to you or use their missiles to hit you, it also makes your missiles have an even longer range. Once you see that there are no more enemies at your altitude, there are most likely either a few running people on the enemy team left or there is a furball. In both cases you have the ability to sneak up on the enemy from your higher altitude and fire your missiles off scoring even more kills. One thing to keep in mind though is that the AIM-9D pulls too much lead when fired off from side-aspect so it will be easier to dodge.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Greatly manoeuvrable
• Good air-to-air missiles
• 30 mm DEFA cannons are deadly at close ranges

Cons:

• Bleeds speed fairly quickly in sharp turns
• No countermeasures (no flares or chaff)

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Shahak from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Mirage IIICJ: A Basic Review - Tims Variety

See also

Related development

• Mirage III (Family)

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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

Dassault Aviation
WW2*
Fighters	M.B.152C1 · M.B.157
Bombers	M.B.162 · M.B.174A-3 · M.B.175T
Jet Aircraft
M.D 450	M.D.450B Barougan · M.D.450B Ouragan
Mystère	M.D.452 IIA · M.D.452 IIC · Mystere IVA
Super Mystère	Super Mystere B2
Étendard	Etendard IVM
Super Étendard	Super Etendard
Alpha Jet	Alpha Jet E**
Mirage
Mirage III	Mirage IIIC · Mirage IIIE · Milan
Mirage V	Mirage 5F
Mirage F1	Mirage F1C · Mirage F1C-200 · Mirage F1CT
Mirage 2000	Mirage 2000-5F · Mirage 2000C-S4 · Mirage 2000C-S5 · Mirage 2000D-R1 · Mirage 2000D-RMV
Mirage 4000	Mirage 4000
Export
M.D 450	M.D.450B Ouragan
Mystere	Mystere IVA
Super Mystère	Sambad · Sa'ar***
Mirage	Shahak · ▄Mirage 5BA · ␗Mirage 2000-5Ei
	*The company was named "Société des Avions Marcel Bloch" before being renamed in 1947
	**Jointly manufactured with Dornier Flugzeugwerke
	***Israeli Super Mystère refitted with new avionics and an American engine
See also	SABCA

Israel jet aircraft
	Kfir Canard · Kfir C.2 · Kfir C.7 · Nesher
Britain
Meteor	Meteor NF.13 · Meteor F.8
France
Vautour	Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN
Super Mystere	Sambad · Sa'ar
Mirage III	Shahak
Other	M.D.450B Ouragan · Mystere IVA
USA
F-84	F-84F
A-4	A-4H · A-4E Early (M) · A-4E · Ayit
F-4	Kurnass · Kurnass 2000
F-15	Baz · Baz Meshupar · F-15I Ra’am
F-16	Netz · F-16C Barak II · F-16D Barak II