A32A

This page is about the Swedish jet fighter A32A. For the other version, see J32B.

A32A

A29B

AJ37

A32A

A29B

AJ37

Sweden

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.0	9.0	9.0

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:220 000

Purchase:620 000

Description

The A32A is a rank VI Swedish jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

The A32A "Lansen" was designed and developed by the Swedish company SAAB. The development began in 1948 and it first flew in 1952. Deliveries to the Swedish air force, Flygvapnet, began in 1954. In Flygvapnet it was used as a ground-attack aircraft, being able to carry a large array of different bombs and unguided rockets as well as four 20 mm Akan m/49 canons. It remained in service until 1978 but never saw use in combat. Powered by a license-built Rolls Royce Avon engine, locally designated the RM5, it was able to break the speed of sound in a dive, thus becoming the first Swedish aircraft to fly faster than the speed of sound.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

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

Max speed

at 0 m1 094 km/h

Turn time34 s

Max altitude12 500 m

EngineSvenska Flygmotor RM5A

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 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	1,088	1,084	12500	34.6	35.6	44.8	42.0	900
Upgraded	_,___	_,___		__._	__._	__._	__._

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	+	-
1160	450	550	550	320	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 850	< 600	< 600	> N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic Mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Svenska Flygmotor RM5A		1	8,322 kg		297 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		14m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	46m fuel
1,350 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		9,163 kg	9,523 kg	10,123 kg	11,084 kg	13,500 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	14m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	46m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	3,424 kgf	4,633 kgf	0.51	0.49	0.46	0.42	0.34
Optimal	3,424 kgf (0 km/h)	4,899 kgf (1,000 km/h)	0.53	0.51	0.48	0.44	0.36

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

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

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural1 160 km/h

Gear450 km/h

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 944 → 4 192

RB8 765 → 12 481

SB9 894 → 14 089

Total cost of modifications194 600

305 000

Talisman cost2 700

Crew training175 000

Experts620 000

Aces2 600

Research Aces1 010 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

120 / 330 / 600 %

226 / 226 / 226 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 270 Airframe Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 460 Compressor Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 460 Wings repair Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 340 Engine Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 340 Cover Research: 21 000 Cost: 33 000 880		Chaff Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 270 akan_m47_belt_pack Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 270 m/61 Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 270 m/49B Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 270 m/58 Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 270 m/40(250) Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 460 m/51 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 460 G-suit Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 340 akan_m47_new_gun Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 340 m/41 Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 340 m/49 Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 340 EFS Research: 21 000 Cost: 33 000 880 m/50(600) Research: 21 000 Cost: 33 000 880

Armaments

Offensive armament

The A32A is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Akan m/49 cannons, nose-mounted (90 rpg = 360 total)

Suspended armament

The A32A can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 12 x 120 kg sb m/61 bombs (1,440 kg total)
• 5 x 250 kg mb m/50 bombs (1,250 kg total)
• 3 x 500 kg mb m/56 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 3 x 600 kg mb m/50 bombs (1,800 kg total)
• 24 x psrak m/49A rockets
• 24 x srak m/51 rockets
• 12 x hprak m/49 rockets

Usage in battles

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Mastering trigger control is crucial for aircraft with low ammo count, particularly those with 60-round drums. The A32A only has 90 RPG which is still very low. An interesting way to practive trigger discipline is to bind the keys for firing (usually RMB) and bailing out (usually J) together. This way you are forced to fire short bursts for no more than 3 seconds each time, or you will be bailed out. This can be very effective as short bursts within 3 seconds long are generally enough to cripple if not destroy a target, and the price for shooting longer than that is losing the chance to keep fighting, which is a lesson one will not want to learn. 

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good climb rate
• Fast top speed
• Has 4 powerful nose-mounted cannons with high rate of fire, giving good one-second burst mass
• Good roll rate
• Fowler flap design provides excellent lift at low speeds
• Has a wide range of bombs and rockets loadouts, beneficial in tank RB
• Has decent pilot protection & airframe endurance

Cons:

• Mediocre manoeuvrability, almost every opponent it faces can out-manoeuvre it
• Very inefficient airbrake design that requires high angle-of-attack or aggressive banking to slow down
• Large target making it easy to get hit
• High rate of fire with low ammo count (90 RPG), ammunition will deplete very quickly, strict trigger control required
• Can be difficult to land as landing flaps rip at 300 km/h

History

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Media

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See also

• J32B - Fighter variant of the aircraft.

External links

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Swedish Aeroplane Company Ltd. (SAAB)
	Pre-SAAB: SA / ASJA
SA 'Jaktfalken'	J6B
SAAB 17	B17A · B17B · S17BS
SAAB 18	B18A · B18B · T18B · T18B (57)
SAAB 21	J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 · J21RA · A21RB
SAAB 29 'Tunnan'	J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F
SAAB 32 'Lansen'	J32B · A32A · A32A Röd Adam
SAAB 35 'Draken'	J35A · J35D
SAAB 37 'Viggen'	JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 · AJ37 · AJS37
SAAB 39 'Gripen'	JAS39A · JAS39C
SAAB 105	SK60B · SAAB-105G
License Production	B3C (Ju 86K)
Export	SAAB-105OE · J35XS · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C

Sweden jet aircraft
Fighters	J21RA
	J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F
	J32B
	J34
	J35A · J35D
	JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21
	JAS39A · JAS39C
Strike aircraft	A21RB
	A32A · A32A Röd Adam
	A28B
	AJ37 · AJS37
	SK60B · SAAB-105G
Export	SAAB-105OE
Finland	▄Vampire FB 52A · ▄MiG-21bis · Saab J35XS