F-6C-10-NA

F-6C-10-NA

F-6C-10-NA

France

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	4.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The F-6C-10-NA is a premium gift rank III French fighter with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB) and 4.0 (SB). It was introduced during Update "Wind of Change" as reward for Battle Pass: Season VII, "Armoured Elephant".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 7 300 m708 km/h

Turn time21 s

Max altitude12 800 m

EnginePackard V-1650-7

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight5 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 7,300 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	684	665	12800	22.0	22.7	12.9	12.9	300
Upgraded	734	708		20.5	21.0	20.2	16.2

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
853	287	676	676	433	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 300	< 550	> 400

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear287 km/h

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.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB792

RB2 195

SB2 134

Crew training10 000

Experts67 000

Aces400

Research Aces570 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 60 / 150 / 350 %

2 × 136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	bmg50_belt_pack bmg50_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun

Ammunition1 260 rounds

Fire rate750 shots/min

The F-6C-10-NA is armed with:

• 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (280 rpg outer + 350 rpg inner = 1,260 total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

The overheating issue of the plane can be completely negated with use of manual engine controls. Note that due to its use of the Meredith effect, the radiator of the F-6C-10-NA produces almost no drag regardless of how wide it is opened.

• Set the propeller pitch to 90-95%
• Set the water radiator to 100% and oil cooler to 80%. Both can be reduced as you climb to higher altitudes

Pros and cons

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History

The F-6 is a Photo Reconnaissance modification of the P-51A, P-51B, P-51C, P-51D & P-51K. The Exact number of converted P-51's is not known

Other Members of this Family Include the F-6B-NA (35 Converted P-51A), F-6C-NT (Unknown Number of Conveted P-51C) , F-6D-NA/NT (283 Converted P-51D), and the F-6K-NT (163 Conveted P-51K)

In-Game, the F-6C-NA is a P-51B-10-NA modified with a Malcolm Hood, which balloons outwards and increases both headroom & side visibility. The Malcolm hood was used mostly by the RAF and there Mustang III's, though American use of the Malcolm hood did occur, the majority remained with the original Canopy design.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the F-6C-10-NA from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Battle Pass: Armoured Elephant discusses the F-6C-10-NA at 01:52 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Related development

• P-51 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: F-6C-10-NT