Tornado F.3

Tornado F.3

Lightning F.6

Tornado F.3 Late

Tornado F.3

Lightning F.6

Tornado F.3 Late

Britain

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.0	12.0	12.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

Description

The Tornado F.3 is a rank VIII British jet fighter with a battle rating of 12.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Sky Guardians".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 11 582 m2 308 km/h

Turn time28 s

Max altitude13 000 m

EngineTurbo-Union RB199-34R Mk.104

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight0 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 _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	13000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
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	0	___	___	___	~__	~__

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

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ 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

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear0 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 costBasic → Reference

AB2 712 → 4 097

RB7 974 → 12 048

SB9 323 → 14 087

Total cost of modifications306 000

466 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 320 / 540 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 New boosters Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Engine Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670	Fuselage repair Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 Airframe Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Wings repair Research: 26 000 Cost: 40 000 690 Cover Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670	Flares/Chaff Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 bk_27_belt_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 Flares/Chaff BOL Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 G-suit Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 AIM-9L Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 bk_27_new_gun Research: 26 000 Cost: 40 000 690 Skyflash Research: 26 000 Cost: 40 000 690 EFS Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670 Skyflash SuperTEMP Research: 25 000 Cost: 38 000 670

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Tornado F.3 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 27 mm Mauser BK27 cannon, chin-mounted (180 rpg)
  • 1 x 27 mm Mauser BK27 cannon + 32 x large calibre countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Tornado F.3 can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• 2 x 330 gal drop tanks
• 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles
• 4 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles + 320 x countermeasures
• 4 x Skyflash missiles
• 4 x Skyflash SuperTEMP missiles

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5
AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles	1, 2 *				1, 2 *
Skyflash missiles			4
Skyflash SuperTEMP missiles			4
Countermeasures	160 *				160 *
330 gal drop tanks		1		1
* Countermeasures can be carried with Sidewinder missiles on the same hardpoint

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has a lot of Counter-Measures
• can carry 8 good missiles at once

Cons:

• Cant turn
• Loses energy quickly in a turn
• Radar struggles
• sluggish
• Useless in Ground battle
• No bombs or rocket for air to ground work
• Only one cannon will limited ammo
• Very fuel thirsty
• Stock grind can be very unpleasant

History

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Media

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See also

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