Tornado GR.4

This page is about the British strike aircraft Tornado GR.4. For other versions, see Tornado (Family).

Tornado GR.4

Tornado GR.1

Tornado GR.4

Tornado GR.1

Britain

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
12.3	12.3	12.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:420 000

Purchase:1 120 000

Description

The Tornado GR.4 is a rank VIII British strike aircraft with a battle rating of 12.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Firebirds".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 11 582 m2 005 km/h

Turn time29 s

Max altitude13 000 m

EngineTurbo-Union RB199-34R Mk.103

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	Drag 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

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 764 → 5 687

RB8 444 → 12 758

SB11 658 → 17 615

Total cost of modifications320 000

488 000

Talisman cost3 300

Crew training320 000

Experts1 120 000

Aces3 800

Research Aces1 430 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

80 / 290 / 530 %

262 / 262 / 262 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 New boosters Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 450 Wings repair Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 Engine Research: 21 000 Cost: 32 000 790	Fuselage repair Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 G-suit Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 450 Airframe Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 450 Cover Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 EFS Research: 21 000 Cost: 32 000 790	bk_27_belt_pack Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 1000 LB Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 Flares/Chaff Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 LITENING III Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 450 Paveway IV Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 450 MAW Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 450 bk_27_new_gun Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 Mk.13/18 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 PGM 500 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 AIM-9M Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 490 EGBU-24 Research: 21 000 Cost: 32 000 790 PGM 2000 Research: 21 000 Cost: 32 000 790 40px Brimstone (SAL) Research: 21 000 Cost: 32 000 790

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Tornado GR.4 is armed with:

• 1 x 27 mm Mauser BK27 cannon, cheek-mounted (180 rpg)

Suspended armament

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Default weapon presets

56 x large calibre countermeasures + 1,200 x large calibre chaff + 4 x 1,000 lb G.P. Mk.I bombs + 2 x 330 gal drop tanks + 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles (4,000 lb total) 56 x large calibre countermeasures + 1,200 x large calibre chaff 480 x countermeasures 9 x Brimstone missiles 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles 2 x AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles 6 x 277 kg Paveway IV bombs (1,662 kg total) 5 x 546 kg Mk.13 bombs (2,730 kg total) 1 x 2,380 lb EGBU-24B Paveway III bomb (2,380 lb total) 7 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (7,000 lb total) 7 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (7,000 lb total) 12 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 bombs (12,000 lb total) 12 x 1,000 lb H.E. M.C. Mk.13 No.117 bombs (12,000 lb total) 12 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (12,000 lb total) 4 x 1,000 lb G.P. Mk.I bombs (4,000 lb total) 4 x 404 kg PGM 500/3 bombs (1,616 kg total) 3 x 1,060 kg PGM 2000/3 bombs (3,180 kg total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Tornado GR.4: Tenacious Tonka