CL-13A Mk 5 (Germany)

◄CL-13A Mk 5

Me 163 B-0

◄CL-13B Mk.6

◄CL-13A Mk 5

Me 163 B-0

◄CL-13B Mk.6

Germany

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.7	9.0

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:135 000

Purchase:380 000

This page is about the German jet fighter CL-13A Mk 5 (Germany). For other variants, see F-86 (Family).

Description

The ◄CL-13A Sabre Mk 5 is a rank VI German jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB), 8.7 (RB), and 9.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.39.

General info

Flight performance

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	1,103	1,097	14700	24.5	25.7	39.9	36.4	650
Upgraded	1,123	1,114		23.7	24.0	59.8	49.3

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	+	-
0	350	620	620	350	~12	~6

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 850	< 600	< 650	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Empty mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Avro Canada Orenda 10		1	5,330 kg		235 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		7m fuel	20m fuel	24m fuel
1,160 kg	Axial-flow turbojet		5,716 kg	6,412 kg	6,626 kg	9,530 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (108%)
Condition	100%	WEP	7m fuel	20m fuel	24m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	2,818 kgf	N/A	0.49	0.44	0.43	0.30
Optimal	2,818 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.49	0.44	0.43	0.30

Survivability and armour

• 6.35 mm steel - in front of cockpit
• 12.7 mm steel - pilot's seat
• 20 mm steel - pilot's head rest
• 38 mm bulletproof glass - armoured windscreen
• Engine and fuel tanks take up most of fuselage
• More fuel tanks in wings

Armaments

Offensive armament

The CL-13A Mk 5 (Germany) is armed with:

• 6 x 12.7 mm M3 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (300 rpg = 1,800 total)

Suspended armament

The CL-13A Mk 5 (Germany) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 16 x HVAR rockets
• 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (2,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

Speed is everything. Reach around 1000 kph and then 10 to 20 degree climb then level out before dropping below 750 km/h IAS.

Watch out for planes like F-86F-2 Sabres and Hunters. These two you'll see the most and they will see you as a big threat since you pretty much out-perform them in every aspect. Destroy them before they pose any threat to you.

The CL-13's energy fighting capabilities outperform most if not all enemies of the same BR. Engagements should always occur on your terms, if you are in a bad situation make use of the Mk. 5's acceleration and roll rate to pull away if possible, then re-engage in an advantageous position.

The Mk.5's main pitfall is its lacklustre armament of six M3 machine guns. Often, sustained fire is the only way to down an enemy short of a pilot snipe. Snapshots will often result in a few hits and an enemy still very much in the fight. However, the high velocity and large ammo count makes accuracy a secondary concern. Pilots should not hesitate to douse their enemies in a hail of machine gun fire, as even a few hits can cripple the enemy and open them up for a second, fatal pass. Engaging in head-on passes with enemies sometimes leads to success owing to the velocity of the M3s, but pilots should be careful to start firing at significant distance and peel off before the 1.0 km mark to avoid enemy fire. Whilst dogfighting, the best shot of finishing engagements lies in exploiting the CL-13's energy superiority and forcing the enemy to bleed speed to the point where they are sitting ducks for your guns. This should not come at the cost of losing one's own speed, however, as the Mk. 5's high speed manoeuvrability falls off very quickly and can leave you as the sitting duck instead.

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Compressor		Offensive 12 mm
II	New boosters		Airframe		FRC mk.2
III	Wings repair	Engine		New 12 mm MGs
IV	G-suit		Cover		FLBC mk.1

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent roll rate at all speeds
• Flying tail elevator provides insane manoeuvrability at higher speeds
• High velocity heavy machine gun armament
• High rate of fire .50 cal M3 machine guns
• Turn rate is very good (not better than F-86A-5/F-40 Sabre)
• Very good climb rate against all jets
• Better acceleration than most 9.0 jets, accelerating more than any other Sabre in game
• All round aircraft (good at AB, RB, and SB)

Cons:

• Low speed manoeuvrability worse than earlier jets
• Installed boosters breaks your wings if pulled over 12 G
• Weak landing gears
• Its excessive flight performance very often causes overconfidence, which can prove deadly

History

The CL-13 Series

The CL-13 series of aircraft were built by Canadair under licence from North American Aviation. These fighters would be operated by Canada until 1958, and a variety of other nations until much later, with the last variants being retired by the Pakistani Air Force in 1980. There were two major production runs of the aircraft. The first, the Mk. 2 and Mk. 4's with just under 1,000 built, were very similar to their US counterparts, with minor differences. The second run, the Mk. 5's and Mk. 6's of similar numbers, were patterned on the later versions North American Sabre, with larger wings for improved maneuverability. The major difference lay in the replacement of the General Electric J47 engine with the locally-designed more-powerful Avro Canada Orenda. The Mk. 6, with a more powerful two-stage version of the Orenda and improved control surfaces, is generally considered the best of all Sabre variants.

The CL-13 Mk. 5

On 30 July 1953, the first Sabre Mk.5 flew with the Orenda 10 engine, which gave it a clear rate of climb and ceiling advantage over earlier variants. This improvement was accompanied by a new oxygen system and superior maneuverability and low-speed characteristics achieved by increasing the wing chord by six in. (15.2 cm) at the root and three in. (7.2 cm) at the wing tip. The aircraft also made use of a small vertical wing fence, a modification originated by North American on the F-86F, which dramatically improved maneuverability. Earlier variants of the CL-13 were equipped with leading edge wing slats that were removed in the Mk.5, leading to increased landing speed and considerably degraded low speed handling. The increase in engine power also came at the cost of range, a full 20 percent less than that of the F-86F. Canadair built 370 Mk. 5s with the majority designated to replace older Sabre variants in RCAF air squadrons.

Service in the Luftwaffe

In 1956 the newly-revived West German Luftwaffe ordered 225 Canadair CL-13 Mk. 6s to outfit 3 day-fighter wings. In advance of the delivery, 75 retired Royal Canadian Air Force Mk. 5s were supplied to the training unit Waffenschule 10 to facilitate the conversion of pilots to the Sabre. By April of 1960 about 25 of these aircraft remained airworthy, down from a peak of 65 in early 1959. All of the remaining Mk. 5s were scrapped or sold by March of 1962.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Related development

• Canadair Sabre (those Sabres manufactured with the designator "CL")
• North American F-86A/F
• North American F-86D Sabre
• North American F-100 Super Sabre
• North American FJ-4 Fury

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Dassault Super Mystère
• Grumman F-9 Cougar
• Hawker Hunter
• Lavochkin La-15
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
• Saab J29 Tunnan

External links

References

Canadair Limited
Fighters	▄CL-13 Mk.4* · ◄CL-13A Mk 5* · ◄CL-13B Mk.6*
	* These aircraft were license-built from North American Aviation who developed and built the F-86 Sabre fighter.