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...pril Fool's Day activities. From the addition of space-age fighters, ninja's attacking Australia, behemoth naval ships and the highly anticipated additi
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[[File:Radar_Marconi_S_400.jpg|thumb|x250px|right|The Marconi S-400 atop the turret of a [[Chieftain Marksman]]]]
The Marconi S-400 is capable of both scanning for targets and locking onto targets. Howev
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[[File:Shturm-S obliterated by IT-1 missing shot from 20 m.jpg|thumb|right|The side armour
Pretty much every enemy tank in the game will be able to destroy the Shturm-S including rank I anti-air.
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#REDIRECT [[Prendergast's Spitfire FR Mk XIVe]]
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...a. The T-34-85 (S-53) was the main armoured backbone of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army during the Korean War, performing various missions ranging f
...this is included in the [[T-34-85 Gai]] (improved) version of the T-34-85 (S-53).
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[[File:WeaponImage S-13DF.png|thumb|left|420px|The S-13DF rocket with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
The '''S-13DF''' is a variant of the Soviet S-13 122 mm unguided rocket equipped with an enhanced fuel-air explosive ther
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This section's purpose is to get the player adequately ready in jumping into a War Thunder
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...tle trouble causing significant damage very quickly. As such, Krasnolutsky's I-15bis must rely on other factors, such as manoeuvrability, in order to in
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...es, such as the Heinkel [[He 112 (Family)|He 112]], Messerschmitt [[Flegel's Bf 109 A|Bf 109A]], Polykarpov [[I-16 (Family)|I-16]] and the Brewster [[F2
...is aircraft in this zone risk hitting a critical component, ending the J8A's fight in the battle earlier than expected. Though a closed cockpit may offe
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...ilized riveted construction. In June of 1942, Sweden ordered 122 Strv m/41 S-II. The armour was increased from 25 mm to 50 mm thick. Because of the adde
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...the Japanese 12.7s are lower velocity and a bit on the weak side. The Hien's ammo count is average, albeit not as much as American aircraft. One thing t
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...at least sixty percent of the attacking force".'' The 9P157-2 Khrizantema-S had a few developmental delays and teething issues during testing, which we
...ast and punchy missiles. Effectiveness of this vehicle will rely on player's knowledge of the terrain along with anticipation of "choke points" and hot-
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[[File:WeaponImage S-3K.png|thumb|left|420px|The S-3K rocket (scale is approximate)]]
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[[File:WeaponImage S-5K.png|thumb|left|420px|The S-5K rocket with fins folded and deployed (scale is approximate)]]
The S-5KP is a 57 mm unguided rocket. This variant includes a shaped charge warhe
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[[File:WeaponImage S-8.png|thumb|left|420px|The S-8 rocket (scale is approximate)]]
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[[File:WeaponImage S-24.png|thumb|left|420px|The S-24 rocket (scale is approximate)]]
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...gun, and decent mobility make the {{PAGENAME}} a great support vehicle. It's capable of penetrating even heavy tanks, although the low calibre of the gu
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...they lack the outright stopping power of big cannon rounds. The F-86A-5’s J-47 engine is a also bit underpowered, and it takes time to reach sufficie
...make tighter turns. However, sustained turns will bleed all of the fighter's energy, leaving it flying slow, an easy target for enemy aircraft.
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...o 750 rounds per minute on early M2s, 768 on late-game M2s, 798 on Berezin's and 900 on MG131s and Ho-103s)
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Republic Aircraft Company's jump into the jet fighter market was not as smooth as they would have liked
...if exceeded. While turning in this jet is not advised, Immelmann and Split-S manoeuvres will help to conserve energy without compromising the speed of t
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...ry capable biplane fighter, and can be seen in-game as a rival to the USSR's [[I-153 M-62|I-153 Chaika]].
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...nited States Navy. It was introduced as a much-needed upgrade to the fleet's aircraft, boasting impressive features such as a 950 horsepower engine and
...capable of outrunning biplanes and can out-turn most monoplanes. The F2A-1's armament of .50 calibre machine guns also allows it to pack a serious punch
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...uch situations by diving out of battle, taking advantage of their aircraft's higher speed. It was also used by Britain under the name '''Martlet II''' a
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...fficials within the US armed forces were greatly disappointed by the F2A-3's performance. Captain Phillip R. White would later say, "''It is my belief t
...ellor and two mounted in the wings, which is an improvement over the F2A-1's armament. It can also carry two 100 lb bombs which are mainly effective aga
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...U.S. Marine Corps. Although the Corsair was originally intended for the U.S. Navy, the Corsair fit right in with the USMC. The Marine Corps successfull
...around 30 kg (66.1 lbs). This slightly increases the acceleration but it’s negligible and both aircraft are very alike in performance. The USMC versio
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...at is very susceptible to incendiary rounds, so make sure to use the plane's roll rate and good high-speed performance in order to survive.
...800-8W radial makes the most power. It is very important to keep the plane's speed up as the Corsair haemorrhages energy at lower speeds.
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...mount. The Wildcat is also better at altitude than the Buffalo, meaning it's a better dogfighter at a high altitude. Given its traits, it is recommended
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Due to its role as a naval fighter, the F6F-5's take-off distance is small enough to take flight from the carrier decks see
Powered by a high-output Pratt & Whitney engine, the F6F-5's flight performance centres around this powerful engine combined with a stur
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...design based on the [[Browning (7.62 mm)|Browning M1919]] win favor. SAFAT's parent company FIAT attempted to contest the decision, but lost their dispu
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...me}}''' was introduced in [[Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai"]]. The F6F-5N's main differences between the F6F-5 are the weaponry changes and the additio
...additional payload can bring more research points, depending on the pilot's favourite role and gamemode with the aircraft.
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...Squadrons. Back in the factories, the F4U continued to be improved as user's experience and technology trickled into the design. This led to the install
...and then performing boom-n-zoom attacks on your opponents, use the F4U-1D's greater maximum speed to escape from opponents before they have a chance to
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...s like many of the other Corsairs in-game when it comes to performance. It's incredibly fast and allows the Corsair to excel at Boom and Zoom tactics. W
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...ssible to rip in a dive as long as you don't pull a turn greater than 11 G's, which is almost impossible because the aircraft does suffer from compressi
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...s aflame. Precise aiming is key, specifically targeting the enemy aircraft's engine or pilot. Aiming for the fuselage is less effective as unlike the P-
...gine, and Engine injection. All three combined increase climb rate by 10 m/s (~2,000 feet/min)
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...was designed after the Battle of Midway. It was realized that an aircraft's rate of climb was extremely important, so it was decided to use the same Pr
...climb rate is well over 35 m/s. However, its main weakness is the Bearcat's very power source: the hot-running R-2800 Double Wasp, which will quickly o
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