...game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. Rasmussen's P-36A Hawk is a unique American low-tier aircraft in War Thunder. Although
...addition of scalloped rear windows which significantly improved the pilot's rear view (although the hump on the back of the aircraft still blocked a si
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...painted after the camouflage scheme of American pilot John Thach in the U.S. Navy, who was famous for the "Thach Weave" manoeuvre.
...fur-balls going on at low altitude with planes trying to get on each other's tail, a perfect set up for a Boom & Zoomer like the Buffalo, first set the
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...Galer was shot down four times and managed to survive every time. Galer’s F3F-2, still resting at the bottom of the Pacific, was discovered by an Ame
...7.62 mm machine gun mounted in the nose. Although lacklustre, the F3F-2’s performance more than makes up for it.
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...knamed "Ugly Duckling", is painted after the camouflage scheme of Bostwick's P-47 while in the 56th Fighter Group.
The M variant was specifically setup to intercept Germany's buzz-bombs and the new [[Me 262 A-1a|jet]]/[[Me 163 B|rocket]] powered figh
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* 9.5 mm Steel - Pilot's headrest
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...owever it was replaced as a starter premium in the German tree by [[Flegel's Bf 109 A]] in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]] and has since been moved
...gets thrown in with the likes of [[P-36A|P-36]]'s and [[LaGG-3-8|LaGG-3]]'s. As such, the majority of aircraft the CR.42 will engage are faster, and mo
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...ish Civil War. While available in-game for purchase with GE {{GE}}, Flegel's Bf 109A was given away during the [[wt:en/news/4994-special-german-unity-da
...le. With a two bladed wooden prop and a distinctive camouflage, this plane's visual looks give it most of its appeal to its owners. With an underwhelmin
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...e to prepare for hot pursuit against enemy fighters and bombers. The plane's massive flaws are its low top speed for its BR and weak airframe.
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...re he graduated in 1940 in the same course as Vasily Stalin, Joseph Stalin's youngest son. Dolgushin scored his first two kills on 22 June 1941 when two
...ptember 1944 onward. The playstyle and flight performance of the Dolgushin's La-7 are essentially the same as its tech tree counterpart.
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Golovachev's Yak-9M is the only Yak-9M in the game. It features a distinct camouflage wi
...fuel tanks are located in the wings, and one is located beneath the pilot's seat in the fuselage, along with the oil cooler. All of the important modul
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...[Update 1.31]] and has been made available yearly for Aleksandr Pokryshkin's birthday in the store and in-game for Golden Eagles {{ge}} since 2013.
...ing with WEP enabled and full fuel tanks; below 1,000 m it can reach ~23 m/s. That puts it almost on par with some Bf 109 versions or the Yak-9, but onl
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...]. The plane is painted with the camouflage scheme of British pilot Robert S. Tuck who served in the RAF with No.65 Squadron during the interwar period.
Tuck's Gladiator Mk II performs identically to the regular [[Gladiator Mk II]]. Th
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...; however, the performance drop at altitudes, compared to full winged XIVe's is noticeable.
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...e pilot '''Matsuo Hagiri''' during his time in the fighter squadron on the Sōryū aircraft carrier. He would become an ace during the Second Sino-Japan
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...ate biplanes, allowing you to score critical damage before they realize it's too late to retreat. By that time, the damage is usually severe enough that
...er nations' fighters with their fast firing 7.7 mm machine guns, the Breda's slower rate of fire offsets the gained advantage in calibre size and explos
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...itine D.510 is an open cockpit monoplane equipped with one Hispano-Suiza H.S.404 cannon and two MAC 1934 7.5 mm machine guns. The aircraft has no specif
...fuel tanks are not self-sealing. There is one located underneath the pilot's feet, and one in each inner wing.
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...pe ce chasse; Fighter Group}} III/7 and was shot down in his [[M.S.406C1|M.S.406]], which led to his hospitalization. After recovering, he escaped occup
...ng or deflecting off of the target aircraft. Aside from following Challe’s tactics, the cannon can also be used for its intended role of tank busting,
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The Vickers S is an aircraft-mounted cannon from the late 1930s. The story begins in 1905
...an anti-fighter weapon but it was rejected. In March of 1941, the Vickers S was tested again against the Rolls-Royce R cannon on the Bristol [[Beaufigh
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[[BESA (7.92 mm)|BESA]]- the British's vehicle-mounted machine gun, they share the same rate of fire but the BESA
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...a Soviet anti-aircraft cannon. It is the twin-barrel variant of 57 mm AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun.
...ttempt to built a field AA gun with the chassis of a T-54, the twin-barrel S-68 cannon provided sufficient rate of fire while having a very devastating
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...e game for Windows and Linux PC, Mac, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S dedicated to combat aircraft, ground vehicles and naval forces. Here you ca
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...lful manoeuvring to be effective. The commander should exploit the vehicle's speed and agility to set up ambushes, flank enemies and retreat when needed
...e open roof. Most AP and APHE shots will simply over-penetrate the vehicle's front armour and will not do much to the crew compartment unless aimed at s
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...- ''Tactics & Strategy'' section at 07:35 discusses being in the attacker's position in air duels.|Tq7zctbs7t8|'''The Shooting Range #207''' - ''Tactic
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...er armour, redesigned suspension, and a new gun recoil system. The vehicle's production began in March 1941 and lasted until October 1943. Furthermore,
...t well-suited for beginners to learn and experience the beginning of the U.S. Army ground forces. Many variants of the M3 light tanks family were also s
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...tched by enemy fighters; for example, the Japanese [[Ki-10 (Family)|Ki-10]]s will not only turn circles around the P-26A-33 but will out-climb it and ou
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...ly deployed and was seen as a more practical solution for the Soviet Union's defense requirements. The failure of the {{Specs|name}} demonstrated the ch
...extremely effective when they hit (one shot is almost always enough) so it's possible to get many kills without landing.
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The P-26 was one of Boeing’s first monoplane aircraft and was quite advanced at its time. It was relativ
...department. Although the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a very old aircraft, it’s quite capable against relatively newer machines.
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...red and more expensive P-35A was seen as the winner in the U.S. government's eyes, however the United States Army Air Command (USAAC) went ahead and pla
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In 1932, before testing with the XP-936 was done, the U.S. Army issued a statement for an improved XP-936 for production. Only a year
The P-26 is a typical mid-1930's design, and just like all its contemporaries (other reserve fighters), it d
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...red and more expensive P-35A was seen as the winner in the U.S. government's eyes, however the United States Army Air Command (USAAC) went ahead and pla
...under 10,000 ft in altitude.<ref name="MilFac" /> For all of this aircraft's positive attributes and unfortunate shortcomings, it performed well mostly
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...red and more expensive P-35A was seen as the winner in the U.S. government's eyes, however the United States Army Air Command (USAAC) went ahead and pla
...under 10,000 ft in altitude.<ref name="MilFac" /> For all of this aircraft's positive attributes and unfortunate shortcomings, it performed well mostly
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...des, unlike its future successors- the [[P-51D-5|P-51]] and P-47. The P-40's main asset is its straight-line speed- it will easily outrun Bf 109s, A6Ms,
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...ariant but the Packard-built Merlin engine immensely increased the Warhawk's capability. It was better suited at high altitudes, the range was far bette
...ct X"]]. The new Packard-built Merlin engine greatly increases the Warhawk's ability to fight at higher altitudes. It still retains many of the same ele
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...high-altitude performance needed to engage strategic bombers. The 37 mm M4's dropping trajectory and slow rate of fire make it useless in head-on passes
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...ntil the plane comes out the other direction, a manoeuvre known as a split S. It gains speed (instead of a horizontal turn, which loses it) and exposes
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...ltitudes, the power was significantly limited. A decent portion of P-38G’s were actually F-5A Lightnings that were unarmed and fitted with five camera
...mpressibility. However, players should still be satisfied with the P-38G’s performance.
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...t other shell types (779 m/s), which is just below the MG151 Minengeschoß's velocity. So it would be better to use the stealth belts since they only co
...tolerances. Jamming presented the additional problem of throwing the plane's aim due to the uneven recoil forces of having a single cannon firing. The U
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