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{{About
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| about = French jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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| and
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| usage = other versions
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| link-1 = S.O.4050 Vautour IIA
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| link-2 = Vautour IIA IDF/AF (France)
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}}
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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[[File:GarageImage_S.O.4050VautourIIB.jpg|420px|thumb|left|The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' in the garage]]
 
{{break}}
 
{{break}}
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Russian bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]].
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. This aircraft was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]].  
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
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=== Flight Performance ===
''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
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<!--''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Maximum speed, maneuverability, speed and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''-->
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 4,800 m)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at sea level)
 
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
 
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(meters)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
 
|-
 
|-
 
! AB
 
! AB
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! RB
 
! RB
 
|-
 
|-
| 513 || 496 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 25.1 || 26.1 || 7.8 || 7.8 || 550
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| 1102 || 1098 || 15,000 || 32.6 || 33.2 || 43.6 || 39.7 || 900
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 4,800 m)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at sea level)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
 
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(meters)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
 
|-
 
|-
 
! AB
 
! AB
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! RB
 
! RB
 
|-
 
|-
| ??? || 533 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || 24.0 || ??.? || 10.4 || 550
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| 1113 || 1107 || 15,000 || 31.5 || 32.0 || 68.2 || 55.0 || 900
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
==== Details ====
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====Details====
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[[File:Vautour IIb fuel tanks.png|right|thumb|300px|Vautour IIb's self-sealing fuel tanks (fuel tanks are outlined in red)]]
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="5" | Features
 
! colspan="5" | Features
 
|-
 
|-
! Combat flaps
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! Combat flap
! Take-off flaps
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! Take-off flap
! Landing flaps
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! Landing flap
 
! Air brakes
 
! Air brakes
 
! Arrestor gear
 
! Arrestor gear
 
|-
 
|-
| X || X || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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| || || ✓ || || X    <!-- ✓ -->
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
 
! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
 
! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
 
! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Combat flaps<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
|-
 
|-
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! -
 
! -
 
|-
 
|-
| {{Specs|destruction|constructions}} || {{Specs|destruction|chassis}} || 380 || ~14 || ~8
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| ??? || ??? || ??? || ~?? || ~?
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
|-
 
|-
| < 360 || < 360 || < 450 || > 340
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| < ??? || < ??? || < ??? || > ???
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
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! WEP Engine power
 
! WEP Engine power
 
|-
 
|-
| 2,000 m || 1,100 hp || 1,186 hp
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| ?,??? m || 3380 kgf || 3891 kgf
 
|-
 
|-
! colspan="3" | Setting 2
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<!--! colspan="3" | Setting 2
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Optimal altitude
 
! Optimal altitude
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! WEP Engine power
 
! WEP Engine power
 
|-
 
|-
| 4,000 m || 1,050 hp || N/A
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 3
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
 
|-
 
|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|- -->
 
|}
 
|}
 
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[[File:Armor plates Vautour IIb.png|right|thumb|300px|Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate  Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate  Green = 3 mm Steel plate  Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate]]
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 8mm Steel plate in the pilot's seat.
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* 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
* 8mm Steel plate under the pilot.
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* 13.5 mm Steel plate behind the pilot's head.
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* 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in nose.
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* 3 mm Steel shell surrounding the cockpit in the fuselage.
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* 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
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* 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
=== Offensive armament ===
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''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.''
{{main|ShKAS (7.62 mm)}}
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=== Suspended armament ===
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<!--''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''-->
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{{main|:Category:Suspended armaments|l1=Suspended armaments}}
  
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordinance:
  
* 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, nose-mounted (500 rpg)
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* 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
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* 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
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* 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
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* 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)
  
=== Suspended armament ===
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<!--=== Defensive armament ===
<!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
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''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
{{main|FAB-100 (100 kg)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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== Usage in the battles ==
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* Without load
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There are two ways you can go about using the Vautour IIb, either dive or keep your altitude from your air spawn.
* 8 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (800 kg total)
 
  
=== Defensive armament ===
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;Diving
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{{main|ShKAS (7.62 mm)}}
 
  
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
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One way of playing the Vautour IIb is diving a tactic also known as rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. Doing this can guaranteed a chance to drop a bomb at the base if the map is small enough to reach it. Following the bombing, the plane will still have a high speed due to the dive and so it can quickly withdraw back to the base to land and reload. However; this tactic doesn't work as well on larger maps where it would take a longer time to reach a base to comb. Not to mention that doing so will sacrifice altitude and cause the Vautour to be below many enemy fighters, which the Vautour cannot defend itself due to lack of armaments.
  
* 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, dorsal turret (750 rpg)
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;Keeping your altitude
  
== Usage in battles ==
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The other way of using the Vautour IIb is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base. Staying at a high altitude can prove safer as it can cause the Vautour to stay atop of many enemy fighters. However, bombing can be harder due to many more variables to keep account for when using the bomb sight. Getting up to altitude at standard speed can also make reaching the base harder, and so it would take a longer time to complete a bombing run. In some cases, more well-performing fighters like the F-100s can make this tactic moot as their speed will ensure they catch up and destroy the Vautour before it has a chance to drop its payload.
''Describe the tactics of playing in an aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''
 
  
=== Manual Engine Control ===
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===Manual Engine Control===
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="7" | MEC elements
 
! colspan="7" | MEC elements
 
|-
 
|-
! rowspan="2" | Mixer
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! rowspan="2" |Mixer
! rowspan="2" | Pitch
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! rowspan="2" |Pitch
! colspan="3" | Radiator
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! colspan="3" |Radiator
! rowspan="2" | Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" |Supercharger
! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger
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! rowspan="2" |Turbocharger
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Oil
 
! Oil
 
! Water
 
! Water
! Type
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! Type  
 
|-
 
|-
| Controllable || rowspan="2" | Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || rowspan="2" | Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || rowspan="2" | Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Controllable<br>2 gears || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
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| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Automatic pitch || Controllable || Not controllable || Combined || Controllable || Not controllable
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
=== Modules ===
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===Modules===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="1" | Tier
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! Tier
! colspan="2" | Flight performance
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! Flight performance
! colspan="1" | Survivability
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!
! colspan="1" | Weaponry
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! Survivability
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! Weaponry
 
|-
 
|-
 
| I
 
| I
 
| Fuselage repair
 
| Fuselage repair
| Radiator
 
 
|
 
|
| Offensive 7 mm
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|  
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| SBC-17
 
|-
 
|-
 
| II
 
| II
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| New boosters
| Compressor
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|Compressor
 
| Airframe
 
| Airframe
| New 7 mm MGs
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| M117
 
|-
 
|-
 
| III
 
| III
 
| Wings repair
 
| Wings repair
| Engine
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|Engine
|
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|  
| Turret 7 mm
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| LBC-25
 
|-
 
|-
 
| IV
 
| IV
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| G-suit
 
|
 
|
| Engine injection
 
 
| Cover
 
| Cover
| New 7 mm MGs (turret)
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|  
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
*
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* Insane acceleration
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* Climbs exceptionally well without ordnance
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* Energy retention is great
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* Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
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* Possesses a bombsight
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* Guaranteed profit every game
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* Airspawn
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
*
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* Lacks the rocket payload options of the Vautour IIA
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* Compresses at high speed
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* Massive penalties in-flight performance when carrying full payloads
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* Turns like a brick
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* Roll rate is also unimpressive
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* Fragile engines; a hit to an engine will make you easy prey for enemy fighters
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* Relies heavily on team support even more than the Vautour IIA does
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* Massive target
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* No offensive armament
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* 110% will easily overheat your engines after short use
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB was developed by Sud Aviation after World War Two to meet the demand for the French Armeè de l'Air. This was a challenging task, after the German occupation in France. Many aircraft design teams have scattered. France was also new to the new jet propulsion area. The requirements issued by the French government called for a jet-powered multi-role attack aircraft that can perform as a bomber, low-level attack aircraft, and an all-weather interceptor. SNCASO met those requirements with a modified version of the S.O 4000. The new plane was designated the S.O.4050 Vautour and was manufactured in three different variants. The plane would serve in the AdA for several decades before replaced the newer Dassault Mirage. The Vautour was also one of the stop-gap measures used by the AdA as a nuclear deterrent. The Vautour would later be exported to Israel and serve with the IAF to counter Egypt's IL-28 twin-engine bomber.
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The IIB, which differed from the previous IIA by adding a second crew member in a transparent nose, was a dedicated bomber variant. Its prototype first flew in December 1954. In total 40 of the IIB would be built. All were sold along with all of France's Vautour IIAs to Israel in 1960.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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<div><ul>
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<li style="display: inline-block;"> [[File:Damage Vautour IIb.png|thumb|none|250px|Damaged Vautour IIb.]] </li>
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== See also ==
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== Read also ==
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
  
 
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
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== External links ==
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== Sources ==
 
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* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
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{{AirManufacturer SNCA SO}}
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This page is about the French jet bomber S.O.4050 Vautour IIB. For other versions, see S.O.4050 Vautour IIA and Vautour IIA IDF/AF (France).

Description

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB in the garage


The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB is a Rank VI French jet bomber with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB) and 9.0 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at sea level)
Max altitude
(meters)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
1102 1098 15,000 32.6 33.2 43.6 39.7 900
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at sea level)
Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
1113 1107 15,000 31.5 32.0 68.2 55.0 900

Details

File:Vautour IIb fuel tanks.png
Vautour IIb's self-sealing fuel tanks (fuel tanks are outlined in red)
Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h)
Gear limit
(km/h)
Combat flap
(km/h)
Max Static G
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 ???  ???  ??? ~?? ~?
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h)
Rudder
(km/h)
Elevators
(km/h)
Radiator
(km/h)
< ??? < ??? < ??? > ???
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
 ?,??? m 3380 kgf 3891 kgf
Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate Green = 3 mm Steel plate Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate

Survivability and armour

  • 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
  • 13.5 mm Steel plate behind the pilot's head.
  • 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in nose.
  • 3 mm Steel shell surrounding the cockpit in the fuselage.
  • 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
  • 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.

Armaments

Suspended armament

Main article: Suspended armaments

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB can be outfitted with the following ordinance:

  • 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
  • 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
  • 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
  • 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)


Usage in the battles

There are two ways you can go about using the Vautour IIb, either dive or keep your altitude from your air spawn.

Diving

One way of playing the Vautour IIb is diving a tactic also known as rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. Doing this can guaranteed a chance to drop a bomb at the base if the map is small enough to reach it. Following the bombing, the plane will still have a high speed due to the dive and so it can quickly withdraw back to the base to land and reload. However; this tactic doesn't work as well on larger maps where it would take a longer time to reach a base to comb. Not to mention that doing so will sacrifice altitude and cause the Vautour to be below many enemy fighters, which the Vautour cannot defend itself due to lack of armaments.

Keeping your altitude

The other way of using the Vautour IIb is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base. Staying at a high altitude can prove safer as it can cause the Vautour to stay atop of many enemy fighters. However, bombing can be harder due to many more variables to keep account for when using the bomb sight. Getting up to altitude at standard speed can also make reaching the base harder, and so it would take a longer time to complete a bombing run. In some cases, more well-performing fighters like the F-100s can make this tactic moot as their speed will ensure they catch up and destroy the Vautour before it has a chance to drop its payload.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Not controllable Controllable
Automatic pitch
Controllable Not controllable Combined Controllable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair SBC-17
II New boosters Compressor Airframe M117
III Wings repair Engine LBC-25
IV G-suit Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Insane acceleration
  • Climbs exceptionally well without ordnance
  • Energy retention is great
  • Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
  • Possesses a bombsight
  • Guaranteed profit every game
  • Airspawn

Cons:

  • Lacks the rocket payload options of the Vautour IIA
  • Compresses at high speed
  • Massive penalties in-flight performance when carrying full payloads
  • Turns like a brick
  • Roll rate is also unimpressive
  • Fragile engines; a hit to an engine will make you easy prey for enemy fighters
  • Relies heavily on team support even more than the Vautour IIA does
  • Massive target
  • No offensive armament
  • 110% will easily overheat your engines after short use

History

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB was developed by Sud Aviation after World War Two to meet the demand for the French Armeè de l'Air. This was a challenging task, after the German occupation in France. Many aircraft design teams have scattered. France was also new to the new jet propulsion area. The requirements issued by the French government called for a jet-powered multi-role attack aircraft that can perform as a bomber, low-level attack aircraft, and an all-weather interceptor. SNCASO met those requirements with a modified version of the S.O 4000. The new plane was designated the S.O.4050 Vautour and was manufactured in three different variants. The plane would serve in the AdA for several decades before replaced the newer Dassault Mirage. The Vautour was also one of the stop-gap measures used by the AdA as a nuclear deterrent. The Vautour would later be exported to Israel and serve with the IAF to counter Egypt's IL-28 twin-engine bomber.

The IIB, which differed from the previous IIA by adding a second crew member in a transparent nose, was a dedicated bomber variant. Its prototype first flew in December 1954. In total 40 of the IIB would be built. All were sold along with all of France's Vautour IIAs to Israel in 1960.

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SNCA SO (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-ouest)
Fighters  S.O.8000 Narval
Jet Fighters  S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Jet Bombers  S.O.4050 Vautour IIA · S.O.4050 Vautour IIB · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN
Export  Vautour IIA IDF/AF · Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN

France fighters
Dewoitine  D.371 · D.371 H.S.9 · D.373 · D.500 · D.501 · Pallier's D.510 · D.520
Morane-Saulnier  M.S.405C1 · M.S.406C1 · M.S.410
Arsenal  V.G.33C-1
Bloch  M.B.152C1 · M.B.157
Caudron  C.R.714
Sud-Ouest  S.O.8000 Narval
American  H-75A-1 · H-75A-4 · ▄P-39Q-25 · ▄P-40F-5 Lafayette · ▄P-47D-22-RE · ▄P-63C-5 · F-6C-10-NA
  ▄F6F-5 · ▄F6F-5N · F4U-7 · ▄F8F-1B
Other countries  ▄Seafire LF Mk.III · ▄Yak-3 · Challe's ▄Yak-9T · NC.900