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...b and surprise any climbing (or unsuspecting) players. Remember that other fighters will be more manoeuvrable and that you can't afford taking any hits (top sp
...igh command issued a requirement for a two man, all-weather, twin -engined jet interceptor that would be capable of carrying a new type of radar system ca
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...and Yak-17 designs. It was one of the first Soviet single-seat jet engine fighters. Like its predecessors, it used the existing fuselage and airframe of the Y
...in turns and also use the maximum agility of the Yak-23. The guns in this jet are ok, with a decent speed and belts with HE you can consistently destroy
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...icles|SPAA]], soft ground units, artillery, etc. Against bombers and heavy fighters the incendiary rounds will effectively set them alight.
...and bombers, however, it does lack when going against other single-engine fighters around its rank. To counter this inherent weakness, the Mustang should main
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...a good climb rate which also gives it an option to put up a fight against jet encounters, being able to perform boom and zoom attacks as its energy reten
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...same direction so the speed is maintained. Doing this, even the most agile fighters won't be able to turn quickly enough to fire on you. If you miss on your st
...n allow it, a vertical dive at +500 km/h IAS will lock up almost all other fighters but the P51. Extend combat flaps and roll in a wide circle when the enemy c
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|about= American jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...x M3 Brownings feature better range and fire rate which is a must-have for jet combat. The F-80C also has a better ground loadout and can carry up to four
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...can be loaded with a variety of suspended armaments which other comparable fighters cannot compare to. The F-84B is an incredibly stable platform and is also o
...n speed while performing Boom & Zoom manoeuvres. The F-84B will help newer jet pilots get used to the basics of the aircraft before upgrading to the [[F-8
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|about= American jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.35]].
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|about= American jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...ectiveness was still hampered by the now weak .50 cal machine guns against jet aircraft which were typically almost all metal airframes. Nonetheless, the
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|about= American jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
Introduced in [[Update 1.35]], the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a sleek jet fighter with very potent armament. The four T-160 cannons mounted in the no
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...aly and Taiwan (Republic of China), however, Greece continued flying their fighters until 1991.<ref name="Burrows" />
Like many jet fighters, flying slowly makes for an easy target and this is no exception for the F-
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...mm rounds. With high-explosive rounds, players can easily take down enemy fighters and bombers. The F6F-5N also retains the ground ordnance loadout of the F6F
...d interception, leaving the pure fighter role to other more fast and agile fighters.
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...{{PAGENAME}} able to dish out similar damages to that of other Rank III-IV fighters with the M2 Browning armaments.
...n totals, two per wing, compared to the usual six machine guns in American fighters. Not only that, the {{PAGENAME}} guns come with less rounds per gun in the
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...[[F2H-2|F2H Banshee]] forced its early retirement; however, some of these fighters were used by France in Indochina against Viet Minh troops.
...nergy state, due to the poor acceleration and throttle response from early jet-powered aircraft. It is not advisable to run from the Heinkel either, as th
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...are devastating to enemy aircraft with the air target belt. Overall, this jet is one of the best early US jets; its BR coupled with its very good perform
The F2H-2 Banshee is a carrier-based jet fighter aircraft. The plane is powered by the Westinghouse J34-WE-34 engine
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...t at 3 km the climb rate drops substantially making fighting high altitude fighters in its battle range difficult. It is recommended to side-climb to 5 km and
...rean Polikarpov Po-2 biplanes. Subsequently, due to the development of jet fighters, Tigercats were phased out of service, with the last of them retiring in 19
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| about = American naval jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
The F9F Panther was born during a time when the jet engine was beginning to make its appearance into service. Grumman began wor
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| about = American naval jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...deadly with the air target belt. The F9F-5 is commonly outclassed by other fighters so players should not be hyper-aggressive and stick to supporting teammates
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| about = American naval jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...cannons mounted in the chin of the aircraft which is incredibly lethal to fighters. Players should expect the F9F-8 to be a capable aircraft thanks to its wea
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...rol surfaces. This can buy the pilot some breathing room, by forcing enemy fighters to return to base after coming under fire from the Invader's guns.
* As fast as it is, it is slower when compared to single-engine fighters
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...rol surfaces. This can buy the pilot some breathing room, by forcing enemy fighters to return to base after coming under fire from the Invader's guns.
...0 is quite fast for an aircraft of the attacker role. Though single-engine fighters will catch up to the Invader, it can delay this process by simply opening t
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During 1945, the Navy was discussing the idea of a jet-powered aircraft that could operate from carriers. In addition, it was requ
...void large dogfighting furballs, as there will be an enemy Me 262 or other jet that will notice the large {{PAGENAME}} and aim to gun it down. Instead, us
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...erior to the swept-wing [[MiG-15 (Family)|MiG-15s]]. Since the F7U and F9F fighters were still under development, the Navy looked elsewhere for a suitable swep
...ilot snipe, however, it will not do anything to protect the fuel tanks and jet engine which are all vulnerable to gun, rocket and missile fire.
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| about = American jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...the license-built British [[Canberra (Family)|English Electric Canberra]] jet bomber/reconnaissance aircraft. Compared to the unarmed [[B-57A]] which was
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|about= American jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.43]].
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...l designs, and incoming jet age caused the US to refocus priority into new jet designs, leading to the cancellation of the XP-55.
'''Against fighters'''
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..., Bostwick became one of few allied pilots to shoot down a Me 262 Schwalbe jet fighter, near Köln. His last air to air victory was achieved over two Fw 1
...thday"]] and, most recently, the [[wt:en/news/8478-special-a-decal-and-two-fighters-to-celebrate-the-us-air-forces-birthday-en|2023 "US Air Force Birthday]]".
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...gression with the advantage of you being to strike more targets before the fighters arrive. On your approach you want to the air spawn to gain speed in a dive
...potted at best. It can serve as a good entry plane to understand and train jet-bomber tactics.
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...rowning M2 .50 cal machine guns to attack soft targets and the unfortunate jet if you have the chance. Unlike the Mosquito, the A-26 has defensive gunner
...gression with the advantage of you being to strike more targets before the fighters arrive. On your approach you want to the air spawn to gain speed in a dive
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| about = German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...reconnaissance plane over Bavaria. It was the first time in history that a jet fighter engaged in air-to-air combat. German pilots claimed 542 Allied airc
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|about= German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...growing different and even had their own engine installed, the Avro Orenda jet engine. The Mk5 was powered by the Orenda 10, fitted with a new wing, and o
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...30 mm round will be the most effective, however, when used as to intercept fighters and attackers, the 20 mm Motorkanone will probably be the best bet.
...battle with three 20 mm cannons makes the plane very capable of taking out fighters due to the high shell density and sheer damage output. A single 20 mm does
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| about = German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...annons mounted in the nose. Unfortunately, the MK 108s are insufficient at jet battle ratings. The velocity requires excessive lead compared to other cann
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The Fw 190s are fighters, however, this one can operate in a multi-role by loading external payloads
...armament provides devastating firepower only rivaled by some heavy or jet fighters.
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| about = German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...ermany)|Lim-5]], before being ultimately replaced by proper 3rd generation fighters such as the MiG-21F in the late '60s and early '70s.
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| about = German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...s alike. One of the unique design features of the Salamander is the single jet engine mounted on the top of the fuselage. This provided easy access for ma
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| about = gift German jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a gift rank {{Specs|rank}} German jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.59 "Flaming Arro
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...Emergency Fighter Program in 1944, which aimed to produce cheap and simple fighters that could defend the Reich from Allied bombers. To reduce costs, Gothaer s
...m & Zoom fighter in order to maintain airspeed and altitude. Remember that jet engines' efficiency is directly proportional to the IAS, due to the increas
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...y away in an attempt to chase you. However, it struggles against other jet fighters that have more reliable armaments.
...il you reach around 5,000 m then build up speed to hunt down enemy planes, fighters and bombers alike.
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| about = gift German jet aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...pose of the Me 262 was bomber interception, it performs well against other fighters. However, it must be played like a heavy fighter or, for instance, the Fw 1
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| about = German jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Op
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|about=German jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
..., the Ar 234 compresses a lot so players using it for bombing or attacking fighters should be wary of going too fast.
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...e you can count on when you fall back after bombing to save you from enemy fighters is something that can ensure your survival.
If you are defending the Wellington from enemy fighters, ensure you keep them in your sights. The Wellington has amazing gun covera
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| about = Soviet jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
...t was specially used to adapt old piston fighter pilots to fly jet-engined fighters.
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...n training fighter for pilots transitioning from piston-engine fighters to jet engines. The Yak-17 was very similar to the Yak-15, it retained the airfram
...ters into energy fights and avoiding prolonged fights with more modern jet fighters like the F-80C and F2H Banshee.
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|about=Soviet jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
By 1946, the Yakovlev "Yak-Jumo" project to build a single-engine jet fighter with a reverse-engineered Junkers Jumo 004 engine (dubbed the RD-10
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...e jet fighter with a playstyle very similar to that of contemporary Soviet fighters like the La-15 and MiG-15. The Yak-30D excels at high speed performance (ar
The Yak-30 is the first plane from the Yakovlev line of fighters to incorporate swept wings. Although it uses the same Klimov RD-500 engine
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