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◘Firefly F.Mk.IV
III
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
3.7
SB
4.0
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Strike aircraft
Main role
26,000
RP
Research
76,000
SL
Purchase
Netherlands
Operator country
General information

The Firefly F.Mk.IV (France) is a French strike aircraft. It was introduced in Update "Seek & Destroy".

Starting in 1946, the Netherlands Naval Aviation Service (MLD) purchased a large group of surplus Fairey Firefly aircraft from Britain for operations off of the aircraft carrier HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81). The MLD primarily deployed their Firefly squadrons in the Dutch East Indies to perform ground attack missions against Indonesian forces in the 1950s to 1960s. This aircraft's camoflage represents Firefly F.Mk.IV '16-44' of VSQ-7 of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Players who have flown this aircraft in the British tech tree will be familiar with this variant. The Dutch Firefly F.Mk.IV is a stable and competent ground striker with its decent cannons and secondary weapons. It is recommended to perform ground strikes against targets in areas that have established air superiority, as enemy fighters will often be able to catch up to and out maneuver the Firefly F.Mk.IV.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 5,181 m 554502593522 km/h
Rate of Climb 13.59.719.29.7 m/s
Turn time 283126.429.7 s
Max altitude 10,050 m
Takeoff Run 450 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 2 persons
Gross weight 6 t
Engine Rolls-Royce Griffon-74
Length 11.5 m
Wingspan 13.6 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 720 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 250 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 280 km/h
Offensive armament
4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon
Ammunition 640 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Max weight 1,140 kg

NameWeightSlot
43.1 kg

86.2 kg
27.3 kg

54.5 kg
213.1 kg
474.4 kg
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 897 → 1,127 SL
RB 1,465 → 1,840 SL
SB 3,290 → 4,132 SL
Crew training 22,000 SL
Experts 76,000 SL
Aces 500 GE
Research Aces 320,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
60 / 120 / 250 % SL
142 % RP
Total cost of modifications 24,600 RP
44,800 SL
Talisman cost 1,100 GE

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