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Aviation
S.O.8000 Narval
IV
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
SB
5.7
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
6,090
GE
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The S.O.8000 Narval was a prototype naval fighter interceptor created by SNCASO in the late 1940s. It was powered by a French postwar development of the Junkers Jumo 213, the same that powered the Fw-190D fighters. The aircraft featured good climb rate and high altitude performance thanks to a supercharger, it was also meant to be capable of strike missions, similar to the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. However the project was abandoned in the 1950s, due to the rapid development of jet engine technology.

It was introduced as a premium pack in Update 1.73 "Vive la France" and was removed from the store after the 2019 Victory Day Sale, but was later reintroduced for the 2020 May Sale purchasable in-game for Golden Eagles. The Narval (French for Narwhal) is designed to be an interceptor, and it excels in this role with a good climb rate, interceptor spawn, high speed and 6 powerful cannons. It wields an extremely powerful sextet of the previously mentioned cannons, which happen to be the German MG 151s, wielding the dreaded Minengeschoß ammunition round which gives ballistics similar to most 37 mm cannons while keeping the various upsides of 20 mm cannons (light weight, high muzzle velocity and universal use) allowing you to shred bombers in a few well aimed bursts. However, the plane is not without its weaknesses. The rear mounted engine and propeller makes it easy for the engine to get knocked out when being tailed. It also has a particularly poor turn rate, so turning versus most planes is a death sentence, as it will make it easy for an opponent to snipe your pilot.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 8,000 m 730677764700 km/h
Rate of Climb 1612.620.612.6 m/s
Turn time 2527.423.626.2 s
Max altitude 11,500 m
Takeoff Run 800 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 6.1 t
Engine Arsenal 12H-02
Length 10 m
Wingspan 11.8 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 900 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 270 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 330 km/h
Offensive armament
6 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon
Ammunition 1,500 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
IT/IT/APHE/HEI21198311
IT/HEI/HEI/AP-I272414732
AP-I/HEI/HEI/HEI/HEI/IT272414732
APHE/APHE/APHE/IT21198311
FI-T/FI-T/FI-T/IT/IT21198311
HEI/HEI/HEI/APHE/AP-I272414732
Suspended armament
Setup 1 2 × 1000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bomb
Setup 2 4 × T10 140 rockets
4 × T10 140 rockets
Setup 3 4 × T10 151 rockets
4 × T10 151 rockets
Economy
Repair cost
AB 1,933 SL
RB 4,282 SL
SB 6,353 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 320,000 SL
Aces 1,100 GE
Research Aces 1,050,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (100 / 225 / 480) % SL
2 x 172 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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