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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. A nickname often associated with the {{PAGENAME}} was "Thud".<br />
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Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the {{PAGENAME}} is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds and low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options. The {{PAGENAME}} also has a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for rockets, bombs and cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF (Identify Friend or Foe) function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 15 km. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR-guided air-to-air missiles (AAMs) that are prevalent at the battle rating range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) it faces at its BR. This is offset by the roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmanoeuvre any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmanoeuvred with range and the assumption that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13 Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 Sidewinders, or 13-14 G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1,100 km/h, and still manages 10-11 G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads, and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the {{PAGENAME}} makes for a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the {{PAGENAME}} to be capable of popping a 12 G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail!<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| 1,575 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | 12,675 kg || colspan="2" | 450 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 27m fuel<br />
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| 2,699 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet<br />
| 13,701 kg || 15,195 kg || 16,095 kg || 22,911 kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 27m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 6,953 kgf || 9,868 kgf<br />
| 0.72 || 0.65 || 0.61 || 0.43<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || 6,953 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || 13,161 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h)<br />
| 0.96 || 0.87 || 0.82 || 0.57<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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{{Notice<br />
|'''IMPORTANT: This aircraft cannot carry flares.''' The countermeasure pods are AN/ALE-38/41 Chaff dispensers, which, unlike modern countermeasure pods or USN countermeasure systems, use neither a common calibre nor dispenser system as flares. The {{PAGENAME}} was never equipped with the AN/ALE-40 combined Chaff/Flare suite used on the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4E]], nor the AN/ALE-29 chaff/flare dispenser used on the [[A-4 (Family)|A-4 Skyhawks]] and [[A-7 Corsair II (Family)|A-7 Corsairs]].<br />
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* 12.7 mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20 mm or 23 mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]], and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage, and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The {{PAGENAME}}, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 800 km/h. The F-105's landing gear are also extremely durable, and due to their high height, allow slightly sharper and harder landing approaches than other aircraft, which can come in handy after shepherding a damaged aircraft back to base.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the {{PAGENAME}} has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. {{PAGENAME}} pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]<br />
|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
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| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}<br />
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|}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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! !! width="9%" | 1 !! width="9%" | 2 !! width="9%" | 3 !! width="9%" | 4 !! width="9%" | 5<br />
| rowspan="14" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div><br />
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! [[LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|500 lb LDGP Mk 82]] bombs<br />
| 1 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 1<br />
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! [[Mk 82 Snakeye (500 lb)|500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye]] bombs<br />
| 1 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 1<br />
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! [[M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|750 lb M117 cone 45]] bombs<br />
| 1 || 4 || 6 || 4 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! [[LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83]] bombs<br />
| 1 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! [[LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84]] bombs<br />
| || 1 || 1 || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[M118 (3,000 lb)|3,000 lb M118]] bombs<br />
| || 1 || 1 || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[BLU-27/B incendiary]] bombs<br />
| 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! [[FFAR Mighty Mouse]] rockets<br />
| 19 || 19 || || 19 || 19<br />
|-<br />
! [[AGM-12B Bullpup]] missiles<br />
| 1 || 1 || || 1 || 1<br />
|-<br />
! [[AGM-12C Bullpup]] missiles<br />
| || 1 || || 1 ||<br />
|-<br />
! [[AIM-9B Sidewinder]] missiles<br />
| 1, 2 || || || || 1, 2<br />
|-<br />
! [[AIM-9E Sidewinder]] missiles<br />
| 2 || || || || 2<br />
|-<br />
! Chaff<br />
| 192 || || || || 192<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="6" | Maximum permissible loadout weight: 5,800 kg<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}<br />
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* Without load<br />
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 16 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (8,000 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs (8,000 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x BLU-27/B incendiary bombs<br />
* 384 x chaff<br />
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;Summary & Recommendations<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an {{PAGENAME}} pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
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:This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an {{PAGENAME}} can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
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:This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an air-to-air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to manoeuvre to avoid them, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
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:One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
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:Two heavy-duty bullpups and four Sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear — an {{PAGENAME}} in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8 metre-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500 lb bombs provided stock and the AGM-12B/Sidewinder combinations serve no purpose once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as Bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many Bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kg of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kg of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276 kg per thousand-pound bomb) may seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle destruction radii, as well as only 7 mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to destroy a ground target, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the {{PAGENAME}}. At this battle rating, the {{PAGENAME}} faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on manoeuvring alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B]]s, [[AIM-9E]]s, [[R-3S]]s, and [[AIM-9G]]s that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60]], [[AIM-9J]]/[[RB24J]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C]], [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] Sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate manoeuvring and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun SPAA. That said, no SPAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB — the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]], and [[XM1069]] — all use either IR guidance or a form of semi-active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the {{PAGENAME}} can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. Due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it receives are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the [[Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP|Zunis]], [[S-8KO|S-8s]], [[S-24]]s, [[S-25O|S-25s]] and [[psrak m/70|13.5 cm m/70]] that other similar aircraft in and around its battle rating receive. The LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The F-105 is an extremely versatile aircraft. Used in a bombing role, typically designated by either "A for Attack" or "B for Bomber", the F-105 in fact excels at both air-to-ground and air-to-air roles, though the aircraft is typically less successful in the latter than the former.<br />
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'''Please note, most of the information contained within this article has been outdated for a while. In short, proliferation of short-range IR-guided missiles has lead to an overall deprecation of this aircraft's capabilities.'''<br />
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=== Against air targets ===<br />
While the F-105 is classified as an attacker, the aircraft lends itself well to air-to-air work. The aircraft, however, requires basic knowledge on how to fly jets in energy-fighting manoeuvres. Its armament, size, and speed lend it well to destroying enemy targets by pressing its sheer advantage in speed — not many aircraft at its battle rating exceed Mach 1.1 in level flight, and even less while still having a sizeable payload onboard.<br />
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[[File:F-105 Turning And Burning.mp4|thumb|F-105 in a sustained ~11-12G turn at sea level.]]<br />
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'''On the offensive'''<br />
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The F-105's best advantage is in its speed and considerably powerful engine. The aircraft has good energy retention and turning performance at speed, thanks to the nuclear toss-bombing flight profile that the aircraft was designed for. The F-105 does not have any issue with using this ability to loop rapidly at high speed in the vertical by turning quickly and at high Gs in the horizontal. Managing around 12Gs in a sustained turn beginning at Mach 1.0, the F-105 has performance entirely unexpected from a single-engined attacker of its size at its battle rating. F-105Ds also possess strengthened wing spars that earlier variants did not, and unlike said earlier variants, will not tear its wings in sustained manoeuvres very easily. Managing up to 13Gs, and up to fourteen Gs in rare cases, the F-105's large, strong wings grant it energy retention in addition to roll rate, and the swept-wing construction makes it one of the faster-accelerating aircraft at its battle rating- more than enough to match more nimble [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]] and [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]] at certain speeds.<br />
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The F-105 has the option to carry four AIM-9s of either the [[AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9B]] or [[AIM-9E]] type. While these missiles are unimpressive in terms of performance when compared to the [[R.550]] or [[R-60]] that this aircraft faces, they are nonetheless useful. The AIM-9E is a direct upgrade to the AIM-9B that includes a wider seeker FOV thanks to the seeker's ability to uncage and track a target slightly before launch, making it more useful than the AIM-9B in a dogfight. However, the most useful air-to-air asset by far is the gun, which has a generous supply of ammunition available to it. Most F-105 air-to-air victories in Vietnam were made with the gun, and the same holds true in-game. You'll find that many enemies don't expect fast opposition coming back at them from the direction that their airfield is in, which is where you'll be after letting off your bombloads and presumably evading detection by the enemy until that point. Since the aircraft can manage above average speed, pilots will find the F-105 attuned to the doctrine of energy fighting. However, they will also find that the F-105 can turn with its enemies where necessary, and accelerate to regain speed rapidly afterwards, meaning that using turns, loops and otherwise engaging in a dogfight may sometimes be more desirable than simple boom-and-zoom methods. However, F-105 pilots should remember that the aircraft is not designed to get into close-in dogfights. Making mistakes, such as bleeding too much energy, will only turn the F-105D into a slow, large target to be easily hit in a furball engagement.<br />
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'''On the defensive'''<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the {{PAGENAME}} is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables and control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tail strike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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The size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft. Dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to the proxy fuse. Smaller, more manoeuvrable missiles such as [[R-60]]s and [[SRAAM]]s have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it since the proximity fuse is still live after the missile loses its lock.<br />
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All of these pale in comparison to its speed, roll rate, and acceleration. Few aircraft possess the {{PAGENAME}}'s aptitude for speed. Only higher-BR aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]], [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the {{PAGENAME}} can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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Thanks to the roll rate, the F-105D is able to quickly roll to dodge enemy gunfire, and also enemy missiles. The latter is essential, given the fact that the F-105D never carried any flares, and will never receive flares due to never carrying any such countermeasures in real life. A basic manoeuvre to avoid air-to-air missiles is a snap roll, with or without afterburner, performed by pitching up and rolling/yawing into the same direction. This will cause the aircraft to begin a high-G barrel roll that can reach up to 14Gs, and is effective at losing even the trickiest of opponents. Less advanced air-to-air missiles can be dodged by just turning a little, and given that high-G barrel rolls bleed speed from the aircraft, it's important to know the range and performance envelopes of the enemy aircraft before picking your manoeuvre — turn, high-g barrel roll, or simply levelling off and out-speeding the missile.<br />
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=== Against ground targets ===<br />
While the {{PAGENAME}} can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow. The {{PAGENAME}} does get AGM-12Cs, but only two of them. Keep in mind that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to destroy ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The {{PAGENAME}} lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to enemy SPAA armaments since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality. The Constantly Computed Impact Point (CCIP) function helps show the pilot where bombs and rockets will go when released. The Constantly Computed Release Point (CCRP) function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1,000 m altitude, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted gun AAA, enemy IR/beam-riding SAMs, and main cannons. Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable. AI anti-aircraft fire will often only be a minor annoyance, and player-launched surface-to-air missiles can be either dodged or avoided with clever tactics and positioning. In addition to that, the aircraft's size means that sometimes, bullets and shells will only hit non-essential components, such as the large, empty bomb bay for nuclear bombs in the centre of the plane.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700 km/h<br />
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* Powerful M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of ground attack payloads with a ballistic computer<br />
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* Has a radar with IFF capabilities and a fast search rate<br />
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* High stall speed makes manoeuvring and landing at slow speeds difficult<br />
* Countermeasures only include chaff and will replace AAMs if equipped<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on afterburner: requires careful management of fuel on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
* Manoeuvrability and overall flight performance significantly suffers with a full bombload<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served during the Vietnam war. Originally an advanced derivative of the RF-84F, the F-105 was a large attack aircraft designed for both nuclear and conventional strike. F-105s would see extensive service in Vietnam as the USAF's primary attack aircraft until high loss rates forced it to be retired from active service. A total of 833 aircraft were built.<br />
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The Thunderchief comes from an illustrious family of aircraft, all developed by Seversky, which later would become Republic Aviation. Starting from the early P-35, the aircraft later evolved into the [[P-43A-1|P-43]], an early propeller aircraft developed into the far larger and more powerful [[P-47 (Family)|P-47 Thunderbolt]]. As the Jet Age approached, the P-47 was converted to Jet Propulson, and the [[F-84 (Family)]] was born out of that conversion, beginning with early models such as [[F-84B-26|F-84Bs]]. These were found to be severely underpowered, and the later extended-fuselage F-84E and [[F-84G-21-RE|F-84G]] added a more powerful and more reliable J-35 turbojet. Soon afterwards, the F-84 would be given swept wings, and a much-improved engine, and this design work was laid out the basis for what would eventually become the F-105 Thunderchief.<br />
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[[File:AP-63.jpg|thumb|Concept art by Republic of Advanced Project Nº 63.]]<br />
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;A Repurposed Thunderflash: The F-105's Origins<br />
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The F-105 originated as an internal project of the RF-84F Thunderflash photo-reconnaissance aircraft, featuring the same wing-mounted engine intake system. First begun in 1951, initial design work resembled an enlarged RF-84 with an integral bomb bay in the middle of the aircraft. [[F-84G-21-RE|F-84Gs]] in Tactical Air Command service had been the first fighter aircraft in the world able to carry nuclear bombs, and the first aircraft able to conduct in-flight refuelling- and one of the scant few aircraft designed to be able to refuel by both probe-and-drogue and boom systems. However, this aircraft had merely only been an interim while TAC waited for the [[F-84F]] to enter production, and as such, it was based on a previous variant- the F-84E, but also incorporated many of the technologies expected to be on the F-variant. While the E/G variants closely resembled the [[F-84B-26|F-84B]] in general shape, the F-84F was a radical departure, incorporating a high sweepback and more hardpoints for increased weapons carriage. The RF-84F was an even more radical departure from the previously established F-84 formula, including wing root intakes and a rounded nose for the cameras that it was required to carry in its photoreconnaissance role. While the F-84G/F enjoyed success in Korea and in peacetime European service, Republic Aviation started a new project for a much-improved aircraft based on the RF-84F's design work. Incorporating the same nose shape but with a radar inside, an enlarged centre-section capable of internally carrying a nuclear bomb, and incorporating the same wing-root intakes, the aircraft design called "Advanced Project Nº 63" (AP-63) resembled a much-enlarged RF-84.<br />
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;Teething Problems & Shattering Expectations: The F-105's Early Years<br />
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The F-105B entered service with the USAF in August of 1958. The aircraft was also snapped up by the Thunderbirds, who desired a high-speed, high performance aircraft for their team, but tragedy struck in their first live show performed with the Thud when one of their aircraft simply exploded mid-air. Contracts for low-rate initial production were awarded to Republic in 1952 and 1953 for a total of 199 aircraft, with initial delivery scheduled for 1955. However, shifting requirements for the aircraft resulted in the project being delayed and contracts being cancelled until a solid contract was signed in February 1955 for 15 aircraft. These 15 aircraft were for two "YF-105A" evaluation aircraft, three "RF-105B" reconnaissance aircraft, and ten production "F-105Bs". In a testament to the survivability of the aircraft that would be proven later in combat, the first F-105B's landing gear failed to extend during the end of its first flight due to suction that kept the gear bay doors sealed shut. The pilot had to belly in, which he did with considerable skill, and funnily enough, when he walked away from the aircraft, the Thunderchief belatedly popped its landing-gear doors open. The aircraft in question was repaired and back in the air within six weeks. The USAF Tactical Air Command (TAC) had a full squadron of Thunderchiefs in service by mid-1959. On 11 December 1959, Brigadier General Joseph Moore, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, set a world speed record of 1,958.53 km/h (1,216 mph) over a 100 km closed course in an F-105B. The F-105D variant began to supplant and replace F-105Bs in frontline units between 1960 and 1965. During testing in June of 1961, the F-105 delivered 7 tons of bombs, the largest bombload ever carried by a single-engine fighter. In the spring of 1964, the Thunderbirds, looking for a new high-performance jet to replace their F-100As, chose the F-105B as their mount. After modifying the aircraft to suit their needs, including strengthening the airframe, the F-105 would go on to perform in only 6 airshows before being pulled out of their service in favour of F-100s. During the final airshow, in a "pitch up" manoeuvre, an F-105 piloted by Cpt. Gene Devlins simply disintegrated mid-air after entering the pitch-up, forcing the Air Force to re-evaluate the Thunderchief's use by the acrobatics team, subsequently replacing their F-105Bs with [[F-100D|F-100D Super Sabres]] once more. F-105Bs would be entirely retired by the end of 1965, and the much-improved F-105D would replace them, which also incorporated strengthened wing spars. Project ''Look Alike'' would endeavour to fix problems with the routing of wires, mechanical cables and hydraulics piping, and would be implemented in 1962-1964 on the Thunderchief fleet, just in time for their combat service in Vietnam.[[File:Thunderbirds-F105-diamond.jpg|thumb|Thud Thunderbirds: F-105Bs in diamond formation in service with the Thunderbirds during its brief stint in their service in '64.]]<br />
[[File:F-105D in flight with bombs.jpg|thumb|An F-105D in flight over Vietnam with a full load of 750 lb bombs.]]<br />
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;Rolling into Combat: Operation Rolling Thunder & Vietnam<br />
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The F-105 would soon see active combat in the Vietnam war, where it served as the USAF's primary attack aircraft. The F-105s would eventually fly over 20,000 combat missions in Vietnam, and despite its large and unwieldy airframe, shoot down 27 Vietnamese MiGs. 24 of these aircraft were shot down using the F-105's internal Vulcan cannon.<br />
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However, F-105s in Vietnam suffered from an extremely high loss rate. The F-105 had the unfortunate distinction of being the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates, being replaced in its ground attack role by the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4]] Phantom II and F-111 Aardvark. Of 833 total F-105s produced, 382 aircraft were lost, 17 to enemy fighters, but mostly to ground anti-aircraft fire and maintenance issues. This loss rate, however, is less indicative of the aircraft's ability, but more a testament to doctrine and the aircraft's environment. The F-105 was the most-used aircraft during Operation Rolling Thunder- even more so than the F-4C that had only recently entered service. Given that the aircraft flew the most sorties, it was also the aircraft that would, naturally, take the most loss numbers. Due to the rate at which aircraft were being thrown into the Vietnamese Air Defenses, the aircraft suffered correspondingly high losses to the point that the US Air Force contemplated restarting the F-105 production line in Farmingdale, Long Island, but ultimately decided against it, as there were no export customers for the aircraft, and there were replacements just over the horizon- including the results of the TFX program, the soon-to-be-famous F-111.<br />
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Ground anti-aircraft fire was an inevitable part of flying into an air defence system. Designed to fly low and fast attack profiles, with not many provisions for high-altitude bombing, the F-105 needed to dive-bomb its targets with conventional bombs, with the pilot required to keep the target in sight of a depressible mil sight in the cockpit at all times. This resulted in pilots being forced into low, slow, and fatally predictable flight profiles when entering a bomb drop. The arc that the F-105s would fly in order to get close in to the target was an extremely easy target for Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunners. While the "Thunderstick-II" upgrade, developed in the late 60s, would allow the F-105 to bomb its targets from higher up using a set of new avionics that went in a spinal bulge (much like the [[MiG-21SMT|MiG-21SMT's]] spine fuel tank), these aircraft, mostly older D-5 and D-10 models, would never see combat, and the upgrades were deemed too costly to roll out to the entire remaining number of F-105s available, which were all soon to retire.<br />
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The most common issues were related to the F-105's J75 engine, which simply had not been designed for missions in the envelopes that the F-105s were expected to fly, burning at full military for extended periods of time without overhaul. Since the F-105 had been designed with the Tactical Nuclear Strike role in mind, with its afterburners on full in what was essentially a one-way suicide mission, it had been designed to be the fastest thing flying with a nuclear bomb inside the ventral bomb bay. The J75 had not been designed with long operating hours in mind, since the expectation had been that it would be used a few times in combat prior to being either shot down, disposed of, or otherwise never used again. This resulted in many issues with the jet blade, including cracks in the compressor blades that turned the inside of the engine into a mess of hot metal where the fragmenting blades would shatter, spreading fragments backwards into the engine as they went, causing what appeared to the pilot as a mere engine fire, but was only the precursor to a violent explosion when the fragmenting blades set fire to the initially completely unprotected fuel tanks.<br />
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The fuel tanks had been another oversight in the F-105's design- the initial flight profile of low-altitude tactical nuclear strike did not have high projected survivability rates, and for the sake of speed and also the fact that the F-105 wasn't likely to return anyway, the aircraft's massive fuselage fuel tanks, arranged above the engine and bomb bay, were not self sealing. Many flak and SAM losses due to fires stemmed from the punctured fuel tanks leaking fuel all over the hot J75 engine, resulting in the aircraft burning down in flight. Upgrades to the fuel tank, including the addition of self-sealing liners, managed to somewhat rectify the issue, but never completely- no upgrade save for a complete redesign or an entirely new design would solve the issue that the F-105's entire internal fuel load was carried in tanks that were mounted in the top of the fuselage and above the engine.<br />
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Another issue encountered was that the sudden loss of hydraulic oil pressure resulted in the tailplane locking into a "pitch down" position, as well as losing the Stability Augmentation system, a vital component of such a large, heavy aircraft that allowed pilots to keep it under control. A switch was later added to mechanically lock the F-105's tailplane into a stable, "neutral" position, but again, this was only a partial fix- the hydraulics issue would never really be overcome throughout its service life.<br />
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Aircraft of the F-105G "Wild Weasel" suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) variant remained in service until the end of the Vietnam war, after which they were replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel IV. F-105s grew increasingly difficult to maintain in the 1970s, resulting in their accelerated retirement. The last F-105Ds in South-East Asia left by 1970, before Operation Linebacker began, and twin-seat F-105Fs and Gs would soldier on into the 80s before retiring. The final flight of any F-105 was by the Air Force Reserve 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, in 1984, and afterwards, the F-105 slipped quietly into retirement. Most F-105s had their tails sliced off by guillotine to prevent their use elsewhere. 105 complete F-105 airframes are known to survive into this day, though none remain airworthy, and are mostly in the continental US, though a few remain in places like Nellis, McConnel, Kadena and Spangdahlem as monuments to when Thuds were deployed to those bases. The rest are in museums and other such places to live the rest of their lives out as retired warbirds.<br />
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* National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). "Republic F-105D Thunderchief". Smithsonian. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.si.edu/object/republic-f-105d-thunderchief%3Anasm_A19820064000</nowiki><br />
* Swopes, B. (2021, August 10). "10 August 1961". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/10-august-1961/</nowiki><br />
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'''''- Aussie_Mantis, probably at some point in time, somewhere in Australia.'''''<br />
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Haha! I found out how to make my own user page! I feel like a '''god'''!<br />
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I'm Aussie_Mantis. My main trees are Britain (my first ever tree), Italy (my third tree), and Germany (my fifth tree). I also play France and USA on occasion.<br />
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*I build lego models and stuff in my free time. Yay, Star Wars! Woohoo!<br />
*In an ironic twist, I started out my War Thunder journey in Ground Battles. My Rank I Gift Vehicle is the [[A13 Mk.I (3rd RTR)|A13 Mk.I (3 RTR)]]. However, I don't really play ground anymore.<br />
*My favorite plane in real life has probably got to be the A-4 Skyhawk. I used to have 40 different variants of the aircraft installed in my Strike Fighters 2 mod directory, with their skins!<br />
*The Best K/D I have is with the [[SM.91]].<br />
*The one plane I wish did a lot better than it actually does in-game is the [[B-25J-1]], but n-not because it has an Australian camo or anything!<br />
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I feel like there's a few things that would be better explained in the family section rather than individual weapons, or by redirecting both current pages to this page in order to better collate the (scant) currently present information on each bomb's wiki article into one article. What should I do to get this page approved?<br />
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<div>The AGM-62 Walleye refers to several weapons in War Thunder. You may be looking for:<br />
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* The [[AGM-62A Walleye I (505 kg)]], the unpowered TV-guided munition equipped by the F-4E, or<br />
* The [[AGM-62A Walleye I ER (510 kg)]], an extended-range version of the above bomb created by extending and enlarging the fins of the original Walleye I.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The AGM-62 Walleye is a family of American TV-guided anti-surface weaponry, used in purposes such as elimination of large hard targets and enemy shipping. Type-classified as an Air-to-ground missile (AGM), the Walleye is in fact a glide bomb like the [[PC 1400 X (1,400 kg)]], more commonly known under the moniker of "Fritz-X". In War Thunder, it is primarily used in an anti-tank role, uncommon for the type in combat service since it was typically reserved for only the highest-priority of targets, such as enemy command and control centres, large enemy surface combatants, bunkers, and vital pieces of large, "hard" infrastructure such as the infamous Than Hoa Bridge (the Dragon's Jaw). <br />
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In-game, it fills the requirement for basic precision-guided ordnance on American Aircraft from BR 8.7 - 11.0, used in different variants onboard the [[A-4E Early|A-4E (Early)]], [[A-7E]] and the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4E]]. The only aircraft currently capable of using a datalink with the Walleye bomb system is the A-7, which carries the Extended Range [[AGM-62A Walleye I ER (510 kg)|AGM-62A Walleye I ERDL]], linked to a pod mounted on one of the inboard hardpoints that is equipped with a thermal optic. <br />
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== Developmental History ==<br />
''This section is meant to be on the developmental history of the bomb system. Operational history of the bomb will not be summarised here. For a summary on the bomb's operational history, consult the individual pages of the bombs themselves.''<br />
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The original concept of a glide-bomb was a bomb that was essentially equipped with wings to allow a bombardier in the cockpit of an aircraft to guide the bomb into the target by means of wires or radio control, typically by using a joystick. Examples include the early VB-1 AZON, which was in essence a bolt-on tail assembly for the [[AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M65A1]] thousand-pound general purpose bomb that could steer the bomb left and right, to the gargantuan VB-13/ASM-A-1 TARZON, which mated a radio-control system for an earlier development of AZON called RAZON to the massive British-designed 12,000-pound Tallboy Bomb, designed to be dropped from the [[B-29A-BN|B-29 Superfortress]] on large, hard targets, such as enemy ships and factory complexes. The two bombs, for their time, were relatively successful, but still exposed several inherent vulnerabilities to their design. <br />
[[File:Walleye Seeker Display.png|alt=Rifle! An early Walleye's seeker display from footage, presumably from combat in vietnam.note the footage grain and the eight lines running crosswise transposed over the screen. These eight lines show where azimuth and elevation are in relation to the bomb, as well as outlining a square that shows what the bomb is currently guiding onto.|thumb|An early Walleye's seeker footage, presumably from combat in Vietnam. Note the footage grain and the eight lines running crosswise transposed over the screen. These eight lines show where azimuth and elevation are in relation to the bomb, as well as outlining a square that shows what the bomb is currently guiding onto.]]<br />
The first problem was that in order to guide such a weapon, an aircraft '''must''' fly straight and level, as well as staying in a position where the bomb can still be seen from the bombardier's sight, or at the very least, the cockpit. The technology of the time limited the AZON and TARZON to Azimuth Only, which meant that the bomb required the bombardier to aim the bomb like a regular bomb, and then provide minor course corrections using the azimuth system. The bomb could not, for example, be steered into the path of an oncoming train, nor track and eventually hit a ship moving towards the dropping aircraft. AZON and TARZON were thus usually employed against large, wide targets, like railway bridges, marshalling yards, factories, and dams, with great success. Destroying a moving target was very much. Other attempts at self-guided bombs of the era, such as the ASM-N-2 "Bat", used radar. Radar technology, while having come far since the turn of the century, was very much still in its infancy compared to the modern day, and the Bat was easily confused by ground clutter.<br />
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The Walleye's genesis came about thanks to a TV-loving NAS China Lake engineer named Norman Kay. In his spare time, Kay enjoyed creating television sets, and in 1958, he developed a camera that could follow and trace moving items in a picture by using a "blip" that it could project. By using a piece of circuit-board, Kay had just created the first device capable of tracking moving objects by using the difference in contrast between said item and the background. Later refinements would follow, and with a team of fellow engineers including Jack Crawford, Dave Livingston, George Lewis, Larry Brown, Steve Brugler, Bob Cunningham and long-time friend William H. Woodworth, would engineer the bomb that would eventually become Walleye. Among other challenges that they faced and defeated were refining the bomb's trajectory, eliminating the use of vacuum tubes in order to both simplify production and to ensure that the bomb was capable of making the turns and twists needed by a guided weapon, and withstand the shock of carrier catapult takeoffs, and the dilemma of procuring funding- initially by wheedling funding away from the [[AIM-9 Sidewinder (Family)|AIM-9 Sidewinder]] project, which was concurrent to the tv seeker's development. By 1963, the development of the bomb had become official, and after a period of competition between various firms, Martin-Marietta won the contract in 1966 for full-rate production.<br />
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The AGM-62 was engineered to have a link between the seeker and a small TV monitor in the launch aircraft's cockpit, which is what would be used to select the target for the seeker. In the words of one of the engineers- the seeker "wasn't smart enough" to know that "a bridge was a bridge", but it could use the contrast between the bridge and whatever surrounded it and home in on the patch of contrast differential. Proposed features for the first iteraton included a datalink, which would not be integrated on initial Walleye I variants. However, the camera could still be used to see where the bomb was going, which would be important for allowing fire-and-forget capability. Pilots could now drop a bomb and then immediately turn away from the target, monitoring the bomb's progress, and once the data-link ability was integrated, provide course corrections for the bomb.<br />
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Walleye I used a thousand-pound warhead from the [[LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|Mark 83]] 1000 pound General-Purpose bomb, recently developed in the 1950s in response to the need for lower-drag bombs. The unit was initially powered by a heavy set of lithium-ion batteries, but these were soon replaced by a ram air turbine on the back of the bomb, giving it the distinctively large propellor, different from propellor-driven tail and nose fuzes on older GP bombs like the [[AN-M65A1]] that its predecessors had used. Large, triangular fins driven by hydraulic actuators were attached onto the rear, allowing the bomb to move left and right, and stabilize on the target. The seeker was the first-ever fully solid-state TV camera in existence. The bomb was meant to incorporate a revolutionary new data-link feature to allow the pilot to aim and steer the bomb while in flight, but tihs feature was temporarily dropped due to time constraints. Later versions of the bomb would reincorporate this feature into the bomb, allowing mid-flight course corrections. The bombs would find great success in Vietnam, chalking up successful missions such as the final destruction of the infamous Thanh Hoa Bridge and several successful missions against power plants, including a raid that destroyed Hanoi's main source of power a mere two days after Ho Chi Minh's birthday. The bomb would continue to be used, including with the data-link upgrade, during the Gulf War in 1991, after which it was gradually retired from US Navy and Air Force service as newer warshots, such as the GBU-15, AGM-65, JDAM and improved Paveway Variants came into service, and improved targeting pods allowed for laser-guided bombs to be more easily guided onto target.<br />
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== References: ==<br />
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* ''The Pursuit of Precision…Walleye, The TV-Guided Glide Bomb''. n.d. [DVD] China Lake, California: Naval Air Weapons Division China Lake.<br />
* Sherwood, J., 2008. ''Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972''. Washington, DC: Naval Historical Centre.<br />
* Parch, A., 2020. ''Martin Marietta AGM-62 Walleye''. [online] Designation-systems.net. Available at: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-62.html [Accessed 21 December 2021].</div>U77215690https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=AGM-62A_Walleye_I_(505_kg)&diff=120069AGM-62A Walleye I (505 kg)2022-01-05T01:18:30Z<p>U77215690: /* History */</p>
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[[File:WeaponImage {{PAGENAME}}.png|thumb|left|420px|The AGM-62A Walleye I guided bomb (scale is approximate)]]<br />
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The '''AGM-62A Walleye I''' is an American guided bomb for aircraft use. It is one of the first guided bomb introduced into War Thunder in [[Update "Ground Breaking"]].<br />
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== General info ==<br />
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=== Comparison with analogues ===<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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* Precision-guided bomb allows for greater flexibility on where to release weapon<br />
* Once locked-on and released, the aircraft can begin egressing from the area<br />
* Bomb can continue tracking moving visual targets upon release<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Large size means only a few can be carried by aircraft<br />
* Limited effectiveness in night conditions, since it's TV-guided<br />
* TV-guided camera views from the aircraft's frontal arc, requires pointing the aircraft at the general location of the enemy to begin targeting <br />
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== History ==<br />
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The original concept of a glide-bomb was a bomb that was essentially equipped with wings to allow a bombardier in the cockpit of an aircraft to guide the bomb into the target by means of wires or radio control, typically by using a joystick. Examples include the early VB-1 AZON, which was in essence a bolt-on tail assembly for the [[AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M65A1]] thousand-pound general purpose bomb that could steer the bomb left and right, to the gargantuan VB-13/ASM-A-1 TARZON, which mated a radio-control system for an earlier development of AZON called RAZON to the massive British-designed 12,000-pound Tallboy Bomb, designed to be dropped from the [[B-29A-BN|B-29 Superfortress]] on large, hard targets, such as enemy ships and factory complexes. The two bombs, for their time, were relatively successful, but still exposed several inherent vulnerabilities to their design.[[File:Walleye Seeker Display.png|alt=Rifle! An early Walleye's seeker display from footage, presumably from combat in vietnam.note the footage grain and the eight lines running crosswise transposed over the screen. These eight lines show where azimuth and elevation are in relation to the bomb, as well as outlining a square that shows what the bomb is currently guiding onto.|thumb|Rifle! An early Walleye's seeker footage, presumably from combat in Vietnam. Note the footage grain and the eight lines running crosswise transposed over the screen. These eight lines show where azimuth and elevation are in relation to the bomb, as well as outlining a square that shows what the bomb is currently guiding onto.|link=https://wiki.warthunder.com/File:Walleye_Seeker_Display.png]]The first problem was that in order to guide such a weapon, an aircraft '''must''' fly straight and level, as well as staying in a position where the bomb can still be seen from the bombardier's sight, or at the very least, the cockpit. The technology of the time limited the AZON and TARZON to Azimuth Only, which meant that the bomb required the bombardier to aim the bomb like a regular bomb, and then provide minor course corrections using the azimuth system. The bomb could not, for example, be steered into the path of an oncoming train, nor track and eventually hit a ship moving towards the dropping aircraft. AZON and TARZON were thus usually employed against large, wide targets, like railway bridges, marshalling yards, factories, and dams, with great success. Destroying a moving target was very much. Other attempts at self-guided bombs of the era, such as the ASM-N-2 "Bat", used radar. Radar technology, while having come far since the turn of the century, was very much still in its infancy compared to the modern day, and the Bat was easily confused by ground clutter.<br />
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The Walleye's genesis came about thanks to a TV-loving NAS China Lake engineer named Norman Kay. In his spare time, Kay enjoyed creating television sets, and in 1958, he developed a camera that could follow and trace moving items in a picture by using a "blip" that it could project. By using a piece of circuit-board, Kay had just created the first device capable of tracking moving objects by using the difference in contrast between said item and the background. Later refinements would follow, and with a team of fellow engineers including Jack Crawford, Dave Livingston, George Lewis, Larry Brown, Steve Brugler, Bob Cunningham and long-time friend William H. Woodworth, would engineer the bomb that would eventually become Walleye. Among other challenges that they faced and defeated were refining the bomb's trajectory, eliminating the use of vacuum tubes in order to both simplify production and to ensure that the bomb was capable of making the turns and twists needed by a guided weapon, and withstand the shock of carrier catapult takeoffs, and the dilemma of procuring funding- initially by wheedling funding away from the [[AIM-9 Sidewinder (Family)|AIM-9 Sidewinder]] project, which was concurrent to the tv seeker's development. By 1963, the development of the bomb had become official, and after a period of competition between various firms, Martin-Marietta won the contract in 1966 for full-rate production.<br />
<br />
The AGM-62 was engineered to have a link between the seeker and a small TV monitor in the launch aircraft's cockpit, which is what would be used to select the target for the seeker. In the words of one of the engineers- the seeker "wasn't smart enough" to know that "a bridge was a bridge", but it could use the contrast between the bridge and whatever surrounded it and home in on the patch of contrast differential. Proposed features for the first iteraton included a datalink, which would not be integrated on initial Walleye I variants. However, the camera could still be used to see where the bomb was going, which would be important for allowing fire-and-forget capability. Pilots could now drop a bomb and then immediately turn away from the target, monitoring the bomb's progress, and once the data-link ability was integrated, provide course corrections for the bomb.<br />
<br />
Walleye I used a thousand-pound warhead from the [[LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|Mark 83]] 1000 pound General-Purpose bomb, recently developed in the 1950s in response to the need for lower-drag bombs. The unit was initially powered by a heavy set of lithium-ion batteries, but these were soon replaced by a ram air turbine on the back of the bomb, giving it the distinctively large propellor, different from propellor-driven tail and nose fuzes on older GP bombs like the [[AN-M65A1]] that its predecessors had used. Large, triangular fins driven by hydraulic actuators were attached onto the rear, allowing the bomb to move left and right, and stabilize on the target. The seeker was the first-ever fully solid-state TV camera in existence. The bomb was meant to incorporate a revolutionary new data-link feature to allow the pilot to aim and steer the bomb while in flight, but tihs feature was temporarily dropped due to time constraints. Later versions of the bomb would reincorporate this feature into the bomb, allowing mid-flight course corrections. The bombs would find great success in Vietnam, chalking up successful missions such as the final destruction of the infamous Thanh Hoa Bridge and several successful missions against power plants, including a raid that destroyed Hanoi's main source of power a mere two days after Ho Chi Minh's birthday. The bomb would continue to be used, including with the data-link upgrade, during the Gulf War in 1991, after which it was gradually retired from US Navy and Air Force service as newer warshots, such as the GBU-15, AGM-65, JDAM and improved Paveway Variants came into service, and improved targeting pods allowed for laser-guided bombs to be more easily guided onto target.<br />
== Media ==<br />
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* [[AGM-62A Walleye I ER (510 kg)]] - Another variant of the Walleye bomb<br />
* [[KAB-500 (500 kg)]] - Soviet guided bomb<br />
* [[Mk.13 (546 kg)]] - British guided bomb<br />
* [[BGL-400 (400 kg)]] - French guided bomb<br />
* [[BGL-1000 (970 kg)]] - French guided bomb<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. A nickname often associated with the {{PAGENAME}} was "Thud".<br />
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Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the {{PAGENAME}} is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds and low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options. The {{PAGENAME}} also has a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for rockets, bombs and cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR-guided air-to-air missiles (AAMs) that are prevalent at the battle-rating range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) it faces at the battle-rating. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmanoeuvre any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmanoeuvred with range and the assumption that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13 Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 Sidewinders, or 13-14 G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1,100 km/h, and still manages 10-11 G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads, and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the {{PAGENAME}} makes for a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the {{PAGENAME}} to be capable of popping a 12 G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail!<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | 12,675 kg || colspan="2" | 450 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 27m fuel<br />
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| 2,699 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet<br />
| 13,701 kg || 15,195 kg || 16,095 kg || 22,911 kg<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 27m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 6,953 kgf || 9,868 kgf<br />
| 0.72 || 0.65 || 0.61 || 0.43<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || 6,953 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || 13,161 kgf<br>(1,200 km/h)<br />
| 0.96 || 0.87 || 0.82 || 0.57<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7 mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20 mm or 23 mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]], and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage, and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The {{PAGENAME}}, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 800 km/h. The F-105's landing gear are also extremely durable, and due to their high height, allow slightly sharper and harder landing approaches than other aircraft, which can come in handy after shepherding a damaged aircraft back to base.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the {{PAGENAME}} has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. {{PAGENAME}} pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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|-<br />
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)<br />
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| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x chaff<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x chaff (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x chaff (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x chaff (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x chaff (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x chaff (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x chaff (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x chaff (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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;Summary & Recommendations<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an {{PAGENAME}} pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
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:This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an {{PAGENAME}} can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
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:This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an air-to-air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to manoeuvre to avoid them, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
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:One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
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:Two heavy-duty bullpups and four Sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear — an {{PAGENAME}} in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8 metre-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500 lb bombs provided stock and the AGM-12B/Sidewinder combinations serve no purpose once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as Bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many Bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276 kg per thousand-pound bomb) may seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle destruction radii, as well as only 7 mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to destroy a ground target, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the {{PAGENAME}}. At this battle rating, the {{PAGENAME}} faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on manoeuvring alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B]]s, [[AIM-9E]]s, [[R-3S]]s, and [[AIM-9G]]s that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60]], [[AIM-9J]]/[[RB24J]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C]], [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] Sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate manoeuvring and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun SPAA. That said, no SPAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB — the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]], and [[ADATS]] — all use either IR guidance or a form of semi-active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the {{PAGENAME}} can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. Due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it receives are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the [[Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP|Zunis]], [[S-8KO|S-8s]], [[S-24]]s, [[S-25O|S-25s]] and [[psrak m/70|13.5 cm m/70]] that other similar aircraft in and around its battle rating receive. The LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The F-105 is an extremely versatile aircraft. Used in a bombing role, typically designated by either "A for Attack" or "B for Bomber", the F-105 in fact excels at both air-to-ground and air-to-air roles, though the aircraft is typically less successful in the latter than the former.<br />
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=== Against air targets ===<br />
While the F-105 is classified as an attacker, the aircraft lends itself well to air-to-air work. The aircraft, however, requires basic knowledge on how to fly jets in energy-fighting manoeuvres. Its armament, size, and speed lend it well to destroying enemy targets by pressing its sheer advantage in speed — not many aircraft at its battle rating exceed Mach 1.1 in level flight, and even less while still having a sizeable payload onboard.<br />
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[[File:F-105 Turning And Burning.mp4|thumb|F-105 in a sustained ~11-12G turn at sea level.]]<br />
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'''On the offensive'''<br />
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The F-105's best advantage is in its speed and considerably powerful engine. The aircraft has good energy retention and turning performance at speed, thanks to the nuclear toss-bombing flight profile that the aircraft was designed for. The F-105 does not have any issue with using this ability to loop rapidly at high speed in the vertical by turning quickly and at high Gs in the horizontal. Managing around 12Gs in a sustained turn beginning at Mach 1.0, the F-105 has performance entirely unexpected from a single-engined attacker of its size at its battle rating. F-105Ds also possess strengthened wing spars that earlier variants did not, and unlike said earlier variants, will not tear its wings in sustained manoeuvres very easily. Managing up to 13Gs, and up to fourteen Gs in rare cases, the F-105's large, strong wings grant it energy retention in addition to roll rate, and the swept-wing construction makes it one of the faster-accelerating aircraft at its battle rating- more than enough to match more nimble [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]] and [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]] at certain speeds.<br />
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The F-105 has the option to carry four AIM-9s of either the [[AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9B]] or [[AIM-9E]] type. While these missiles are unimpressive in terms of performance when compared to the [[R.550]] or [[R-60]] that this aircraft faces, they are nonetheless useful. The AIM-9E is a direct upgrade to the AIM-9B that includes a wider seeker FOV thanks to the seeker's ability to uncage and track a target slightly before launch, making it more useful than the AIM-9B in a dogfight. However, the most useful air-to-air asset by far is the gun, which has a generous supply of ammunition available to it. Most F-105 air-to-air victories in Vietnam were made with the gun, and the same holds true in-game. You'll find that many enemies don't expect fast opposition coming back at them from the direction that their airfield is in, which is where you'll be after letting off your bombloads and presumably evading detection by the enemy until that point. Since the aircraft can manage above average speed, pilots will find the F-105 attuned to the doctrine of energy fighting. However, they will also find that the F-105 can turn with its enemies where necessary, and accelerate to regain speed rapidly afterwards, meaning that using turns, loops and otherwise engaging in a dogfight may sometimes be more desirable than simple boom-and-zoom methods. However, F-105 pilots should remember that the aircraft is not designed to get into close-in dogfights. Making mistakes, such as bleeding too much energy, will only turn the F-105D into a slow, large target to be easily hit in a furball engagement.<br />
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'''On the defensive'''<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the {{PAGENAME}} is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables and control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tail strike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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The size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft. Dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to the proxy fuse. Smaller, more manoeuvrable missiles such as [[R-60]]s and [[SRAAM]]s have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock.<br />
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All of these pale in comparison to its speed, roll rate, and acceleration. Few aircraft possess the {{PAGENAME}}'s aptitude for speed. Only higher-BR aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]], [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the {{PAGENAME}} can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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Thanks to the roll rate, the F-105D is able to quickly roll to dodge enemy gunfire, and also enemy missiles. The latter is essential, given the fact that the F-105D never carried any flares, and will never receive flares due to never carrying any such countermeasures in real life. A basic manoeuvre to avoid air to air missiles is a snap roll, with or without afterburner, performed by pitching up and rolling/yawing into the same direction. This will cause the aircraft to begin a high-G barrel roll that can reach up to 14Gs, and is effective at losing even the trickiest of opponents. Less advanced air-to-air missiles can be dodged by just turning a little, and given that high-G barrel rolls bleed speed from the aircraft, it's important to know the range and performance envelopes of the enemy aircraft before picking your manoeuvre — turn, high-g barrel roll, or simply levelling off and out-speeding the missile.<br />
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=== Against ground targets ===<br />
While the {{PAGENAME}} can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow. The {{PAGENAME}} does get AGM-12Cs, but only two of them. Keep in mind that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to destroy ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The {{PAGENAME}} lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to enemy SPAA armaments since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality. The Constantly Computed Impact Point (CCIP) function helps show the pilot where bombs and rockets will go when released. The Constantly Computed Release Point (CCRP) function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted gun AAA, enemy IR/beam-riding SAMs, and main cannons. Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable. AI anti-aircraft fire will often only be a minor annoyance, and player-launched surface-to-air missiles can be either dodged or avoided with clever tactics and positioning. In addition to that, the aircraft's size means that sometimes, bullets and shells will only hit non-essential components, such as the large, empty bomb bay for nuclear bombs in the centre of the plane.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700 km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823 km/h) that may be used during combat<br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1,000 km/h (12-14 G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour<br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided munitions or any sort of targeting pod<br />
* Radar is only useable for rangefinding, and the FOV and range cannot be set. <br />
* Radar lacks a true "ACM Boresight" automatic lock mode<br />
* Missiles lack ability to slave to the radar (this makes the lack of an ACM Boresight mode irrelevant)<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served during the Vietnam war. Originally an advanced derivative of the RF-84F, the F-105 was a large attack aircraft designed for both nuclear and conventional strike. F-105s would see extensive service in Vietnam as the USAF's primary attack aircraft until high loss rates forced it to be retired from active service. A total of 833 aircraft were built.<br />
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The Thunderchief comes from an illustrious family of aircraft, all developed by Seversky, which later would become Republic Aviation. Starting from the early P-35, the aircraft later evolved into the [[P-43A-1|P-43]], an early propellor aircraft developed into the far larger and more powerful [[P-47 (Family)|P-47 Thunderbolt]]. As the Jet Age approached, the P-47 was converted to Jet Propulson, and the [[F-84 (Family)]] was born out of that conversion, beginning with early models such as [[F-84B-26|F-84Bs]]. These were found to be severely underpowered, and the later extended-fuselage F-84E and [[F-84G-21-RE|F-84G]] added a more powerful and more reliable J-35 turbojet. Soon afterwards, the F-84 would be given swept wings, and a much-improved engine, and this design work was laid out the basis for what would eventually become the F-105 Thunderchief.<br />
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;[[File:AP-63.jpg|thumb|Concept art by Republic of Advanced Project Nº 63.]]<big>'''A Repurposed Thunderflash: The F-105's Origins'''</big><br />
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The F-105 originated as an internal project of the RF-84F Thunderflash photo-reconnaissance aircraft, featuring the same wing-mounted engine intake system. First begun in 1951, initial design work resembled an enlarged RF-84 with an integral bomb bay in the middle of the aircraft. [[F-84G-21-RE|F-84Gs]] in Tactical Air Command service had been the first fighter aircraft in the world able to carry nuclear bombs, and the first aircraft able to conduct in-flight refuelling- and one of the scant few aircraft designed to be able to refuel by both probe-and-drogue and boom systems. However, this aircraft had merely only been an interim while TAC waited for the [[F-84F]] to enter production, and as such, it was based on a previous variant- the F-84E, but also incorporated many of the technologies expected to be on the F-variant. While the E/G variants closely resembled the [[F-84B-26|F-84B]] in general shape, the F-84F was a radical departure, incorporating a high sweepback and more hardpoints for increased weapons carriage. The RF-84F was an even more radical departure from the previously established F-84 formula, including wing root intakes and a rounded nose for the cameras that it was required to carry in its photoreconnaissance role. While the F-84G/F enjoyed success in Korea and in peacetime European service, Republic Aviation started a new project for a much-improved aircraft based on the RF-84F's design work. Incorporating the same nose shape but with a radar inside, an enlarged centre-section capable of internally carrying a nuclear bomb, and incorporating the same wing-root intakes, the aircraft design called "Advanced Project Nº 63" (AP-63) resembled a much-enlarged RF-84.<br />
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;<big>'''Teething Problems & Shattering Expectations: The F-105's Early Years'''</big><br />
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The F-105B entered service with the USAF in August of 1958. The aircraft was also snapped up by the Thunderbirds, who desired a high-speed, high performance aircraft for their team, but tragedy struck in their first live show performed with the Thud when one of their aircraft simply exploded mid-air. Contracts for low-rate initial production were awarded to Republic in 1952 and 1953 for a total of 199 aircraft, with initial delivery scheduled for 1955. However, shifting requirements for the aircraft resulted in the project being delayed and contracts being cancelled until a solid contract was signed in February 1955 for 15 aircraft. These 15 aircraft were for two "YF-105A" evaluation aircraft, three "RF-105B" reconnaissance aircraft, and ten production "F-105Bs". In a testament to the survivability of the aircraft that would be proven later in combat, the first F-105B's landing gear failed to extend during the end of its first flight due to suction that kept the gear bay doors sealed shut. The pilot had to belly in, which he did with considerable skill, and funnily enough, when he walked away from the aircraft, the Thunderchief belatedly popped its landing-gear doors open. The aircraft in question was repaired and back in the air within six weeks. The USAF Tactical Air Command (TAC) had a full squadron of Thunderchiefs in service by mid-1959. On 11 December 1959, Brigadier General Joseph Moore, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, set a world speed record of 1,958.53 km/h (1,216 mph) over a 100-kilometer closed course in an F-105B. The F-105D variant began to supplant and replace F-105Bs in frontline units between 1960 and 1965. During testing in June of 1961, the F-105 delivered 7 tons of bombs, the largest bombload ever carried by a single-engine fighter. In the spring of 1964, the Thunderbirds, looking for a new high-performance jet to replace their F-100As, chose the F-105B as their mount. After modifying the aircraft to suit their needs, including strengthening the airframe, the F-105 would go on to perform in only 6 airshows before being pulled out of their service in favour of F-100s. During the final airshow, in a "pitch up" manoeuvre, an F-105 piloted by Cpt. Gene Devlins simply disintegrated mid-air after entering the pitch-up, forcing the Air Force to re-evaluate the Thunderchief's use by the acrobatics team, subsequently replacing their F-105Bs with [[F-100D|F-100D Super Sabres]] once more. F-105Bs would be entirely retired by the end of 1965, and the much-improved F-105D would replace them, which also incorporated strengthened wing spars. Project ''Look Alike'' would endeavour to fix problems with the routing of wires, mechanical cables and hydraulics piping, and would be implemented in 1962-1964 on the Thunderchief fleet, just in time for their combat service in Vietnam.[[File:Thunderbirds-F105-diamond.jpg|thumb|Thud Thunderbirds: F-105Bs in diamond formation in service with the Thunderbirds during its brief stint in their service in '64.]]<br />
[[File:F-105D in flight with bombs.jpg|thumb|An F-105D in flight over Vietnam with a full load of 750 lb bombs.]]<br />
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;<big>'''Rolling into Combat: Operation Rolling Thunder & Vietnam'''</big><br />
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The F-105 would soon see active combat in the Vietnam war, where it served as the USAF's primary attack aircraft. The F-105s would eventually fly over 20,000 combat missions in Vietnam, and despite its large and unwieldy airframe, shoot down 27 Vietnamese MiGs. 24 of these aircraft were shot down using the F-105's internal Vulcan cannon.<br />
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However, F-105s in Vietnam suffered from an extremely high loss rate. The F-105 had the unfortunate distinction of being the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates, being replaced in its ground attack role by the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4]] Phantom II and F-111 Aardvark. Of 833 total F-105s produced, 382 aircraft were lost, 17 to enemy fighters, but mostly to ground anti-aircraft fire and maintenance issues. This loss rate, however, is less indicative of the aircraft's ability, but more a testament to doctrine and the aircraft's environment. The F-105 was the most-used aircraft during Operation Rolling Thunder- even more so than the F-4C that had only recently entered service. Given that the aircraft flew the most sorties, it was also the aircraft that would, naturally, take the most loss numbers. Due to the rate at which aircraft were being thrown into the Vietnamese Air Defenses, the aircraft suffered correspondingly high losses to the point that the US Air Force contemplated restarting the F-105 production line at Farmdale, but ultimately decided against it, as there were no export customers for the aircraft, and there were replacements just over the horizon- including the results of the TFX program, the soon-to-be-famous F-111.<br />
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Ground anti-aircraft fire was an inevitable part of flying into an air defence system. Designed to fly low and fast attack profiles, with not many provisions for high-altitude bombing, the F-105 needed to dive-bomb its targets with conventional bombs, with the pilot required to keep the target in sight of a depressible mil sight in the cockpit at all times. This resulted in pilots being forced into low, slow, and fatally predictable flight profiles when entering a bomb drop. The arc that the F-105s would fly in order to get close in to the target was an extremely easy target for Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunners. While the "''Thunderstick-II''" upgrade, developed in the late 60s, would allow the F-105 to bomb its targets from higher up using a set of new avionics that went in a spinal bulge (much like the [[MiG-21SMT|MiG-21SMT's]] spine fuel tank), these aircraft, mostly older D-5 and D-10 models, would never see combat, and the upgrades were deemed too costly to roll out to the entire remaining number of F-105s available, which were all soon to retire.<br />
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The most common issues were related to the F-105's J75 engine, which simply had not been designed for missions in the envelopes that the F-105s were expected to fly, burning at full military for extended periods of time without overhaul. Since the F-105 had been designed with the Tactical Nuclear Strike role in mind, with its afterburners on full in what was essentially a one-way suicide mission, it had been designed to be the fastest thing flying with a nuclear bomb inside the ventral bomb bay. The J75 had not been designed with long operating hours in mind, since the expectation had been that it would be used a few times in combat prior to being either shot down, disposed of, or otherwise never used again. This resulted in many issues with the jet blade, including cracks in the compressor blades that turned the inside of the engine into a mess of hot metal where the fragmenting blades would shatter, spreading fragments backwards into the engine as they went, causing what appeared to the pilot as a mere engine fire, but was only the precursor to a violent explosion when the fragmenting blades set fire to the initially completely unprotected fuel tanks.<br />
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The fuel tanks had been another oversight in the F-105's design- the initial flight profile of low-altitude tactical nuclear strike did not have high projected survivability rates, and for the sake of speed and also the fact that the F-105 wasn't likely to return anyway, the aircraft's massive fuselage fuel tanks, arranged above the engine and bomb bay, were not self sealing. Many flak and SAM losses due to fires stemmed from the punctured fuel tanks leaking fuel all over the hot J75 engine, resulting in the aircraft burning down in flight. Upgrades to the fuel tank, including the addition of self-sealing liners, managed to somewhat rectify the issue, but never completely- no upgrade save for a complete redesign or an entirely new design would solve the issue that the F-105's entire internal fuel load was carried in tanks that were mounted in the top of the fuselage and above the engine.<br />
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Another issue encountered was that the sudden loss of hydraulic oil pressure resulted in the tailplane locking into a "pitch down" position, as well as losing the Stability Augmentation system, a vital component of such a large, heavy aircraft that allowed pilots to keep it under control. A switch was later added to mechanically lock the F-105's tailplane into a stable, "neutral" position, but again, this was only a partial fix- the hydraulics issue would never really be overcome throughout its service life.<br />
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;<big>'''Sunset Service'''</big><br />
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Aircraft of the F-105G "Wild Weasel" suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) variant remained in service until the end of the Vietnam war, after which they were replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel IV. F-105s grew increasingly difficult to maintain in the 1970s, resulting in their accelerated retirement. The last F-105Ds in South-East Asia left by 1970, before Operation Linebacker began, and twin-seat F-105Fs and Gs would soldier on into the 80s before retiring. The final flight of any F-105 was by the Air Force Reserve 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, in 1984, and afterwards, the F-105 slipped quietly into retirement. Most F-105s had their tails sliced off by guillotine to prevent their use elsewhere. 105 complete F-105 airframes are known to survive into this day, though none remain airworthy, and are mostly in the continental US, though a few remain in places like Nellis, McConnel, Kadena and Spangdahlem as monuments to when Thuds were deployed to those bases. The rest are in museums and other such places to live the rest of their lives out as retired warbirds.<br />
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* National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). "Republic F-105D Thunderchief". Smithsonian. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.si.edu/object/republic-f-105d-thunderchief%3Anasm_A19820064000</nowiki><br />
* Swopes, B. (2021, August 10). "10 August 1961". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/10-august-1961/</nowiki><br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. A nickname often associated with the {{PAGENAME}} was "Thud".<br />
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Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the {{PAGENAME}} is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds and low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options. The {{PAGENAME}} also has a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for rockets, bombs and cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR-guided air-to-air missiles (AAMs) that are prevalent at the battle-rating range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) it faces at the battle-rating. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmanoeuvre any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmanoeuvred with range and the assumption that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13 Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 Sidewinders, or 13-14 G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1,100 km/h, and still manages 10-11 G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads, and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the {{PAGENAME}} makes for a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the {{PAGENAME}} to be capable of popping a 12 G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail!<br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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| colspan="2" | Pratt & Whitney J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | 12,675 kg || colspan="2" | 450 kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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| 13,701 kg || 15,195 kg || 16,095 kg || 22,911 kg<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7 mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20 mm or 23 mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]], and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage, and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The {{PAGENAME}}, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 800 km/h. The F-105's landing gear are also extremely durable, and due to their high height, allow slightly sharper and harder landing approaches than other aircraft, which can come in handy after shepherding a damaged aircraft back to base.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the {{PAGENAME}} has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. {{PAGENAME}} pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x chaff (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x chaff<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x chaff (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x chaff (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x chaff (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x chaff (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x chaff (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x chaff (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x chaff (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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;Summary & Recommendations<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an {{PAGENAME}} pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
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:This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an {{PAGENAME}} can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
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:This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an air-to-air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to manoeuvre to avoid them, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
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:One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
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:Two heavy-duty bullpups and four Sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear — an {{PAGENAME}} in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8 metre-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500 lb bombs provided stock and the AGM-12B/Sidewinder combinations serve no purpose once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as Bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many Bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276 kg per thousand-pound bomb) may seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle destruction radii, as well as only 7 mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to destroy a ground target, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the {{PAGENAME}}. At this battle rating, the {{PAGENAME}} faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on manoeuvring alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B]]s, [[AIM-9E]]s, [[R-3S]]s, and [[AIM-9G]]s that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60]], [[AIM-9J]]/[[RB24J]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C]], [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] Sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate manoeuvring and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun SPAA. That said, no SPAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB — the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]], and [[ADATS]] — all use either IR guidance or a form of semi-active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the {{PAGENAME}} can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. Due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it receives are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the [[Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP|Zunis]], [[S-8KO|S-8s]], [[S-24]]s, [[S-25O|S-25s]] and [[psrak m/70|13.5 cm m/70]] that other similar aircraft in and around its battle rating receive. The LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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The F-105 is an extremely versatile aircraft. Used in a bombing role, typically designated by either "A for Attack" or "B for Bomber", the F-105 in fact excels at both air-to-ground and air-to-air roles, though the aircraft is typically less successful in the latter than the former.<br />
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=== Against air targets ===<br />
While the F-105 is classified as an attacker, the aircraft lends itself well to air-to-air work. The aircraft, however, requires basic knowledge on how to fly jets in energy-fighting manoeuvres. Its armament, size, and speed lend it well to destroying enemy targets by pressing its sheer advantage in speed — not many aircraft at its battle rating exceed Mach 1.1 in level flight, and even less while still having a sizeable payload onboard.<br />
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[[File:F-105 Turning And Burning.mp4|thumb|F-105 in a sustained ~11-12G turn at sea level.]]<br />
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'''On the offensive'''<br />
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The F-105's best advantage is in its speed and considerably powerful engine. The aircraft has good energy retention and turning performance at speed, thanks to the nuclear toss-bombing flight profile that the aircraft was designed for. The F-105 does not have any issue with using this ability to loop rapidly at high speed in the vertical by turning quickly and at high Gs in the horizontal. Managing around 12Gs in a sustained turn beginning at Mach 1.0, the F-105 has performance entirely unexpected from a single-engined attacker of its size at its battle rating. F-105Ds also possess strengthened wing spars that earlier variants did not, and unlike said earlier variants, will not tear its wings in sustained manoeuvres very easily. Managing up to 13Gs, and up to fourteen Gs in rare cases, the F-105's large, strong wings grant it energy retention in addition to roll rate, and the swept-wing construction makes it one of the faster-accelerating aircraft at its battle rating- more than enough to match more nimble [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]] and [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]] at certain speeds.<br />
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The F-105 has the option to carry four AIM-9s of either the [[AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9B]] or [[AIM-9E]] type. While these missiles are unimpressive in terms of performance when compared to the [[R.550]] or [[R-60]] that this aircraft faces, they are nonetheless useful. The AIM-9E is a direct upgrade to the AIM-9B that includes a wider seeker FOV thanks to the seeker's ability to uncage and track a target slightly before launch, making it more useful than the AIM-9B in a dogfight. However, the most useful air-to-air asset by far is the gun, which has a generous supply of ammunition available to it. Most F-105 air-to-air victories in Vietnam were made with the gun, and the same holds true in-game. You'll find that many enemies don't expect fast opposition coming back at them from the direction that their airfield is in, which is where you'll be after letting off your bombloads and presumably evading detection by the enemy until that point. Since the aircraft can manage above average speed, pilots will find the F-105 attuned to the doctrine of energy fighting. However, they will also find that the F-105 can turn with its enemies where necessary, and accelerate to regain speed rapidly afterwards, meaning that using turns, loops and otherwise engaging in a dogfight may sometimes be more desirable than simple boom-and-zoom methods. However, F-105 pilots should remember that the aircraft is not designed to get into close-in dogfights. Making mistakes, such as bleeding too much energy, will only turn the F-105D into a slow, large target to be easily hit in a furball engagement.<br />
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'''On the defensive'''<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the {{PAGENAME}} is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables and control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tail strike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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The size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft. Dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to the proxy fuse. Smaller, more manoeuvrable missiles such as [[R-60]]s and [[SRAAM]]s have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock.<br />
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All of these pale in comparison to its speed, roll rate, and acceleration. Few aircraft possess the {{PAGENAME}}'s aptitude for speed. Only higher-BR aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]], [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the {{PAGENAME}} can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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Thanks to the roll rate, the F-105D is able to quickly roll to dodge enemy gunfire, and also enemy missiles. The latter is essential, given the fact that the F-105D never carried any flares, and will never receive flares due to never carrying any such countermeasures in real life. A basic manoeuvre to avoid air to air missiles is a snap roll, with or without afterburner, performed by pitching up and rolling/yawing into the same direction. This will cause the aircraft to begin a high-G barrel roll that can reach up to 14Gs, and is effective at losing even the trickiest of opponents. Less advanced air-to-air missiles can be dodged by just turning a little, and given that high-G barrel rolls bleed speed from the aircraft, it's important to know the range and performance envelopes of the enemy aircraft before picking your manoeuvre — turn, high-g barrel roll, or simply levelling off and out-speeding the missile.<br />
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=== Against ground targets ===<br />
While the {{PAGENAME}} can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow. The {{PAGENAME}} does get AGM-12Cs, but only two of them. Keep in mind that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to destroy ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The {{PAGENAME}} lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to enemy SPAA armaments since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality. The Constantly Computed Impact Point (CCIP) function helps show the pilot where bombs and rockets will go when released. The Constantly Computed Release Point (CCRP) function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted gun AAA, enemy IR/beam-riding SAMs, and main cannons. Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable. AI anti-aircraft fire will often only be a minor annoyance, and player-launched surface-to-air missiles can be either dodged or avoided with clever tactics and positioning. In addition to that, the aircraft's size means that sometimes, bullets and shells will only hit non-essential components, such as the large, empty bomb bay for nuclear bombs in the centre of the plane.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700 km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823 km/h) that may be used during combat<br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1,000 km/h (12-14 G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour<br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided munitions or any sort of targeting pod<br />
* Radar is only useable for rangefinding, and the FOV and range cannot be set. <br />
* Radar lacks a true "ACM Boresight" automatic lock mode<br />
* Missiles lack ability to slave to the radar (this makes the lack of an ACM Boresight mode irrelevant)<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served during the Vietnam war. Originally an advanced derivative of the RF-84F, the F-105 was a large attack aircraft designed for both nuclear and conventional strike. F-105s would see extensive service in Vietnam as the USAF's primary attack aircraft until high loss rates forced it to be retired from active service. A total of 833 aircraft were built.<br />
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<big>'''A Repurposed Thunderflash: The F-105's Origins'''</big><br />
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The F-105 originated as an internal project of the RF-84F Thunderflash photo-reconnaissance aircraft, featuring the same wing-mounted engine intake system. First begun in 1951, initial design work resembled an enlarged RF-84 with an integral bomb bay in the middle of the aircraft. [[F-84G-21-RE|F-84Gs]] in Tactical Air Command service had been the first fighter aircraft in the world able to carry nuclear bombs, and the first aircraft able to conduct in-flight refuelling- and one of the scant few aircraft designed to be able to refuel by both probe-and-drogue and boom systems. However, this aircraft had merely only been an interim while TAC waited for the [[F-84F]] to enter production, and as such, it was based on a previous variant- the F-84E, but also incorporated many of the technologies expected to be on the F-variant. While the E/G variants closely resembled the [[F-84B-26|F-84B]] in general shape, the F-84F was a radical departure, incorporating a high sweepback and more hardpoints for increased weapons carriage. The RF-84F was an even more radical departure from the previously established F-84 formula, including wing root intakes and a rounded nose for the cameras that it was required to carry in its photoreconnaissance role. While the F-84G/F enjoyed success in Korea and in peacetime European service, Republic Aviation started a new project for a much-improved aircraft based on the RF-84F's design work. Incorporating the same nose shape but with a radar inside, an enlarged centre-section capable of internally carrying a nuclear bomb, and incorporating the same wing-root intakes, the aircraft design called "Advanced Project No. 63" (AP-63) resembled a much-enlarged RF-84.<br />
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<big>'''Teething Problems & Shattering Expectations: The F-105's Early Years'''</big><br />
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[[File:Thunderbirds-F105-diamond.jpg|thumb|Thud Thunderbirds: F-105Bs in diamond formation in service with the Thunderbirds during its brief stint in their service in '64.]]<br />
The F-105B entered service with the USAF in August of 1958. The aircraft was also snapped up by the Thunderbirds, who desired a high-speed, high performance aircraft for their team, but tragedy struck in their first live show performed with the Thud when one of their aircraft simply exploded mid-air. Contracts for low-rate initial production were awarded to Republic in 1952 and 1953 for a total of 199 aircraft, with initial delivery scheduled for 1955. However, shifting requirements for the aircraft resulted in the project being delayed and contracts being cancelled until a solid contract was signed in February 1955 for 15 aircraft. These 15 aircraft were for two "YF-105A" evaluation aircraft, three "RF-105B" reconnaissance aircraft, and ten production "F-105Bs". In a testament to the survivability of the aircraft that would be proven later in combat, the first F-105B's landing gear failed to extend during the end of its first flight due to suction that kept the gear bay doors sealed shut. The pilot had to belly in, which he did with considerable skill, and funnily enough, when he walked away from the aircraft, the Thunderchief belatedly popped its landing-gear doors open. The aircraft in question was repaired and back in the air within six weeks. The USAF Tactical Air Command (TAC) had a full squadron of Thunderchiefs in service by mid-1959. On 11 December 1959, Brigadier General Joseph Moore, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, set a world speed record of 1,958.53 km/h (1,216 mph) over a 100-kilometer closed course in an F-105B. The F-105D variant began to supplant and replace F-105Bs in frontline units between 1960 and 1965. During testing in June of 1961, the F-105 delivered 7 tons of bombs, the largest bombload ever carried by a single-engine fighter. In the spring of 1964, the Thunderbirds, looking for a new high-performance jet to replace their F-100As, chose the F-105B as their mount. After modifying the aircraft to suit their needs, including strengthening the airframe, the F-105 would go on to perform in only 6 airshows before being pulled out of their service in favour of F-100s. During the final airshow, in a "pitch up" manoeuvre, an F-105 piloted by Cpt. Gene Devlins simply disintegrated mid-air after entering the pitch-up, forcing the Air Force to re-evaluate the Thunderchief's use by the acrobatics team, subsequently replacing their F-105Bs with [[F-100D|F-100D Super Sabres]] once more. F-105Bs would be entirely retired by the end of 1965, and the much-improved F-105D would replace them, which also incorporated strengthened wing spars. Project ''Look Alike'' would endeavour to fix problems with the routing of wires, mechanical cables and hydraulics piping, and would be implemented in 1962-1964 on the Thunderchief fleet, just in time for their combat service in Vietnam.[[File:F-105D in flight with bombs.jpg|thumb|An F-105D in flight over Vietnam with a full load of 750 lb bombs.]]<big>'''Rolling into Combat: Operation Rolling Thunder & Vietnam'''</big><br />
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The F-105 would soon see active combat in the Vietnam war, where it served as the USAF's primary attack aircraft. The F-105s would eventually fly over 20,000 combat missions in Vietnam, and despite its large and unwieldy airframe, shoot down 27 Vietnamese MiGs. 24 of these aircraft were shot down using the F-105's internal Vulcan cannon.<br />
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However, F-105s in Vietnam suffered from an extremely high loss rate. The F-105 had the unfortunate distinction of being the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates, being replaced in its ground attack role by the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4]] Phantom II and F-111 Aardvark. Of 833 total F-105s produced, 382 aircraft were lost, 17 to enemy fighters, but mostly to ground anti-aircraft fire and maintenance issues. This loss rate, however, is less indicative of the aircraft's ability, but more a testament to doctrine and the aircraft's environment. The F-105 was the most-used aircraft during Operation Rolling Thunder- even more so than the F-4C that had only recently entered service. Given that the aircraft flew the most sorties, it was also the aircraft that would, naturally, take the most loss numbers. Due to the rate at which aircraft were being thrown into the Vietnamese Air Defenses, the aircraft suffered correspondingly high losses to the point that the US Air Force contemplated restarting the F-105 production line at Farmdale, but ultimately decided against it, as there were no export customers for the aircraft, and there were replacements just over the horizon- including the results of the TFX program, the soon-to-be-famous F-111.<br />
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Ground anti-aircraft fire was an inevitable part of flying into an air defence system. Designed to fly low and fast attack profiles, with not many provisions for high-altitude bombing, the F-105 needed to dive-bomb its targets with conventional bombs, with the pilot required to keep the target in sight of a depressible mil sight in the cockpit at all times. This resulted in pilots being forced into low, slow, and fatally predictable flight profiles when entering a bomb drop. The arc that the F-105s would fly in order to get close in to the target was an extremely easy target for Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunners. While the "''Thunderstick-II''" upgrade, developed in the late 60s, would allow the F-105 to bomb its targets from higher up using a set of new avionics that went in a spinal bulge (much like the [[MiG-21SMT|MiG-21SMT's]] spine fuel tank), these aircraft, mostly older D-5 and D-10 models, would never see combat, and the upgrades were deemed too costly to roll out to the entire remaining number of F-105s available, which were all soon to retire.<br />
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The most common issues were related to the F-105's J75 engine, which simply had not been designed for missions in the envelopes that the F-105s were expected to fly, burning at full military for extended periods of time without overhaul. Since the F-105 had been designed with the Tactical Nuclear Strike role in mind, with its afterburners on full in what was essentially a one-way suicide mission, it had been designed to be the fastest thing flying with a nuclear bomb inside the ventral bomb bay. The J75 had not been designed with long operating hours in mind, since the expectation had been that it would be used a few times in combat prior to being either shot down, disposed of, or otherwise never used again. This resulted in many issues with the jet blade, including cracks in the compressor blades that turned the inside of the engine into a mess of hot metal where the fragmenting blades would shatter, spreading fragments backwards into the engine as they went, causing what appeared to the pilot as a mere engine fire, but was only the precursor to a violent explosion when the fragmenting blades set fire to the initially completely unprotected fuel tanks.<br />
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The fuel tanks had been another oversight in the F-105's design- the initial flight profile of low-altitude tactical nuclear strike did not have high projected survivability rates, and for the sake of speed and also the fact that the F-105 wasn't likely to return anyway, the aircraft's massive fuselage fuel tanks, arranged above the engine and bomb bay, were not self sealing. Many flak and SAM losses due to fires stemmed from the punctured fuel tanks leaking fuel all over the hot J75 engine, resulting in the aircraft burning down in flight. Upgrades to the fuel tank, including the addition of self-sealing liners, managed to somewhat rectify the issue, but never completely- no upgrade save for a complete redesign or an entirely new design would solve the issue that the F-105's entire internal fuel load was carried in tanks that were mounted in the top of the fuselage and above the engine.<br />
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Another issue encountered was that the sudden loss of hydraulic oil pressure resulted in the tailplane locking into a "pitch down" position, as well as losing the Stability Augmentation system, a vital component of such a large, heavy aircraft that allowed pilots to keep it under control. A switch was later added to mechanically lock the F-105's tailplane into a stable, "neutral" position, but again, this was only a partial fix- the hydraulics issue would never really be overcome throughout its service life.<br />
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=== Sunset Service ===<br />
Aircraft of the F-105G "Wild Weasel" suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) variant remained in service until the end of the Vietnam war, after which they were replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel IV. F-105s grew increasingly difficult to maintain in the 1970s, resulting in their accelerated retirement. The last F-105Ds in South-East Asia left by 1970, before Operation Linebacker began, and twin-seat F-105Fs and Gs would soldier on into the 80s before retiring. The final flight of any F-105 was by the Air Force Reserve 466th Tactical Fighter Squadron, in 1984, and afterwards, the F-105 slipped quietly into retirement. Most F-105s had their tails sliced off by guillotine to prevent their use elsewhere. 105 complete F-105 airframes are known to survive into this day, though none remain airworthy, and are mostly in the continental US, though a few remain in places like Nellis, McConnel, Kadena and Spangdahlem as monuments to when Thuds were deployed to those bases. The rest are in museums and other such places to live the rest of their lives out as retired warbirds.<br />
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=== References ===<br />
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* National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). "Republic F-105D Thunderchief". Smithsonian. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.si.edu/object/republic-f-105d-thunderchief%3Anasm_A19820064000</nowiki><br />
* Swopes, B. (2021, August 10). "10 August 1961". This Day in Aviation. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/10-august-1961/</nowiki><br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. A nickname often associated with the {{PAGENAME}} was "Thud".<br />
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Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the {{PAGENAME}} is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options. The {{PAGENAME}} also has a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs) that are prevalent at the battle-rating range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) it faces at the battle-rating. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and the assumption that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13 Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 Sidewinders, or 13-14 G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100 km/h, and still manages 10-11 G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the {{PAGENAME}} makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the {{PAGENAME}} to be capable of popping a 12 G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20 mm or 23 mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The {{PAGENAME}}, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750 km/h. The F-105's landing gear are also extremely durable, and due to their high height, allow slightly sharper and harder landing approaches than other aircraft, which can come in handy after shepherding a damaged aircraft back to base.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the {{PAGENAME}} has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. {{PAGENAME}} pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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;Summary & Recommendations <br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an {{PAGENAME}} pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an {{PAGENAME}} can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear — an {{PAGENAME}} in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8 metre-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, and the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations serve no point once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle destruction radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to destroy a ground target, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the {{PAGENAME}}. At this battle rating, the {{PAGENAME}} faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun SPAA. That said, no SPAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB — the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]] — all use either IR guidance or a form of semi-active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the {{PAGENAME}} can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. Due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it receives are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating receive. At the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Usage against Air Targets ===<br />
While the F-105 is classified as an attacker, the aircraft lends itself well to air-to-air work. The aircraft, however, requires basic knowledge on how to fly jets in energy-fighting maneuvers. Its armament, size, and speed lend it well to destroying enemy targets by pressing its sheer advantage in speed- not many 9.7 aircraft exceed mach 1.1 in level flight, and even less while still having a sizeable payload attached. <br />
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[[File:F-105 Turning And Burning.mp4|thumb|F-105 in a sustained ~11-12G turn at sea level.]]<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
The F-105's best advantage is in its speed and considerably powerful engine. The aircraft has good energy retention and turning performance at speed, thanks to the nuclear toss-bombing flight profile that the aircraft was designed for. The F-105 does not have any issue with using this ability to loop rapidly at high speed in the vertical by turning quickly and at high Gs in the horizontal. Managing around 12Gs in a sustained turn beginning at Mach 1.0, the F-105 has performance entirely unexpected from a single-engined attacker of its size at its battle rating. F-105Ds also possess strengthened wing spars that earlier variants did not, and unlike said earlier variants, will not tear its wings in sustained maneuvers very easily. Managing up to 13Gs, and up to fourteen Gs in rare cases, the F-105's large, strong wings grant it energy retention in addition to roll rate, and the swept-wing construction makes it one of the faster-accelerating aircraft at its battle rating- more than enough to match more nimble [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]] and [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]] at certain speeds.<br />
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The F-105 has the option to carry four AIM-9s of either the [[AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9B]] or [[AIM-9E]] type. While these missiles are unimpressive in terms of performance when compared to the [[R.550]] or [[R-60]] that this aircraft faces, they are nonetheless useful. The AIM-9E is a direct upgrade to the AIM-9B that includes a wider seeker FOV thanks to the seeker's ability to uncage and track a target slightly before launch, making it more useful than the AIM-9B in a dogfight. However, the most useful air to air asset by far is the gun, which has a generous supply of ammunition available to it. Most F-105 kills in Vietnam were made with the gun, and the same holds true in-game. You'll find that many enemies don't expect fast opposition coming back at them from the direction that their airfield is in, which is where you'll be after letting off your bombloads and presumably evading detection by the enemy until that point. Since the aircraft can manage above average speed, pilots will find the F-105 attuned to the doctrine of energy fighting. However, they will also find that the F-105 can turn with its enemies where necessary, and accelerate to regain speed rapidly afterwards, meaning that using turns, loops and otherwise engaging in a dogfight may sometimes be more desirable than simple boom-and-zoom methods. However, F-105 pilots should remember that the aircraft is not designed to get into close-in dogfights. Making mistakes, such as bleeding too much energy, will only get you killed in a furball.<br />
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===== On the Defensive =====<br />
The {{PAGENAME}} is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the {{PAGENAME}} is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables and control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tail strike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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The size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft. Dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to the proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these pale in comparison to its speed, roll rate, and acceleration. Few aircraft possess the {{PAGENAME}}'s aptitude for speed. Only higher-BR aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]], [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the {{PAGENAME}} can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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Thanks to the roll rate, the F-105D is able to quickly roll to dodge enemy gunfire, and also enemy missiles. The latter is essential, given the fact that the F-105D never carried any flares, and will never recieve flares due to never carrying any such countermeasures in real life. A basic maneuver to avoid air to air missiles is a snap roll, with or without afterburner, performed by pitching up and rolling/yawing into the same direction. This will cause the aircraft to begin a high-G barrel roll that can reach up to 14Gs, and is effective at losing even the trickiest of opponents. Less advanced air-to-air missiles can be dodged by just turning a little, and given that high-G barrel rolls bleed speed from the aircraft, it's important to know the range and performance envelopes of the enemy aircraft before picking your maneuver- turn, high-g barrel roll, or simply levelling off and out-speeding the missile. <br />
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=== Usage against Ground Targets ===<br />
While the {{PAGENAME}} can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow. The {{PAGENAME}} does get AGM-12Cs, but only two of them. Keep in mind that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to destroy ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The {{PAGENAME}} lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to enemy SPAA armaments since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality. The ''Constantly Computed Impact Point'' (''CCIP'') function helps show the pilot where bombs and rockets will go when released. The ''Constantly Computed Release Point'' (''CCRP'') function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs, and main cannons. Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable. AI anti-aircraft fire will often only be a minor annoyance, and player-launched surface-to-air missiles can be either dodged or avoided with clever tactics and positioning. In addition to that, the aircraft's size means that simetimes, bullets and shells will only hit non-essential components, such as the large, empty bomb bay for nuclear bombs in the centre of the plane. <br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700 km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823 km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000 km/h (12-14 G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
* High Silver Lions and Research multipliers for its BR<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* High repair cost when spaded in all game modes <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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=== A Repurposed Thunderflash: The F-105's Origins ===<br />
The F-105 originated as an internal project of the RF-84F Thunderflash photo-reconnaissance aircraft, featuring the same wing-mounted engine intake system. First begun in 1951, initial design work resembled an enlarged RF-84 with an integral bomb bay in the middle of the aircraft. [[F-84G-21-RE|F-84Gs]] in Tactical Air Command service had been the first fighter aircraft in the world able to carry nuclear bombs, and the first aircraft able to conduct in-flight refuelling- and one of the scant few aircraft designed to be able to refuel by both probe-and-drogue and boom systems. However, this aircraft had merely only been an interim while TAC waited for the [[F-84F]] to enter production, and as such, it was based on a previous variant- the F-84E, but also incorporated many of the technologies expected to be on the F-variant. While the E/G variants closely resembled the [[F-84B-26|F-84B]] in general shape, the F-84F was a radical departure, incorporating a high sweepback and more hardpoints for increased weapons carriage. The RF-84F was an even more radical departure from the previously established F-84 formula, including wing root intakes and a rounded nose for the cameras that it was required to carry in its photoreconnaisance role. While the F-84G/F enjoyed success in Korea and in peacetime European service, Republic Aviation started a new project for a much-improved aircraft based on the RF-84F's design work. Incorporating the same nose shape but with a radar inside, an enlarged centre-section capable of internally carrying a nuclear bomb, and incorporating the same wing-root intakes, the aircraft design called "Advanced Project No. 63" (AP-63) resembled a much-enlarged RF-84.<br />
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=== Teething Problems & Shattering Expectations: The F-105's Early Years ===<br />
[[File:Thunderbirds-F105-diamond.jpg|thumb|Thud Thunderbirds: F-105Bs in diamond formation in service with the Thunderbirds during its brief stint in their service in '64.]]<br />
The F-105B entered service with the USAF in August of 1958. The aircraft was also snapped up by the Thunderbirds, who desired a high-speed, high performance aircraft for their team, but tragedy struck in their first live show performed with the Thud when one of their aircraft simply exploded mid-air. Contracts for low-rate initial production were awarded to Republic in 1952 and 1953 for a total of 199 aircraft, with initial delivery scheduled for 1955. However, shifting requirements for the aircraft resulted in the project being delayed and contracts being cancelled until a solid contract was signed in February 1955 for 15 aircraft. These 15 aircraft were for two "YF-105A" evaluation aircraft, three "RF-105B" reconnaissance aircraft, and ten production "F-105Bs". In a testament to the survivability of the aircraft that would be proven later in combat, the first F-105B's landing gear failed to extend during the end of its first flight due to suction that kept the gear bay doors sealed shut. The pilot had to belly in, which he did with considerable skill, and funnily enough, when he walked away from the aircraft, the Thunderchief belatedly popped its landing-gear doors open. The aircraft in question was repaired and back in the air within six weeks. The USAF Tactical Air Command (TAC) had a full squadron of Thunderchiefs in service by mid-1959. On 11 December 1959, Brigadier General Joseph Moore, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, set a world speed record of 1,958.53 KPH (1,216 MPH) over a 100-kilometer closed course in an F-105B. The F-105D variant began to supplant and replace F-105Bs in frontline units between 1960 and 1965. During testing in June of 1961, the F-105 delivered 7 tons of bombs, the largest bombload ever carried by a single-engine fighter. In the spring of 1964, the Thunderbirds, looking for a new high-performance jet to replace their F-100As, chose the F-105B as their mount. After modifying the aircraft to suit their needs, including strengthening the airframe, the F-105 would go on to perform in only 6 airshows before being pulled out of their service in favour of F-100s. During the final airshow, in a "pitch up" maneuver, an F-105 piloted by Cpt. Gene Devlins simply disintegrated mid-air after entering the pitch-up, forcing the Air Force to re-evaluate the Thunderchief's use by the acrobatics team, subsequently replacing their F-105Bs with [[F-100D|F-100D Super Sabres]] once more. F-105Bs would be entirely retired by the end of 1965, and the much-improved F-105D would replace them, which also incorporated strengthened wing spars. Project ''Look Alike'' would endeavour to fix problems with the routing of wires, mechanical cables and hydraulics piping, and would be implemented in 1962-1964 on the Thunderchief fleet, just in time for their combat service in Vietnam.<br />
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=== Rolling into Combat: Operation Rolling Thunder & Vietnam ===<br />
The F-105 would soon see active combat in the Vietnam war, where it served as the USAF’s primary attack aircraft. The F-105s would eventually fly over 20000 combat missions in Vietnam, and despite its large and unwieldy airframe, shoot down 27 Vietnamese MiGs. 24 of these aircraft were shot down using the F-105’s internal Vulcan cannon.[[File:F-105D in flight with bombs.jpg|thumb|An F-105D in flight over Vietnam with a full load of 750 lb bombs.]]However, F-105s in Vietnam suffered from an extremely high loss rate. The F-105 had the unfortunate distinction of being the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates, being replaced in its ground attack role by the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4]] Phantom II and F-111 Aardvark. Of 833 total F-105s produced, 382 aircraft were lost, 17 to enemy fighters, but mostly to ground anti-aircraft fire and maintenance issues. This loss rate, however, is less indicative of the aircraft's ability, but more a testament to doctrine and the aircraft's environment. The F-105 was the most-used aircraft during Operation Rolling Thunder- even more so than the F-4C that had only recently entered service. Given that the aircraft flew the most sorties, it was also the aircraft that would, naturally, take the most loss numbers. Due to the rate at which aircraft were being thrown into the Vietnamese Air Defenses, the aircraft suffered correspondingly high losses to the point that the US Air Force contemplated restarting the F-105 production line at Farmdale, but ultimately decided against it, as there were no export customers for the aircraft, and there were replacements just over the horizon- including the results of the TFX program, the soon-to-be-famous F-111. <br />
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Ground anti-aircraft fire was an inevitable part of flying into an air defence system. Designed to fly low and fast attack profiles, with not many provisions for high-altitude bombing, the F-105 needed to dive-bomb its targets with conventional bombs, with the pilot required to keep the target in sight of a depressible mil sight in the cockpit at all times. This resulted in pilots being forced into low, slow, and fatally predictable flight profiles when entering a bomb drop. The arc that the F-105s would fly in order to get close in to the target was an extremely easy target for Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunners. While the "''Thunderstick-II''" upgrade, developed in the late 60s, would allow the F-105 to bomb its targets from higher up using a set of new avionics that went in a spinal bulge (much like the [[MiG-21SMT|MiG-21SMT's]] spine fuel tank), these aircraft, mostly older D-5 and D-10 models, would never see combat, and the upgrades were deemed too costly to roll out to the entire remaining number of F-105s available, which were all soon to retire.<br />
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The most common issues were related to the F-105's J75 engine, which simply had not been designed for missions in the envelopes that the F-105s were expected to fly, burning at full military for extended periods of time without overhaul. Since the F-105 had been designed with the Tactical Nuclear Strike role in mind, with its afterburners on full in what was essentially a one-way suicide mission, it had been designed to be the fastest thing flying with a nuclear bomb inside the ventral bomb bay. The J75 had not been designed with long operating hours in mind, since the expectation had been that it would be used a few times in combat prior to being either shot down, disposed of, or otherwise never used again. This resulted in many issues with the jet blade, including cracks in the compressor blades that turned the inside of the engine into a mess of hot metal where the fragmenting blades would shatter, spreading fragments backwards into the engine as they went, causing what appeared to the pilot as a mere engine fire, but was only the precursor to a violent explosion when the fragmenting blades set fire to the initially completely unprotected fuel tanks. <br />
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The fuel tanks had been another oversight in the F-105's design- the initial flight profile of low-altitude tactical nuclear strike did not have high projected survivability rates, and for the sake of speed and also the fact that the F-105 wasn't likely to return anyway, the aircraft's massive fuselage fuel tanks, arranged above the engine and bomb bay, were not self sealing. Many flak and SAM losses due to fires stemmed from the punctured fuel tanks leaking fuel all over the hot J75 engine, resulting in the aircraft burning down in flight. Upgrades to the fuel tank, including the addition of self-sealing liners, managed to somewhat rectify the issue, but never completely- no upgrade save for a complete redesign or an entirely new design would solve the issue that the F-105's entire internal fuel load was carried in tanks that were mounted in the top of the fuselage and above the engine.<br />
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Another issue encountered was that the sudden loss of hydraulic oil pressure resulted in the tailplane locking into a "pitch down" position, as well as losing the Stability Augmentation system, a vital component of such a large, heavy aircraft that allowed pilots to keep it under control. A switch was later added to mechanically lock the F-105's tailplane into a stable, "neutral" position, but again, this was only a partial fix- the hydraulics issue would never really be overcome throughout its service life.<br />
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Aircraft of the F-105G “Wild Weasel” suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) variant remained in service until the end of the Vietnam war, after which they were replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel IV. Following the end of the Vietnam war, the remaining F-105s were rapidly retired, with the last F-105G flying in February of 1984.<br />
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* National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). Republic F-105D thunderchief. Republic F-105D Thunderchief. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.si.edu/object/republic-f-105d-thunderchief%3Anasm_A19820064000</nowiki> <br />
* Swopes, B. (2021, August 10). Payload archives. This Day in Aviation. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/payload/</nowiki> <br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. A nickname often associated with the {{PAGENAME}} was "Thud".<br />
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Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the {{PAGENAME}} is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options. The {{PAGENAME}} also has a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs) that are prevalent at the battle-rating range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) it faces at the battle-rating. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and the assumption that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13 Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 Sidewinders, or 13-14 G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100 km/h, and still manages 10-11 G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the {{PAGENAME}} makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the {{PAGENAME}} to be capable of popping a 12 G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20 mm or 23 mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The {{PAGENAME}}, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750 km/h. The F-105's landing gear are also extremely durable, and due to their high height, allow slightly sharper and harder landing approaches than other aircraft, which can come in handy after shepherding a damaged aircraft back to base.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the {{PAGENAME}} has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. {{PAGENAME}} pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an {{PAGENAME}} pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an {{PAGENAME}} can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear — an {{PAGENAME}} in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8 metre-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, and the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations serve no point once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle destruction radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to destroy a ground target, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the {{PAGENAME}}. At this battle rating, the {{PAGENAME}} faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun SPAA. That said, no SPAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB — the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]] — all use either IR guidance or a form of semi-active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the {{PAGENAME}} can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. Due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it receives are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating receive. At the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Usage against Air Targets ===<br />
While the F-105 is classified as an attacker, the aircraft lends itself well to air-to-air work. The aircraft, however, requires basic knowledge on how to fly jets in energy-fighting maneuvers. Its armament, size, and speed lend it well to destroying enemy targets by pressing its sheer advantage in speed- not many 9.7 aircraft exceed mach 1.1 in level flight, and even less while still having a sizeable payload attached. <br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
The F-105's best advantage is in its speed and considerably powerful engine. The aircraft has good energy retention and turning performance at speed, thanks to the nuclear toss-bombing flight profile that the aircraft was designed for. The F-105 does not have any issue with using this ability to loop rapidly at high speed in the vertical by turning quickly and at high Gs in the horizontal. Managing around 12Gs in a sustained turn beginning at Mach 1.0, the F-105 has performance entirely unexpected from a single-engined attacker of its size at its battle rating. F-105Ds also possess strengthened wing spars that earlier variants did not, and unlike said earlier variants, will not tear its wings in sustained maneuvers very easily. Managing up to 13Gs, and up to fourteen Gs in rare cases, the F-105's large, strong wings grant it energy retention in addition to roll rate, and the swept-wing construction makes it one of the faster-accelerating aircraft at its battle rating- more than enough to match more nimble [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]] and [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]] at certain speeds.<br />
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The F-105 has the option to carry four AIM-9s of either the [[AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9B]] or [[AIM-9E]] type. While these missiles are unimpressive in terms of performance when compared to the [[R.550]] or [[R-60]] that this aircraft faces, they are nonetheless useful. The AIM-9E is a direct upgrade to the AIM-9B that includes a wider seeker FOV thanks to the seeker's ability to uncage and track a target slightly before launch, making it more useful than the AIM-9B in a dogfight. However, the most useful air to air asset by far is the gun, which has a generous supply of ammunition available to it. Most F-105 kills in Vietnam were made with the gun, and the same holds true in-game. You'll find that many enemies don't expect fast opposition coming back at them from the direction that their airfield is in, which is where you'll be after letting off your bombloads and presumably evading detection by the enemy until that point. Since the aircraft can manage above average speed, pilots will find the F-105 attuned to the doctrine of energy fighting. However, they will also find that the F-105 can turn with its enemies where necessary, and accelerate to regain speed rapidly afterwards, meaning that using turns, loops and otherwise engaging in a dogfight may sometimes be more desirable than simple boom-and-zoom methods. However, F-105 pilots should remember that the aircraft is not designed to get into close-in dogfights. Making mistakes, such as bleeding too much energy, will only get you killed in a furball.<br />
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===== On the Defensive =====<br />
The {{PAGENAME}} is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the {{PAGENAME}} is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables and control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tail strike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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The size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft. Dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to the proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these pale in comparison to its speed, roll rate, and acceleration. Few aircraft possess the {{PAGENAME}}'s aptitude for speed. Only higher-BR aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]], [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the {{PAGENAME}} can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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Thanks to the roll rate, the F-105D is able to quickly roll to dodge enemy gunfire, and also enemy missiles. The latter is essential, given the fact that the F-105D never carried any flares, and will never recieve flares due to never carrying any such countermeasures in real life. <br />
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=== Usage against Ground Targets ===<br />
While the {{PAGENAME}} can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow. The {{PAGENAME}} does get AGM-12Cs, but only two of them. Keep in mind that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to destroy ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The {{PAGENAME}} lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to enemy SPAA armaments since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality. The ''Constantly Computed Impact Point'' (''CCIP'') function helps show the pilot where bombs and rockets will go when released. The ''Constantly Computed Release Point'' (''CCRP'') function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs, and main cannons. <br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700 km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823 km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000 km/h (12-14 G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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The F-105 Thunderchief is an American supersonic fighter-bomber that served during the Vietnam war. Originally an advanced derivative of the RF-84F, the F-105 was a large attack aircraft designed for both nuclear and conventional strike. F-105s would see extensive service in Vietnam as the USAF’s primary attack aircraft until high loss rates forced it to be retired from active service. A total of 833 aircraft were built.<br />
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=== Origins ===<br />
The F-105 originated as an internal project of the RF-84F Thunderflash photo-reconnaissance aircraft, featuring the same wing-mounted engine intake system. First begun in 1951,<br />
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The F-105B entered service with the USAF in August of 1958. The aircraft was also snapped up by the Thunderbirds, who desired a high-speed, high performance aircraft for their team, but tragedy struck in their first live show performed with the Thud when one of their aircraft simply exploded mid-air. Contracts for low-rate initial production were awarded to Republic in 1952 and 1953 for a total of 199 aircraft, with initial delivery scheduled for 1955. However, shifting requirements for the aircraft resulted in the project being delayed and contracts being cancelled until a solid contract was signed in February 1955 for 15 aircraft. These 15 aircraft were for two "YF-105A" evaluation aircraft, three "RF-105B" reconnaissance aircraft, and ten production "F-105Bs". In a testament to the survivability of the aircraft that would be proven later in combat, the first F-105B's landing gear failed to extend during the end of its first flight due to suction that kept the gear bay doors sealed shut. The pilot had to belly in, which he did with considerable skill, and funnily enough, when he walked away from the aircraft, the Thunderchief belatedly popped its landing-gear doors open. The machine was back in the air in six weeks. The USAF Tactical Air Command (TAC) had a full squadron of Thunderchiefs in service by mid-1959. On 11 December 1959, Brigadier General Joseph Moore, commander of the 4th Tactical Fighter Wing, set a world speed record of 1,958.53 KPH (1,216 MPH) over a 100-kilometer closed course in an F-105B. The F-105D variant began to supplant and replace F-105Bs in frontline units between 1960 and 1965. During testing in June of 1961, the F-105 delivered 7 tons of bombs, the largest bombload ever carried by a single-engine fighter. The F-105 would soon see active combat in the Vietnam war, where it served as the USAF’s primary attack aircraft. The F-105s would eventually fly over 20000 combat missions in Vietnam, and despite its large and unwieldy airframe, shoot down 27 Vietnamese MiGs. 24 of these aircraft were shot down using the F-105’s internal Vulcan cannon.<br />
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However, F-105s in Vietnam suffered from an extremely high loss rate. The F-105 had the unfortunate distinction of being the only American aircraft to have been removed from combat due to high loss rates, being replaced in its ground attack role by the [[F-4E Phantom II|F-4]] Phantom II and F-111 Aardvark. Of 833 total F-105s produced, 382 aircraft were lost, 17 to enemy fighters, but mostly to ground anti-aircraft fire and maintenance issues. This loss rate, however, is less indicative of the aircraft's ability, but more a testament to doctrine and the aircraft's environment. The F-105 was the most-used aircraft during Operation Rolling Thunder- even more so than the F-4C that had only recently entered service. Given that the aircraft flew the most sorties, it was also the aircraft that would, naturally, take the most loss numbers. Due to the rate at which aircraft were being thrown into the Vietnamese Air Defenses, the aircraft suffered correspondingly high losses to the point that the US Air Force contemplated restarting the F-105 production line at Farmdale, but ultimately decided against it, as there were no export customers for the aircraft, and there were replacements just over the horizon- including the results of the TFX program, the soon-to-be-famous F-111. <br />
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Ground anti-aircraft fire was an inevitable part of flying into an air defence system. Designed to fly low and fast attack profiles, with not many provisions for high-altitude bombing, the F-105 needed to dive-bomb its targets with conventional bombs, with the pilot required to keep the target in sight of a depressible mil sight in the cockpit at all times. This resulted in pilots being forced into low, slow, and fatally predictable flight profiles when entering a bomb drop. The arc that the F-105s would fly in order to get close in to the target was an extremely easy target for Vietnamese anti-aircraft gunners. While the "''Thunderstick-II''" upgrade, developed in the late 60s, would allow the F-105 to bomb its targets from higher up using a set of new avionics that went in a spinal bulge (much like the [[MiG-21SMT|MiG-21SMT's]] spine fuel tank), these aircraft, mostly older D-5 and D-10 models, would never see combat, and the upgrades were deemed too costly to roll out to the entire remaining number of F-105s available, which were all soon to retire.<br />
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The most common issues were related to the F-105's J75 engine, which simply had not been designed for missions in the envelopes that the F-105s were expected to fly, burning at full military for extended periods of time without overhaul. Since the F-105 had been designed with the Tactical Nuclear Strike role in mind, with its afterburners on full in what was essentially a one-way suicide mission, it had been designed to be the fastest thing flying with a nuclear bomb inside the ventral bomb bay. The J75 had not been designed with long operating hours in mind, since the expectation had been that it would be used a few times in combat prior to being either shot down, disposed of, or otherwise never used again. This resulted in many issues with the jet blade, including cracks in the compressor blades that turned the inside of the engine into a mess of hot metal where the fragmenting blades would shatter, spreading fragments backwards into the engine as they went, causing what appeared to the pilot as a mere engine fire, but was only the precursor to a violent explosion when the fragmenting blades set fire to the initially completely unprotected fuel tanks. <br />
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The fuel tanks had been another oversight in the F-105's design- the initial flight profile of low-altitude tactical nuclear strike did not have high projected survivability rates, and for the sake of speed and also the fact that the F-105 wasn't likely to return anyway, the aircraft's massive fuselage fuel tanks, arranged above the engine and bomb bay, were not self sealing. Many flak and SAM losses due to fires stemmed from the punctured fuel tanks leaking fuel all over the hot J75 engine, resulting in the aircraft burning down in flight. Upgrades to the fuel tank, including the addition of self-sealing liners, managed to somewhat rectify the issue, but never completely- no upgrade save for a complete redesign or an entirely new design would solve the issue that the F-105's entire internal fuel load was carried in tanks that were mounted in the top of the fuselage and above the engine.<br />
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Another issue encountered was that the sudden loss of hydraulic oil pressure resulted in the tailplane locking into a "pitch down" position, as well as losing the Stability Augmentation system, a vital component of such a large, heavy aircraft that allowed pilots to keep it under control. A switch was later added to mechanically lock the F-105's tailplane into a stable, "neutral" position, but again, this was only a partial fix- the hydraulics issue would never really be overcome throughout its service life.<br />
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Aircraft of the F-105G “Wild Weasel” suppression of enemy air defence (SEAD) variant remained in service until the end of the Vietnam war, after which they were replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel IV. Following the end of the Vietnam war, the remaining F-105s were rapidly retired, with the last F-105G flying in February of 1984.<br />
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* National Air and Space Museum. (n.d.). Republic F-105D thunderchief. Republic F-105D Thunderchief. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.si.edu/object/republic-f-105d-thunderchief%3Anasm_A19820064000</nowiki> <br />
* Swopes, B. (2021, August 10). Payload archives. This Day in Aviation. Retrieved December 24, 2021, from <nowiki>https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/payload/</nowiki> <br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. A nickname often associated with the {{PAGENAME}} was "Thud".<br />
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Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the {{PAGENAME}} is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options. The {{PAGENAME}} also has a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles (AAMs) that are prevalent at the battle-rating range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAMs) it faces at the battle-rating. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and the assumption that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13 Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 Sidewinders, or 13-14 G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100 km/h, and still manages 10-11 G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the {{PAGENAME}} makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the {{PAGENAME}} to be capable of popping a 12 G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20 mm or 23 mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The {{PAGENAME}}, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750 km/h.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}}'s tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the {{PAGENAME}} has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. {{PAGENAME}} pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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;Summary & Recommendations <br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an {{PAGENAME}} pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an {{PAGENAME}} can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear — an {{PAGENAME}} in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8 metre-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, and the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations serve no point once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle destruction radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to destroy a ground target, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the {{PAGENAME}}. At this battle rating, the {{PAGENAME}} faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun SPAA. That said, no SPAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB — the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]] — all use either IR guidance or a form of semi-active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the {{PAGENAME}} can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. Due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it receives are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating receive. At the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
<!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the 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).'' -->The F-105 is an extremely versatile aircraft. Used in a bombing role, typically designated by either "A for Attack" or "B for Bomber", the F-105 in fact excels at both air-to-ground and air-to-air roles, though the aircraft is typically less successful in the latter than the former.<br />
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=== Usage against Air Targets ===<br />
While the F-105 is classified as an attacker, the aircraft lends itself well to air-to-air work. The aircraft, however, requires basic knowledge on how to fly jets in energy-fighting maneuvers. <br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
The F-105's best advantage is in its speed and considerably powerful engine. The aircraft has good energy retention and turning performance at speed, thanks to the nuclear toss-bombing flight profile that the aircraft was designed for. The F-105 does not have any issue with using this ability to loop rapidly at high speed in the vertical by turning quickly and at high Gs in the horizontal. Managing around 12Gs in a sustained turn beginning at Mach 1.0, the F-105 has performance entirely unexpected from a single-engined attacker of its size at its battle rating. F-105Ds also possess strengthened wing spars that earlier variants did not, and unlike said earlier variants, will not tear its wings in sustained maneuvers very easily. Managing up to 13Gs, and up to fourteen Gs in rare cases, the F-105's large, strong wings grant it energy retention in addition to roll rate, and the swept-wing construction makes it one of the faster-accelerating aircraft at its battle rating- more than enough to match more nimble [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]] and [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]] at certain speeds.<br />
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===== On the Defensive =====<br />
The {{PAGENAME}} is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the {{PAGENAME}} is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables and control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7 Corsair II. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tail strike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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The size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft. Dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to the proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these pale in comparison to its speed, roll rate, and acceleration. Few aircraft possess the {{PAGENAME}}'s aptitude for speed. Only higher-BR aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]], [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the {{PAGENAME}} can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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Thanks to the roll rate, the F-105D is able to quickly roll to dodge enemy gunfire, and also enemy missiles. The latter is essential, given the fact that the F-105D never carried any flares, and will never recieve flares due to never carrying any such countermeasures in real life. <br />
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=== Usage against Ground Targets ===<br />
While the {{PAGENAME}} can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow. The {{PAGENAME}} does get AGM-12Cs, but only two of them. Keep in mind that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to destroy ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The {{PAGENAME}} lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to enemy SPAA armaments since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The {{PAGENAME}} is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality. The ''Constantly Computed Impact Point'' (''CCIP'') function helps show the pilot where bombs and rockets will go when released. The ''Constantly Computed Release Point'' (''CCRP'') function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs, and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700 km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823 km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000 km/h (12-14 G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== '''Bombs:''' ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Multirole:''' ====<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, and the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations serve no point once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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==== '''Air-To-Ground Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Rockets:''' ====<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== '''Bombs:''' ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Multirole:''' ====<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, and the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations serve no point once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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==== '''Air-To-Ground Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Rockets:''' ====<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== '''Bombs:''' ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Multirole:''' ====<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, and the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations serve no point once spaded. The Mark 82 can quickly be replaced by the extremely effective M117, which bomb-for-bomb provides the most effective bombing option, since it carries the most TNT for its weight. In addition to this, the Thunderchief carries as many M117s as it does Mark 82s, and also has far more available ordnance options that pair M117s together with other weapons, such as bullpups. The AGM-12B and Sidewinder/Chaff pod combinations allow for a maximum of two AGM-12Bs, a full rack of bombs on the centreline, and four AIM-9B/Es. Once the AGM-12C has been unlocked, carrying these combinations is useless, since the AGM-12C is superior in every metric, and given the limit on how many bullpups can be carried with AIM-9s, it's more useful to carry the larger missile rather than the smaller one.<br />
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Something to consider is that more experienced players may find Mark 83 effectively redundant, as the M117s that precede them in the modifications menu carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent, and the F-105 can carry more of them than Mark 83s. While at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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''Describe the tactics of playing in the 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).''<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== '''Bombs:''' ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Multirole:''' ====<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations are essentially useless.M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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==== '''Air-To-Ground Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Rockets:''' ====<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== '''Bombs:''' ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== '''Multirole:''' ===<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations are essentially useless.M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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==== '''Air-To-Ground Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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==== '''Rockets:''' ====<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== '''Bombs:''' ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== '''Multirole:''' ===<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations are essentially useless.M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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==== '''Air-To-Ground Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== Bombs: ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== '''Multirole:''' ===<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations are essentially useless.M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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==== '''Air-to-Air Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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==== '''Air-To-Ground Missiles:''' ====<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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==== Bombs: ====<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== '''Multirole:''' ===<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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=== Summary & Recommendations ===<br />
The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations are essentially useless.M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face froThe Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.m time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== '''Usage against Air Targets''' ===<br />
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==== On the Offensive ====<br />
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==== On the Defensive ====<br />
The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing.<br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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=== '''Usage against Ground Targets''' ===<br />
While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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Since the aircraft is so big, and has a considerable amount of interior space, gunfire will often pass through the empty innards of the aircraft. Single hits from 20mm or 23mm cannons such as the [[GSh-23L (23 mm)|Gryazev-Shipunov GSh-23L]], [[Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)|Hispano Mk.V]] and [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0 (20 mm)|Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 0]] will likely cause no damage other than slight damage to the wings or fuselage. Longer bursts with more hits will cause more serious damage that is likely to require repair at the airfield as soon as possible. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, forcing the pilot to bail out, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached to the plane until the aircraft slams into the ground. Theoretically, it is possible to control the aircraft entirely with flap input and throttle control without the elevator, but this requires almost ideal conditions that almost never occur. The F-105, however, lends itself better to this than most aircraft, thanks to flaps that are large, tough, and durable, with rip speeds in excess of 750km/h.<br />
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The F-105's tail control and elevators are particularly vulnerable to enemy fire, and even single hits that wouldn't even damage the fuselage or wings will likely cripple or seriously impair your tailplane. This is compounded by the fact that the F-105D has control cables for the tail in both the top and the bottom of the aircraft, and therefore is extremely vulnerable to enemy fire. Enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to destroy the tail control, wing control, or ignite the massive fuel tanks in the fuselage. F-105 pilots must take utmost care to dodge missiles or otherwise avoid confrontations where enemy missiles come into play, such as prolonged tail-chases in a target-rich environment. <br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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'''Air-To-Ground Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Rockets:'''<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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[[File:F-105 in hangar.png|thumb|524x524px|Loaded for bear- an F-105 in the hangar, loaded with fourteen M117 demolition bombs, and four AIM-9Es on the outboard pylons. Note the size when compared to the ~1.8m-tall mechanics.]]<br />
The LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations are essentially useless.M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as New Boosters or AIM-9Bs.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Air Targets'''<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. The size of the aircraft means that the aircraft can shrug off damage to its airframe and wings easily and keep flying, and it is easy to glide back to base when out of fuel or damaged. The Thud has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to its position above the engine, if the rear fuel tank gets set on fire, the engine will likely burn down with it. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base and glide in for a landing. The gears are extremely durable and lend themselves well to rough landing, and the high ground clearance allows the aircraft a better chance of avoiding a tailstrike in a high-speed landing. <br />
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However, the size of the aircraft is a double-edged sword, as enemy missiles are almost guaranteed to go off when in proximity to the aircraft, and dodging high-G missiles can become a hassle as while rolling the aircraft and jinking are the most effective methods of taking missiles off your tail, they also increase the surface area that is presented to a possible proxy fuse. Smaller, more maneuverable missiles such as [[R-60|R-60s]] and [[SRAAM|SRAAMs]] have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses its lock. <br />
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All of these, however, pale in comparison to its speed. Few aircraft possess its aptitude for speed- only higher-'''BR''' aircraft it sees in full uptiers, such as the [[MiG-21SMT]] and the [[MiG-21MF (Germany)|MiG-21MF]] (BR '''10.3'''), [[F-104 (Family)|F-104 Starfighters]] (BR '''10.0-10.7''') and [[F-4F Early|F-4F(e)s]] (BR '''10.3''') have the ability to keep up with it. Speed is a form of protection in and of itself, since the F-105 can simply jettison its ordnance and run away from whatever it doesn't want to face. However, loading heavy payloads like the bombs required to destroy bases leech away at its speed, and thus speed is only really an option when running the aircraft with AIM-9Es only, or completely clean.<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
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<div>F-105 in hangar loaded with 14 M117s and four AIM-9Es. People for comparison.</div>U77215690https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=F-105D&diff=118918F-105D2021-12-21T13:38:34Z<p>U77215690: /* Description */ Proofread description, thanks to Aussie_Spartan</p>
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers. This allows it to see enemies to some extent, and plan ahead to avoid them. The F-105 was designed with nuclear strike in mind, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs. Famous for its use during Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietnam as the United States Air Force's main strike aircraft, the F-105, like the [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] and [[F-84 (Family)|F-84]] that preceded it, has a reputation for being an aircraft capable of taking heavy punishment. However, it had several fatal flaws, including the lack of any standoff air-to-ground ordnance, the positioning of the fuel tanks directly above control cables and the at-times temperamental engine, the low-altitude, low-speed passes that it was forced to fly, and the doctrines of the time.<br />
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This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR Air-to-Air Missiles ('''AAMs''') that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as the radar-guided anti-aircraft guns and the IR or Beam-riding Surface-to-Air Missiles ('''SAMs''') it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect AAM in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed to perform toss-bombing at high speeds on the deck, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to be capable of popping a 12G sustained turn immediately after destroying a base, and even fewer expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Rockets:'''<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will likely most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description = Introduction??? ==<br />
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Wouldn't it be better to call the "description" section the "Introduction" instead? It makes far more sense from an english standpoint.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries in the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, allowing it to see enemies to some extent and plan ahead to avoid them. This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. This aircraft was designed by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of sixteen 750-pound M117 bombs.<br />
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It is vulnerable to the IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as gun AAA, IR Missiles and Beam-riding SACLOS missiles it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect air-to-air missile in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. Since it was designed with toss-bombing nuclear attack flight profiles in mind, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to pop a 12G sustained turn with a Thrust to Weight ratio of over 1.10 immediately after destroying a base, and even less expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will likely most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, allowing it to see enemies to some extent and plan ahead to avoid them. This fighter has chaff in pods, but does not have flares. It is vulnerable to the IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR range that it fights at, as well as gun AAA, IR Missiles and Beam-riding SACLOS missiles it faces at the BR. This is offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any rear-aspect air-to-air missile in-game except the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. Since it was designed with toss-bombing nuclear attack flight profiles in mind, it also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn/loop tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders, or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at around ~1100km/h, and still manages 10-11G sustained turns above and below those speeds. Seeing as these speeds, fuel loads and payloads are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield, the F-105 makes a capable dogfighter in its own right. Not many enemy pilots expect the Thud to pop a 12G sustained turn with a Thrust to Weight ratio of over 1.10 immediately after destroying a base, and even less expect it from an attacker glued onto their tail! <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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'''Air-To-Ground Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Rockets:'''<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will likely most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h. These are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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|}<br />
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|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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'''Air-To-Ground Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Rockets:'''<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will likely most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h. These are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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{{Notice<br />
|'''IMPORTANT: This aircraft cannot carry flares.''' The countermeasure pods are AN/ALE-38/41 Chaff dispensers, which, unlike modern countermeasures pods or USN countermeasure systems, use neither a common calibre nor dispenser system as flares. The F-105 was never equipped with the AN/ALE-40 combined Chaff/Flare suite used on the [[F-4E|F-4E]], nor the AN/ALE-29 chaff dispenser used on the [[A-4 (Family)|A-4 Skyhawks]] and [[A-7 Corsair II (Family)|A-7 Corsairs]].<br />
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''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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'''Air-To-Ground Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Rockets:'''<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will likely most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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<div>Hello there. One of the [https://wiki.warthunder.com/File:Spitfire_Attack.mp4 movie files] you uploaded a while ago does not seem to be working. Would you like to try to fix it? If not I will remove it. --[[User:U28580205|U28580205]] ([[User talk:U28580205|talk]]) 07:19, 21 October 2019 (UTC)<br />
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Yeah, sure, remove it. I just plopped it on youtube anyway. --[[User:U77215690|U77215690]] ([[User talk:U77215690|talk]]) 14:19, 21 October 2019 (UTC)<br />
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Can someone '''PLEASE''' change my page's title to my actual username? <br />
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Mantis --[[User:U77215690|U77215690]] ([[User talk:U77215690|talk]]) 14:41, 5 January 2020 (UTC)<br />
: Is Aussie_Mantis not your Username? Your page's title is reflecting that right now. --[[User:U28580205|U28580205]] ([[User talk:U28580205|talk]]) 17:33, 5 January 2020 (UTC) (In future, sign your posts with <nowiki>--~~~</nowiki> at the end of a talk edit.)<br />
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No, it keeps saying User:U77215690 instead of actually signing my post off as Aussie_Mantis<br />
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Mantis (P.s. I can 't get the nowiki think to work.)<br />
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--[[User:U77215690|U77215690]] ([[User talk:U77215690|talk]]) 12:28PM AEST 5 January 2020<br />
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: Ah, you mean your html title. Unfortunately, that is the primary means of identification on the wiki (it's the same for me too). However, the wiki will be able to translate it into our actual username in the wiki. To make the signature work, just use the <nowiki>'''--~~~~'''</nowiki> part of the code, not the <nowiki><nowiki></nowiki> part. If you are using the source editor, there should be a signature button on the top right by the italics and hyperlink icon of the editing tool bar. --[[User:U28580205|U28580205]] ([[User talk:U28580205|talk]]) 05:07, 6 January 2020 (UTC)<br />
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Thankyou.<br />
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Neither are suitable for my purpose. In the "new page" that I "created", I put the source code that I want to use inside. It's far better than either of the presets, so I was wondering if I could get it added. I like the white, as well as the smoothness of the button :P<br />
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--[[User:U77215690|Aussie_Mantis]] ([[User talk:U77215690|talk]]) 13:14, 21 December 2021 (UTC)</div>U77215690https://wiki.warthunder.com/index.php?title=F-105D&diff=118911F-105D2021-12-21T13:12:50Z<p>U77215690: /* Suspended armament */ added descriptions, moved some parts from ordnance to the appropriate 'usage in battles' section.</p>
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h. These are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
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! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air-to-Air Missiles:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will likely most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack.<br />
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The Mighty Mouse FFARs that it recieves are effective, but slightly underpowered compared to the Zunis, S-8s, S-24s, S-25s and 13,5cm m/70 [[A-4E Early|other]] [[Su-7BKL|similar]] [[AJ37|aircraft]] in and around its battle rating recieve. However, at the moment, the LAU-3s cannot be used with AIM-9Es, bombs, or any other payloads outside of either on their own or with chaff. This makes bringing FFARs a sub-par option compared to other ordnance options already available for the F-105D Thunderchief.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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'''Usage against Ground Targets'''<br />
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While the F-105 can carry up to four air-to-ground guided missiles, it can only do this with four AGM-12Bs. This load is hardly optimal, particularly since with the ballistic computer, bombs might be far more effective anyhow, and you get AGM-12Cs anyway- but only two of them. Keep in mind, however, that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying. When carrying AIM-9Es or chaff pods, the amount of air-to-ground missiles that the aircraft is able to carry drops to two. The aircraft can only carry two AGM-12s and AIM-9Es with bombs anyway, meaning that using combined loads of AGM-12Bs and missiles/chaff is entirely moot once AGM-12Cs are unlocked and available to the player. The F-105 lacks any fire-and-forget air-to-ground ordnance, as well as any kind of good stand-off ordnance to use against SPAAs. This means that aircraft is vulnerable to radar-guided gun AAA as well as enemy surface-to-air missiles, since novice pilots will have to fly low in order to use the bombs, the AGM-12s require constant attention to hit moving targets, and the aircraft lacks any sort of standoff ordnance to use against AAA while staying at an appreciable distance away.<br />
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The F-105 is equipped with a full range of ballistic computer functionality, including a '''Constantly Computed Impact Point''' function for bombs and rockets that shows the pilot where a bomb will fall when dropped, and a '''Constantly Computed Release Point''' function that uses the powerful onboard radar system to paint a target on the ground, and it gives the pilot an alert when "release authority" is handed over at a point where if the bomb is dropped, the projectile will hit the target selected. The CCRP system is effective at any altitude, but requires the pilot to have good timing and knowledge of the system being used. The CCIP system is also useable from most altitudes, but is most effective in dives below 1000 metres above ground level, meaning that the pilot will have to fly low, exposing themselves to enemy fire as a result. While this is not usually a problem in Air RB, in Ground RB, where ground-based Short-Range Air Defense (SHORAD) is present, the aircraft is particularly vulnerable to radar-assisted Gun AAA, enemy IR/Beam-riding SAMs and even enemy machine-guns and main cannons. <br />
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Despite this vulnerability, the aircraft is extremely tough and survivable.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Good dogfighter at high speeds with a surprising amount of pull<br />
* Good acceleration<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps with a high rip speed (~823km/h) that may be used during combat <br />
* High pull at speeds of ~1000km/h (12G-14G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Acceleration is middling compared to other aircraft; take care not to lose too much speed<br />
* Bad low speed handling<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h. These are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
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| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air to Air:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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</div>The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack. This is compounded by the fact that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar, and the AGM-12Bs are very small compared to the AGM-12C. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps that may be used during combat<br />
* High pull at speed (~12G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h. These are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air to Air:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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</div>The F-105 carries a range of bombs, but the payloads an F-105 pilot will most often use are:<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack. This is compounded by the fact that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar, and the AGM-12Bs are very small compared to the AGM-12C. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps that may be used during combat<br />
* High pull at speed (~12G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== History ==<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h. These are fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
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! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
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! colspan="6" | Features<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~12 || ~5<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
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| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
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==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
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| colspan="2" | J75-P-19W || 1<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| 2699 kg || colspan="2" | Jet<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
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! Condition || 100% || WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || 7060 kgf || 11060 kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ~13309 kgf<br>(1109 km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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* 12.7mm armour plate behind the pilot.<br />
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The F-105, like the Su-7, is extremely survivable. Often, cannon bursts from the rear that "kill" the plane will destroy the engine and disable the tail control, but the wings, fuselage and tail assembly will all stay attached. Due to its large size, smaller missiles such as R-60 have an extremely slim chance to detonate even after you appear to have "dodged" it, since the proximity fuze is still live after the missile loses lock. The aircraft can lose a wingtip and a tail fin, but still make it home to base. The aircraft has a chance to put out fires in its spinal fuel tanks, but due to their position above the engine, if the rear one gets set on fire, the engine will likely also burn down. However, the F-105 is good at gliding home and back to base even when the engine is down, or after sustaining heavy damage. The pilot lacks protection from the front and sides, and the aircraft lacks any sort of protection for fuel tanks, engine, control cables or control surfaces, unlike its well-armoured stablemate, the A-7.<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
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== Armaments ==<br />
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=== Offensive armament ===<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
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{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
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* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air to Air:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total) This payload is best for bombing bases. It takes seven M117 bombs to destroy a base at 9.7, and with 16 bombs, dropping in 5 pairs of 2 and 6 individual drops, an F-105 can easily pickle off four pairs of bombs (8 total) before using the remaining ones to destroy another base, lighting the afterburner, and heading for home.<br />
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* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) This payload is one of the best for bombing bases and then switching into an Air to Air role. The AIM-9E missiles are capable against aircraft that are slow, and useful for causing faster aircraft to maneuver to avoid missiles, forcing them to lose speed and giving you a chance to close the gap.<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total) One of the single most effective payloads, this may be used as a substitute for the above payload if a pilot dislikes having to pickle off eight bombs individually, as now, with a single push of a button, two M118s come sliding off the rails. These two bombs combined are more than enough for a base, but are also effective in their own right as Capture-point clearing bombs, or for destroying aircraft staying on the airfield near the end of a match. Campers beware!<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total) Two heavy-duty bullpups and four sidewinders make for a powerful punch against both ground and air targets. The M117s are there merely as additional ordnance, and may be jettisoned where necessary for a cleaner aircraft, or used against enemy targets.<br />
* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles Four AGM-12Bs is the maximum amount of guided ordnance that the F-105D can carry, if a pilot requires a lot of guided missiles to take out tanks in Ground RB. However, due to the ballistic computer, it is often better to take bombs instead, since you can drop from higher up and on different flight profiles where enemy tanks and SPAAs do not expect air attack. This is compounded by the fact that with this payload, you cannot carry AIM-9Es for self-defense, nor chaff for spoofing radar, and the AGM-12Bs are very small compared to the AGM-12C. While still able to kill ground targets, this payload's effectiveness is sometimes questionable in the face of the other payloads this versatile aircraft is capable of carrying.<br />
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Note that nowhere in these payloads are any provisions for the LDGP Mark 82 500lbs bombs provided stock, the LDGP Mark 83 1000lb bomb, or the AGM-12B/sidewinder combinations. This is because the M117s make the Mark 83 effectively redundant, as they carry nearly 210 kilograms of TNT equivalent- the F-105 can carry more of these bombs, and while at first, the Mk 83's additional 66 kilograms of TNT equivalent (for a total of 276kg per thousand-pound bomb) seem like an improvement, the M117 has nearly identical fragment dispersion/vehicle kill radii, as well as only 7mm less armour penetration. Coupled with the aircraft's ballistic computer for precision-bombing, experienced pilots shouldn't need the extra explosive mass to secure a kill, and since on a single hardpoint, the F-105 carries more M117s than Mark 83s (4-6 as opposed to 3 for the Mark 83), even novice pilots may find it easier to use the M117, since they have more M117s to drop. Pilots will also find it easier to acquire the M117 than the Mark 83 on this aircraft, as M117s are available as a Tier I modification, while Mark 83s are in Tier II, and the Thunderchief has far more Tier II modifications that should take a higher priority over the Mark 83, such as the booster or AIM-9B upgrade.<br />
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Chaff is not advisable for the F-105D. At this battle rating, the F-105 faces mostly IR missiles, and given its flight performance, pilots must rely on maneuvering alone to defeat the [[AIM-9B|AIM-9Bs]], [[AIM-9E|AIM-9Es]], [[R-3S|R-3Ss]], [[AIM-9G|AIM-9Gs]] that are typical to planes around the 8.7-9.7 BR range, as well as the occasional [[R-60|R-60s]], [[AIM-9J|AIM-9Js]]/[[Rb24|Rb 24Js]], and rare [[AIM-7C Sparrow|AIM-7C,]] [[AIM-7D]] and [[AIM-7E]] sparrows that it can face from time to time. All of these missiles can be defeated with appropriate maneuvering and avoidance of enemy aircraft, making chaff pods entirely redundant, and at the moment, just something that takes up more space on a hard point that could be used by a bomb, missile, or rocket pod. However, in Ground RB, chaff may be useful in temporarily spoofing early missile and gun AAA. However, no AAA at that BR is entirely radar-based, and most radar-based SPAAGs use their radar to determine only a target solution rather than guide any sort of weapon. For instance, the most common anti-aircraft missile systems in Ground RB- the [[Roland 1]], [[Type 93]], [[Ozelot]], [[2S6]] and [[ADATS]]- all use either IR guidance or a form of Semi-Active beam-riding guidance that completely ignores chaff.<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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* High speed and energy retention for Boom & Zoom tactics<br />
* Effective control authority at speeds in excess of ~700km/h<br />
* Excellent takeoff flaps that may be used during combat<br />
* High pull at speed (~12G)<br />
* Excellent M61 Vulcan cannon with large ammo pool<br />
* Excellent range of payloads<br />
* Shrugs off damage to wings, airframe and fuselage<br />
* Four AIM-9Es for air to air work<br />
* Good search radar<br />
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* Lacks armour <br />
* Easily set ablaze from the side and rear<br />
* Tail control easily disabled by missiles or gunfire<br />
* Large target while turning<br />
* No flares; vulnerable to IR missiles<br />
* Chaff pods supplant AIM-9Es and/or air-to-ground ordnance, and have a relatively low countermeasure count<br />
* Its own IR missiles are mediocre, and do not pull hard enough or have a high enough track rate for dogfights<br />
* Lacks advanced TV/Laser-guided missiles <br />
* Radar lacks ACM mode, changeable FOV or changeable range, and may only be used as a rangefinder<br />
* High minimum landing approach speed may be difficult for novice jet players<br />
* High payload results in sluggish performance with full loads of bombs<br />
* Extremely high fuel consumption on Afterburner; requires careful management of fuel supply on minimum or 20 minutes fuel load<br />
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== Description ==<br />
The Vought F-8 Crusader is a 1950s US Navy fighter aircraft designed by Vought, the designers of the renowned [[F4U (Family)|F4U Corsair]]. In War Thunder, several aircraft of this family are currently implemented:<br />
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* [[F8U-2]], an early variant of the F-8 Crusader, designated F-8C under the Post-1962 Tri-Service USN/USAF Designation system<br />
* [[F-8E]], a later variant of the F-8 Crusader with strengthened wing spars and an uprated engine<br />
* [[F-8E(FN) (France)]], an export variant of the F-8 tailored for French Navy service, incorporating French missiles such as the [[Matra R530E|Matra R.530E]] and the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R.550 Magic]].<br />
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This aircraft was later developed into the [[A-7 Corsair II (Family)|A-7 Corsair II]], a US Navy replacement for the [[A-4 (Family)|A-4 Skyhawk]].<br />
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== Description==<br />
The '''LTV A-7 Corsair II''' is a family of 1960s-era attack aircraft used for Close Air Support and light strike, developed from the F-8 Crusader. Two aircraft of this family currently exist in War Thunder:<br />
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* [[A-7D|A-7D Corsair II]], a variant for the USAF used to fill the gap in slow-speed, long-endurance CAS aircraft. It incorporated a license-produced version of the Rolls-Royce Spey engine as opposed to earlier aircraft with the Pratt & Whitney TF-30, as well as featuring the first Heads-Up-Display with a computerized weapons delivery system on an aircraft.<br />
* [[A-7E|A-7E Corsair II]], the penultimate USN Variant incorporating the same improvements in engine power and cockpit display of the A-7D, and with a much-expanded weapons fit and loadout.<br />
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The '''LTV A-7 Corsair II''' is a family of 1960s-70s American Subsonic carrier-capable light attack aircraft, manufactured by '''Ling-Temco Vought''', developed initially for the US Navy as a low-cost attack aircraft to replace the [[A-4 (Family)|A-4 Skyhawk]], developed by Douglas Aviation. The USAF used a variant of A-7, the [[A-7D]], as a replacement for [[AD Skyraider (Family)|A-1 Skyraiders (AD)]] to fill the gap in US Service for a slower-moving close air support aircraft with long loiter time and high weapons loads, as opposed to faster, multi-role aircraft with less endurance, such as the [[F-4 Phantom II (Family)|F-4 Phantom II]]. Based on the [[F-8 (Family)|F-8 Crusader]], the aircraft served from the 1960s into the 1990s, recieving multiple upgrades to its capabilities and weapons fits. <br />
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Initial A-variants for the USN used an Pratt & Whitney TF-30-P-6 engine, but this engine was found to be underpowered and deficient, resulting in the adoption of the TF-30-P-8 variant of the same engine. In 1964, the USAF was pressured to adopt a dedicated low-speed, subsonic aircraft for dedicated Close Air Support, and in 1965, the USAF announced its decision to procure a variant of A-7 under the tentative name "A-7D". In part due to a shortage of TF-30s, the USAF decided to use Allison's license-produced adaptation of the Rolls-Royce Spey RB.168, also used in the [[F-4K]] and [[F-4M]], known as the TF-41-A-1. While this decision was wildly controversial on both sides of the Atlantic, it was also wildly successful, giving the A-7 a much-needed power boost, as well as enjoying an excellent rate of specific fuel consumption compared to turbojet-powered aircraft such as the F-4J/S Phantom. The US Air Force favoured the 20mm M61 Vulcan over the USN's [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (20 mm)|20mm Colt Mk 12]] and [[Mk 11 mod 5 (20 mm)|Colt Mk 11]], and incorporated the Vulcan into their aircraft.<br />
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The A-7D entered USAF service in 1970. 1972, it was pressed into service as an escort aircraft for Helicopter Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR, or Caesar), flying under the callsign "Sandy", like the A-1 that preceded it. While the A-7 was found to be a little too fast for the role of helicopter escort, its endurance was warmly welcomed, and it continued to serve in this capacity as well as the Close Air Support capacity well into the early 90s. Initially built without any capability for guided weapons as a replacement for the Skyraider, modifications in its service life included integration of Paveways and Mavericks into the airframe, as well as the addition of internal chaff and flare dispensers. The A-7D was the first aircraft to use Heads-Up Display with a computerized weapons delivery system. While considered standard on modern aircraft, for the 1970s, this feature was completely revolutionary at a time when reflector sights were still the norm. <br />
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The USN's A-7E entered service a little later in 1970, and incorporated the same improvements and advanced features as the A-7D, such as the Vulcan cannon, Allison TF-41-A-2 Spey and the computerized weapons system, with small adjustments and changes to better suit the USN's needs. This included guided weapons capability from the outset, reflected by the aircraft's ability to use Walleyes and early data-link pods. The A-7E was used heavily in Vietnam and beyond, and last saw combat service with the US Navy dropping upgraded versions of Walleyes against targets in Kuwait and Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom, fighting alongside the aircraft that it was originally designed to replace- the A-4, which served in the Kuwaiti Air Force.<br />
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The Corsair II retired from Regular USAF and USN service in 1991, and Air National Guard service in 1993. Due to its size and shape, the aircraft recieved the name "SLUF"- "Short Little Ugly ****er"- from its pilots. Foreign nations would go on to use it for longer. The Hellenic (Greek) Air Force was the last air force to retire their A-7s. Finally deciding to retire them in 2014, the A-7 last flew in Greek service nearly 60 years after the aircraft first flew in September of 1965.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* ''NAVAIR 01-45AAE-1, A-7C/E Flight Manual''. Washington, D.C., USA: US Navy. 1 March 1973.<br />
* Connors, J. (2010). ''The Engines of Pratt & Whitney: A Technical History''. Reston. Virginia: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.<br />
* "A Corsair by any other name: The Story of Sandy, SLUF and the Little Hummers". ''Air International''. '''22''' (3): 121–125, 143–146. March 1982.<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
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This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h- fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
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| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
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| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
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| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~11 || ~5<br />
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! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
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! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
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! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
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| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
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=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
<br />
== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
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{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
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* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
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=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
<!-- ''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.'' --><br />
{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
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{{Notice<br />
|This aircraft has many different payloads. For convenience, the aircraft's ordnance has been split into sections.<br />
}}<br />
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{{Notice<br />
|'''IMPORTANT: This aircraft cannot carry flares.''' The countermeasure pods are AN/ALE-38/41 Chaff dispensers, which, unlike modern countermeasures pods or USN countermeasure systems, use neither a common calibre nor dispenser system as flares. The F-105 was never equipped with the AN/ALE-40 combined Chaff/Flare suite used on the F-4E, nor the AN/ALE-29 chaff dispenser used on the [[A-4 (Family)|A-4 Skyhawks]] and [[A-7 Corsair II (Family)|A-7 Corsairs]].<br />
|!<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
<br />
* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
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'''Air to Air:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
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</div><br />
</div><br />
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'''Air to Ground Missiles & Rockets:'''<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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</div><br />
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'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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</div><br />
<br />
'''Multirole:'''<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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== Usage in battles ==<br />
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=== Pros and cons ===<br />
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'''Pros:'''<br />
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*<br />
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'''Cons:'''<br />
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*<br />
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== History ==<br />
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''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''<br />
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== Media ==<br />
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;Videos<br />
{{Youtube-gallery|4H9GuHPLOcs|'''The Shooting Range #283''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:28 discusses the {{PAGENAME}}.}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --><br />
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''<br />
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''<br />
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''<br />
* ''other literature.''<br />
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<div>{{Specs-Card<br />
|code=f-105d<br />
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}<br />
}}<br />
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== Description ==<br />
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The '''Republic''' '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aiicraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]]. Like its contemporaries, the [[Su-7 (Family)|Su-7 family]], the F-105 is a strike aircraft designed for ordnance delivery at high speeds at low altitude, and its design reflects this, with powerful acceleration, excellent control authority at high speeds, good roll rate, and plentiful choices in bomb options, as well as a full range of ballistic computer programming, including CCIP for Rockets, Bombs and Cannons, plus a CCRP function that uses its surprisingly capable AN/ASG-19 radar. While it lacks a true "lock" function, the gun has a radar-ranging gunsight as well as a Search and IFF function that allows it to at least see targets in front and above it to a relatively high degree of efficiency at ranges of up to 37 kilometers, giving it a valuable asset in avoiding enemies as it completely lacks any sort of countermeasures save for chaff. However, it does not have any flares, making it vulnerable to IR missiles that are prevalent at the BR, offset by the aforementioned roll rate and control authority, meaning that it can easily outroll or outmaneuver any air to air missile in-game up to the [[Matra R550 Magic 1|R.550]], which can only be outmaneuvered with range and assuming that the Magic's booster has shut off. <br />
<br />
This aircraft was designed in real life by Republic Aviation as a nuclear strike aircraft, and it performs best roaring through valleys and over hills at low altitude, reaching speeds of almost mach 1.2 when clean, and mach 1.05 with a full load of ''sixteen'' 750-pound M117 bombs. It also has the capability to pull surprisingly high Gs and turn tighter than expected for an attack aircraft, managing turns of 12-13Gs with empty bomb racks and 4 sidewinders or 13-14G clean with 12 minutes of fuel left in the tank at 1000km/h- fairly standard conditions when turning away from a base to head home for more ordnance, or while tussling with MiGs over the battlefield. <br />
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== General info ==<br />
=== Flight performance ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}<br />
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''<br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"<br />
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 10,668 m)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)<br />
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)<br />
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)<br />
|-<br />
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB<br />
|-<br />
! Stock<br />
| 2,129 || 2,102 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.5 || 29.5 || 149.3 || 141.5 || rowspan="2" | 1,050<br />
|-<br />
! Upgraded<br />
| 2,206 || 2,167 || 27.5 || 28.0 || 202.8 || 175.0<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==== Details ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="6" | Features<br />
|-<br />
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute<br />
|-<br />
| X || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓ <!-- ✓ --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="7" | Limits<br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)<br />
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)<br />
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)<br />
! colspan="2" | Max Static G<br />
|-<br />
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -<br />
|-<br />
| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 2,350 || 827 || 444 || ~11 || ~5<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)<br />
|-<br />
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator<br />
|-<br />
| < 720 || < 950 || < 800 || N/A<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==== Engine performance ====<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine<br />
! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number<br />
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | _____ || _<br />
| colspan="2" | _,___ kg || colspan="2" | ___ kg/m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics<br />
! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight<br />
|-<br />
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel<br />
|-<br />
| ___ kg || colspan="2" | ___<br />
| _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg || _,___ kg<br />
|-<br />
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}<br />
! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)<br />
|-<br />
! Condition || 100% || ___%/WEP<br />
! _m fuel || __m fuel || __m fuel || MTOW<br />
|-<br />
| ''Stationary'' || ___ kgf || ___ kgf<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
| ''Optimal'' || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h) || ___ kgf<br>(_ km/h)<br />
| _.__ || _.__ || _.__ || _.__<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Survivability and armour ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<br />
<!-- ''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.'' --><br />
''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''<br />
<br />
=== Modifications and economy ===<br />
{{Specs-Economy}}<br />
<br />
== Armaments ==<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}<br />
=== Offensive armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}<br />
<!-- ''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.'' --><br />
{{main|M61A1 (20 mm)}}<br />
<br />
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:<br />
<br />
* 1 x 20 mm M61A1 cannon, nose-mounted (1,028 rpg)<br />
<br />
=== Suspended armament ===<br />
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}<br />
<!-- ''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.'' --><br />
{{main|LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)|M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)|LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)|M118 (3,000 lb)}}<br />
{{main|AGM-12B Bullpup|AGM-12C Bullpup|AIM-9B Sidewinder|AIM-9E Sidewinder|FFAR Mighty Mouse}}<br />
<br />
{{Notice<br />
|This aircraft has many different payloads. For convenience, the aircraft's ordnance has been split into sections.<br />
}}<br />
<br />
{{Notice<br />
|'''IMPORTANT: This aircraft cannot carry flares.''' The countermeasure pods are AN/ALE-38/41 Chaff dispensers, which, unlike modern countermeasures pods or USN countermeasure systems, use neither a common calibre nor dispenser system as flares. The F-105 was never equipped with the AN/ALE-40 combined Chaff/Flare suite used on the F-4E, nor the AN/ALE-29 chaff dispenser used on the A-4 Skyhawks and A-7 Corsairs.<br />
|!<br />
}}<br />
<br />
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:<br />
<br />
* Without load (clean, no pylons)<br />
<br />
'''Air to Air:'''<br />
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* 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles<br />
* 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles<br />
<br />
</div><br />
</div><br />
<br />
'''Air to Ground Missiles & Rockets:'''<br />
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* 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles<br />
* 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets<br />
* 38 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 32 x countermeasures<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles (5,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 32 x countermeasures (3,000 lb total)<br />
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</div><br />
</div><br />
<br />
'''Bombs:'''<br />
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* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 16 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)<br />
* 8 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (12,000 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 11 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 5 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (11,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 32 x countermeasures (9,000 lb total)<br />
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* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (4,500 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AGM-12C Bullpup missiles + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (3,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (7,000 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (8,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 6 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 9 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
* 3 x 3,000 lb M118 bombs + 4 x AIM-9E Sidewinder missiles (9,000 lb total)<br />
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