Vautour IIN (Israel)

This page is about the jet bomber Vautour IIN (Israel). For other versions, see Vautour (Family).

Vautour IIN

Vautour IIA

Nesher

Vautour IIN

Vautour IIA

Nesher

Israel

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.7	9.0	9.0

Class:

Bomber

Jet bomber

Research:94 000

Purchase:520 000

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Description

The Vautour IIN is a rank VI Israeli jet bomber with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB) and 9.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 0 m1 107 km/h

Turn time32 s

Max altitude15 000 m

Engine2 х SNECMA Atar 101E5

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight21 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	1,094	1,091	15000	32.6	33.2	43.0	40.9	900
Upgraded	1,106	1,100		31.4	32.0	62.8	52.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	✓	✓	✓	X	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,166	425	584	564	463	~7	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 480	< 620	< 590	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
SNECMA Atar 101E3		2	11,121 kg		318 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		8m fuel	20m fuel	27m fuel
950 kg	Axial-flow turbojet		12,076 kg	13,462 kg	14,303 kg	21,000 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	8m fuel	20m fuel	27m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	3,293 kgf	N/A	0.55	0.49	0.46	0.31
Optimal	3,628 kgf (1,166 km/h)	N/A	0.60	0.54	0.51	0.35

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear425 km/h

13.5 mm plates in both the front and rear of the pilots

The Vautour IIN has a respectable amount of armour around the pilots. In front of the forward-most pilot houses a 50 mm bulletproof glass pane and 2 steel plates (13.5 mm and 6 mm) sandwiched together to protect the pilot's lower body. In addition, both crew members sit in a 3 mm steel "bathtub" encasing most of the crew's body. The rear pilot has rearward protection with another 13.5 mm steel plate covering the back of his head. Lastly, there are 2 x 2 mm steel plates in the rear of the aircraft. There is no armour protecting the engines, so they are very prone to damage. Like many planes at this battle rating, the Vautour also has self-sealing fuel tanks.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 874 → 3 905

RB10 951 → 14 882

SB15 921 → 21 636

Total cost of modifications169 000

264 000

Talisman cost2 600

Crew training150 000

Experts520 000

Aces2 400

Research Aces950 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 270 / 600 %

220 / 220 / 220 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 450 Compressor Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 310 New boosters Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 310 Wings repair Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 350 Engine Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 350 G-suit Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 580	Airframe Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 310 Cover Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 580	aden_belt_pack Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 450 Matra Type 61 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 450 Matra Type 104A Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 310 250/50 G.P. Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 310 aden_new_gun Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 350 Matra Type 116 Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 350 360/50 G.P. Research: 8 400 Cost: 13 000 350 Shafrir Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 580 500/50 G.P. Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 580

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Vautour IIN (Israel) is armed with:

• 4 x 30 mm DEFA 551 cannons, nose-mounted (100 rpg = 400 total)

Suspended armament

The Vautour IIN (Israel) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 4 x Shafrir missiles
• 24 x T10 140 rockets
• 24 x T10 151 rockets
• 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets
• 112 x SNEB type 23 rockets
• 10 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 10 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs (2,500 kg total)
• 10 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs (3,600 kg total)
• 6 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs (3,000 kg total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5
100/50 kg G.P. bombs	1	1	6	1	1
250/50 kg G.P. bombs	1	1	6	1	1
360/50 kg G.P. bombs	1	1	6	1	1
500/50 kg G.P. bombs	1	1	2	1	1
SNEB type 23 rockets	19	19	112	19	19
T10 140 rockets	6	6		6	6
T10 151 rockets	6	6		6	6
Shafrir missiles	1	1		1	1

Usage in battles

The Vautour IIN is a jet bomber that is capable of many different play styles. The IIN can use its radar to seek out players at high altitude, or stay low to the ground with bombs and attack enemy bases/vehicles,

Air Realistic Battles

The Vautour IIN, being a jet bomber, doesn't lend itself very well to any sort of dogfight against its adversaries. The compression, handling, and overall sluggish nature of the IIN make it a very hard plane to focus solely on enemy fighters. It's best to use it as a support fighter: picking off enemies that are distracted or other attackers/bombers who aren't as manoeuvrable as fighters. The IIN also gets access to four Shafrir 1's, which can be used to force enemies to turn, destroy other bombers and get AI planes. The four DEFA 30 mm cannons can easily shred planes apart in a tiny burst. Unlike its predecessor, the Vautour IIA, the IIN has a very capable radar complete with IFF that makes spotting planes out of visual range much easier.

If going after planes is difficult in the Vautour IIN, it can also access bombs and rockets. A loadout with rockets and bombs can prove to be very efficient in draining the enemy team's tickets. In addition, the armored target belt can very easily destroy light pillboxes and any category of tanks (Light, Medium, Heavy) and other AI ground targets. However, be wary of the compression and do not get greedy while going after targets.

At a battle rating of 9.0, there are many noteworthy adversaries. Uptiers to 10.0/9.7 are very common, which means you will see Su-25s with R-60Ms, A-10s with AIM-9Ls, and other planes with very manoeuvrable missiles. Furthermore, your main advantage, speed, will be nullified by planes like the MiG-19, F-100, MiG-21, and more. To stay effective during the match, it's best to side-climb and stay out of the way of many of these dangerous foes. In downtiers, many planes are slower than the Vautour, which allows the Vautour to utilize its speed to run away and stay safe. Your main opponents in a downtier will be many other similar BR planes like the MiG-17AS and the Sea Vixen which are both fast and use missiles.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast (1000+ km/h / 625 mph)
• Good bomb load and rockets
• 4 hard-hitting DEFA 30 mm cannons
• Able to hold 4 Shafrir air-to-air missiles
• Good energy retention

Cons:

• Sluggish handling
• Can constantly be uptiered
• Very large turn radius
• Compression at high speeds can make it hard to hit opponents with guns

History

The Vautour IIN was a two-seat, all-weather interceptor variant of Vautour IIA with radar, and armed with cannons, air-to-air missiles, and unguided rockets. It was operated by the "Bat" squadron out of Tel Nof Airbase, until the arrival of the Mirage IIIC, when they were handed over to the "Knights of the Heart" division at Ramat David Airbase. The Vautour was used as aerial reconnaissance and night interceptors during the Six-Day War, as well as later in the 1960s. They were replaced by the A-4 Skyhawk and the F4-E Phantom. The Vautour was retired in 1972, with the "Knights of the Heart" division replacing them with the Skyhawk.

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