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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
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* No armour plating
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* No armour glazing
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* 8.5 mm steel boxes in rear fuselage
 
* Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
 
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* More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage
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* Two self-sealing fuel tanks located in the fuselage
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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| Controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Not ontrollable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
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| Controllable || rowspan="2" |Controllable
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No automatic pitch
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| rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" |Controllable
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Has automatic mode
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| rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" |Controllable
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2 gears
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| rowspan="2" | Not controllable
 
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===Modules===
 
===Modules===
 
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! colspan="2" | Flight performance
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|Offensive 7.62 mm belts
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| Compressor
 
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| Airframe
 
| Airframe
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|Offensive 12.7 mm belts
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|Mk.41
 
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| III
 
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| Wings Repair
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| Engine
 
| Engine
 
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|New 7.62 mm MGs
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| IV
 
| IV
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|Wings repair
 
| Engine Injection
 
| Engine Injection
 
| Cover
 
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|New 12.7 mm MGs
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Turns well for a US fighter
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*
 
*
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Small primary armament, inadequate for bombers
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*
 
*
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Robert E. Galer ditched this aircraft in the ocean in 1940. He went on to become a distinguished Marine Corps aviator in WW2 and the Korean War.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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== Read also ==
 
== Read also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,''
 
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
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* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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* [[F3F-2]] - the normal tech tree version of the F3F
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* [[Zhukovsky's I-153-M62]] - similar Soviet aircraft
 
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
 
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''

Revision as of 21:12, 20 February 2019

Rank VII | Premium | Golden Eagles
Challenger DS Pack
Galer's F3F-2
f3f-2_galer.png
Galer's F3F-2
USA flag.png USA
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.3 1.3 1.3
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:250 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
Show in game


Description

GarageImage Galer's F3F-2.jpg


The Galer's F3F-2 is a premium Rank I American fighter with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB).

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 10120  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ???
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 10120  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ???

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X X X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
810 320  ??? ~?? ~?
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< ??? < ??? < ??? > ???
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
 ?,??? m  ??? hp  ?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

  • 8.5 mm steel boxes in rear fuselage
  • Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • Two self-sealing fuel tanks located in the fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

      Main article: Bombs-->

Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Controllable

No automatic pitch

Not controllable Controllable

Has automatic mode

Separate Controllable

2 gears

Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Radiator Offensive 7.62 mm belts
II Compressor Airframe Offensive 12.7 mm belts Mk.41
III Engine New 7.62 mm MGs
IV Wings repair Engine Injection Cover New 12.7 mm MGs

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Turns well for a US fighter

Cons:

  • Small primary armament, inadequate for bombers

History

Robert E. Galer ditched this aircraft in the ocean in 1940. He went on to become a distinguished Marine Corps aviator in WW2 and the Korean War.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • page on aircraft encyclopedia;
  • other literature.


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P-36 Hawk  P-36A · Rasmussen's P-36A · P-36C · ○P-36C · P-36G
P-39 Airacobra  P-400 · P-39N-0 · P-39Q-5
P-40  P-40C · P-40E-1 · P-40E-1 TD · P-40F-10
P-43 Lancer  P-43A-1
P-47 Thunderbolt  P-47D-22-RE · P-47D-25 · P-47D-28 · P-47M-1-RE · ⋠P-47M-1-RE · P-47N-15
P-51 Mustang  P-51 · P-51A (Thunder League) · P-51C-10 · P-51D-5 · P-51D-10 · P-51D-20-NA · P-51D-30 · P-51H-5-NA
P-63 Kingcobra  P-63A-5 · P-63A-10 · P-63C-5 · ␠Kingcobra
Prototypes  XP-55
F2A Buffalo  F2A-1 · Thach's F2A-1 · F2A-3
BF2C  BF2C-1
F3F  F3F-2 · Galer's F3F-2
F4F Wildcat  F4F-3 · F4F-4
F4U Corsair  F4U-1A · F4U-1A (USMC) · F4U-1D · F4U-1C · F4U-4 · F4U-4B · F4U-4B VMF-214 · F2G-1
F6F Hellcat  F6F-5 · F6F-5N
F8F Bearcat  F8F-1 · F8F-1B
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