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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Israeli jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].
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The Vautour IIA was a jet-powered attack aircraft designed by France during the 1950s. It was operated by Israel alongside the IIN variant. Armed with cannons and rockets, it was used in aerial reconnaissance duties but had the capabilities to perform Close Air Support missions thanks to its large amount of anti-ground ordnance.
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Introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]], the Vautour IIA has very good flight performance compared to most bombers. The engines of the Vautour can beat most subsonic jets, both in top speed and acceleration. The aircraft has decent manoeuvrability for a bomber, and since it lacks any way to guide bombs precisely to its destination it's better used in low level attacks, flying close to the ground and dropping the bombs close to the target. These can be dangerous but is the most effective way to destroy enemy bases and ground units.
  
 
== General info ==
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
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'''Air Arcade Battles'''
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In Air Arcade, the Vautour may face more advanced radar and IR missiles. In this case, the best option is to use it as a bomber, climbing to more than 9,000 m and bombing bases or ground targets using the bomb reticle. It can also be used to attack distracted players as a support aircraft thanks to the 4 missiles and relatively good handling of the plane.
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The Vautour IIA can be used in 2 ways in air RB with ease: as an interceptor and as a bomber. In bomb runs, the plane is vulnerable to enemy interceptors like [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]], [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19s]], and [[F-104 (Family)|F-104s]] since these are the fastest and carry air-to-air missiles. In this scenario, pilots should try to stick with their team, to allow them to cover while returning to the airfield. The best ordnance combination in order to retain some air-to-air capabilities and destroy a full base is a loadout of 6 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs, 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs, and 2 Shafrir missiles. Once the bombs are released, turn back to the safety of your team and use the missiles to kill any distracted enemies, assist teammates, or kill any AI planes.
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When used as an interceptor, stay back and behind your team. Once the fight starts and enemies are slow and distracted, launch missiles at the most dangerous targets, mainly fast planes without flares like [[MiG-21 (Family)|MiG-21s]], [[MiG-19 (Family)|MiG-19]]s. Missiles have the best performance at high altitudes, where they will travel further and retain speed more easily thanks to the thinner air. The Vautour also has reasonable manoeuvrability for its size, though it will quickly lose its energy in a sustained turnfight: this can be used to intrude on dogfights, briefly get the four powerful DEFA cannons on target and fire off a short burst, and then zoom away from danger.
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In Simulator, the Vautour IIA suffers from a lack of radar, radar warning receiver, countermeasures, and bomb sight, meaning that the SPAA from bases and other planes will typically have an easy time fighting you, in this cases, the best players can do is attack concentrations of ground targets with cover from allied planes.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Good DEFA cannons for fighting air targets
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* Effective DEFA cannons with excellent damage
 
* Wide variety of bomb and rocket payloads for ground targets
 
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* Decent manoeuvrability and energy retention for a bomber
  
 
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* Bomb load is pretty inadequate, may have issues destroying multiple bases
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== History ==
 
== History ==
 
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''In 1951, Sud-Ouest flew its S.O. 4000 experimental bomber and the pains have been so promising that the kind changed into hastily advanced because the S.O. 4050 multi-position fight plane.''
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The Vautour IIA was a jet bomber ordered by the French Army as a jet bomber with low level attack and the ability to operate in all weather. France and Israel worked together on defense, such as on nuclear, aviation, and research for armaments. Israel was motivated to buy the Vautour to counteract the Egyptian [[IL-28]], purchased from the Soviet Union. A total of 30 IIAs were produced, with 25 going to Israel.<ref>"Sud-Ouest S.O. 4050 Vautour." IAF Aircraft Inventory. Jewish Virtual Library. Accessed September 27, 2022. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/sud-ouest-s-o-4050-vautour.</ref>
  
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'' Vautour IIN - This  seat all weather/night time assault fighter prepared with an interception radar withinside the nostril took off on its maiden flight on October sixteenth 1952. a hundred and forty examples have been ordered through the French however most effective 70 have been produced and seven served with the IAF. ''
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The IIA was a single-seat, long-range attack aircraft armed with cannons and bombs. It was operated by the "Knights of the Heart" squadron out of Ramat David Airbase. The Vautour was used as aerial reconnaissance during the Six-Day War, as well as later in the 1960s. They were replaced by the [[A-4H (Israel)|A-4 Skyhawk]] and the [[Kurnass|F4-E Phantom II]]. The Vautour was retired in 1972, with the "Knights of the Heart" division replacing them with the Skyhawk.
  
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'' Following take a look at flights in early 1957 the IAF decided on the Vautour to update the de Havilland Mosquito withinside the long-variety assault position and to counter the Arabs` Ilyushin Il-28 mild jet bombers. The first Vautour, no. 13, arrived in Israel on August 1, 1957, in whole secrecy. The planes, delievered at a price of one or 2 according to month, carried French air forces markings and have been ferried via a French air base in Tunisia to keep away from detection through both the Americans or the British. Even after their arrival in Israel the planes have been saved in Hazor AFB, and most effective on April seventh 1958 did the primary takeoff in Israel take place. The planes have been most effective found out to the general public in an air show all through August 1958. Two IAF squadrons equipped with Vautour. TelNof's "Bat" squadron manipulated the IIN variant, and "KnightsoftheHeart" manipulated Ramat David's IIA and IIB. The seven IINs were initially used as night interceptors (along with the IAF Meteor NF13 until retirement in 1960), but when the Mirage IIIC arrived in 1963, they were moved to the Knights of the Heart Squadron. It was operated there. Attack aircraft. Nonetheless, they continued to intercept at night in incidents such  as those in early 1964 when they attempted to attack the Egyptian MiG19. Shortly before the Six-Day War, the nose radar and other nocturnal avionics equipment were removed, making the IIN a normal attack aircraft,  except for a reconnaissance aircraft with a camera in the bomb bay. increase. When Israel began using electronic warfare (EW) measures against  Arabs,  Vautour IIN was first  equipped with pods designed for this purpose. Among the aircraft used for the EW was the Vautour, which was specially equipped with the Mirage IIIC nose at the IAF Museum. The IIN was destroyed in 1962 during testing of Israel's first air-to-air missile,  Shafrir. The ''
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'' Israeli Vautour IIB photo reconnaissance aircraft was equipped with a variety of cameras for  day and night photography. Like its predecessor, the Mosquito,  Vautour's long range allowed him to fly far  in the role of reconnaissance. On January 23, 1962, Vautour flew Egypt  to the Libyan border, despite numerous attempts to intercept Egypt. The IIB was also  the first aircraft to collect information enabling Operation Moquet, the opening of the Sixth Middle East War, and to provide evidence of Soviet SAM in Egypt in the mid-1960s. ''
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'' Immediately after the delivery of the Vautour was completed in 1958, like all Israeli aircraft of the time, the Vautour squadron settled on a training schedule and was often interrupted in combat. The first encounter between the IAF and the MiG19 occurred on August 16, 1959, when two vultures attacked four Egyptian MiGs at the Israeli-Egyptian border. Despite the shots from both sides, the plane did not hit. In the 1960s, Israel was involved in Syria in  the so-called "war over water." This was a series of efforts aimed at stopping Syria's attempts to divert Israeli water sources, which ultimately led to the Six-Day War. As the main attack aircraft of the IAF, Vautours attacked the Syrian position several times. In the largest IAF operation since Operation Kadesh in 1956, five vultures participated in an attack on the entire Syrian army on the Golan Heights on November 13, 1964. One was hit by anti-aircraft fire, but managed to complete the mission and returned safely to the base. Further attacks were carried out on May 13, 1966, July 13, July 14, and August 15, 1966.'' On the morning of June 5, 1967, two Vautour IINs for electronic warfare  from Ramat David AFB arrived at two stations near the Israeli-Egyptian border and  off the Egyptian coast. Once both planes were deployed, they turned on the sabotage pods, disabled Egyptian air defense, and set out on the road to dozens of Israeli planes that set out to attack Egypt's air force bases with full death over the Amazon. opened. Only Ramato David's "Knight of the Heart" squadron  operated  Vautour during the outbreak of the Six-Day War, moving 19 aircraft to Ternov to bring them closer to the battlefield shortly before the outbreak of hostilities. During Operation Moquet, Votur played a key role in attacking air force bases in Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Iraq, hosting the farthest and most defensive one, the Egyptian heavy bomber Tupolev Tu16. I attacked what I have. The bases attacked included RasBanas, AbuSweir, BneiSwif, Luxor, Cairo West, bases where  heavy bombers were stationed, or bases trying to escape. Four Vautours met four MiG21s on Abu Sweir. One aircraft was shot down, but another pair managed to complete its mission invincibly, and a third Vautour was busy with MiG until the  IAF Mirage arrived to provide assistance. The mirage shot down three MiGs, allowing a third Vautour to complete its mission. By noon on June 5, Egypt's heavy bombers were destroyed (in Luxor, only eight Tu16s and eight Antonov An12s), and  Vautours could be reassigned to other efforts. Attacks on Jordan, Syria, and Iraq and attacks on the Arabs in the later stages of Operation Moked also included ground forces. 
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 On the afternoon of June 5, three IAF Vautours attacked Iraqi Air Force Base H3, the closest Iraqi Air Force base to Israel and a safe haven for Jordanian aircraft fleeing the former air force devastation. .. Six MiG21s, three Hawker Hunters, and a transport plane were destroyed while evading two Iraqi MiG21s. On June 6, four more Vautours returned to H3 after another MiG21 was reported to arrive, accompanied by two Mirages. One MiG and two fighters were shot down, one was shot down by  Vautour, and the other five Iraqi aircraft were destroyed on the ground. A third attack was launched on June 7, after Iraq's increased activity against Israel. Four Vautours and four Mirages returned to a distant air force base, and two Vautours and one Mirage were shot down in the IAF's most tragic war operation. The Iraqi MiG21 and two Hawker Hunters were also shot down. Eight vultures were lost during the Six-Day War, but the end of the war did not  end  the hostilities between Israel and its neighbors. Losses incurred during the war hampered this type of operation, but vultures repeatedly engaged in attacks on terrorist positions in Jordan and southern Lebanon, as well as  regular Arab troops. On November 7, 1967, eight vultures attacked a Jordanian cannon, and another attack was carried out in January 1968. In April 1969, one aircraft was lost in such an attack. In late July 1969, vultures participated in an attack on Egyptian troops on the Suez Canal, and in August a Syrian cannon was attacked. Vautours  continued to play its role in reconnaissance and electronic warfare  on December 1, 1967. During a reconnaissance flight over the Suez Canal, 30 people were lost in an Egyptian ground fire. 
 
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 A new fighter handed over from the United States to Israel in the late 1960s made Vautour obsolete. The A4 Skyhawks and F4 Phantoms replaced Votur in all roles, including photo reconnaissance and electronic warfare, and by early 1972 this type had retired and the Knights of the Heart Squadron were refitted with Skyhawks. I did.
 
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Description

The Vautour IIA was a jet-powered attack aircraft designed by France during the 1950s. It was operated by Israel alongside the IIN variant. Armed with cannons and rockets, it was used in aerial reconnaissance duties but had the capabilities to perform Close Air Support missions thanks to its large amount of anti-ground ordnance.

Introduced in Update "Winged Lions", the Vautour IIA has very good flight performance compared to most bombers. The engines of the Vautour can beat most subsonic jets, both in top speed and acceleration. The aircraft has decent manoeuvrability for a bomber, and since it lacks any way to guide bombs precisely to its destination it's better used in low level attacks, flying close to the ground and dropping the bombs close to the target. These can be dangerous but is the most effective way to destroy enemy bases and ground units.

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 100 km/h
Turn time32 s
Max altitude15 000 m
Engine2 х SNECMA Atar 101E3
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 1,093 1,091 15000 32.6 33.2 43.0 41.1 900
Upgraded 1,106 1,100 31.4 32.0 62.7 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 Empty mass Wing loading (full fuel)
SNECMA Atar 101E3 2 11,000 kg 316 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 11,974 kg 13,388 kg 14,213 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 3,595 kgf
(1,100 km/h) 		N/A 0.60 0.54 0.51 0.34

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear425 km/h

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.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB2 811 → 3 820 Sl icon.png
RB10 703 → 14 545 Sl icon.png
SB15 618 → 21 224 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications140 900 Rp icon.png
221 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 400 Ge icon.png
Crew training130 000 Sl icon.png
Experts450 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 200 Ge icon.png
Research Aces890 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
100 / 260 / 600 % Sl icon.png
214 / 214 / 214 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
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Fuselage repair
Research:
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Compressor
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Cost:
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New boosters
Research:
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Cost:
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Wings repair
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Cost:
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Engine
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Cost:
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G-suit
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Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: DEFA 551 (30 mm)

The Vautour IIA (Israel) is armed with:

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

Suspended armament

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

1 2 3 4 5
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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 19 19
T10 140 rockets 6 6 6 6
T10 151 rockets 6 6 6 6
Shafrir missiles 1 1 1 1
Default weapon presets
  • 10 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
  • 4 x Shafrir missiles
  • 76 x SNEB type 23 rockets
  • 24 x T10 140 rockets
  • 24 x T10 151 rockets
  • 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)

Usage in battles

Air Arcade Battles

In Air Arcade, the Vautour may face more advanced radar and IR missiles. In this case, the best option is to use it as a bomber, climbing to more than 9,000 m and bombing bases or ground targets using the bomb reticle. It can also be used to attack distracted players as a support aircraft thanks to the 4 missiles and relatively good handling of the plane.

Air Realistic Battles

The Vautour IIA can be used in 2 ways in air RB with ease: as an interceptor and as a bomber. In bomb runs, the plane is vulnerable to enemy interceptors like MiG-21s, MiG-19s, and F-104s since these are the fastest and carry air-to-air missiles. In this scenario, pilots should try to stick with their team, to allow them to cover while returning to the airfield. The best ordnance combination in order to retain some air-to-air capabilities and destroy a full base is a loadout of 6 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs, 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs, and 2 Shafrir missiles. Once the bombs are released, turn back to the safety of your team and use the missiles to kill any distracted enemies, assist teammates, or kill any AI planes.

When used as an interceptor, stay back and behind your team. Once the fight starts and enemies are slow and distracted, launch missiles at the most dangerous targets, mainly fast planes without flares like MiG-21s, MiG-19s. Missiles have the best performance at high altitudes, where they will travel further and retain speed more easily thanks to the thinner air. The Vautour also has reasonable manoeuvrability for its size, though it will quickly lose its energy in a sustained turnfight: this can be used to intrude on dogfights, briefly get the four powerful DEFA cannons on target and fire off a short burst, and then zoom away from danger.

Simulator Battles

In Simulator, the Vautour IIA suffers from a lack of radar, radar warning receiver, countermeasures, and bomb sight, meaning that the SPAA from bases and other planes will typically have an easy time fighting you, in this cases, the best players can do is attack concentrations of ground targets with cover from allied planes.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Effective DEFA cannons with excellent damage
  • Wide variety of bomb and rocket payloads for ground targets
  • Has Shafrir missiles for possible self-defence against air targets
  • Decent manoeuvrability and energy retention for a bomber

Cons:

  • Shafrir missiles are not very manoeuvrable against fighter targets
  • Has no bomber sight or ballistic computer
  • High compression at speeds above 1,050 km/h
  • Guns are quite inaccurate without upgrades installed

History

The Vautour IIA was a jet bomber ordered by the French Army as a jet bomber with low level attack and the ability to operate in all weather. France and Israel worked together on defense, such as on nuclear, aviation, and research for armaments. Israel was motivated to buy the Vautour to counteract the Egyptian IL-28, purchased from the Soviet Union. A total of 30 IIAs were produced, with 25 going to Israel.[1]

The IIA was a single-seat, long-range attack aircraft armed with cannons and bombs. It was operated by the "Knights of the Heart" squadron out of Ramat David Airbase. The Vautour was used as aerial reconnaissance 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 II. The Vautour was retired in 1972, with the "Knights of the Heart" division replacing them with the Skyhawk.

Media

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See also

Related development

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References

  1. ↑ "Sud-Ouest S.O. 4050 Vautour." IAF Aircraft Inventory. Jewish Virtual Library. Accessed September 27, 2022. https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/sud-ouest-s-o-4050-vautour.


SNCA SO (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-ouest)
Fighters  S.O.8000 Narval
Jet Fighters  S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Jet Bombers  S.O.4050 Vautour IIA · S.O.4050 Vautour IIB · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN
Export  Vautour IIA IDF/AF · Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN

Israel jet aircraft
  Kfir Canard · Kfir C.2 · Kfir C.7 · Nesher
Britain 
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France 
Vautour  Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN
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Mirage III  Shahak
Other  M.D.450B Ouragan · Mystere IVA
USA 
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F-4  Kurnass · Kurnass 2000
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