SAAB-105G

This page is about the Swedish strike aircraft SAAB-105G. For other versions, see SAAB-105 (Family).

SAAB-105G

SK60B

SAAB-105G

SK60B

Sweden

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.7	8.3	8.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:120 000

Purchase:340 000

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Description

The SAAB-105G was a Swedish twin engine jet trainer that could also serve in a role of light attack and reconnaissance aircraft. The aircraft itself entered service in 1967 to replace the ageing fleet of de Havilland Vampires used until then. The SAAB-105G was a modification of the SAAB-105XT export demonstrator of the SK 60B powered by General Electric J85 turbojets instead of the Turbomeca Aubisque, and featuring new avionics, precision navigation/attack system, and modified wing. One example was built.

Introduced in Update "Hot Tracks", the SAAB-105G is similar to the SAAB-105OE. The main difference between the two is in the suspended armament, where the SAAB-105G is able to carry various free-fall bombs and unguided rockets, while the SAAB-105OE is able to carry Rb05A MCLOS missiles and unable to carry bombs. In terms of flying characteristics, the plane is quite manoeuvrable, although not very fast with poor acceleration due to its turbofan engines.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

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

Max speed

at 1 000 m947 km/h

Turn time26 s

Max altitude10 668 m

Engine2 х General Electric J85-GE-17B

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight7 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 1,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	936	929	10668	26.3	27.3	36.5	33.2	850
Upgraded	958	947		25.7	26.0	56.7	46.0

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1050	400	N/A	387	350	~8	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 550	< 650	< 550	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
General Electric J85-GE-17B		2	3,292 kg		298 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		10m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	36m fuel
181 kg	Axial-flow turbojet		3,763 kg	4,154 kg	4,584 kg	4,862 kg	6,500 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	10m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	36m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	1,220 kgf	N/A	0.65	0.59	0.53	0.50	0.38
Optimal	1,220 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.65	0.59	0.53	0.50	0.38

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural1 050 km/h

Gear400 km/h

There is no armour on the SAAB-105G; the internal modules of the aircraft are fairly spaced out with engines far apart in the rear fuselage and fuel tanks taking up all of the wings and a portion of the forward fuselage. Beware of any wing damage when carrying heavy bomb loads as there is already a lot of strain on them, and they may overload sooner than you would expect.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 669 → 3 822

RB7 487 → 10 721

SB9 832 → 14 079

Total cost of modifications101 600

164 200

Talisman cost2 200

Crew training98 000

Experts340 000

Aces1 800

Research Aces780 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

110 / 300 / 600 %

202 / 202 / 202 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 390 Airframe Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 270 Compressor Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 270 Wings repair Research: 4 200 Cost: 6 700 240 Engine Research: 4 200 Cost: 6 700 240 Cover Research: 11 000 Cost: 18 000 640 G-suit Research: 11 000 Cost: 18 000 640	EFS Research: 4 200 Cost: 6 700 240	aden_belt_pack Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 390 m/55 Research: 6 800 Cost: 11 000 390 aden_new_gun Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 270 M/49/56 Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 270 Mk82 Research: 4 600 Cost: 7 400 270 RB24 Research: 4 200 Cost: 6 700 240 m/56d Research: 4 200 Cost: 6 700 240 M117 Research: 4 200 Cost: 6 700 240 Mk83 Research: 11 000 Cost: 18 000 640

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Suspended armament

The SAAB-105G can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6
30 mm Akan m/55 cannons (150 rpg)		1			1
500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs	1	1	1	1	1	1
500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs	1	1	1	1	1	1
750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs		1	1	1	1
1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs		1	1	1	1
m/56D rockets	2	2	2	2	2	2
psrak m/49/56 rockets	1	1	1	1	1	1
srak m/55 Frida rockets	3	4	4	4	4	3
RB24 missiles	1					1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 900 kg

Default weapon presets
2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons (150 rpg = 300 total) 2 x RB24 missiles 22 x srak m/55 Frida rockets 12 x m/56D rockets 6 x psrak m/49/56 rockets 6 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (3,000 lb total) 6 x 500 lb Mk 82 Snakeye bombs (3,000 lb total) 4 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (3,000 lb total) 4 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (4,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

The SAAB-105G is a very flexible multi-role aircraft, best used in the interceptor role at the beginning of an air match, then changing armament mid-match depending on the situation. Thanks to its airspawn and 2 x RB24 (Swedish AIM-9B) missiles, you can hunt down enemy bombers and heavy attackers before returning to base. Beware as these missiles have very poor tracking on targets doing anything more than flying in a straight line, so are best used on enemies who are too slow to manoeuvre or are otherwise unaware of your presence. Once you have spent the 2 missiles or there are no viable targets to use them on, you will need to return to base to rearm.

On your second take-off, you should consider if your team needs more air power to shoot down fighters, or if you can spend the time to bomb bases or attack ground units. The SAAB-105G gets two wing mounted 30 mm cannons, the same as on the previous SK60B, and performs similarly in a dogfight to that plane; you want to use your massive firepower and very stable turning characteristics to force enemies into turn fights. Be aware of your surroundings though, as the aircraft accelerates fairly slowly after manoeuvring and can make an easy target for far faster aircraft.

For ground attack, you have a very wide range of high performance weapons to choose from. All bombs and rockets have access to a bombing computer, making accurate attacks extremely easy, and the 30 mm gun pods have enough firepower to destroy light pillboxes and medium tanks in a short burst.

As a CAS aircraft in Ground RB you need to be aware of the airspace conditions before selecting your loadout. You are limited to 2 x 2 drops of any kind of bomb, but can only take the gun pods for dealing with air threats with the weaker 500 lb bombs. All bomb loads get access to the RB24 missiles as well, but the added weight is rarely worth taking due to the unreliability of the missiles. Thanks to the bombing computer though, landing even the 500 lb bombs within the 8 m vehicle destruction radius is very easy so long as the targets are not moving too quickly.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Airspawn in air RB
• Excellent guns
• Extremely early in BR access to air-to-air missiles in the RB24, ideal for scoring kills on Tu-4s, IL-28s, B-57s and other unaware or slow enemies
• Wide variety of ground attack ordnance, including a heavy load of bombs with AAMs
• Access to customizable loadouts for secondary weapons, allowing a vide variety of roles from air interdiction to ground attack
• Access to bombing computer, making accurate bombing runs even with low yield bombs very rewarding
• Decent turning ability making for a capable dogfighter
• Good airbrake and tricycle landing gear makes landing easy

Cons:

• Below average acceleration, loses speed in vertical manoeuvres rapidly
• Engines run very hot at 100% throttle under 2,500 m, can be offset by setting to 98% throttle however
• RB24 missiles are very unreliable on targets with any turning ability
• Heavier bomb/AAM loads put massive strain on the wings, flying at high speed or making any sharp turns can rip the wings off very suddenly
• Stiff elevator handling at high speed, hard to pull off from a high-speed dive
• Thrust reversal not available unlike on the SK60

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the SAAB-105G from live.warthunder.com.

Images

• 

  Saab-105 in action!

Videos

No Gunpod-Missile Combo! SAAB-105G - Sweden - Review! - Jengar

See also

• SK60B
• SAAB-105ÖE

External links

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• topic on the official game forum;
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Swedish Aeroplane Company Ltd. (SAAB)
	Pre-SAAB: SA / ASJA
SA 'Jaktfalken'	J6B
SAAB 17	B17A · B17B · S17BS
SAAB 18	B18A · B18B · T18B · T18B (57)
SAAB 21	J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 · J21RA · A21RB
SAAB 29 'Tunnan'	J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F
SAAB 32 'Lansen'	J32B · A32A · A32A Röd Adam
SAAB 35 'Draken'	J35A · J35D
SAAB 37 'Viggen'	JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 · AJ37 · AJS37
SAAB 39 'Gripen'	JAS39A · JAS39C
SAAB 105	SK60B · SAAB-105G
License Production	B3C (Ju 86K)
Export	SAAB-105OE · J35XS · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C

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Fighters	J21RA
	J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F
	J32B
	J34
	J35A · J35D
	JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21
	JAS39A · JAS39C
Strike aircraft	A21RB
	A32A · A32A Röd Adam
	A28B
	AJ37 · AJS37
	SK60B · SAAB-105G
Export	SAAB-105OE
Finland	▄Vampire FB 52A · ▄MiG-21bis · Saab J35XS