F4U-7

F4U-7

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F4U-7

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France

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.0	6.0	6.0

Class:

Fighter

Naval aircraft

Research:54 000

Purchase:185 000

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This page is about the French naval fighter F4U-7. For other uses, see F4U (Family).

Description

The F4U-7 Corsair is a rank IV French naval fighter with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X".

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
?	?	11500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???
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
?	?	11500	??.?	??.?	?.?	?.?	?

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
			+	-
0	730	???	~??	~?

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

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
• 3 mm Steel plates in front of the cockpit, top of the fuselage.
• 8 mm Steel plate behind the pilot
• 12.7 mm Steel plate on the headrest.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The F4U-7 is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm AN/M3 cannons, wing-mounted (246 rpg = 984 total)

The four cannons are arranged in bundles of two mounted in each wing. Each is armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all guns will fire with each other until empty.

Suspended armament

The F4U-7 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 10 x 100 kg №.1 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (1,250 kg total)
• 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 10 x HVAR rockets
• 10 x T10 140 rockets
• 10 x T10 151 rockets
• 114 x SNEB type 23 rockets

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Automatic pitch	Controllable	Not controllable	Combined	Controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator		Offensive 20 mm	100 GPs	FRC mk.2
II		Compressor	Airframe		FSBC mk.5	Matra T10 140
III	Wings Repair	Engine		New 20 mm Cannons	FMBC mk.1	Matra T10 151
IV	G-Suit	Engine Injection	Cover		FLBC mk.1	Matra SNEB

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent armament when fully upgraded, high ammo count
• No compression under 700kmh
• 114 x SNEB rockets are devastating against both ground and air targets

Cons:

• Relatively bad climb rate
• Limited WEP (11 minutes)
• Fragile tail section
• Extremely inaccurate guns when stock
• Performs poorly with added weight from suspended armaments

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] F4U-7: The Corsair under a French Tricolore