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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 10 mm steel - Firewall armour plate
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* 10 mm steel - Firewall cover armour plate
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* 10 mm steel - Pilot's back armour plate
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* 60 mm bulletproof glass
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''
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* Very manoeuvrable, even with wing-tip fuel tanks
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* Very stable, does not stall in level flight even with the throttle set to zero
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* Engine protected from head-on attacks
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* Most armament is nose-mounted
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
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* Pusher aircraft, engine mounted facing rear, exposed to enemy aircraft which may follow
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* Required to set convergence due to wing-mounted machine guns
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

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A21A-3
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A21A-3
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This page is about the Swedish fighter A21A-3. For other versions, see J21 (Family).

Description

In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.

GarageImage A21A-3.jpg


The A21A-3 is a rank IV Swedish fighter with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB), 4.3 (RB), and 3.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,??? m)
Max altitude
(meters)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ???  ??? 10800  ??.?  ??.?  ?.?  ?.?  ???
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,??? m)
Max altitude
(meters)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ???  ??? 10800  ??.?  ??.?  ??  ??  ???

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X X X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h)
Gear limit
(km/h)
Combat flaps
(km/h)
Max Static G
+ -
 ??? ~?? ~??
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h)
Rudder
(km/h)
Elevators
(km/h)
Radiator
(km/h)
< ??? < ??? < ??? > ???
Protective components found in the A21A-3.
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
 ?,??? m  ??? hp N/A

Survivability and armour

  • 10 mm steel - Firewall armour plate
  • 10 mm steel - Firewall cover armour plate
  • 10 mm steel - Pilot's back armour plate
  • 60 mm bulletproof glass

Armaments

Offensive armament

The A21A-3 is armed with:

  • 1 x 20 mm Akan m/41A autocannon (140 RPG)
  • 2 x 13.2 mm Akan m/39A heavy machine guns - wing mounted (325 RPG)
  • 2 x 13.2 mm Akan m/39A heavy machine guns - nose mounted (350 RPG)

Suspended armament

Main articles: m/49, m/49A, m/51

The A21A-3can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • Without load
  • 4 x 50 kg m/47 bombs (200 kg total)
  • 1 x 120 kg m/40 bomb (120 kg total)
  • 1 x 120 kg m/40 bomb + 4 x 50 kg m/47 bombs (320 kg total)
  • 1 x 500 kg m/41 bomb (500 kg total)
  • 1 x 600 kg m/50 bomb (600 kg total)
  • 8 x m/49A unguided rockets
  • 8 x m/51 unguided rockets
  • 2 x m/49 unguided rockets
  • 1 x 120 kg m/40 bomb + 8 x m/49A unguided rockets
  • 1 x 120 kg m/40 bomb + 8 x m/51 unguided rockets
  • 2 x 120 kg m/40 bomb + 2 x m/49 unguided rockets

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Not controllable Not controllable
Not auto controlled
Not controllable
Auto control available
Not controllable
Auto control available
Separate Not controllable
1 gear
Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair Radiator
II Compressor Airframe
III Wings repair Engine
IV Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very manoeuvrable, even with wing-tip fuel tanks
  • Very stable, does not stall in level flight even with the throttle set to zero
  • Engine protected from head-on attacks
  • Most armament is nose-mounted

Cons:

  • Pusher aircraft, engine mounted facing rear, exposed to enemy aircraft which may follow
  • Required to set convergence due to wing-mounted machine guns

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

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See also

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

  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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


Sweden fighters
ASJA  J6B
Saab  J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3
FFVS  J22-A · J22-B
Foreign Import  J8A · Iacobi's J8A · J9 Early · J11 · J20 · J26 David · J26
Finland 
VL  Mörkö-Morane · VL Myrsky II · VL Pyörremyrsky
(NL) Fokker  ▄Fokker D.XXI-3 · ▄Fokker D.XXI
(DE) Messerschmitt  ▄Bf 109 G-2 · ▄Bf 109 G-6 Erla · ▄Bf 109 G-6
Other  ▄B-239 · ▄Hurricane Mk I/L