Jaguar E

This page is about the gift French strike aircraft Jaguar E. For other versions, see Jaguar (Family).

Jaguar E

Jaguar E

France

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.3	10.7	10.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

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Description

The Jaguar programme began in the early 1960s, in response to a British requirement (Air Staff Target 362) and a French requirement (ECAT or École de Combat et d'Appui Tactique, "Tactical Combat Support Trainer") for a cheap, dual role trainer and light attack aircraft to replace various obsolete subsonic aircraft filling that role. Cross-channel negotiations led Britain and France to form SEPECAT: Société Européenne de Production de l'Avion d'École de Combat et d'Appui Tactique – the "European company for the production of a combat trainer and tactical support aircraft". Almost all parts of the aircraft were jointly built by the two countries. For example, the powerplant was a partnership between Rolls-Royce and Turbomeca to develop the Adour afterburning turbofan engine, while the fuselage and wings were a partnership between Breguet and BAC, using the same basic configuration and an innovative French-designed landing gear and fuselage design, the Jaguar was built incorporating major elements of design from BAC, notably the wings and various control systems. In the end, the Jaguar program grew into more than just a trainer aircraft, and saw great export sales to foreign countries as a trainer, bomber, strike aircraft, and anti-shipping attacker. The French, however, were not satisfied with the performance of the Jaguar B, T2, and T4 trainers, and later set out to create their own special trainer variant. The Jaguar E variant was the two-seat training version for the French Air Force, with two prototypes and 40 production aircraft built in total.

The Jaguar E, introduced during Update "Drone Age" as a reward for the 2022 Project "Overpowered" event, is a twin-seater trainer variant of the tech tree Jaguar A. The Jaguar has high wing loading and suffers from greatly decreased manoeuvrability and speed when fully loaded with ordnance, however, it will often not be used in such a case in-game, instead being utilized as a support fighter in dedicated air battles to to its abundant countermeasures and R.550 Magic 1 missiles combined with its nimble handling when unburdened. However, combined battles is where the Jaguar A really shines, being able to use a wide array of guided and unguided ordnance, chief of which are the powerful BGL-400/1000 series laser-guided bombs and AS-30L Nord laser-guided missiles. One should be wary of the Jaguar E's heavier airframe and RTOW compared to the Jaguar A, which results in further decreased handling and performance especially when equipped with ordnance.

General info

Flight performance

Arrestor gear

Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier

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 10 668 m1 490 km/h

Turn time30 s

Max altitude13 716 m

Engine2 х Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited Adour Mk.102

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 10,668 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	1,464	1,453	13716	31.9	32.5	75.3	68.8	850
Upgraded	1,524	1,490		28.3	30.0	107.8	90.0

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1,273	481	1,273	525	410	~11	~5

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

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass			Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Limited Adour Mk.102		2	8,006 kg			469 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)					Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		15m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	53m fuel
709 kg	Afterburning low-bypass turbofan		8,982 kg	9,228 kg	9,838 kg	10,755 kg	11,259 kg	14,788 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	15m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	53m fuel	MGW
Stationary	1,998 kgf	3,094 kgf	0.69	0.67	0.63	0.58	0.55	0.42
Optimal	2,242 kgf (200 km/h)	3,307 kgf (200 km/h)	0.74	0.72	0.67	0.62	0.59	0.45

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear481 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 036 → 4 402

RB8 563 → 12 416

SB9 853 → 14 286

Total cost of modifications222 600

351 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 310 / 600 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 330 New boosters Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 440 Wings repair Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 520	Fuselage repair Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 330 Airframe Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 440 G-suit Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 EFS Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 520 Cover Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 520	aden_belt_pack Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 330 Flares/Chaff Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 330 Matra JL-100R Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 330 ATLIS II Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 330 Type 25C Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 440 Matra LR F1 Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 440 BGL-400 Research: 10 000 Cost: 16 000 440 aden_new_gun Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 LR 100-4 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 BGL-1000 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 480 Type 21B Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 520 Matra R550 Magic 1 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 520 AS30L Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 520

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Jaguar E is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 2 x 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons, belly-mounted (150 rpg = 300 total)
  • 2 x 30 mm DEFA 553 cannons + 252 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Jaguar E can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5
250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs	1	3	3	3	1
250 kg SAMP Type 25 200 bombs	1	3	3	3	1
400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs	1	2	2	2	1
400 kg SAMP Type 21 200 bombs	1	2	2	2	1
400 kg BGL-400 bombs		1*		1*
970 kg BGL-1000 bombs		1*		1*
SNEB type 23 rockets	18, 36	36, 36		36, 36	18, 36
TBA ECC rockets	4	4		4	4
TBA Multi-Dart 100 AB rockets	4	4		4	4
AS-30L Nord missiles		1*		1*
Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles	1				1
ATLIS II targeting pod			1*
1,200 l drop tanks		1	1	1
* The ATLIS II pod must be carried when equipping guided air-to-ground ordnance

Default weapon presets

3 x 1,200 l drop tanks 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles 11 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (2,750 kg total) 11 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 200 bombs (2,750 kg total) 8 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs (3,200 kg total) 8 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 200 bombs (3,200 kg total) 2 x 400 kg BGL-400 bombs (800 kg total) 2 x 970 kg BGL-1000 bombs (1,940 kg total) 2 x AS-30L Nord missiles 16 x TBA ECC rockets 16 x TBA Multi-Dart 100 AB rockets 108 x SNEB type 23 rockets 144 x SNEB type 23 rockets

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good manoeuvrability once suspended armament is disposed of
• Has two pilots, which decreases the risk of losing the aircraft if a pilot is knocked out
• Healthy amount of countermeasures
• Wide variety of air-to-ground loadout options, including laser-guided bombs
• Access to very effective Matra R550 Magic 1 air-to-air missiles

Cons:

• Top speed and acceleration are mediocre
• Poor energy retention, bleeds quite a lot of speed in turns
• Performance is significantly crippled while carrying big bombload
• Has neither radar nor radar warning receiver

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Jaguar E from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Jaguar A

External links

• [Devblog] Project "Overpowered": strike jet aircraft Jaguar E

SEPECAT
Jet fighters	Jaguar A · Jaguar E · Jaguar GR.1 · Jaguar GR.1A · Jaguar IS*
	SEPECAT was a joint venture between BAC (later BAe) and Bréguet (later merged with Dassault). Production were split between the two manufacturers. *Built by BAe and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).