J26 David

This page is about the premium Swedish fighter J26 David. For the regular version, see J26.

J26 David

J26 David

Sweden

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	4.0

Class:

PREMIUM

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Description

The J26 David was one of the 4 earliest examples of the P-51s the Swedish got their hands on. Initially, the P-51B-7, nicknamed "Hub", crash-landed in neutral Sweden after being engaged in German airspace and, like the other 3 P-51s that crash-landed in Sweden, were bought by the Swedish and evaluated for potential Swedish service.

It was introduced during Update "Sky Guardians" as a rank III reward for Battle Pass: Season XI, "Her Majesty's Hussar". Being a P-51B model, it only comes with 4 x .50 cals and the possibility to load 2 bombs under the wings.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 7 300 m708 km/h

Turn time21 s

Max altitude12 800 m

EnginePackard V-1650-7

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight5 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 7,300 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	687	665	12800	22.0	22.7	12.9	12.9	300
Upgraded	734	708		20.5	21.0	20.2	16.2

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
853	287	676	676	433	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 300	< 550	> 400

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural853 km/h

Gear287 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 600

RB3 970

SB2 134

Crew training10 000

Experts67 000

Aces400

Research Aces570 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 70 / 190 / 350 %

2 × 136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	bmg50_belt_pack FSBC mk.1 bmg50_new_gun FSBC mk.5 FMBC mk.1

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 12.7 mm Akan m/45 machine gun

Ammunition1 260 rounds

Fire rate768 shots/min

The J26 David is armed with:

• 4 x 12.7 mm Akan m/45 machine guns, wing-mounted (280 rpg outer + 350 rpg inner = 1,260 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (3)

Setup 12 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb

Setup 22 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb

Setup 32 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb

The J26 David can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total)
• 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
• 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

The J26 David is an early model P-51 which is similar to the P-51C-10 in performance, sharing similar firepower capabilities and characteristics. P-51 early models lacks compared to the later war models 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning to the P-51D and H model giving them a bit less firepower than the late war models which can make it a bit tougher to deal with the larger aircraft and the more heavily-armoured ones.

Air Battles: P-51 are known to be great at "Boom n Zoom" tactics, which indulge in maintaining its speed over the opponent where it dives to gain speed on the opponent then using the gained speed to get into an position of advantage over the target again to either do a second pass or find a new alternative target that may pose a threat to the P-51. Having 4 x hard-hitting M2 Browning machine guns and 1260 rounds means it does not lack in any firepower or ammunition to deal with most aircraft it will face. Though more heavily-armoured airplanes like IL-2 can be a bit harder to neutralize with only the 4 machine guns if not dealing good crippling shots to the IL-2, Some larger bombers can also be a tough nut to crack if not taking care and properly aim at weak spots due to hitting the main fuselage could end up with the P-51 depleting its ammo fast and not doing much damage. The P-51 shine when it have the altitude advantage and can play to its strengths of diving on the target. It will have a hard time dealing with opponents in a dogfight, where it can bleed its speed and be easily outmanoeuvred by planes like Yak-3 or Spitfire Mk Vb/trop that will have the manoeuvrability at low speed over the P-51.

Ground Battles: The J26 David is best to maintain air superiority over the enemy team, protecting its own team from being attacked from the air. The J26 David got its 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning that can with ease deal with most enemy air units that could be sent in, The M2 Brownings can also be used to give allied ground units assistance by hitting lightly-armoured targets from above or any open top vehicle to either disable or neutralize the enemy target. In a supporting role, the J26 David can also used 2 x ordnance bombs to bring with into battle in case of any more heavily-armoured vehicles will appear. The P-51 gets a synchronized bomb drop, making it able to only do one bomb run before having to return to airfield to restock on bombs. Since it is lacking in ground supporting capabilities, it is best suited to maintain air superiority over the battlefield, protecting allied ground attackers, bombers, and suppressing enemy fighters or SPAAs.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great Boom & Zoom aircraft
• Great acceleration
• Large fuel capacity
• Good high altitude performance

Cons:

• Limited to two bombs
• Fewer M2 Brownings than late war models
• Mediocre medium to low speed manoeuvrability
• High stall speed

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the J26 David from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Battle Pass: Her Majesty's Hussar discusses the J26 David at 02:00 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

Related development

• P-51 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: J26 David

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P-51A	P-51 · P-51A
P-51C	P-51C-10
P-51D	P-51D-5 · P-51D-10 · P-51D-20-NA · P-51D-30
P-51H	P-51H-5-NA
Twin-engine fighters	F-82E
Jet fighters	F-86A-5 · F-86F-2 · F-86F-25 · F-86F-35 · F-100D
Strike aircraft	A-36 · PBJ-1H · PBJ-1J
	FJ-4B · FJ-4B VMF-232
Bombers	B-25J-1 · B-25J-20
Export/Licence	▂B-25J-30 · ␗B-25J-30
	▄Mustang Mk IA · F-6C-10-NA · ␗P-51C-11-NT · ␗P-51D-20 · J26 David · J26 · P-51D-20-NA · ␗P-51K
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	␗F-100A · ▄F-100D · ␗F-100F
Captured	▅P-51C-11-NT
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