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{{Specs-Card|code=so_4050_vautour_2b}}
 
 
{{About
 
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| about = French jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
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| link-1 = S.O.4050 Vautour IIA
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| link-2 = Vautour IIA IDF/AF (France)
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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[[File:GarageImage_S.O.4050VautourIIB.jpg|420px|thumb|left|The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' in the garage]]
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The S.O.4050 Vautour II was a French project with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin-engined aircraft that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support, or as an all-weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil a separate task, the '''Vautour IIB''' was the bomber of the family. Compared to the previous Vautour IIA, this one added an additional crew member at the front of the aircraft in a transparent nose, tasked with acquiring the target to release the bombs. A total of 40 Vautour IIBs were built, with some being sold to Israel in 1960.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. This aircraft was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]].  
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It was introduced in [[Update 1.73 "Vive la France"]]. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' acts as a bomber, as such, your main objective in air battles is to destroy enemy bases or destroy ground units to drain enemy tickets. Since it has a very good acceleration, it is one of the first to take off from the runway. When bombing, there are two main options: climbing to high altitudes and releasing the bombs from there works well but only in downtiers, since your lack of countermeasures makes it easy for enemy interceptors to attack you. The other option is rushing the enemy base, this works better and your acceleration makes it easier to be one of the first to reach the base, stay close to your team since you lack the agility or the countermeasures to avoid being hit by a missile or intercepted by a fighter.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight Performance ===
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=== Flight performance ===
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
 
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! RB
 
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! RB
 
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| ? || ? || ?,000 || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ???
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! Stock
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| 1,102 || 1,098 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 32.6 || 33.2 || 43.5 || 39.6 || rowspan="2" | 900
 
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| 1,113 || 1,107 || 31.5 || 32.0 || 68.2 || 55.0
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
 
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
 
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
 
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
 
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! AB
 
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! RB
 
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| ? || ? || ?,000 || ??.? || ??.? || ?.? || ?.? || ?
 
 
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====Details====
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==== Details ====
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[[File:Vautour IIB Fuel Tanks.png|thumb|300x300px|Vautour IIB's self-sealing fuel tanks (fuel tanks are coloured in red)]]
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! colspan="5" | Features
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! colspan="6" | Features
 
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! Combat flap
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
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! Take-off flap
 
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! Landing flap
 
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! Air brakes
 
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! Arrestor gear
 
 
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓     <!-- ✓ -->
 
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! colspan="5" | Limits
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! colspan="7" | Limits
 
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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! -
 
 
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| ??? || ??? || ??? || ~?? || ~?
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| 1,166 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 584 || 564 || 463 || ~7 || ~3
 
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
 
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! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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! Rudder<br>(km/h)
 
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
 
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
 
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| < ??? || < ??? || < ??? || > ???
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| < 480 || < 620 || < 590 || N/A
 
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==== Engine performance ====
 
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! colspan="2" | Empty mass || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
 
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! Optimal altitude
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| colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 101E5 || 2
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! 100% Engine power
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| colspan="2" | 11,500 kg || colspan="2" | 327 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
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! WEP Engine power
 
 
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| ?,??? m || ??? hp || ?,??? hp
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! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br />Weight
 
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel
 
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| 950 kg || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet
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! 100% Engine power
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| 12,510 kg || 13,979 kg || 14,713 kg || 21,000 kg
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! WEP Engine power
 
 
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
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! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (110%)
 
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! Condition || 100% || 110%
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel || MTOW
 
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! Optimal altitude
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| ''Stationary'' || 3,322 kgf || 3,787 kgf
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! 100% Engine power
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| 0.60 || 0.54 || 0.51 || 0.36
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! WEP Engine power
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| ''Optimal'' || 3,627 kgf<br />(1,100 km/h) || 4,135 kgf<br />(1,100 km/h)
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| 0.66 || 0.59 || 0.56 || 0.39
 
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[[File:Armor plates Vautour IIb.png|right|thumb|300px|Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate  Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate  Green = 3 mm Steel plate  Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate]]
  
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front of pilot.
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* 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
 
* 13.5 mm Steel plate behind the pilot's head.
 
* 13.5 mm Steel plate behind the pilot's head.
 
* 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in nose.
 
* 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in nose.
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* 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
 
* 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
 
* 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.
 
* 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{Specs-Economy}}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Suspended armament ===
 
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordinance:
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
  
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| rowspan="6" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_S.O.4050_Vautour_IIA.png]]</div>
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! [[AN-M57 (250 lb)|250 lb AN-M57]] bombs
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| 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 1
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! [[AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|500 lb AN-M64A1]] bombs
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| 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 1
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! [[M117 cone 45 (750 lb)|750 lb M117 cone 45]] bombs
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| 1 || 1 || 6 || 1 || 1
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! [[AN-M65A1 Fin M129 (1,000 lb)|1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129]] bombs
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| 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1
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{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
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{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 
* 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
 
* 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
 
* 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
 
* 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
 
* 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
 
* 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
 
* 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)
 
* 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)
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{{Navigation-End}}
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== Usage in battles ==
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Vautour IIB has very good acceleration, after takeoff side climb to 5000 m. From there you have two options,
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;'''Diving:'''
  
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One way of playing the Vautour IIB is diving, rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. Doing this can guaranteed a chance to drop a bomb at the base if the map is small enough to reach it. Following the bombing, the plane will still have a high speed due to the dive and so it can quickly withdraw back to the base to land and reload. However; this tactic doesn't work as well on larger maps where it would take a longer time to reach a base to bomb. Not to mention that doing so will sacrifice altitude and cause the Vautour to be below many enemy fighters, which the Vautour cannot defend itself due to lack of armaments.
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== Usage in the battles ==
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;'''Keeping your altitude:'''
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===Manual Engine Control===
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The other way of using the Vautour IIB is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base. Staying at a high altitude can prove safer as it can cause the Vautour to stay atop of many enemy fighters. However, bombing can be harder due to many more variables to keep account for when using the bomb sight. Getting up to altitude at standard speed can also make reaching the base harder, and so it would take a longer time to complete a bombing run. In some cases, more well-performing fighters like the F-100s can make this tactic moot as their speed will ensure they catch up and destroy the Vautour before it has a chance to drop its payload.
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
 
* Insane acceleration
 
* Insane acceleration
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* Very high top speed, outruns just about everything at it's battle rating
 
 
* Climbs exceptionally well without ordnance
 
* Climbs exceptionally well without ordnance
 
* Energy retention is great
 
* Energy retention is great
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* Airbrakes; you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
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* Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
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* Bomb sight
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* Possesses a bombsight
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* Guaranteed profit every game
 
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Lacks the rocket payload options of the Vautour IIA
 
* Lacks the rocket payload options of the Vautour IIA
 
* Compresses at high speed
 
* Compresses at high speed
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* Massive penalties in flight performance when carrying full payloads
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* Massive penalties in-flight performance when carrying full payloads
 
* Turns like a brick
 
* Turns like a brick
 
* Roll rate is also unimpressive
 
* Roll rate is also unimpressive
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* Relies heavily on team support even more than the Vautour IIA does
 
* Relies heavily on team support even more than the Vautour IIA does
 
* Massive target
 
* Massive target
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* Also isn't helped that the Vautour IIB doesn't get offensive armament
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* No offensive armament
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* 110% will easily overheat your engines after short use
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* Lack countermeasures
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB was developed by Sud Aviation after World War Two to meet the demand for the French Armeè de l'Air. This was a challenging task, after the German occupation in France. Many aircraft design teams have scattered. France was also new to the new jet propulsion area. The requirements issued by the French government called for a jet-powered multi-role attack aircraft that can perform as a bomber, low-level attack aircraft, and an all-weather interceptor. SNCASO met those requirements with a modified version of the S.O 4000. The new plane was designated the S.O.4050 Vautour and was manufactured in three different variants. The plane would serve in the AdA for several decades before replaced the newer Dassault Mirage. The Vautour was also one of the stop-gap measures used by the AdA as a nuclear deterrent. The Vautour would later be exported to Israel and serve with the IAF to counter the Egypt's IL-28 twin-engine bomber.
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The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB was developed by Sud Aviation after World War Two to meet the demand for the French Armée de l'Air. This was a challenging task, after the German occupation in France. Many aircraft design teams have scattered. France was also new to the new jet propulsion area. The requirements issued by the French government called for a jet-powered multi-role attack aircraft that can perform as a bomber, low-level attack aircraft, and an all-weather interceptor. SNCASO met those requirements with a modified version of the S.O 4000. The new plane was designated the S.O.4050 Vautour and was manufactured in three different variants. The plane would serve in the AdA for several decades before replaced the newer Dassault Mirage. The Vautour was also one of the stop-gap measures used by the AdA as a nuclear deterrent. The Vautour would later be exported to Israel and serve with the IAF to counter Egypt's IL-28 twin-engine bomber.
  
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The IIB, which differed from the previous IIA by adding a second crew member in a transparent nose, was a dedicated bomber variant. Its prototype first flew in December, 1954. In total 40 of the IIB would be built. All were sold along with all of France's Vautour IIAs to Israel in 1960.
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The IIB, which differed from the previous IIA by adding a second crew member in a transparent nose, was a dedicated bomber variant. Its prototype first flew in December 1954. In total 40 of the IIB would be built. All were sold along with all of France's Vautour IIAs to Israel in 1960.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== Read also ==
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=so_4050_vautour_2b Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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Image:Damage Vautour IIb.png|<small>Damaged Vautour IIb</small>
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{{Youtube-gallery|5ybEEheCSXA|'''The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB Bomber''' - ''Orangefan''}}
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== See also ==
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== Sources ==
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* [[Yak-28B]]
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* ''other literature.''
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* [[wikipedia:Sud_Aviation_Vautour|[Wikipedia] Sud Aviation Vautour]]
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* [http://www.airvectors.net/avmir4.html <nowiki>[Air Vectors]</nowiki> The Sud Ouest Vautour II & Dassault Mirage IV]
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This page is about the French jet bomber S.O.4050 Vautour IIB. For other versions, see Vautour (Family).
S.O.4050 Vautour IIB
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S.O.4050 Vautour IIB
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Battle rating:
AB RB SB
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Description

The S.O.4050 Vautour II was a French project with the intention of creating a capable multirole twin-engined aircraft that could be used as a frontline bomber, close air support, or as an all-weather interceptor. With different variants developed, each one to fulfil a separate task, the Vautour IIB was the bomber of the family. Compared to the previous Vautour IIA, this one added an additional crew member at the front of the aircraft in a transparent nose, tasked with acquiring the target to release the bombs. A total of 40 Vautour IIBs were built, with some being sold to Israel in 1960.

It was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France". The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB acts as a bomber, as such, your main objective in air battles is to destroy enemy bases or destroy ground units to drain enemy tickets. Since it has a very good acceleration, it is one of the first to take off from the runway. When bombing, there are two main options: climbing to high altitudes and releasing the bombs from there works well but only in downtiers, since your lack of countermeasures makes it easy for enemy interceptors to attack you. The other option is rushing the enemy base, this works better and your acceleration makes it easier to be one of the first to reach the base, stay close to your team since you lack the agility or the countermeasures to avoid being hit by a missile or intercepted by a fighter.

General info

Flight performance

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 0 m1 107 km/h
Turn time32 s
Max altitude15 000 m
Engine2 х SNECMA Atar 101E5
TypeJet
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight21 t
Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 0 m - sea level) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 1,102 1,098 15000 32.6 33.2 43.5 39.6 900
Upgraded 1,113 1,107 31.5 32.0 68.2 55.0

Details

Vautour IIB's self-sealing fuel tanks (fuel tanks are coloured in red)
Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear Drogue chute
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓
Limits
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
1,166 425 584 564 463 ~7 ~3
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 480 < 620 < 590 N/A

Engine performance

Engine Aircraft mass
Engine name Number Empty mass Wing loading (full fuel)
SNECMA Atar 101E5 2 11,500 kg 327 kg/m2
Engine characteristics Mass with fuel (no weapons load) Max Takeoff
Weight
Weight (each) Type 8m fuel 20m fuel 26m fuel
950 kg Axial-flow turbojet 12,510 kg 13,979 kg 14,713 kg 21,000 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (110%)
Condition 100% 110% 8m fuel 20m fuel 26m fuel MTOW
Stationary 3,322 kgf 3,787 kgf 0.60 0.54 0.51 0.36
Optimal 3,627 kgf
(1,100 km/h) 		4,135 kgf
(1,100 km/h) 		0.66 0.59 0.56 0.39
Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate Green = 3 mm Steel plate Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear425 km/h
  • 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
  • 13.5 mm Steel plate behind the pilot's head.
  • 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in nose.
  • 3 mm Steel shell surrounding the cockpit in the fuselage.
  • 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
  • 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB2 869 → 3 821 Sl icon.png
RB10 922 → 14 548 Sl icon.png
SB15 936 → 21 226 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications142 000 Rp icon.png
225 000 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost2 400 Ge icon.png
Crew training130 000 Sl icon.png
Experts450 000 Sl icon.png
Aces2 200 Ge icon.png
Research Aces890 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
100 / 260 / 600 % Sl icon.png
214 / 214 / 214 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
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Fuselage repair
Research:
14 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
22 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
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Compressor
Research:
8 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
240 Ge icon.png
Mods booster.png
New boosters
Research:
8 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
240 Ge icon.png
Mods aerodinamic wing.png
Wings repair
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
360 Ge icon.png
Mods jet engine.png
Engine
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
360 Ge icon.png
Mods g suit.png
G-suit
Research:
23 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
36 000 Sl icon.png
690 Ge icon.png
Mods armor frame.png
Airframe
Research:
8 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
240 Ge icon.png
Mods armor cover.png
Cover
Research:
23 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
36 000 Sl icon.png
690 Ge icon.png
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SBC-17
Research:
14 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
22 000 Sl icon.png
420 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
M117
Research:
8 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
13 000 Sl icon.png
240 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
LBC-25
Research:
12 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
19 000 Sl icon.png
360 Ge icon.png

Armaments

Suspended armament

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

1 2 3 4 5
Hardpoints S.O.4050 Vautour IIA.png
250 lb AN-M57 bombs 1 1 6 1 1
500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs 1 1 6 1 1
750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs 1 1 6 1 1
1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs 1 1 2 1 1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,000 kg
Default weapon presets
  • 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
  • 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
  • 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
  • 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

Vautour IIB has very good acceleration, after takeoff side climb to 5000 m. From there you have two options,

Diving:

One way of playing the Vautour IIB is diving, rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. Doing this can guaranteed a chance to drop a bomb at the base if the map is small enough to reach it. Following the bombing, the plane will still have a high speed due to the dive and so it can quickly withdraw back to the base to land and reload. However; this tactic doesn't work as well on larger maps where it would take a longer time to reach a base to bomb. Not to mention that doing so will sacrifice altitude and cause the Vautour to be below many enemy fighters, which the Vautour cannot defend itself due to lack of armaments.

Keeping your altitude:

The other way of using the Vautour IIB is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base. Staying at a high altitude can prove safer as it can cause the Vautour to stay atop of many enemy fighters. However, bombing can be harder due to many more variables to keep account for when using the bomb sight. Getting up to altitude at standard speed can also make reaching the base harder, and so it would take a longer time to complete a bombing run. In some cases, more well-performing fighters like the F-100s can make this tactic moot as their speed will ensure they catch up and destroy the Vautour before it has a chance to drop its payload.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Insane acceleration
  • Climbs exceptionally well without ordnance
  • Energy retention is great
  • Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
  • Possesses a bombsight

Cons:

  • Lacks the rocket payload options of the Vautour IIA
  • Compresses at high speed
  • Massive penalties in-flight performance when carrying full payloads
  • Turns like a brick
  • Roll rate is also unimpressive
  • Fragile engines; a hit to an engine will make you easy prey for enemy fighters
  • Relies heavily on team support even more than the Vautour IIA does
  • Massive target
  • No offensive armament
  • 110% will easily overheat your engines after short use
  • Lack countermeasures

History

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB was developed by Sud Aviation after World War Two to meet the demand for the French Armée de l'Air. This was a challenging task, after the German occupation in France. Many aircraft design teams have scattered. France was also new to the new jet propulsion area. The requirements issued by the French government called for a jet-powered multi-role attack aircraft that can perform as a bomber, low-level attack aircraft, and an all-weather interceptor. SNCASO met those requirements with a modified version of the S.O 4000. The new plane was designated the S.O.4050 Vautour and was manufactured in three different variants. The plane would serve in the AdA for several decades before replaced the newer Dassault Mirage. The Vautour was also one of the stop-gap measures used by the AdA as a nuclear deterrent. The Vautour would later be exported to Israel and serve with the IAF to counter Egypt's IL-28 twin-engine bomber.

The IIB, which differed from the previous IIA by adding a second crew member in a transparent nose, was a dedicated bomber variant. Its prototype first flew in December 1954. In total 40 of the IIB would be built. All were sold along with all of France's Vautour IIAs to Israel in 1960.

Media

Skins
Images

  • Damaged Vautour IIb

Videos
The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB Bomber - Orangefan

See also

External links


SNCA SO (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-ouest)
Fighters  S.O.8000 Narval
Jet Fighters  S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Jet Bombers  S.O.4050 Vautour IIA · S.O.4050 Vautour IIB · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN
Export  Vautour IIA IDF/AF · Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN

France jet aircraft
Fighters  M.D.450B Ouragan · M.D.450B Barougan · M.D.452 IIA · M.D.452 IIC · Mystere IVA · Super Mystere B2
  ▄F-86K · ▄F-100D · ▄F-8E(FN)
  Mirage IIIC · Mirage IIIE · Milan · Mirage 5F · Mirage 2000C-S4 · Mirage 2000C-S5 · Mirage 2000-5F · Mirage 4000
  Mirage F1C · Mirage F1C-200 · Mirage F1CT
Strike aircraft  ▄F-84F · F-84F IAF · ▄F-84G-26-RE
  Etendard IVM · Super Etendard · Alpha Jet E
  Jaguar A · Jaguar E · Mirage 2000D-R1 · Mirage 2000D-RMV
Bombers  S.O.4050 Vautour IIA · Vautour IIA IDF/AF · S.O.4050 Vautour IIB · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Belgium  ▄Meteor F Mk.8 · ▄Mirage 5BA · ▄F-104G · ▄F-16A · ▄F-16AM
Netherlands  ◘Sea Hawk Mk.50 · ◘Hunter F.6

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