A-7E

This page is about the American strike aircraft A-7E. For the other version, see A-7D.

A-7E

A-7D

A-10C

A-7E

A-7D

A-10C

USA

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.0	10.7	10.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Naval aircraft

Research:175 000

Purchase:950 000

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Description

The A-7E Corsair II is a rank VII American strike aircraft with a battle rating of 11.0 (AB), 10.7 (RB), and 10.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".

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

Max speed

at 0 m1 123 km/h

Turn time35 s

Max altitude12 497 m

EngineAllison TF-41-A-2

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight19 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	1,114	1,108	12497	35.4	37.0	42.1	41.7	1,000
Upgraded	1,133	1,123		34.6	35.0	68.9	55.0

Details

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	+	-
1,254	407	484	457	406	~10	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 700	< 690	< 500	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass			Wing loading (full fuel)
Allison TF-41-A-2		1	9,106 kg			392 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)					Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		15m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	53m fuel
1,592 kg	Low-bypass turbofan		10,472 kg	10,820 kg	11,678 kg	12,963 kg	13,658 kg	19,051 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	15m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	53m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	4,741 kgf	N/A	0.45	0.44	0.41	0.37	0.35	0.25
Optimal	6,378 kgf (200 km/h)	N/A	0.61	0.59	0.55	0.49	0.47	0.33

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

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

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear407 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 623 → 4 999

RB9 063 → 12 506

SB10 745 → 14 828

Total cost of modifications294 200

454 000

Talisman cost3 000

Crew training270 000

Experts950 000

Aces3 200

Research Aces1 210 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 320 / 600 %

244 / 244 / 244 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 390 New boosters Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 Wings repair Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 470 Engine Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 750	Fuselage repair Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 390 Airframe Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 G-suit Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 470 Cover Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 750	Gun pod SUU-23/A. Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 390 Flares/Chaff Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 390 Mk82 Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 390 LAU-3/A Research: 10 000 Cost: 15 000 390 M60_belt_pack Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 Gun pod GPU-5/A. Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 M117 Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 BLU-27/B Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 LAU-10/A Research: 9 600 Cost: 15 000 380 M60_new_gun Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 470 GAU_13A_belt_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 470 Mk83 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 470 AIM-9G Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 470 GAU_13A_new_gun Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 750 Mk84 Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 750 AGM-62A Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 750

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The A-7E is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 20 mm M61 cannon, chin-mounted (1,000 rpg)
  • 1 x 20 mm M61 cannon + 120 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The A-7E can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x 20 mm M61 cannons (1,200 rpg = 2,400 total)
• 2 x 20 mm M61 cannons (1,200 rpg = 2,400 total) + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x 20 mm M61 cannons (1,200 rpg = 2,400 total) + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x 30 mm GAU-13/A cannons (353 rpg = 706 total)
• 2 x 30 mm GAU-13/A cannons (353 rpg = 706 total) + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x 30 mm GAU-13/A cannons (353 rpg = 706 total) + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles
• 24 x 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs (6,000 lb total)
• 24 x 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)
• 24 x 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (6,000 lb total)
• 24 x 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs (6,000 lb total)
• 24 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 24 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (12,000 lb total)
• 24 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (12,000 lb total)
• 24 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 12 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 12 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (12,000 lb total)
• 12 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (12,000 lb total)
• 12 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 6 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 6 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (12,000 lb total)
• 6 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (12,000 lb total)
• 5 x 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs (10,000 lb total)
• 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (10,500 lb total)
• 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)
• 14 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (10,500 lb total)
• 12 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (9,000 lb total)
• 228 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
• 228 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles
• 228 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles
• 64 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets
• 64 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles
• 64 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles
• 6 x 510 kg AGM-62A Walleye I ER bombs (3,060 kg total)
• 6 x 510 kg AGM-62A Walleye I ER bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (3,060 kg total)
• 5 x 510 kg AGM-62A Walleye I ER bombs + 2 x AIM-9G Sidewinder missiles (2,550 kg total)
• 6 x 510 kg AGM-62A Walleye I ER bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (3,060 kg total)
• 5 x 510 kg AGM-62A Walleye I ER bombs + 2 x AIM-9D Sidewinder missiles (2,550 kg total)
• 5 x 510 kg AGM-62A Walleye I ER bombs (2,550 kg total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• A potent ground attack aircraft, owing to its wide variety of large air-to-ground payloads
• Has thermal sights in the form of an equippable AN/AAR-45 FLIR pod which significantly assists one in locating ground targets in mixed battles
• Can equip a maximum of six AGM-62 Walleye guided bombs, which are very effective in mixed battles
• Comes with an internal 20mm M61 Vulcan cannon, with the option to add either more 20mm M61 Vulcans or devastating 30mm GAU-13/A cannons
  • The 20mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon rips apart aircraft and can be used effectively against ground targets
  • The 30mm GAU-13/A rotary cannon is even more powerful than the Vulcan and produces one of the highest one-second burst masses in the game
• Enemies may not expect the above-average range of the AIM-9D and G air-to-air missiles on the slow A-7E
• Has a radar, allowing you to detect enemies at altitude and slave the AIM-9G’s seeker to a radar lock
• Large amount of countermeasures (120x)
• Cockpit has a heads-up display and tactical map, both of which are useful in simulator battles

Cons:

• For it’s battle rating, it performs very poorly in air combat and therefore is significantly disadvantaged in air game modes
  • Being the highest BR subsonic aircraft in the game, it is much, much slower than the top-tier supersonic aircraft it will commonly see
  • Below-average maneuverability and loses lots of speed in turns
  • With it’s slow speed along with the current lack of airspawn, it becomes very difficult to bomb bases without being intercepted
• Equipping suspended ordinance only worsens its sluggishness
• Lacks the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-ground missiles that the previous A-7D had
• The AN/AAR-45 FLIR pod comes with a few difficulties:
  • It sometimes takes the place of ordinance (notably, the pod reduces the maximum amount of Walleyes from 6 to 5)
  • It’s thermal sight is not linked to the Walleye’s targeting sight, so in mixed battles you may lose track of the enemy’s location when switching between the sights
  • When using it’s thermal sight in mixed battles, it may be hard to distinguish alive enemy tanks from destroyed tanks and fires
• Airbrake does not work with the landing gear down; coupled with the lack of braking parachute, this makes for a long landing distance
• Poor aerial combat abilities, lack of stock countermeasures, high research costs and the Walleye guided bombs being a tier 4 modification makes for an extremely painful stock grind

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the A-7E from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #277 - Metal Beasts section at 00:29 discusses the A-7E.

See also

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• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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