P-47D-30 (Italy)

This page is about the fighter P-47D-30 (Italy). For other versions, see P-47 (Family).

▄P-47D-30

SM.92

◔IL-10

▄P-47D-30

SM.92

◔IL-10

Italy

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	5.0	3.7

Class:

Fighter

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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Description

The ▄P-47D-30 Thunderbolt is a rank III Italian fighter with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB), 5.0 (RB), and 3.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Sky Guardians".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 7 071 m714 km/h

Turn time23 s

Max altitude12 500 m

EnginePratt & Whitney R-2800-63

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight10 t

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

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 7,071 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	689	673	12500	24.1	24.9	10.1	10.1	700
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	450	___	___	___	~__	~__

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

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear450 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB983 → 1 297

RB2 387 → 3 150

SB3 142 → 4 147

Total cost of modifications24 500

44 500

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

60 / 140 / 310 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Radiator Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Airframe Research: 1 900 Cost: 3 500 190 Compressor Research: 1 900 Cost: 3 500 190 Wings repair Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 150 Engine Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 150 Cover Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200 Engine injection Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200 G-suit Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200		bmg50_belt_pack Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 FSBC mk.5 Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 FMBC mk.1 Research: 1 900 Cost: 3 500 190 bmg50_new_gun Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 150 FRC mk.2 Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 150 FLBC mk.1 Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200

Armaments

Offensive armament

The P-47D-30 (Italy) is armed with:

• 8 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (425 rpg = 3,400 total)

Suspended armament

The P-47D-30 (Italy) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 1 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb (500 lb total)
• 3 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,500 lb total)
• 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs + 1 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb (2,500 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great bomber destroyer against a lone bomber
• Excellent high altitude performance
• If taken care of, can easily fly with one wing
• Muscle car with wings, excellent at Boom and Zoom tactics
• 8 M2 Browning machine guns are accurate at a longer range than most cannons at its BR
• High speed, even while stock
• Very durable which semi-compensates with its lacklustre turn rate
• Plenty of ammo
• Can easily escape enemies with its high speed for its rank
• Great multirole aircraft, can carry various bombs and rockets, acting as an interceptor or ground-attack aircraft

Cons:

• Frontal armour can easily be penetrated by 20 mm rounds
• Can easily snap a wing when even the slightest gunfire hits it
• Poor stall characteristics
• Mediocre climb performance (side climbing recommended)
• Slow and hard to manoeuvre at low altitudes
• Larger than average fighter
• Poor overall performance when mounting payloads
• After attacking ground targets, the P-47 lacks the altitude to Boom & Zoom enemy fighters
• Big engine easily hit during a head-on attack
• Worse cockpit visibility than in the other bubble canopy P-47s
• No armour protection for pilot from behind

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the P-47D-30 (Italy) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• P-47 (Family)

External links

• https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/527988-republic-f-47d/
• https://www.airhistory.net/photo/453449/MM4653