J20

J20

J22-A

J20

J22-A

Sweden

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.0	1.7

Class:

Fighter

Research:7 900

Purchase:10 000

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Description

The J20 is a rank II Swedish fighter with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB/RB) and 1.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind". It is an export version of the Italian Re.2000 serie 1.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 5 300 m529 km/h

Turn time16 s

Max altitude10 000 m

EnginePiaggio P.XI. R.C. 40

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight3 t

This plane is a carbon copy of the Italian Re.2000 serie 1 in everything but the ammo belts available. Because of this, it flies like its Italian counterpart.

Its playstyle is similar to that of a turn-fighter/energy-fighter. It turns well, but not enough to counter biplanes. It can energy fight, but its energy retention is average. Acceleration in a dive slightly above average but unfortunately the rudder starts to compress at 400 km/h, and increases dramatically above 500 km/h. It is a jack-of-all-trades but master of none.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 5,300 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	510	495	10000	16.8	17.3	12.8	12.8	220
Upgraded	550	529		15.5	16.0	20.6	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	+	-
740	320	457	428	280	~13	~10

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 350	< 350	< 380	> 200

Compressor	Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
Setting 1	4,180 m	1,000 hp	1,130 hp

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural740 km/h

Gear320 km/h

The J20 does not have any armour, like its counterpart, the Re.2000 serie 1. However, it does have 2 self-sealing fuel tanks underneath the pilot. Despite this, it is prone to fires, and due to the proximity of the fuel tanks to the pilot, a fire is likely to be fatal.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB314 → 422

RB677 → 909

SB631 → 848

Total cost of modifications6 930

6 740

Talisman cost530

Crew training3 000

Experts10 000

Aces125

Research Aces160 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

20 / 60 / 140 %

112 / 112 / 112 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 460 Cost: 450 65 Radiator Research: 460 Cost: 450 65 Airframe Research: 780 Cost: 760 115 Compressor Research: 780 Cost: 760 115 Wings repair Research: 580 Cost: 560 85 Engine Research: 580 Cost: 560 85 Cover Research: 750 Cost: 730 110 Engine injection Research: 750 Cost: 730 110	EFS Research: 750 Cost: 730 110	akan_m40_belt_pack Research: 460 Cost: 450 65 akan_m40_new_gun Research: 580 Cost: 560 85

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 12.7 mm Akan m/40 machine gun

Ammunition600 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

The J20 is armed with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm Akan m/40 machine guns, nose-mounted (300 rpg = 600 total)

Akan m/40 was the designation the Swedish gave to the Italian 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun. Despite this, the gun lacks the incendiary belts found on the Italian planes mounted with this gun. The Tracers belt is easily the worst, as it contains only Ball ammunition with a tracer component. It is recommended to use either the Air targets or Universal belt, which are basically the same belt but with ammo types changing position on the belts.

Usage in battles

The J20 is excellent at turnfighting. It can out-turn most contemporary aircraft. It is not recommended to fight enemies head-on due to its weak armament of 2 x 12.7 mm Akan m/40 machine guns. Boom and zoom is not a great playstyle for this aircraft as its control surfaces lock past 500 km/h. The aircraft is not equipped with any suspended armaments, which makes it unfit to attack ground targets.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great climb rate (20+ m/s)
• Great at energy fighting
• Good acceleration (capable of 700 km/h (435 mph) in a dive)
• Good turn rate, amazing at 400 to 500 km/h (248 to 310 mph)
• Full manual engine control + propeller feathering

Cons:

• Average speed (450 IAS)
• Average roll rate at any speed
• Underwhelming performance of the 2 x 12.7 mm Akan m/40 machine guns
• Low ammunition count for machine guns (only 600 rounds total)
• Overheats easily, even with 100% radiators, can only WEP for a few seconds before the engine overheats and destroys itself
• Sensitive to battle damage (damage will usually result in the aircraft catching fire)

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the J20 from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Re.2000 (Family)

External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance

Reggiane Mechanical Factory (Officine Meccaniche Reggiane SpA)
Fighters	Re.2000 serie 1 · Re.2000 G.A.
	Re.2001 serie 1 · Re.2001 gruppo 22 · Re.2001 CB · Re.2001 CN
	Re.2002 Early
	Re.2005 serie 0
Export	J20