Sa'ar
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Description
The Super Mystere B2 Sa'ar is a rank VI Israeli jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions".
General info
Flight performance
The aircraft features a rather weak engine with a low acceleration and bad energy retention. It is greatly manoeuvrable at all speeds with little to average compression at higher speeds.
| 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 | 1,134 | 1,085 | 16500 | 37.5 | 38.3 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 1,000 |
| Upgraded | 1,157 | 1,148 | 34.8 | 36.0 | 52.9 | 41.0 | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | ✓ |
| Limits | ||||||
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| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 1,265 | 447 | 620 | 590 | 435 | ~10 | ~4 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 600 | < 610 | < 590 | N/A |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||||
| Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8A | 1 | 6,948 kg | 257 kg/m2 | ||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | |||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 9m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 32m fuel | ||
| 950 kg | Axial-flow turbojet | 7,557 kg | 8,191 kg | 8,812 kg | 8,979 kg | 11,645 kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%) | ||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 9m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 32m fuel | MTOW |
| Stationary | 3,754 kgf | N/A | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.32 |
| Optimal | 3,754 kgf (0 km/h) |
N/A | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.32 |
Survivability and armour
The aircraft features 14 mm steel plates in front of the instrument panel and behind the pilot as well as 40 mm of bulletproof glass angled at 61 degrees, which can save the pilot from some fragmentation. Getting shot most times will result in a fire due to the self-sealing fuel tanks being everywhere on your aircraft, from the center of the fuselage all the way to your wingtips. The engine is also quite large and will easily get shot and set on fire.
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
| Ballistic Computer | |||
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| CCIP (Guns) | CCIP (Rockets) | CCIP (Bombs) | CCRP (Bombs) |
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Offensive armament
The Sa'ar is armed with:
- 2 x 30 mm DEFA 552 cannons, chin-mounted (150 rpg = 300 total)
Suspended armament
The Sa'ar can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- Without load
- 10 x 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs (2,500 lb total)
- 8 x 250 lb LDGP Mk 81 bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (2,000 lb total)
- 8 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (4,000 lb total)
- 8 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (4,000 lb total)
- 18 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,800 kg total)
- 16 x 100/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (1,600 kg total)
- 4 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 4 x 250/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (1,000 kg total)
- 4 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs (1,440 kg total)
- 4 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (1,440 kg total)
- 2 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles + 16 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets (720 kg total)
- 2 x 360/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles + 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets (720 kg total)
- 4 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs (2,000 kg total)
- 4 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (2,000 kg total)
- 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles + 16 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets (1,000 kg total)
- 76 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 2 x 500/50 kg G.P. bombs + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles (1,000 kg total)
- 114 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
- 114 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles
- 70 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets
- 56 x FFAR Mighty Mouse rockets + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles
- 32 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets
- 32 x Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP rockets + 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles
- 2 x Shafrir 2 missiles
Usage in battles
In Air RB, this aircraft can be used with minimum fuel load and the 2 x Shafrir 2 loadout , firing your amazing missiles at others that are unaware of you and using your manoeuvrability to engage in 1-vs-1 dogfights. Make sure no other enemies are around since you will get slow after the first few turns.
In Ground RB, this aircraft can greatly utilize its CCIP picking the 2 x Shafrir 2 + 16 x 100 kg bombs, dropping a single pair accurately on each target and ensuring a destruction with their large TNT explosive mass. This aircraft also features Zuni and Mighty Mouse rockets but due to a lack of CCIP, scoring accurate hits will be harder.
It is worth mentioning that this aircraft also has much bigger bombs (100 kg, 250 lb, 250 kg, 360 kg and 500 kg) that can be used both in Air RB to bomb bases and in Ground RB, but they significantly slow your plane down. These heavier bombs also grant the ability to achieve up to 8 drops, which can help secure 8 or more destructions in Ground RB.
Despite lacking engine thrust, it features decent manoeuvrability and armament options where if you get used to this vehicle, you can see great results in all gamemodes.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Excellent Shafrir 2 air-to-air missiles with long range and good turning ability
- Wide variety of air-to-ground ordnance
- Decent manoeuvrability
Cons:
- Weak engine; lacks the afterburner the previous Sambad has
- Poor survivability
History
The Sa'ar, an upgraded version of the Dassault Super Mystere using Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8A engines from A-4H Skyhawk inventory, begin seeing service in the IAF (Israel Air Force) in February 1969. The name Sa'ar in Israeli means Storm.
The Sa'ar first saw combat in the 1973 Yom Kippur War as fighter-bombers. Only 6 Sa'ars were lost in combat during the war, with two pilots killed.
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|---|---|
| WW2* | |
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| *The company was named "Société des Avions Marcel Bloch" before being renamed in 1947 | |
| **Jointly manufactured with Dornier Flugzeugwerke | |
| ***Israeli Super Mystère refitted with new avionics and an American engine | |
| See also | SABCA |
| Israel jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Kfir Canard · Kfir C.2 · Kfir C.7 · Nesher | |
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