Hornet Mk.III

Hornet Mk.III

Whirlwind Mk I

Swift F.1

Hornet Mk.III

Whirlwind Mk I

Swift F.1

Britain

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.3	6.0	5.7

Class:

Fighter

Air Defence fighter

Research:46 000

Purchase:155 000

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Description

The Hornet Mk.III in the garage

The Hornet Mk.III is a Rank IV British strike fighter with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB), 6.0 (RB), and 5.7 (SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A".

General info

Flight Performance

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

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 5,791 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
716	698	11500	26.8	27.5	19.2	19.2	500
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 5,791 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	11500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	500

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
0	324	???	~??	~?

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

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
2,000 m	??? hp	?,??? hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,300 m	?,??? hp	?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in front of pilot.
• 12.7 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.
• Two 3 mm Steel boxes behind pilot in the fuselage.
• Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
• Lots of fuel tanks in the wings

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Hornet Mk.III is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon, chin-mounted (190 RPG = 760 total)

Suspended armament

The Hornet Mk.III can be outfitted with the following ordinance"

• Without load
• 2 x 500 lb bombs
• 2 x M.C. 1000 lb Mk.I bombs
• 8 x AP Mk I rockets
• 8 x AP Mk II rockets
• 8 x RP-3 rockets
• 4 x AP Mk I rockets + 2 x 500 lb bombs
• 4 x AP Mk II rockets + 2 x 500 lb bombs
• 4 x RP-3 rockets + 2 x 500 lb bombs
• 4 x RP-3 rockets + 2 x M.C. 1000 lb Mk.I bombs
• 4 x AP Mk I rockets + 2 x M.C. 1000 lb Mk.I bombs
• 4 x AP Mk II rockets + 2 x M.C. 1000 lb Mk.I bombs
• 4 x RP-3 rockets + 2 x M.C. 1000 lb Mk.I bombs

Usage in battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable	Not controllable	Controllable	Combined	Controllable	Controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 20 mm	HMBC mk.2
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 20 mm cannons		GRC mk.8
III	Wings repair	Engine			HLBC mk.2	HRC mk.9
IV		Engine Injection	Cover			HRC mk.8

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent armament. The Hispano Mk. V has a high rate of fire and causes a lot of fragmentation damage.
• Fast. Can compete with some early bombers.
• Has some excellent payload options. Several varieties of rockets and up to 2000 lb in bombs.
• Good amount of ammo for the cannons
• Quite maneuverable for a twin engined fighter

Cons:

• Not great at killing heavy bombers like the He 177 which shares your BR. You are not durable enough to take hits from defensive gunners. You will lose an engine or worse.
• Matchmaking will pit you against some serious foes.

History

The de Havilland first started out as a private venture by the de Havilland company. Having built the extremely successful Mosquito multi-role fighter, the company wants to improve on the design to make a faster and longer ranged heavy fighter. The project was soon developed to meet the Air Ministry specification F.12/43, which called for a fast, long-range fighter that operated in the Far East, in fact the design was drawn around the Hornet. The first prototype was a more streamlined, smaller Mosquito with more powerful Rolls-Royce Merlin engines. The wings were designed for adaptation for naval uses and could fold. Pilot comfort and stability had very high priority. According to accounts by test pilots, the Hornet is easily capable of taking on single engine fighters. It entered Squadron service in mid-1946. However it was rarely used as World War Two was drawing to a close. Instead the plane saw combat operations during the Malayan Emergency, and continued to serve the RAF until 1956.

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See also

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