Sea Meteor F Mk 3

Sea Meteor F Mk 3

Meteor F Mk 3

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Sea Meteor F Mk 3

Meteor F Mk 3

Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.7	7.3	7.3

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Naval aircraft

Research:53 000

Purchase:300 000

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This page is about the aircraft Sea Meteor F Mk 3. For other uses, see Meteor (Disambiguation)

Description

File:GarageImage Sea Meteor F Mk 3.png

The Sea Meteor F Mk 3 in the garage

The Sea Meteor F Mk 3 is a Rank V British jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.7 (AB) and 7.3 (RB/SB). This aircraft has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29.

At first sight, most pilots that take the Sea Meteor out believe it has just what they always wanted from the Meteor F.3 - speed. Because of this, they often try to do what they did in the F.3 - turn fighting - and end up without wings. The key difference between the Meteor F.3 and the Sea Meteor is the weaker wings. While you could pull full G's in the Meteor F.3 and get away with it, the Sea Meteor will instantly rip if mishandled above 700 kph. Use your airbrakes and try to tame the speed of the Sea Meteor in a dive, because if you go too fast downwards, it won't be compression that kills you - your incapability of pulling up rests on the weakness of your wings. Your straight-line speed is truly an upgrade from the F.3, and now even the dreaded B-57s will have a hard time running away from you - in fact, the fully-upgraded Sea Meteor usually hits its redline speed in a straight line, and can easily rip its wings off in level flight if you are not careful.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 2,439 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
882	855	12500	20.3	21.5	29.8	28.3	325
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 2,439 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	12500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	325

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
0	390	520	~7	~3

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 450	< 600	< 520	> 350

Engine performance

Engine
Engine Name			Number present
Rolls-Royce Derwent 5			2
Engine characteristics
Weight (each)		Type	Cooling
443 kg		Jet	N/A
Engine power (Stock)
Mode	Take-off
Arcade	1,508.7 hp
Realistic/Simulator	1,493.3 hp
Engine power (Upgraded)
Mode	Max		Take-off
Arcade	____ hp
Realistic/Simulator	____ hp

WEP Duration
Arcade		Realistic/Simulator
25 seconds		Infinite

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
• 12.7 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.
• 12.7 mm Steel plate in the nose.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Sea Meteor F Mk 3 is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons (200 rpg top, 190 rpg bottom = 780 total)

The 4x20mm Hispanos Mk.V cannons can cause massive damage if properly aimed. However, their muzzle velocity is somewhat average and the air targets belt (easily the best one) does not contain tracers at all, so you must get used to the lead angles while grinding the ammo upgrade.

Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Not controllable No automatic pitch	Not controllable	Not controllable	Combined	Not controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair		Offensive 20 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings Repair	Engine	New 20 mm cannons
IV	G-suit		Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good turn time
• Plenty of cannon ammo (190 RPG on two of the guns, 200 RPG on the other two)
• Extremely fast
• Good acceleration
• Retains energy well
• Faster than most aircraft it faces when downtiered

Cons:

• Loses manoeuvrability at higher speeds
• Wings rip easily, even in level flight
• Average velocity guns and lack of tracers in air target belts makes aiming hard

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Media

Skins and camouflages for the Sea Meteor F. Mk.3 from live.warthunder.com.

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