Corsair F Mk II (Great Britain)

▄Corsair F Mk II

▄Corsair F Mk II

Britain

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	2.7	3.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Naval aircraft

Purchase:1 150

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This page is about the premium fighter Corsair F Mk II (Great Britain). For other uses, see F4U (Family).

Description

The Corsair F Mk II (Great Britain) in the garage

The ▄Corsair F Mk II is a rank II premium British fighter with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB) and 3.3 (SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance" and it costs 1,150 Golden Eagles.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 6,888 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
585	564	11500	25.4	25.9	8.6	8.6	251
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 6,888 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	11500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	251

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
			+	-
885	730	???	~??	~?

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
?,??? m	??? hp	?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

• 38 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
• 3 mm Steel plates in front of cockpit, top of fuselage.
• 8 mm Steel plate behind the pilot, with 12.7 mm Steel plate on headrest.
• Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
• More fuel tanks located in wings leading edge

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Corsair F Mk II (Great Britain) is armed with:

• 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, wing-mounted (400 + 400 + 375 rpg each wing = 2,350 total)

Suspended armament

The Corsair F Mk II (Great Britain) can be outfitted with the following ordinance:

• Without load
• 1 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
• 1 x 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb

Usage in the battles

Due to its great energy retention and high dive speed, the Corsair F Mk II is very good at Boom & Zoom manoeuvres. It is recommended to be used this way especially against any Japanese planes. Against any German aircraft, Boom & Zoom operations are still recommended, however, some planes you can out turn (FW-190 A-4) and may pose a threat by using this advantage and reversing the attacker/defender roles. As with every American fighter, always climb at the start of a match. Typically, to be successful with this plane it is best to climb higher than the enemy fighters and attack them with an energy advantage. Using this tactic will greatly increase your chances of picking your battles and forcing the enemy down to lower altitudes low where either you or your teammates you can finish them off.

This unique Corsair variant rolls slightly faster than the original F4U due to having clipped wings. However, increased manoeuvrability sometimes comes at a price resulting in performance sufferage as is found with this fighter. While this fighter does well in the mid to lower altitudes, performance and manoeuvrability in the higher altitudes where the air is thinner starts to wane quickly and any advantages the clipped wings provided at loser altitudes are quickly lost and start to hinder the aircraft's performance. In comparison, these differences are slight but sometimes in the middle of the battle, the slight differences quickly determine the victor and a pilot bailing out of their crippled aircraft.

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings Repair	Engine
IV		Engine Injection	Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great diving characteristics
• Good energy retention
• Good speed
• Good acceleration
• Great high-speed manoeuvrability
• Great ammo reserves; >375 RPG
• Great top dive speed

Cons:

• Mediocre flat turning characteristics
• Vulnerable to incendiary ammunition
• Weak damage model
• Big target, easy to hit
• Can be easily taken out by other players from behind

History

Main article: F4U Corsair History

The F4U-1A Corsair was based on the F4U-1. In fact, F4U-1A was not an official designation, but was assigned to mid-to-late production F4U-1s in order to distinguish them from early production F4U-1s postwar. The F4U-1A incorporated a simplified windscreen, and a taller, wider, two frame canopy. The pilots seat was also raised 7 in. All of these modifications increased visibility, especially over the long nose of the plane. A 6 in stall strip was also added to the right wing, outboard of the guns, allowing the wings to stall at the same speed. And, the landing gear oleo struts were improved. These changes combined lead to the clearing of the Corsair for carrier-based operations. In British service, the F4U-1A was known as the Corsair Mk II. They were modified slightly from the American design, and had their wings "clipped", meaning they had 8 in cut off of the wing tips, in order to allow them to fit on British aircraft carriers.

Media

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Read also

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• F4U Family
• F4U Corsair History

Sources

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• page on aircraft encyclopedia;
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Bibliography

• "F4U-1A Vought Corsair", F4U Corsair - The Bent Wing Bird plane site, Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
• "Types of Plane F4U - Variants", F4U Corsair- The Bent Wing Bird plane site, Retrieved on 28 March 2020.