A-5C

A-5C

A-5C

China

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.7	10.7	10.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The A-5C is a premium gift rank VI Chinese strike aircraft with a battle rating of 10.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit".

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 7 000 m1 447 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude17 000 m

Engine2 х Shenyang Liming WP-6A-III

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight13 t

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

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	17000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
_	_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	577	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
_____		_	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	_____		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear577 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 159

RB6 439

SB6 950

Crew training10 000

Experts1 160 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces2 150 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 100 / 310 / 600 %

2 × 232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Compressor New boosters Wings repair G-suit Engine	Airframe Cover	ns23_belt_pack Mk82 Flares/Chaff M117 Matra R550 Magic 1 ns23_new_gun HF-6 AIM-9P EFS HF-14

Armaments

Offensive armament

The A-5C is armed with:

• 2 x 23 mm Type 23-2K cannons, wing-mounted (120 rpg = 240 total)

Suspended armament

The A-5C can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 2 x AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
• 14 x Type 90-1 rockets
• 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles (2,000 lb total)
• 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles + 14 x Type 90-1 rockets (2,000 lb total)
• 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles (2,000 lb total)
• 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 2 x AIM-9P Sidewinder missiles + 14 x Type 90-1 rockets (2,000 lb total)
• 4 x 500 lb LDGP Mk 82 bombs + 14 x Type 90-1 rockets (2,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
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External links

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