AJ37
| This page is about the Swedish strike aircraft AJ37. For other versions, see SAAB 37 Viggen (Family). |
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Description
The AJ37 Viggen is a rank VII Swedish strike aircraft with a battle rating of 10.3 (AB), 10.7 (RB), and 11.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Ground Breaking".
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 | Max Speed (km/h at 9,000 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 1,869 | 1,825 | 14500 | 26.2 | 26.3 | 157.1 | 145.8 | 900 |
| Upgraded | ___ | ___ | __._ | __._ | __._ | __._ | ||
Details
| Features | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear | Drogue chute |
| X | X | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 0 | 620 | N/A | N/A | 400 | ~12 | ~4 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 865 | < 700 | < 520 | N/A |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | |||||
| Svenska Flygmotor RM8A | 1 | 11,015 kg | 309 kg/m2 | |||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | ||||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 15m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 45m fuel | 51m fuel | ||
| 2,350 kg | Afterburning low-bypass turbofan | 12,341 kg | 12,727 kg | 13,583 kg | 14,867 kg | 15,435 kg | 19,000 kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | |||||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 15m fuel | 20m fuel | 30m fuel | 45m fuel | 51m fuel | MTOW |
| Stationary | 6,386 kgf | 10,520 kgf | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.77 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.55 |
| Optimal | 6,386 kgf (0 km/h) |
15,255 kgf (1,250 km/h) |
1.24 | 1.20 | 1.12 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.80 |
Survivability and armour
plane does not have any armor instaled
fuel tanks in usualy places wings and around engine
game has not implemented self sealing fuel tanks when on fire or automatic engine fire extinguishers
usualy its 1 single pistol round and you can go towards the ground only
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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Suspended armament
The AJ37 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- 2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons (150 rpg = 300 total)
- 24 x psrak m/70 rockets
- 12 x psrak m/70 rockets + 48 x countermeasures
- 2 x Rb05A missiles
- 2 x Rb05A missiles + 48 x countermeasures
- 2 x RB 75 missiles
- 2 x RB 75 missiles + 48 x countermeasures
- 2 x RB24 missiles
- 2 x RB24 missiles + 48 x countermeasures
- 2 x RB24J missiles
- 2 x RB24J missiles + 48 x countermeasures
- 16 x 120 kg m/71 bombs (1,920 kg total)
- 8 x 120 kg m/71 bombs + 48 x countermeasures (960 kg total)
- 2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons + 2 x Rb05A missiles
- 2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons + 2 x RB 75 missiles
- 2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons + 12 x psrak m/70 rockets
- 2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons + 2 x RB24J missiles
- 2 x 30 mm Akan m/55 cannons + 2 x RB24 missiles
Usage in battles
In realistic battles you pray and runn awayyyyy for as long as gaigin ont give a update for geting beter mistiles right from the start othewrise gunn spread is insane so ground attacking is no go and stock 10g 1,7-mach mistiles will be outrunn and outurned by anything on its br.
prepare atleast 500k credits if going to grind that plane from stock as it usualy gets no xp per battle at all when its stock
you need to take looots of fuel or else will be not able to use afterburner (1s afterburing eats around 7-10 s of fuel time and because of that 50 m fuel time will be enought for 15 minutes if you going to use afterburner)
weapons firerate is nowerenear real ground atack plane so you might need more than single pass above light bunker. (not recomended plane gets poor xp for atacking ground targets aparently 56xp per battle for whole mag of bullets to ground targets will be good given stock aquarcy of the weapons)
and spread makes balistic computer usles completly so its recomended to forget it exists on that plane.
On low speed (less than 750km/h) plane roll is extreeemly poor and despite being able to turn well you might not be able to turn precise enought to get a shot at enemy planes
as general rule if you face 2 vs 1 you can already give up 2 enemies will bleed you from speed and you will die 100% of the time
also plane is equiped with thrust reverser bug gaigin made it unable to use in air only on the ground
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Excellent top speed at sea-Level
- Strong guns with two gunpods
- Access to AIM-9J
- Access to Maverick air-to-ground missiles (RB 75)
Cons:
- CAS options available do not allow bringing more than one type of missile, rocket, or bomb
- Bleeds energy quickly with tight turns
- Countermeasures restrict maximum allowed suspended armaments
History
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Media
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See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the aircraft;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| Swedish Aeroplane Company Ltd. (SAAB) | |
|---|---|
| Pre-SAAB: SA / ASJA | |
| SA 'Jaktfalken' | J6B |
| SAAB 17 | B17A · B17B · S17BS |
| SAAB 18 | B18A · B18B · T18B · T18B (57) |
| SAAB 21 | J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 · J21RA · A21RB |
| SAAB 29 'Tunnan' | J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F |
| SAAB 32 'Lansen' | J32B · A32A · A32A Röd Adam |
| SAAB 35 'Draken' | J35A · J35D |
| SAAB 37 'Viggen' | JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 · AJ37 · AJS37 |
| SAAB 39 'Gripen' | JAS39A · JAS39C |
| SAAB 105 | SK60B · SAAB-105G |
| License Production | B3C (Ju 86K) |
| Export | SAAB-105OE · J35XS · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C |
| Sweden jet aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | J21RA |
| J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F | |
| J32B | |
| J34 | |
| J35A · J35D | |
| JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 | |
| JAS39A · JAS39C | |
| Strike aircraft | A21RB |
| A32A · A32A Röd Adam | |
| A28B | |
| AJ37 · AJS37 | |
| SK60B · SAAB-105G | |
| Export | SAAB-105OE |
| Finland | ▄Vampire FB 52A · ▄MiG-21bis · Saab J35XS |
