Shipboard reconnaissance aircraft
Shipboard reconnaissance aircraft were introduced into War Thunder in Update "Winged Lions" as an additional vehicle available for naval units.
Description
While hydroplanes were present in War Thunder prior to Update "Winged Lions", all were standalone aircraft present in the tech tree that could be piloted in air battles by the player. Shipboard reconnaissance aircraft allows large bluewater ships to utilize their plane catapults to send scout planes to perform recon of an area, land on capture zones, and pester enemy ships with their onboard weaponry.
A list of available ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft can be found in the below table:
| Ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft | |
|---|---|
| USA | O3U-1 · OS2U-1* · SOC-1 |
| Germany | Ar 196 A-3* |
| USSR | KOR-1 |
| Britain | Osprey Mk IV · Walrus Mk.I |
| Japan | E7K2 · E8N2 · E13A1 · F1M2* |
| Italy | Ro.43 |
| France | GL.832HY · Loire 130С |
| *Available standalone in tech tree | |
Comparison
| Airplane | Max speed | Turn time (s) | Offensive armament | Defensive armament | Suspended armament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km/h | at altitude (m) | type | count | fire rate | type | count | fire rate | type | count | TNT equivalent (kg) | |||
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OS2U-1 | 296 | 1 700 | 33 | 7.62 mm Browning | 1 | 1000 | 7.62 mm Browning | 1 | 1000 | AN-M30A1 (100 lb) | 2 | 24.5 |
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SOC-1 | 296 | 1 700 | 33 | 7.62 mm Browning | 1 | 1000 | 7.62 mm Browning | 1 | 1000 | AN-M30A1 (100 lb) | 2 | 24.5 |
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Ar 196 A-3 | 320 | 2 000 | 21 | 20 mm MG FF | 2 | 520 | 7.92 mm MG 15 | 1 | 1000 | SC50JA (50 kg) | 2 | 25 |
| 7.92 mm MG 17 | 1 | 1200 | |||||||||||
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KOR-1 | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | 7.62 mm ShKAS | 2 | 1800 | 7.62 mm ShKAS | 1 | 1800 | FAB-100sv (100 kg) | 2 | 36.02 |
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Osprey Mk IV | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | 7.7 mm Vickers E | 1 | 900 | 7.7 mm Lewis | 1 | 551 | 
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Walrus Mk.I | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | |
7.7 mm Lewis | 2 | 551 | G.P. Mk.IV (250 lb) | 4 | 30.7 | ||
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E7K2 | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | |
7.7 mm Type 92 | 2 | 600 | Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg) | 4 | 23 | ||
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E8N2 | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | 7.7 mm Type 97 | 1 | 900 | 7.7 mm Type 92 | 1 | 600 | Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg) | 4 | 23 |
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Aichi E13A1 | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | |
7.7 mm Type 97 | 1 | 900 | Navy Type 97 Number 6 (60 kg) | 4 | 23 | ||
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Ro.43 | 412 | 4 000 | 17 | 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT | 2 | 900 | 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT | 1 | 900 |
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See also
- Category:Hydroplanes
- Drones - Another class of aircraft launched from a different vehicle.
