Tornado IDS (1995) (Italy)

This page is about the strike aircraft Tornado IDS (1995) (Italy). For other versions, see Tornado (Family).

▄Tornado IDS (1995)

▄Tornado IDS

▄AV-8B Plus

▄Tornado IDS (1995)

▄Tornado IDS

▄AV-8B Plus

Italy

VIII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.7	11.7	11.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:400 000

Purchase:1 080 000

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Description

The ▄Tornado IDS (1995) is a rank VIII Italian strike aircraft with a battle rating of 11.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".

Its first combat missions were in the second Gulf War by the British, Italian and Saudi Arabian air forces. This was later followed by missions in the Yugoslavian and Kosovo wars. Italian Tornados would be the first aircraft that Italy used in a full scale combat since the end of WW2. Italian Tornados are still in service after extensive upgrade programs from the Italian air force.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 10 972 m2 005 km/h

Turn time31 s

Max altitude12 800 m

EngineTurbo-Union RB199-34R Mk.103

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight0 t

 

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	1,991	1,991	12800	31.4	31.5	155.1	152.8	800
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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

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

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 670	< 650	< 700	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Turbo-Union RB199-34R Mk.103		2	14,709 kg			___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)					Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		16m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	56m fuel
968 kg	Afterburning low-bypass turbofan		16,236 kg	16,523 kg	17,429 kg	18,789 kg	19,799 kg	26,310 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	16m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	56m fuel	MGW
Stationary	3,777 kgf	7,293 kgf	0.90	0.88	0.84	0.78	0.74	0.55
Optimal	4,192 kgf (1,400 km/h)	8,155 kgf (1,400 km/h)	1.00	0.99	0.94	0.87	0.82	0.62

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

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

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear0 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 914 → 4 403

RB7 369 → 11 134

SB10 447 → 15 785

Total cost of modifications303 000

463 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 340 / 600 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 New boosters Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Wings repair Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 Engine Research: 33 000 Cost: 51 000 880	Fuselage repair Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 Airframe Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 Cover Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510	Flares/Chaff Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 bk_27_belt_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 Mk83 Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 320 G-suit Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 CLDP Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 450 bk_27_new_gun Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 GBU-16 Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 510 EFS Research: 33 000 Cost: 51 000 880 GBU-24 Research: 33 000 Cost: 51 000 880

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The Tornado IDS (1995) (Italy) is armed with:

• 2 x 27 mm Mauser BK27 cannons, chin-mounted (180 rpg = 360 total)#

Suspended armament

The Tornado IDS (1995) (Italy) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• 2 x 1,500 l drop tanks
• 56 x large calibre countermeasures
• 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles
• 7 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (7,000 lb total)
• 12 x 1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs (12,000 lb total)
• 4 x 1,092 lb GBU-16 Paveway II bombs (4,368 lb total)
• 1 x 2,000 lb GBU-24 Paveway III bomb (2,000 lb total)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83 bombs			1, 2	1, 2‡	1, 2‡ *	1*‡	1, 2‡	1, 2‡	1, 2
1,092 lb GBU-16 Paveway II bombs			1†	1*†		1†‡			1†
2,000 lb GBU-24 Paveway III bombs				1*†‡
AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles		1								1
Large calibre countermeasures	28										28
CLDP								1†
1,500 l drop tanks			1						1
* Guided bombs on hardpoint 4 cannot be equipped with 1,000 lb bombs on hardpoints 5-6 † CLDP targeting pod must be equipped when using guided bombs ‡ Bombs on hardpoint 6 cannot be equipped with dual bomb mounts on hardpoints 4-8 or GBU-24 on hardpoint 4

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

 

Pros:

• Variable sweep wing
• Large payload

• Advanced weapons
• Supersonic

Cons:

Can struggle in air-to-air combat

High fuel consumption

Bombs severely limit its maximum speed to about Mach 1.05

No search radar

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Tornado IDS (1995) (Italy) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Tornado IDS ASSTA1 (Germany)
• Tornado GR.1

External links

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