M.D.450B Ouragan
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This page is about the French jet fighter M.D.450B Ouragan. For the "Barougan", see M.D.450B Barougan. |
Description
The M.D.450B Ouragan is a Rank V French jet fighter
with a battle rating of 7.3 (AB) and 7.7 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".
The M.D.450B Ouragan is a French jet fighter located at the fighter line in the French tech tree at a battle rating of 8.0. It is the first unlockable jet as you go down the Fighter line in the French tech tree.
The main role of the Ouragan is the Fighter role. Avoid loading any secondary loadout on it as ground pounding at the start of jet matches in Air RB is a bad idea.
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 | |||||||
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Stock | |||||||
Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
? | ? | ?,000 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
Upgraded | |||||||
Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
? | ? | ?,000 | ??.? | ??.? | ?.? | ?.? | ? |
Details
Features | ||||
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Combat flap | Take-off flap | Landing flap | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
X | X | X | X | X |
Limits | ||||
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Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flap (km/h) |
Max Static G | |
+ | - | |||
??? | ??? | ??? | ~?? | ~? |
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
- 40 mm Bulletproof glass in cockpit front.
- 13.5 mm Steel plate in the nose.
- 13.5 mm Steel plates behind the pilot.
Armaments
The M.D.450B Ouragan is armed with:
- 4 x 20 mm M50 cannons (125 RPG = 500 total)
The four machine guns are clustered on the underside of the fuselage, directly below the pilot. Each are armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all guns will fire with each other until empty.
Suspended armament
The M.D.450B Ouragan utilize external pylons to carry various configurations of:
- None
- 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs
- 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs
- 16 x T10 140 rockets
- 16 x T10 151 rockets
Usage in battles
The M.D.450B Ouragan is mainly a BnZ aircraft. It retains in vertical turns and BnZ maneuvers well. When you takeoff, gain speed. After gaining speed, you side-climb up to 2500 - 3000 meters then head to the center. When you're finally in the center, you've already gained speed by accelerating. Then, you commence BnZ tactics. Dive, engage, zoom up to 2500 - 3000 meters, loop around, look for a suitable target, rinse and repeat. If you find yourself in a bad situation where you can't use BnZ tactics, then your last resort would be turning.
Manual Engine Control
MEC elements | ||||||
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Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
Oil | Water | Type | ||||
Not controllable | Controllable Automatic pitch |
Controllable | Not controllable | Combined | Controllable | Not controllable |
Modules
Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry |
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IA | |||
II | |||
III | |||
IV |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Good maneuverability
- When spaded, adequate acceleration/climb rate
- Nose-mounted guns
- Doesn't compress much
- Downtiered often, very capable aircraft against lower-ranked aircraft
- Strong and effective flaps
- M50 20 mm cannons excel with "Air Targets" belts
Cons:
- Stock performance is lacking
- M50 20mm cannons tend to "spark" and are less effective at causing damage with "Default" ammo belts
History
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Media
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See also
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France fighters | |
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Dewoitine | D.371 · D.371 H.S.9 · D.373 · D.500 · D.501 · Pallier's D.510 · D.520 |
Morane-Saulnier | M.S.405C1 · M.S.406C1 · M.S.410 |
Arsenal | V.G.33C-1 |
Bloch | M.B.152C1 · M.B.157 |
Caudron | C.R.714 |
Sud-Ouest | S.O.8000 Narval |
American | H-75A-1 · H-75A-4 · ▄P-39Q-25 · ▄P-40F-5 Lafayette · ▄P-47D-22-RE · ▄P-63C-5 · F-6C-10-NA |
▄F6F-5 · ▄F6F-5N · F4U-7 · ▄F8F-1B | |
Other countries | ▄Seafire LF Mk.III · ▄Yak-3 · Challe's ▄Yak-9T · NC.900 |
Belgium | ▄Gladiator Mk I · ▄Spitfire FR Mk XIVe |
Netherlands | ◘Sea Fury FB 51 |