M.D.450B Barougan

M.D.450B Barougan

M.D.450B Ouragan

M.D.452 IIA

M.D.450B Barougan

M.D.450B Ouragan

M.D.452 IIA

France

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.3	7.7	7.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:53 000

Purchase:300 000

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This page is about the French jet fighter M.D.450B Barougan. For the "Ouragan", see M.D.450B Ouragan.

Description

The M.D.450B Barougan 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".

General info

Flight Performance

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Characteristics
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
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	✓	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
???	445	???	7.5	4

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 front of pilot.
• 13.5 mm Steel plate in the nose.
• 13.5 mm Steel plates behind pilot.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The M.D.450B Barougan 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 is 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 Barougan 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
• 38 x SNEB Type 23 rockets

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
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
IA
II
III
IV

Pros and cons

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History

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See also

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