Scimitar F Mk.1

Scimitar F Mk.1

Sea Venom FAW 20

Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e)

Scimitar F Mk.1

Sea Venom FAW 20

Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e)

Britain

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.7	8.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Naval aircraft

Research:160 000

Purchase:450 000

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Description

The Scimitar F Mk.1 is a rank VI British jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB) and 8.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Starfighters".

General info

Flight performance

The Scimitar F.1 is a relatively large and heavy aircraft, but it is still extremely capable because of it's impressive engines. The Scimitar's two Rolls-Royce Avon 202 engines put out 4650 kgf of thrust each, giving the Scimitar it's fantastic climb rate of over 100 m/s. This outclasses similarly placed jets known for their climb rate (such as the Mig-15) by almost 2 times, and it's capable of gaining speed at a 45° climb . It's impressive amout of power means that, given you aren't uptiered to 9.7, you will always be the first off the airfield and into combat. The Scimitar has a max speed of just over 1160 kph or mach .95 on the deck, enough to outrun anything at it's BR, and even some missiles too.

The Scimitar turns surprisingly well for it's size and weight, thanks to it's all-flying tail, and large control surfaces. It will be able to hold it's own in a turnfight with most, and can quicky accelerate out of trouble if needed. You should not be turning for too long, as the Scimitar still loses it's energy quite quickly in a full turn.

However, we now come to the biggest con of the Scimitar: its rudder. The rudder will lock up gradually until about 700 kph where it will lose 99% of it's effect, making it unusable, and trying to turn or aim conventionally is impossible, often leading to the plane wobbling itself into an uncontrollable flatspin that you can't escape, because you have no rudder control. It is recommended because of this that you only engage low energy targets and use the element of surprise so they cannot evade. The Scimitar does get 4 Aim 9b missiles, and these can be used on targets that use your lack of a rudder against you.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	15200	__._	__._	__._	__._	1,000
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	+	-
1322	583.3	None	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	Nine	< ___	N/A

Survivability and armour

The Scimitar has one glass 50mm plate in front of the pilot, and one 12.7mm steel plate behind the pilot. It has very low survivability because any wing damage will lead to a flatspin, due to it's lack of rudder control.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Scimitar F Mk.1 is armed with:

• 4 x 30 mm ADEN cannons, -mounted (160 rpg = 640 total)

Suspended armament

The Scimitar F Mk.1 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 4 x 1,000 lb M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs (4,000 lb total)
• 24 x AP Mk II rockets
• 2 x 1,000 lb M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs + 12 x AP Mk II rockets (2,000 lb total)
• 4 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
• 4 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles
• 2 x AGM-12B Bullpup missiles + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
• 2 x 1,000 lb M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs + 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles (2,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I
II
III
IV

Pros and cons

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Pros: 4x ADEN 30mm cannons, 4x Aim 9b, a considerable amount of thrust and acceleration, 4x Bullpup guided rockets

Cons: No rudder control above 600kph (possibly a bug), large size

History

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