P-40F-5 Lafayette (France)

▄P-40F-5 Lafayette

▄P-40F-5 Lafayette

France

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.7	2.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:850

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Description

The ▄P-40F-5 Lafayette is a premium rank II French fighter with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Raining Fire".

General info

Flight performance

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	588	569	11000	21.1	22.0	7.7	7.7	350
Upgraded	646	615		18.9	20.0	15.9	11.2

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	300	645	550	265	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 420	<380	< 420	>340

Survivability and armour

• 3 mm steel between oil cooling system and engine
• 8 mm steel behind pilot
• 38 mm bulletproof glass in front of pilot
• Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 behind pilot, 1 under pilot, 1 in front of pilot's feet

Armaments

Offensive armament

The P-40F-5 Lafayette (France) is armed with:

• 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (281 rpg = 1,686 total)

Suspended armament

The P-40F-5 Lafayette (France) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total)
• 1 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb (500 lb total)
• 1 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb + 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (700 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe		FSBC mk.1
III	Wings repair	Engine		New 12 mm MGs
IV		Engine injection	Cover		FMBC mk.1
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

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History

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See also

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