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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic Mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel) | ! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic Mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel) | ||
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| − | | colspan="2" | | + | | colspan="2" | Pratt & Whitney J52-P-64A || 1 |
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics | ! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics | ||
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel | ! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel | ||
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| − | | 1,750 kg || colspan="2" | | + | | 1,750 kg || colspan="2" | Axial-Flow Dual-Spool |
| − | | | + | | kg || kg || kg || kg |
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}} | ! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}} | ||
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel || MTOW | ! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel || MTOW | ||
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| − | | ''Stationary'' || | + | | ''Stationary'' || 3280 kgf || N/A |
| − | | | + | | N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A |
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| − | | ''Optimal'' || | + | | ''Optimal'' || 3280 kgf (0 km/h) || N/A |
| − | | | + | | N/A || N/A || N/A || N/A |
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| + | [[File:A-4E Early Amour in cockpit.png|alt=The pilot is surrounded in armour, except for the bubble canopy cockpit.|thumb|The only armour on the A-4E is found surrounding the cockpit, also with a sheet of bullet proof glass.]] | ||
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| + | === Survivability and armour === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * 2.54 mm Steel x5 surrounding the cockpit. | ||
| + | * 50 mm bullet proof glass behind of the cockpit gun sight. | ||
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| + | == Armaments == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Offensive armament === | ||
| + | <blockquote>''Main Article: [[Browning-Colt Mk12 Mod 3 (20 mm)|'''Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)''']]''</blockquote>''The A-4E Early is armed with:'' | ||
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| + | * Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm) | ||
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| + | The cannon fire rate requires <u>'''very'''</u> strict trigger discipline. No more than 1 second of firing or the guns will overheat. | ||
Revision as of 22:35, 1 December 2020
Contents
Description
The A-4E Skyhawk Early is a rank VI American jet attacker
with a battle rating of 9.0 (AB), 8.7 (RB), and 9.3 (SB). This jet is one of the best attackers in the game along side with it's brother the A-4B Skyhawk.
General Info
Flight performance
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 0 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 1,067 | 1,057 | 12500 | 37.9 | 39.0 | 29.4 | 26.7 | 899 |
| Upgraded | 1,097 | 1,083 | 35.7 | 37.0 | 51.0 | 48.3 | ||
Details
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| 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 | + | - | ||
| 1167 | 437 | 743 | 625 | 489 | ~11 | ~4 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
Engine performance
| Engine | Aircraft mass | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine name | Number | Basic Mass | Wing loading (full fuel) | |||
| Pratt & Whitney J52-P-64A | 1 | |||||
| Engine characteristics | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) | Max Takeoff Weight | ||||
| Weight (each) | Type | 8m fuel | 20m fuel | 26m fuel | ||
| 1,750 kg | Axial-Flow Dual-Spool | kg | kg | kg | kg | |
| Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP) | |||||
| Condition | 100% | WEP | 8m fuel | 20m fuel | 26m fuel | MTOW |
| Stationary | 3280 kgf | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Optimal | 3280 kgf (0 km/h) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Survivability and armour
- 2.54 mm Steel x5 surrounding the cockpit.
- 50 mm bullet proof glass behind of the cockpit gun sight.
Armaments
Offensive armament
Main Article: Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)The A-4E Early is armed with:
- Browning-Colt Mk.12 Mod 3 cannon (20mm)
The cannon fire rate requires very strict trigger discipline. No more than 1 second of firing or the guns will overheat.
