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=== Flight Performance ===
 
=== Flight Performance ===
 
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
−
|-
 
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at sea level)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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|-
 
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! AB
 
−
! RB
 
−
! AB
 
−
! RB
 
−
! AB
 
−
! RB
 
−
|-
 
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| 1102 || 1098 || 15,000 || 32.6 || 33.2 || 43.6 || 39.7 || 900
 
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|-
 
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! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at sea level)
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
 
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
 
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
 
 
|-
 
|-
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! AB
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! Stock
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! RB
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| 1,102 || 1,098 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 32.6 || 33.2 || 43.6 || 39.7 || rowspan="2" | 900
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! AB
 
−
! RB
 
−
! AB
 
−
! RB
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| 1113 || 1107 || 15,000 || 31.5 || 32.0 || 68.2 || 55.0 || 900
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! Upgraded
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| 1,113 || 1,107 || 31.5 || 32.0 || 68.2 || 55.0
 
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|-
 
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|-
 
|-
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! colspan="5" | Features
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! colspan="6" | Features
 
|-
 
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! Combat flap
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
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! Take-off flap
 
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! Landing flap
 
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! Air brakes
 
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! Arrestor gear
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || ✓     <!-- ✓ -->
 
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|-
 
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|-
 
|-
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! colspan="5" | Limits
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! colspan="7" | Limits
 
|-
 
|-
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
|-
 
|-
−
! +
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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! -
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ??? || ??? || ??? || ~?? || ~?
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 600 || 600 || 463 || ~7 || ~3
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
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|-
 
|-
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
 
|-
 
|-
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! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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! Rudder<br>(km/h)
 
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
 
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| < ??? || < ??? || < ??? || > ???
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| < 480 || < 620 || < 590 || N/A
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==== Engine performance ====
 
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|-
 
|-
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! colspan="3" | Compressor (RB/SB)
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! colspan="3" | Engine
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! colspan="4" | Aircraft mass
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 1
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! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
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! colspan="2" | Empty mass || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
 
|-
 
|-
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! Optimal altitude
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| colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 101E5 || 2
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! 100% Engine power
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| colspan="2" | 11,500 kg || colspan="2" | 327 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
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! WEP Engine power
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ?,??? m || 3380 kgf || 3891 kgf
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
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! colspan="3" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br />Weight
 
|-
 
|-
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<!--! colspan="3" | Setting 2
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! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel
 
|-
 
|-
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! Optimal altitude
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| 950 kg || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet
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! 100% Engine power
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| 12,510 kg || 13,979 kg || 14,713 kg || 21,000 kg
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! WEP Engine power
 
 
|-
 
|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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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.}}
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! colspan="4" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (110%)
 
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 3
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! Condition || 100% || 110%
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! 8m fuel || 20m fuel || 26m fuel || MTOW
 
|-
 
|-
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! Optimal altitude
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| ''Stationary'' || 3,322 kgf || 3,787 kgf
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! 100% Engine power
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| 0.60 || 0.54 || 0.51 || 0.36
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
 +
| ''Optimal'' || 3,627 kgf<br />(1,100 km/h) || 4,135 kgf<br />(1,100 km/h)
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| 0.66 || 0.59 || 0.56 || 0.39
 
|-
 
|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
 
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|- -->
 
 
|}
 
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[[File:Armor plates Vautour IIb.png|right|thumb|300px|Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate  Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate  Green = 3 mm Steel plate  Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate]]
 
[[File:Armor plates Vautour IIb.png|right|thumb|300px|Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate  Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate  Green = 3 mm Steel plate  Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate]]
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
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;Diving
 
;Diving
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One way of playing the Vautour IIb is diving a tactic also known as rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. This comes with it's pros and cons.
 
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Pros of diving:
 
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* Guaranteed to bomb a base if it's a small enough map
 
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* You can return to base quicker
 
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* Use your insane top speed to your advantage
 
  
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Cons of diving:
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One way of playing the Vautour IIb is diving a tactic also known as rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. Doing this can guaranteed a chance to drop a bomb at the base if the map is small enough to reach it. Following the bombing, the plane will still have a high speed due to the dive and so it can quickly withdraw back to the base to land and reload. However; this tactic doesn't work as well on larger maps where it would take a longer time to reach a base to comb. Not to mention that doing so will sacrifice altitude and cause the Vautour to be below many enemy fighters, which the Vautour cannot defend itself due to lack of armaments.
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* If you are too slow, you will be easy prey
 
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* Depends on the map, some don't work as well for this tactic
 
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* Lose your altitude
 
  
 
;Keeping your altitude
 
;Keeping your altitude
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The other way of using the Vautour IIb is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base.
 
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Pros in staying at high altitude:
 
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* You are safer
 
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* Don't lose your altitude
 
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* Can be used on any map
 
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Cons in staying at high altitude:
 
  
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* Bombing can be inaccurate at high speed and high altitude
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The other way of using the Vautour IIb is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base. Staying at a high altitude can prove safer as it can cause the Vautour to stay atop of many enemy fighters. However, bombing can be harder due to many more variables to keep account for when using the bomb sight. Getting up to altitude at standard speed can also make reaching the base harder, and so it would take a longer time to complete a bombing run. In some cases, more well-performing fighters like the F-100s can make this tactic moot as their speed will ensure they catch up and destroy the Vautour before it has a chance to drop its payload.
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* Longer to reach bombing point
 
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* In an up-tier situation, F-100s may catch you and destroy you before reaching the bombsite
 
  
 
===Manual Engine Control===
 
===Manual Engine Control===
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* Energy retention is great
 
* Energy retention is great
 
* Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
 
* Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
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* Bombsight
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* Possesses a bombsight
 
* Guaranteed profit every game
 
* Guaranteed profit every game
 
* Airspawn
 
* Airspawn
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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[[File:Damage Vautour IIb.png|left|thumb|Damaged Vautour IIb]]
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== Read also ==
 
== Read also ==
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
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Revision as of 19:07, 10 March 2020

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This page is about the French jet bomber S.O.4050 Vautour IIB. For other versions, see S.O.4050 Vautour IIA and Vautour IIA IDF/AF (France).

Description

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB in the garage


The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB is a Rank VI French jet bomber with a battle rating of 9.7 (AB) and 9.0 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".

General info

Flight Performance

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 1,102 1,098 15000 32.6 33.2 43.6 39.7 900
Upgraded 1,113 1,107 31.5 32.0 68.2 55.0

Details

File:Vautour IIb fuel tanks.png
Vautour IIb's self-sealing fuel tanks (fuel tanks are outlined in red)
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 + -
0 425 600 600 463 ~7 ~3
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 480 < 620 < 590 N/A

Engine performance

Engine Aircraft mass
Engine name Number Empty mass Wing loading (full fuel)
SNECMA Atar 101E5 2 11,500 kg 327 kg/m2
Engine characteristics Mass with fuel (no weapons load) Max Takeoff
Weight
Weight (each) Type 8m fuel 20m fuel 26m fuel
950 kg Axial-flow turbojet 12,510 kg 13,979 kg 14,713 kg 21,000 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (110%)
Condition 100% 110% 8m fuel 20m fuel 26m fuel MTOW
Stationary 3,322 kgf 3,787 kgf 0.60 0.54 0.51 0.36
Optimal 3,627 kgf
(1,100 km/h) 		4,135 kgf
(1,100 km/h) 		0.66 0.59 0.56 0.39
Red = 50 mm Bulletproof glassYellow = 13.5 mm Steel plate Yellowish green = 6 mm Steel plate Green = 3 mm Steel plate Turquoise = 2 mm Steel plate

Survivability and armour

  • 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
  • 13.5 mm Steel plate behind the pilot's head.
  • 6 + 13.5 mm Steel plate in nose.
  • 3 mm Steel shell surrounding the cockpit in the fuselage.
  • 2 mm Steel plate behind the fuel cells.
  • 2 mm Steel plate in the tail.

Armaments

Suspended armament

Main article: Suspended armaments

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB can be outfitted with the following ordinance:

  • 10 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,500 lb total)
  • 10 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (5,000 lb total)
  • 10 x 750 lb M117 cone 45 bombs (7,500 lb total)
  • 6 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bombs (6,000 lb total)


Usage in the battles

There are two ways you can go about using the Vautour IIb, either dive or keep your altitude from your air spawn.

Diving

One way of playing the Vautour IIb is diving a tactic also known as rushing into a base bombing point and bombing it. Doing this can guaranteed a chance to drop a bomb at the base if the map is small enough to reach it. Following the bombing, the plane will still have a high speed due to the dive and so it can quickly withdraw back to the base to land and reload. However; this tactic doesn't work as well on larger maps where it would take a longer time to reach a base to comb. Not to mention that doing so will sacrifice altitude and cause the Vautour to be below many enemy fighters, which the Vautour cannot defend itself due to lack of armaments.

Keeping your altitude

The other way of using the Vautour IIb is by keeping your altitude and climbing and then using your bombsight to bomb a base. Staying at a high altitude can prove safer as it can cause the Vautour to stay atop of many enemy fighters. However, bombing can be harder due to many more variables to keep account for when using the bomb sight. Getting up to altitude at standard speed can also make reaching the base harder, and so it would take a longer time to complete a bombing run. In some cases, more well-performing fighters like the F-100s can make this tactic moot as their speed will ensure they catch up and destroy the Vautour before it has a chance to drop its payload.

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
I Fuselage repair SBC-17
II New boosters Compressor Airframe M117
III Wings repair Engine LBC-25
IV G-suit Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Insane acceleration
  • Climbs exceptionally well without ordnance
  • Energy retention is great
  • Airbrakes, you will need them to avoid compressing in a dive
  • Possesses a bombsight
  • Guaranteed profit every game
  • Airspawn

Cons:

  • Lacks the rocket payload options of the Vautour IIA
  • Compresses at high speed
  • Massive penalties in-flight performance when carrying full payloads
  • Turns like a brick
  • Roll rate is also unimpressive
  • Fragile engines; a hit to an engine will make you easy prey for enemy fighters
  • Relies heavily on team support even more than the Vautour IIA does
  • Massive target
  • No offensive armament
  • 110% will easily overheat your engines after short use

History

The S.O.4050 Vautour IIB was developed by Sud Aviation after World War Two to meet the demand for the French Armeè de l'Air. This was a challenging task, after the German occupation in France. Many aircraft design teams have scattered. France was also new to the new jet propulsion area. The requirements issued by the French government called for a jet-powered multi-role attack aircraft that can perform as a bomber, low-level attack aircraft, and an all-weather interceptor. SNCASO met those requirements with a modified version of the S.O 4000. The new plane was designated the S.O.4050 Vautour and was manufactured in three different variants. The plane would serve in the AdA for several decades before replaced the newer Dassault Mirage. The Vautour was also one of the stop-gap measures used by the AdA as a nuclear deterrent. The Vautour would later be exported to Israel and serve with the IAF to counter Egypt's IL-28 twin-engine bomber.

The IIB, which differed from the previous IIA by adding a second crew member in a transparent nose, was a dedicated bomber variant. Its prototype first flew in December 1954. In total 40 of the IIB would be built. All were sold along with all of France's Vautour IIAs to Israel in 1960.

Media

  • Damaged Vautour IIb.

Read also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,

  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

Sources

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • page on aircraft encyclopedia;
  • other literature.


SNCA SO (Société nationale des constructions aéronautiques du sud-ouest)
Fighters  S.O.8000 Narval
Jet Fighters  S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)
Jet Bombers  S.O.4050 Vautour IIA · S.O.4050 Vautour IIB · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN
Export  Vautour IIA IDF/AF · Vautour IIA · Vautour IIN

France jet aircraft
Fighters  M.D.450B Ouragan · M.D.450B Barougan · M.D.452 IIA · M.D.452 IIC · Mystere IVA · Super Mystere B2
  ▄F-86K · ▄F-100D · ▄F-8E(FN)
  Mirage IIIC · Mirage IIIE · Milan · Mirage 5F · Mirage 2000C-S4 · Mirage 2000C-S5 · Mirage 2000-5F · Mirage 4000
  Mirage F1C · Mirage F1C-200 · Mirage F1CT
Strike aircraft  ▄F-84F · F-84F IAF · ▄F-84G-26-RE
  Etendard IVM · Super Etendard · Alpha Jet E
  Jaguar A · Jaguar E · Mirage 2000D-R1
Bombers  S.O.4050 Vautour IIA · Vautour IIA IDF/AF · S.O.4050 Vautour IIB · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN · S.O.4050 Vautour IIN (late)

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