User:CobraKingII

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This member plays War Thunder on Windows

This member considers Tank, Combat, Full Tracked, 120-mm Gun M1A2 the best rank VIII USA tank in game.

This member considers F3H-2 Demon the best rank VI USA aircraft in game.

This member considers Leopard C2A1 MEXAS the best Germany tank in game.

This member considers Carro Armato OTO Melara OF-40 Mk.2A the best Italy tank in game.

Vehicles I Want in WT

Tanks

American

M60AX

Stingray

Stingray II

CCV-L

M8 AGS

T249 Vigilante

Italian

Centauro II

Leone MBT

Swedish

CV90 Mk IV

CV90105 XC-8

Ikv 105

Ikv 91 (Prototype)

Ikv 91 (40 mm)

German

Leopard 2 PSO

French

Mars 15

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F-84F (IAF)

Devblog

In the late 1940’s, the manufacturer ‘Republic’ sought to improve the performance of the F-84 in order to bring it closer in line with the F-86 Sabre. As a result, it developed a new variant of the Thunderjet, designated F-84F. The new aircraft featured, among other changes, a new swept wing and a more powerful engine than its predecessor. Although Republic initially intended the new aircraft to be an extensive modernization of the base F-84, possessing a high degree of part compatibility with preceding variants, in the end, only less than 20% of the parts were interchangeable, resulting in the F-84F Thunderstreak becoming its own independent design.

Following its maiden flight in the early 1950’s, the F-84F was ordered into production. However, the USAF focus on strategic bombers at the time resulted in some critical component manufacturing processes being prioritized for bomber production, ultimately leading to a staggered production start of the new F-84F. 

The Thunderstreak officially entered service with the USAF in 1954, but was quickly phased out of active service due to engine issues before being reactivated in the early 1960’s as tensions between the two superpowers began to rise again. Ultimately, the F-84F kept flying under American colors well into the early 1970’s before finally being retired as newer aircraft replaced the Thunderstreak in active service.

The F-84F was also widely exported to NATO members. Chiefly among them were Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Greece, China, the Netherlands as well as others. In total, well over 2,100 F-84F Thunderstreaks were built, with the Greek Air Force being the last to retire their F-84Fs in 1991.