Aviation
F/A-18C Early
VIII
Rank
AB
12.7
RB
12.7
SB
12.7
AB
—
RB
12.3
SB
12.3
AB
12.7
RB
12.7
SB
—
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
Flight performance
Max speed
at 10,668 m
1,7891,7621,8381,762 km/h
Rate of Climb
205161253.5161 m/s
Turn time
2425.52325 s
Max altitude
16,764 m
Takeoff Run
750 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
1 person
Gross weight
18.8 t
Engine
2 x General Electric F404-GE-400
Length
17.1 m
Wingspan
11.5 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
1,477 km/h
Mach Number Limit
2.1 M
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
463 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
700 km/h
Offensive armament
20 mm M61A1 cannon
Ammunition
578 rounds
Fire rate
6,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-I/API-T/AP-I/SAPHEI | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
| HEF-I/HEF-I/API-T/HEF-I/HEF-I/AP-I | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
| SAPHEI | 37 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | |
| HEF-I/AP-I/AP-I/SAPHEI | 40 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 3 | |
Suspended armament
Max weight
7,700 kg
| Name | Weight | Slot | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84.5 kg |  | | ||||||||
| 2 × | 168.9 kg |  | | |||||||
| 231.3 kg |  | | | | | | ||||
| 38 × | 512.3 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 8 × | 560.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 240.9 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 481.8 kg |  | | | | | ||||
| 446.8 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 893.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 893.6 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 254 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 508 kg |  | | | | | ||||
| 446.8 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 893.6 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 235.9 kg |  | | | | | |||||
| 2 × | 471.8 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 277.1 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 2 × | 554.3 kg |  | | | | |||||
| 495.3 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 943.9 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 1,079.6 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 1,061.4 kg |  | | ||||||||
| 291.2 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| 303.5 kg |  | | | | ||||||
| Drop tank (330 gal.) | 110 kg |  | | | ||||||
| AN/AAS-38A targeting pod | 158 kg |  | ||||||||
Economy
Repair cost
AB
2,275 
RB
6,411
SB
7,527
Crew training
10,000
Experts
1,770,000
Aces
3,400 
Research Aces
2,560,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (95 / 315 / 495) %
2 x 250 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
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