Aviation
FR-1 Fireball
III
Rank
AB
4.3
RB
4.3
SB
4.3
Battle rating
USA
Research country
Fighter
Main role
1,600
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
Flight performance
Max speed
at 5,425 m
652611670632 km/h
Rate of Climb
23.920.627.520.7 m/s
Turn time
1819.417.318.8 s
Max altitude
13,100 m
Takeoff Run
220 m
Landing
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Combat
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
1 person
Engine
Length
8.4 m
Wingspan
12 m
Wing Loading
176 kg/m²
Weight:
Base weight
44.133.94.11 t
Fuel in main tanks
0.49 t (24m)
Fuel in drop tanks
1.25 t (1h 2m)
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
778 km/h
Mach Number Limit
0.8 M
G limit
≈ -5/10 G
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
L / T / C
427 / 586 / 616 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
340 km/h
Offensive armament
4 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition
1,200 rounds
Fire rate
750 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass
0.54 kg
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| API-T/AP/AP/I | 30 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |
| AP-I/AP-I/API-T/I/I | 28 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| API-T/I/AP/AP/AP-I/AP-I | 30 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 6 | |
| API-T | 28 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
| AP-I/I/AP-I/I | 28 | 26 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | |
Suspended armament
Max weight
1,300 kg
Wing loading
left / right
Maximum
820 kg
Max. difference
115 kg
| Name | Weight | Slot | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62.8 kg |  | | | | ||||
| 242.6 kg |  | | ||||||
| 500.8 kg |  | | ||||||
| 494.4 kg |  | | ||||||
| Drop tank (100 gal.) | 60 kg |  | | |||||
| Drop tank (130 gal.) | 81 kg | | | |||||
Economy
Repair cost
AB
689 
RB
1,607
SB
2,448
Crew training
10,000
Experts
165,000
Aces
590
Research Aces
710,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (65 / 165 / 345) %
2 x 148 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
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