The British Aerospace Sea Harrier was a VTOL fighter-bomber based on the successful Harrier GR.3. It entered service with the Royal Navy in April 1980 as the Sea Harrier FRS.1. This aircraft was equipped with a single Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan engine, as well as a Ferranti Blue Fox radar. The early service variant of the FRS.1 included a bubble canopy that would characterize later variants of the Sea Harrier, it also featured AIM-9L AAMs for self defence, later variants of the Sea Harrier introduced modifications to the pylons, to be able to carry more AIM-9L sidewinders, as well as Sea Eagle anti-ship missiles after the Falklands War.
It was introduced in Update "Sons of Attila". The Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e) is not very different from many other Harriers in-game in terms of gameplay. It has very good acceleration, meaning that it is one of the first to take off from the runway, while also having access to a decent radar and 2 x AIM-9L Sidewinders. Like all Harriers, it features VTOL. It lacks any sort of guided ordnance for ground battles, but its 5 x 1,000 lb bombs are enough to destroy a base in air battles, or a couple of ground targets if used properly, though for this task more specialized attackers like the Jaguar are more recommended.
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Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
AP/HEI-T | 37 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
AP/HEI-T/AP | 37 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
HEF-I/HEI-T | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
AP/HEF-I | 37 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Name | Weight | Slot | ||||
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88.4 kg | ||||||
84.5 kg | ||||||
36 × | 163.3 kg | |||||
486 kg | ||||||
2 × | 972 kg | |||||
486 kg | ||||||
2 × | 972 kg |
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