◘Firefly F.Mk.IV
◗Fokker G.IA
▄Spitfire FR Mk XIVe
◘Firefly F.Mk.IV
◗Fokker G.IA
▄Spitfire FR Mk XIVe
France
Battle rating:
| AB | RB | SB |
| 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
Class:
Strike aircraft
Naval aircraft
Research:26 000
Purchase:76 000
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Contents
- 1 Description
- 2 General info
- 2.1 Flight performance
- 2.1.1 Details
- 2.2 Survivability and armour
- 2.3 Modifications and economy
- 2.1 Flight performance
- 3 Armaments
- 3.1 Offensive armament
- 3.2 Suspended armament
- 4 Usage in battles
- 4.1 Pros and cons
- 5 History
- 6 Media
- 7 See also
- 8 External links
Description
The ◘Firefly F.Mk.IV is a rank III French strike aircraft with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/SB) and 3.7 (RB). It was introduced in .
General info
Flight performance
Arrestor gear
Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier
Turn time28 s
Max altitude10 050 m
EngineRolls-Royce Griffon-74
TypeInline
Cooling systemWater
Take-off weight9 t
Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.
| Characteristics | Max speed (km/h at 5,181 m) | Max altitude (metres) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (metres/second) | Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 522 | 502 | 10050 | 29.7 | 31.0 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 450 |
| Upgraded | ___ | ___ | __._ | __._ | __._ | __._ | ||
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 720 | 280 | ___ | ___ | ___ | ~__ | ~__ |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < ___ | < ___ | < ___ | > ___ |
Survivability and armour
Crew2 people
Speed of destruction
Structural720 km/h
Gear280 km/h
Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB897 → 1 126
RB1 465 → 1 840
SB3 290 → 4 132
Total cost of modifications24 600
44 800
Talisman cost1 100
Crew training22 000
Experts76 000
Aces500
Research Aces320 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
60 / 120 / 250%
142 / 142 / 142%
Modifications
| Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Offensive armament
Main article: Hispano Mk.V (20 mm)
The Firefly F.Mk.IV (France) is armed with:
- 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannons, wing-mounted (175 rpg + 145 rpg inner = 640 total)
Suspended armament
Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.
| Default weapon presets | |
|---|---|
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Usage in battles
Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".
Pros:
Cons:
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See 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.
External links
- [Devblog] Dutch and Belgian Aircraft are Joining the French Tree!
| Fairey Aviation Company, Limited | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | Firefly F Mk I· Firefly FR Mk V |
| Bombers | SwordfishMkI· SwordfishMkII |
| Export | ◘Firefly F.Mk.IV |
| France twin-engine fighters and strike aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Twin-engine fighters | Potez 630· Potez 631· VB.10C-1· VB.10-02 |
| Strike aircraft | Br.693AB2· ▄AD-4· ▄AD-4NA |
| Netherlands | |
| Twin-engine fighters | ◗Fokker G.IA |
| Strike aircraft | ◘Firefly F.Mk.IV |
