Fokker G.IA (France) - War Thunder Wiki (2024)

Description

The ◗Fokker G.I Mercury is a rank II French strike aircraft with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in .

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Details

Survivability and armour

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

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Fokker G.IA (France) is armed with:

• 8 x 7.92 mm FN-Browning M.36 No.3 machine guns, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 4,000 total)

Suspended armament

The Fokker G.IA (France) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 6 x 50 kg Vliegtuigbom bombs (300 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg Vliegtuigbom bombs (200 kg total)
• 1 x 300 kg Vliegtuigbom bomb (300 kg total)
• 1 x 400 kg Vliegtuigbom bomb (400 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Fokker G.IA (France) is defended by:

• 1 x 7.92 mm FN-Browning M.36 No.4 machine gun, rear turret (600 rpg)

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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: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!