- For PC
- For MAC
- For Linux
- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
When you hear "Cougar" you imagine a predatory animal - a mountain lion, puma, panther or wildcat.
From now on, the first thing you think about will be the brand new US Navy jet fighter for War Thunder!
The F9F Cougar was a natural evolution for the F9F Panther, the well-known US Navy jet fighter. Developed in 1952, the aircraft's main difference to its predecessor was the shape of the wings: the Panther had straight wings while Cougar's airframe was equipped with swept ones.
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The F9F-8 is a version of the machine on which work began in 1953, the main purpose of this modification was to improve the characteristics of the airplane, reducing the stall speed and an increase in operational range. These objectives were achieved mainly by increasing the wing surface and by a slight lengthening of the fuselage. The project was developed to fight against the MiG-15, however the aircraft had not yet made its debut during the conflict in Korea and lost its chance to go head to head with a Soviet jet.
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In War thunder, the Cougar will be added to the US Naval fighters branch. This will be the second American Jet with swept wings in the game, along with the F-86 Sabre. The F9F-8 is armed with four 20mm M3 cannons, and will certainly be a worthy opponent for other aircraft powered with jet engines, especially as its powerful Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8A engine almost allow the Cougar to approach supersonic speed!
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Thanks to its wide wings and great aerodynamic properties, in the skilled hands of an experienced pilot, the F9F-8 becomes a predator worthy of its nickname - “Cougar”. Low stall speed, significant freedom in maneuvering, ease in getting out of even a hopeless situation and the four cannons mounted in the nose should be enough to put hostile pilots where they belong!
The F9F-8 Cougar is another one of the great and dangerous cats to complement the US Naval aircraft tree. Will it prove as dangerous as the other predators? You will be able to find out soon, in the 1.63 “Desert Hunters” update!
The War Thunder Team
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Very cool plane! Hopefully alongside this addition, we can see a fix for the Armor on the M60A1's mantlet, the M60's turret, and the M103's turret as well as a fix for the M103's armor penetration on its AP shell??
I'm really licking this new cockpit feature. Well done you guys.
man the wings can really fool people in to thinking it cant turn fight but it can lol do to it having a a body that creates lift love how short the wings look lol
AWESOME my talimens F9F-5 wont go to waste now XD
what a beauty..
It doesn't look much like a P-51h… There's something wrong here.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can't wait! The next patch looks really promising! I hope that Gaijin will release at least 15 new vehicles with the new patch as well as a new map! That'll make things super cool! Also... According to Wikipedia... "It (F9F-8) also was now capable of breaking the sound barrier in a steep dive". That's so cool! My hopes for new vehicles: New F84s. New MiGs/Yaks. New German jet. a few high tier Japanese planes that aren't the R2Y2 V4,5,6,etc. XD Once again, GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!
In the perfect world next devblogs are: F-84F, MiG-19, CL-13B mk 6, F4U-4, XP-72, T-67, T-55-105, M60A3, Chieftain Mk. 5, ZSU-23-4 and Flakpanzer Gepard :)
And Spiteful F mk. 16 and Seafang F32
Looks like the next update is generally for tier 4-5! I'm hoping that means Japan gets a few tier 5s that aren't R2Y2s. Maybe something that can be after the Ki-200? Regardless, can't wait!
It sure looks awesome, let's hope it doesn't feel underarmed and that it has strong acceleration!
No japanese jets :( I am disappoint
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