- For PC
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- 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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I only can hope this gets the sabers rotary cannons, and all off the new spaa doesn't get crazy ap rounds. Keep up the good work.
the gepard 1 can pen up to 200mm of amour with the best round, plus it has the highest mussel velocity in the game. a whopping 1,440 m/s.
thx thx thx Gaijin!! Great work!
Ohh awesome! Please let us see the Me 262 HG I & HG II soon.
Guys, this plane carried 4 aim-9's at one point. GUIDED AIRCRAFT MISSILES WHEN???!! Pls don't actually gaijin. Pls don't.
FINALLY ITS BEEN A LONG WAY WITHOUT YOU BR 9 AMERICAN JET AND I WILL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT WHEN I SEE F9f-8 Cougar INGAME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH OHHHHHHHHHOHOHOH WUWUWUWUWUWWUU thank you
YES GAIJIN FINALLY AFTER 2 YEARS OF STUGLE AND AWAITNESS FINALLY YOU FINALLY PUT MY FAVOURITE JET AIRCRAFT THAT COULD BE IN WAR THUNDR I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOU GAIJIN BEEN WAITING THIS FOR 2 YEARS OF PLAY TIME IN THIS GAME THIS DEVBLOG MADE UP FOR EVERYTHING THAT HAS ANGERED ME SO FAR I EXTREMELY LOVE YOU GAIJIN <3
THIS PATCH IS LOOKING TO BE THE BEST PATCH OF ALL TIMES SO FAR WITH SOME OF THE MOST REQUESTED VEHICLES EVER THANK YOU GAIJIN I LOVE YOU <3
THANK YOU!!! Now there is a true beauty in the skies of War Thunder. My heart just started singing and tap dancing in my chest.
Thats nice to see new US jet ^^ but what about Germans ? would be great to see something that would be really effective against Hunter.Im sure patch itself gonna be really cool !
OMG FINALLY!