The J22 is a Swedish fighter developed in the early 1940s to quickly address the urgent need of the Swedish Royal Air Force for a modern new fighter aircraft. Arriving as part of update 1.95 "Northern wind", the J22 will await eager pilots at the interim ranks of the brand new Swedish aviation tree, coming soon to War Thunder!

J22, fighter, Sweden, II - III rank.

Pros

• Good top speed
• Light and nimble
• Small silhouette

Cons

• Poor high altitude performance
• Only MG armament

In War Thunder, the J22 will be one of the many new fantastic aircraft awaiting players in the brand new Swedish aviation tree, coming to the game with the upcoming update 1.95. Furthermore, pilots may not only get excited about flying a single version of the J22, but may instead look forward to having the chance to fly out both of the two major production modifications of the aircraft, namely the J22A & B!

The J22 is powered by the 1,050 horsepower STWC3-G engine - a Swedish copy of the American Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp engine. As a result, the aircraft is capable of reaching a top speed of up to 560 km/h in level flight at an altitude of 4,300 m, while the airframe itself allows the pilot to push the machine up to a speed of 650 km/h before running the risk of structural failure.

Although the engine might give off the notion that the J22 is more of a cumbersome aircraft when it comes to maneuverability, this is in fact only a half-truth. In reality, the J22 manages to achieve quite average agility, meaning that it’s able to hold its own in dogfights, but doesn’t stand much of a chance against more maneuverable opponents. However, this only remains true for as long as pilots stay at relatively low altitudes. Due to the fact that J22 isn’t fitted with a high-altitude capable engine, its performance rapidly deteriorates at altitudes in excess of 5,000 m, meaning that you’ll be best off keeping this bird a bit closer to the ground than some other machines.

In terms of firepower, the J22’s armament can certainly be considered as being on the lighter end of the spectrum, at least as far as the J22A is concerned. Namely, being fitted with a pair of high and a pair of rifle caliber machine guns, the first production model of the J22 is definitely more lightly armed than some of the other machines found at its rank. On the other hand, being armed with machine guns does mean that pilots will have plenty of ammunition at their disposal to deal with any enemy they may come across.

Unlike the J22A, the later production model - the J22B - differs from its predecessor, most notably in two one aspects - firepower and weight. As such, the J22B did away with the rifle caliber machine guns, and instead, engineers fitted the machine with a unified loadout of four heavy machine guns with an ammunition count of 250 rounds per gun, thus also increasing the aircraft’s weight slightly as a result. However, what both variants have in common is the complete absence of any suspended ordnance options, thus limiting the J22s’ effectiveness in combined battles.

We remind you that those who have purchased relevant early access packs will have access to researching the Swedish aviation vehicle tree in the upcoming update 1.95 "Northern wind".

In the meantime, be sure to stay tuned for more exciting news on the next major update coming to the game very soon. Until then, happy hunting pilots!

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