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The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is an American jet attack fighter, developed in the mid 1950s as a contemporary replacement to the outdated AD Skyraider. Coming to War Thunder as part of the upcoming update 1.97, the A-4 Skyhawk will soon become available to all pilots and fans of American jet aircraft!
Briefly: The jet-powered successor to the AD Skyraider, following in the footsteps of its piston-engined predecessor by being able to carry highly impressive payload options.
A-4B Skyhawk, jet fighter, USA, VI rank.
Pros
- Great payload size
- Wide assortment of weapon options
Cons
- Subsonic
Development of the A-4 Skyhawk began in the early 1950s, after the U.S. Navy issued a set of specifications for a potential successor to the AD Skyraider. Douglas, being the manufacturer of the proven Skyraider, received the order to come up with a new jet-powered replacement, also capable of carrying nuclear ordnance.
Taking up the task, Douglas developed the requested replacement within 2 years of the order coming in, and by doing so, developed an aircraft that was well under the allocated budget for the project and went well above the minimum requirements set out by specifications. The first prototype of the Skyhawk took to the skies in June 1954.
Highly impressed by the aircraft’s capabilities, relative simplicity and cost-effectiveness, the U.S. Navy officials didn’t wait long to sign the first production orders. As a result, the first A-4 Skyhawk production models rolled off the assembly lines in 1956 and entered official service with the U.S. Navy and USMC.
Already by the time the first production units were being completed, Douglas finished work on an improved variant of the Skyhawk - the A-4B. Among other changes and improvements, the B model of the Skyhawk allowed the aircraft to carry more sophisticated weapon systems, such as the AIM-9B Sidewinder AAMs as well as the AGM-12 Bullpup missiles.
In total, close to 3,000 A-4 Skyhawks were produced, participating in numerous conflicts, such as the Lebanese Crisis of 1958, the Vietnam War during the 1960s as well as in the Falklands War in 1982 under Argentine colors. The Skyhawks served for nearly five decades before being retired from U.S. service in the late 1990s and early 2000s, although the A-4 is still in limited use, being used as a mock aircraft, mimicking the MiG-17, for example.
In War Thunder, the A-4B Skyhawk is a new addition inbound to Rank VI of the American aviation tree and is scheduled to arrive to the game with the release of update 1.97. Quick, nimble and light, yet capable of carrying a vast selection of secondary ordnance options, the A-4B Skyhawk is destined to soon become a favorite among both dogfighting aces as well as fans of ground attacking and close air support!
The heart and soul of the A-4B Skyhawk is its Wright J65-W-16A turbojet engine, producing 34.2 kN of thrust. In effect, this allows the machine to reach a top speed of 656 mph (1,056 km/h) at sea level. This, coupled with the Skyhawk’s good acceleration and overall maneuverability make it a suitable fighter for the intense aerial dogfights found at high rank battles - a role in which the Skyhawk successfully proved itself during its early service life.
Fun Fact: During the Vietnam War, an A-4 Skyhawk shot down a North Vietnamese MiG-17 using a Zuni unguided rocket, marking the Skyhawks only air-to-air victory of the conflict.
The A-4B’s primary armament consists of two 20mm Colt Mk.12 cannons, situated in the aircraft’s wing roots. However, while the 20mm cannons will undoubtedly make short work of almost any opponent pilots may encounter in the air, their relatively low ammo capacity of just 100 rounds per barrel will demand a respectable amount of trigger discipline and accuracy from their operators!
Fortunately, the same doesn’t necessarily need to be said about the Skyhawk’s plethora of secondary ordnance options. These range from unguided rockets, such as the Mighty Mouse or Zunis, over guided missiles such as the familiar Bullpups and Sidewinder air-to-air missile to standard unguided bombs of calibers going up to 2,000lbs as well as additional 20mm gunpods. The Skyhawk is able to take up to three gunpods, the rate of fire of each gunpod is 4200 rounds per minute! In other words, no matter what the target of the day is, the Skyhawk offers a wide spectrum of potential options on how to deal with it - the pilot simply needs to pick his fancy!
The A-4B Skyhawk is coming to War Thunder at Rank VI of the American aviation tree, following the release of the upcoming update 1.97. In the meantime, make sure to stay tuned to the news for all the latest information regarding the next major update coming to the game very soon. Until then, clear skies pilots!
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Comments (320)
inb4 someone complains its not the jet they wanted or for the nation they wanted.
iT's nOT tHe jEt i WANtED
It'S nOt A tAnK sO iT dOeSn'T cOuNt
i love how this plane looks <3
That's a pretty one for sure!
I completely agree! Such a beautiful aircraft. I cant wait to see it in game. Thank you Gaijin.
With such possible payloads, maybe it's about time for a loadout system overall ?
ABOUT TIME, DAMN SHES SMEXY AS HELL!!!!
"smexy"? :p
Ok, I WANTED THIS. I know some other here don't, but I really do. Next one on my list is the F104 Starfighter.
It's not about that others don't want this it's about priorities . Saying that it's about time Gaijin starts to take care of other nations such as Soviets who pioneered air to ground missiles and who criminally lack modern CAS before adding more CAS to the nation that already has BY FAR the most CAS in the game doesn't mean that we are against this plane , it simply mean that we care about BALANCE something Gaijin ( and visibly some players ) clearly don't give a flying SH about !!!
I'm hoping for the F-8 Crusader
now we just need the F-5E and... *vietnam flashbacks*
And with Paint it black playing in the backgorund
Jollyroger95, Paint it, Black, my friend.
Soooooooooooooo Su-25 when?
probably in a minimum of 4 patches, Soviets still only have 1950s groundpound planes
VeldigTroli, I mean the IL-28 was used in the 70's and 80's aswell but compared to what america has I almost start to think that gaijin forgot Russian CAS :/
So is Russia ever going to get another ground attacker? We’ve been pretty much stuck with the 8.0 IL-28 for quite a while now and the only 9.0 and above we have are the MiG’s which only really have bombs, S24, and rocket pods that don’t do anything against ground targets.
Wah wah wah, where's more Russian vehicles?! They already have more vehicles then every other nation at every tier in every aspect but, nope, it's always about you guys isn't it? F off.
Keonyn, Wah wah wah, someone doesn't like Russia. The Russians really do need some form of CAS, and there are aircraft that could do the job like the Su-7b. Besides, Russian players complain a lot less than American or German players. The only reason there's been more outcry lately is that the Russians are falling behind in top tier MBTs, specifically the lack of an equal to the M1A2 and Leopard 2A5. We don't even have any T-72Bs in-game to lead up to the T-90 variants (I know they won't fit the META).
Are we getting new carriers this patch to catapult these new naval beauties?
OMG, I just had an orgasm of joy. Finally my favorite post-war jet is here. Come to papa baby. Now I just need a F-5 Tiger and all will be well.
Looks like someone forgot about the B-58, F-105, and F-111. They are all quite quite iconic aircraft of vietnam. Just can't wait to get the B-58 personally.
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