- 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
The Avro Shackleton is a long-range, multipurpose maritime patrol aircraft, built as a counter to the increasing threat of Soviet submarines in the early days of the Cold War. All War Thunder pilots and fans of British aviation may look forward to having the chance to pilot the beautiful Shackleton, coming to the game with the update “Direct hit”!
Shackleton MR Mk.2, bomber, Britain, IV rank
Pros
- Good bomb payload
Cons
- Lacks turrets to protect the lower hemisphere
Following the end of WW2 and going into the Cold War era, submarine development had picked up so much momentum that the previously used submarine counters quickly became obsolete. In addition to this, Britain was faced with a lack of capable long-range maritime patrol aircraft after it was forced to return the lend-lease B-24 Liberator bombers it received during wartime. A stopgap solution in the form of a modified version of the Lancaster bomber was created, but the need for a dedicated maritime patrol aircraft became more and more emphasized in the postwar period.
Development of the Avro Shackleton began in 1945 after the British Air Staff expressed an interest in the conversion of the Avro Lincoln bomber into a general reconnaissance as well as rescue aircraft. As a result, the Avro Type 696 was designed. The Type 696 was primarily based on the Avro Lincoln bomber, but also borrowed some design solutions from the Avro Tudor airliner, of which the latter two themselves were derivative designs of the famous Avro Lancaster. The first prototype, designated Shackleton GR.1, successfully performed its maiden flight in March 1949 and was shortly afterwards ordered into production.
The Avro Shackleton entered service with the RAF in February 1951. The aircraft performed several roles, ranging from its primary role - maritime reconnaissance - over escort and transport duties to search and rescue, whilst being employed all across the globe. However, the aircraft saw numerous modifications during its lifetime, aimed at increasing its capabilities and addressing reliability and structural problems, although at the expense of added weight. The Shackleton and its variants continued to serve throughout the Cold War era, and in the late ‘80s the Avro Shackleton was finally considered obsolete.
In War Thunder, the Avro Shackleton will become available to all players with the release of update “Direct hit” in the later Mk.2 version. At first glance, players may already notice some of the legacy design solutions that got carried over to the Shackleton from the Lincoln; such as the wings, engine nacelles and dorsal turret. A unique characteristic of the Shackleton is its powerplant choice. Namely, it’s the only British piston-engine aircraft of its size powered by the Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 engine, and four of them at that! Furthermore, the designers also fitted the Shackleton with two contra-rotating propellers for each engine in order to effectively deal with engine torque. Admit it, it also looks nice, doesn’t it?
When it comes to armaments, the Shackleton was well-equipped to perform its role of maritime patrol. Thanks to the spacious bomb bay, the Shackleton can bring up to 12,500lbs of ordnance to the battle, consisting of a wide selection of bombs of various calibers as well as RP-3 rockets. Thanks to a long combat endurance and a massive bomb load, no matter where the Shackleton operates or what targets need to be destroyed, it will feel right at home.
The new Avro Shackleton will become available to all War Thunder pilots as new bomber of the higher ranks of the British aviation tree, coming to the game as part of the “Direct Hit” update. Stay tuned to the news to find out more about the next major update coming to War Thunder very soon. Until then, pilots!
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- Fighter Westland Wyvern aircraft (Rank 4 Great Britain);
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Comments (95)
will the downwards facing radar have any functionality on patch release, or in future patches? Because it would be very cool to use this as an actual submarine hunter
to use a plane to its use constructionwise we need more flighttime in RB ! example some planes boom and zoom , its takes time to get up high so undo the timenerf
is the radar going to be implemented? i really wanna cosplay as AEW
Can you please give it naval mines and torpedos. And of course depth charges? Awesome addition to the game btw.
Beautiful aircraft, fantastic to see aircraft of this type being added into the game still, also hats off to the gentleman who designed the cockpit for the Heinkel very detailed, let's hope we see more of this detail included into the game in future.
It's so happy!
I'm so unhappy. Dovbleg rhyme is ready, and I can't post it... T_T
i like the bomber itself as on the dev server i hunted fighters down with it, the only thing is, is that we needed it like 9 years ago or even 7 years ago when it actually would've had time for balancing. there is no reason for this plane to be in game anymore. this plane has no competitive value to it as it's still way to slow to get to a base compared to America and it's payload is way too little for its tier. the fact that it comes after an equally disadvantaged aircraft is unreasonable.
Not every plane needs to be competitive or even good. Sometimes, even if it isn't good, it's still nice to see. Not every vehicle needs to be hyper functional. The Shackleton is a fantastic addition to see regardless of how good it is.
We do not only introduce aircraft when they are at the top of their "meta" bracket. Even if this aircraft would have been introduced years ago many of the aircraft it will face would have still been there.
My bomber lies over the ocean my bomber lies over the sea... ohhhhhh bring back bring back bring back my bomber to me to me.
As happy I am that the Happy plane is here, am I the only one who is more excited to see the explosion graphics that are being added to Naval (as shown by the ship blowing up)
Wish it was the mk 3, mainly just cause I love tricycle gear so much better than tail sitters.