Which is these variants are actually unique to South Africa? Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin XX liquid-cooled V-12, 1,185 hp (883 kW) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m), Maximum speed: 340 mph (547 km/h) at 21,000 ft (6,400 m) [N 12], Guns: 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk II cannon, Bombs: 2 × 250 or 500 lb (110 or 230 kg) bombs. The next significant variant was the B Mark III which featured the 1,375 hp (1,205 kW) Bristol Hercules III or XI engine and a four-gun tail turret, instead of two-gun. R199,00. When the South African Air Force entered World War II it did so with a pedigree earned during the Great War, serving as the South African Aviation Corps (SAAC). High-altitude bomber version, powered by two Bristol Mercury XV or XXV radial piston engines. Published by Gaijin Network Ltd. under the exclusive license. The two-pounder equipped version was sent to the UK for assessment, the transmission proved unreliable suffering several axle failures. The most widely produced variant of which 3,804 were built. “South Africa” is our new location for naval battles, created with a nod to South African landscapes and the ocean shore of Cape Town. Even the name of the new update "Ixwa" sounds very similar to the word Iklwa, which is a type of Zulu spear. Bombs: 2 × 500 lb (225 kg) bombs or two drop-tanks. R111,00. I have validated Steam files (73 broken files!) Promoting maneuverability and speed. There is literally nothing stopping Gaijin from adding them. Hurricane IIA Series 2 became the Mk IIC in June 1941, using a slightly modified wing. There are very few Copy Paste Aircraft (Percentage wise). Torpedo bomber, reconnaissance version for the RAF, powered by two Bristol Taurus II, III, VI, XII or XVI sleeve valve radial engines. As well as the modified fuselage and new canopy the production P-51Ds had modified wings compared with the P-51B/C series and became the most widely produced variant of the Mustang, with 6,502 being built at Inglewood and 1,600 at Dallas - a combined total of 8,102. USAAF order, Upgraded with two 1,700 hp (1,268 kW) Wright R-2600-29 radial piston engines, Wings fitted with 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns. However, one of this division's constituent brigades — 7 SA Motorised Brigade — did take part in the invasion of Madagascar in 1942. A number of P-51Bs and Cs were modified as tactical-photo reconnaissance fighters and re-designated as F-6Cs. Personally, I think a Commonwealth Tree would be the best idea. The B-24J featured an improved autopilot (type C-1) and a bombsight of the M-1 series. "Sooner" ? Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon with 600 rounds total (150 rounds per gun). Among other combat missions, they took part in the attacks on the German warships Scharnhorst, Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen during their dash through the English Channel (Operation Cerberus) and the raid on Dieppe ("Operation Jubilee"). These were powered by the same engines as the DB-7A, with better armor protection. Alternatively you could go check what's left of your CCs say on the coming update since you wont't listen to your community. Version powered by a single 840 hp (627 kW) Bristol Mercury IX air-cooled radial piston engine. © 2021 by Gaijin Games Kft. Over 170 Rooikat 76 Mk.1Ds serve with the South African army today. A new navigation system was also fitted and there were some modification to the internal arrangement, including a shorter crew rest area to give more room for the tactical positions. -------------------------------------------------------------------. Powered by Invision Community, International Tech Tree Project (Unofficial). Rosehip_StGGC, Table mountain as ground force map later perhaps? South Africa, for example, could contribute to the land (Rooikat), helicopter (Rooivalk) and maybe air (Cheetah unique enough?). Late production vehicles had a coaxial Browning MG. An anti-aircraft Vickers or Browning MG was mounted on the turret roof. Gaijin Entertainment announces that the first major content update of the year for the military online action War Thunder will come at the beginning of March. R549,00. )))), I hope they do to be honest our country had some sick stuff, PredatorACE, We just took other countries vehicles and south african mad max style upgraded them haha. A total of 1,517 were built at Chester and Blackpool. [52] An additional eight aircraft were exported to South Africa. Erosinnin. "These spectacular markings gave rise to the erroneous belief that the P-40 series had been used by all 28 countries. A total of 307 were built at Weybridge, 58 fitted with the Leigh Light. A great deal of work was also done to try and eliminate excess weight to improve the Warhawk's climb rate. Two-seat medium bomber aircraft. (597 knots (1,106 km/h) at 6446 m, 1,091 and 964 km/h at 6,960 m.), Stall speed: 124 mph (power off) (108 knots (200 km/h)), Service ceiling: 49,600 ft at combat weight (15,100 m), Rate of climb: 9,000 ft/min at sea level (45.72 m/s), Guns: 6 X 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M3 Browning machine guns (1,800 rounds in total), Rockets: variety of rocket launchers; e.g. Gaijin should be working on things OTHER than new vehicles. Bombs: Up to 500 lb (227 kg) bombs under wings. (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns, P-40N Kittyhawk IV (Warhawk) & takeoff weight: 11,530 kg (25,420 lb), Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 207B-3/V diesel engines, 746 kW (1,000 hp) each, Maximum speed: 420 km/h (260 mph) above 9,150 m (30,000 ft), Guns: defensive armament of three MG 15 machine guns, -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------, P-40 Tomahawk Mk IIA & P-40 Kittyhawk MKIA. The mark also served as a night fighter and intruder. Those 17 UNIQUE aircraft wont really sit well in a US or UK tech tree as there are already too many at their position. In 1939, the RAF had taken on about 500 of this later design to form the backbone of the fighter squadrons. War Thunder - 7500 (+2500 Bonus) Golden Eagles. Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB & The low-profile Crusader is amongst the first light tanks on the British tech tree with the ability to perform scouting, which is a much relevant role amidst battles. Guns: 2 x 30mm DEFA cannon in lower front fuselage. A Coastal Command Wellington was the first aircraft to be fitted with the anti-submarine Leigh light. Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Mercury XV radial engine, 920 hp (690 kW) each, Propellers: Three-bladed Hamilton Standard propeller, Maximum speed: 266 mph (231 kn, 428 km/h at 11,800 ft (3,597 m)), Cruise speed: 198 mph (172.25 kn, 319 km/h), Climb to 6,500 feet (2,000 m): 4 min 10 sec, 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in port wing, 1 or 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning guns in rear-firing under-nose blister or Nash & Thomson FN.54 turret, 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning guns in dorsal turret, 2 × 500 lb (227 kg) bombs internally and 8× 40 lb (18 kg) bombs externally, 1,013 built. The Mark IV was a completely redesigned vehicle, though still based on the same engine and Marmon-Herrington components. takeoff weight: 18,500 lb (8,390 kg), Powerplant: 2 × Wright Cyclone 9-cylinder radial engines, 1,100 hp (820 kW) each, Maximum speed: 218 kt (246 mph, 397 km/h), 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in dorsal turret, Bombs: 750 lb (340 kg) of bombs or depth charges, R-2800-31 powered variant for the RAF, 487 built, some transferred to the USAAC and USN. and the rest (32) are similar but different to the ones in game at the moment. 1,750 P-51Cs were built. After 2 years of operation, The SAAF Decided to get the Vampire instead. Hercules XVII engines with cropped superchargers improved low-altitude performance. After evaluation and an airshow appearance, it was returned by road to Mozambique. The Tank, Cruiser, Crusader III (A15) is a rank II British light tank with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). Bombs: 5,300 lb (2,400 kg) of payload on four external hardpoints, bombs were usually mounted on outer two pylons as the inner pairs were plumbed for 2 200 US gallons (760 L) drop tanks which gave the Sabre a more useful range. AA It was introduced along with the initial British tree line in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour".. Bombers (You could split this into US Bombers and UK Bombers). MB-326M: Two-seat jet trainer, ground-attack aircraft for the South African Air Force. Mk II (1941) - lengthened chassis, all-wheel drive. War Thunder - 7500 (+2500 Bonus) Golden Eagles. The main contractors were the Reumech Olifant Manufacturing Company (OMC) which built the hull and the Lyttleton Engineering Works (LEW) which designed the turret and supplied the main gun. I can only see 3 planes (4 if you split the Impala into Mk I and Mk II) on there that can be considered truly unique to the SAAF. 3,307 built. but why does everyone want new vehicles every damn update? The last major version (2,231 built) was the Mk X. Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car Mk IIIA. Lend-lease PBY-5Bs for the RAF, 225 aircraft built. Powered by a 1,030 hp (770 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin II inline piston engine. Two-seat general-purpose, ground surpport aircraft for the South African Air Force, powered by a 608 hp (453 kW) Rolls-Royce Kestrel VFP piston engine; 65 aircraft built under licence in South Africa. I mean, this patch was meant to be a lot smaller than others. takeoff weight: 6,010 lb[31] (2,732 kg), Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-17 Twin Wasp air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,050 hp (783 kW), Maximum speed: 313 mph (272 knots, 500 km/h) at 8,500 ft, 2,960 m, Cruise speed: 270 mph (235 knots, 432 km/h), Range: 625 mi (543 nmi, 1,006 km) at 270 mph (419 km/h), 860 mi (748 nmi, 1,385 km) at 200 mph, 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine gun, 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun, later production variants had two .50 MGs synchronized with the propeller mounted in the engine cowl and two or four .30 MGs mounted in the wings just outside the propeller arc, some were also later fitted with a single hardpoint under each wing that could carry a bomb of up to 100 lb (45 kg) or a light bomb rack for three 50 lb (23 kg), five 20 lb (9 kg) or 30 lb (14 kg) bombs, Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Kestrel IV V12 engine, 640 hp (477 kW), Maximum speed: 223 mph at 16,500 ft (360 km/h at 5,030 m), Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers Mk IV machine guns with 600 rpg. For Ground forces: It was developed by Armaments Corporation of South Africa (ARMSCOR) and one prototype or possibly more was built before the project was cancelled. Before I start on listing the Aircraft and Tanks, a few issues that were raised in our discussions in AOD : So what I'm getting is that the Africans just used other countries stuff and never built anything of their own =P. 11 radio set. Goed om te sien daars paar mense van SA... Am south african living in Cape Town, can confirm that it DOES exists and looks like this. Max. The aircraft was designated J 8A in Swedish Air Force service. 6 Squadron's logo which flew the Hurricane starting in 1941. ... English Stay in South Africa - English What's new. M4(105) - Upgraded with 105mm M4 Howitzer, designed for infantry support and assault, sacrificing anti-armour capability. 655 built, 390 to RCAF, 225 to Luftwaffe, six to Colombia and 34 to South Africa. takeoff weight: 28,500 lb (12,955 kg), Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Pegasus Mark XVIII radial engines, 1,050 hp (783 kW) each, Maximum speed: 235 mph (378 km/h) at 15,500 ft (4,730 m). 1.1k R199,00. Microsoft 365; Windows 10 apps; Back to school deals; Microsoft Store. [184] All nuclear weapons were carried internally. Max. During trade embargoes we were able to develop class leaders such as the Ratel and Rooikat. 887 units built. Israel is another treasure trove. A total of 1,519 Mark IIIs were built and became mainstays of Bomber Command through 1941. The wing main spars had to be strengthened due to the additional engines. Bombs: Total of 8,000 lb (3,628 kg) of payload can be mounted inside the internal bomb bay and on two underwing hardpoints, with the ability to carry a variety of bombs. More vehicles will add more interest to the game. Mosquito Mk XVI, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Mosquito, The B-24J was very similar to the B-24H, but shortages of the Emerson nose turret required use of a modified, hydraulically powered Consolidated A-6 turret in most J model aircraft built at Consolidated's San Diego and Fort Worth factories. I will do the tanks later on, But I really think we could have an interesting tech tree here. First production version, with fabric-covered wings, a wooden two-bladed, fixed-pitch propeller, powered by the 1,030 hp (770 kW) Rolls-Royce Merlin Mk II or III engines and armed with eight .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns. The USAF upgraded many of previous F versions to the F-40 standard. Early N production blocks dropped a .50 in (12.7 mm) gun from each wing, bringing the total back to four; later production blocks reintroduced it after complaints from units in the field. So In total, This is my South African Tech Tree. Description. 600 aircraft built. Later aircraft; Four .303 calibre M1919 Browning machine guns; two synchronised guns in fuselage sides and one beneath each lower wing. The Wellesley Mk I had two separate cockpits. British troops aided by South African soldiers, staged their attack from South Africa, landing on the strategic island on 4 May 1942[3] to preclude its seizure by the Japanese. Wellington B Mk XII & Each and every one of these aircraft were aircraft that participated immensely to the war effort. 14 of those 17 are not actually unique, they have just not been added to their respective original nations yet. Depiction of any real-world weapon or vehicle in this game does not mean participation in game development, sponsorship or endorsement by any weapon or vehicle manufacturer. Mosquito Mk IX & R549,00. The aircraft was designated J 8 in Swedish Air Force service. Centauro show just how well the Rooikat would work in game. The South African 2nd Infantry Division also took part in a number of actions in North Africa during 1942, but on 21 June 1942 two complete infantry brigades of the division as well as most of the supporting units were captured at the fall of Tobruk. A Dallas-built variation of the P-51D equipped with an Aeroproducts propeller in place of the Hamilton Standard propeller was designated P-51K; 1,500 of these were built. Thank you gaijin! The new wings also included a hardpoint for a 500 or 250 lb (230 or 110 kg) bomb, and later in 1941, fuel tanks. War Thunder - 3750 (+1250 Bonus) Golden Eagles. These Hurricanes were nicknamed "Flying Can Openers", perhaps a play on the No. takeoff weight: 35,420 lb (16,066 kg), Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW each) each, 3 .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail), 2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister), 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges; torpedo racks were also available. Hurricane Mk IIA Series 1 equipped with new and slightly longer propeller spinner and fully replaced the machine-gun armament with four 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk II cannons, two per side. P-40 Kittyhawk Mk IV & 316 talking about this. Not to mention all the senior heads that composed the British board. It was sent by Gloster for the SAAF to test it. Riveted hull, high profile turret, gasoline engine. War Thunder - 150 Golden Eagles. still nothing Japanese sad you keep ignoring it, Don't worry the twin engine heavy fighter is coming ;). International programs MOWAG LAVs, SEPECAT Jaguar for example. Some cool top tier stuff as well like the rooikat, they could make a commonwealth tree with australia, canada and south africa. Alouette III – Rhodesian Bush War – War Thunder Skin Here’s the story of Rhodesia, a land both fair and great. takeoff weight: 45,000 lb (20,455 kg), Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800/S.1A4-G "Double Wasp" radial piston engine, 1,850 hp (1,380 kW each) each, Maximum speed: 224 mph (195 knots, 361 km/h), Guns: 8 x .303 (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in three turrets. Close. R12,80. One E and two Fs were modified for improved performance via rocket boost. The rear-mounted engine and the transmission were bolted directly to the welded hull. Compare with inner nacelle. +1 I honestly think South Africa needs more love in this game. The first aircraft flew on 18 September 1941 and deliveries started in 1942. R12,80. War Thunder - 3750 (+1250 Bonus) Golden Eagles. The South African 3rd Infantry Division never took an active part in any battles but instead organised and trained the South African home defence forces, performed garrison duties and supplied replacements for the South African 1st Infantry Division and the South African 2nd Infantry Division. T55E1 - BR has been lowered from 4.7 to 4.3; Sd.Kfz.234/4 - BR has been raised from 3.0 to 3.7. Crew: 10 — pilot, co-pilot, bow turret gunner, flight engineer, radio operator, navigator, radar operator, two waist gunners, ventral gunner, Max. The South African Air Force (SAAF) made a significant contribution to the air war in East Africa, North Africa, Sicily, Italy, the Balkans and even as far east as bombing missions aimed at the Romanian oilfields in Ploiești supply missions in support of the Warsaw uprising[5] and reconnaissance missions ahead of the Russian advances in the Lvov-Cracow area. Despite having no threats from a similarly advanced neighboring nation state, the country of South Africa collaborated with many arms produces and created an indigenous prototype MBT and put it on showcase in 1992. South Africa and its military forces contributed in many theaters of war. This sub serves to stop our history from being forgotten or twisted. A total of 553 P-40Ns were acquired by the Royal Australian Air Force, making it the variant most commonly used by the RAAF. 116 talking about this. The South African 6th Armoured Division fought in numerous actions in Italy in 1944–1945. B-24H sub-assemblies made by Ford and constructed by other companies and any model with a C-1 or M-1 retrofit, were all designated B-24J. takeoff weight: 25,400 lb (11,521 kg), Powerplant: 2 × Bristol Hercules 14-cylinder radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each, Maximum speed: 320 mph (280 kn, 515 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m), Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,795 m) without torpedo, Rate of climb: 1,600 ft/min (8.2 m/s) without torpedo, 4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk II cannon (240 rpg) in nose, 1 × manually operated .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning for observer, 8 × RP-3 "60 lb" (27 kg) rockets (underwing), Wellington B Mk III & The first jet aircraft in South Africa. This is a subreddit for War Thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat MMO developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Powered by two Mercury V8 engines with an eight-wheel drive steered on the front and rear wheels. The later production models featured a dorsal fin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_South_Africa_during_World_War_II, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_African_Campaign_(World_War_II). Crew: 7: (2 pilots, bombardier, navigator/radio operator, 3 gunners), Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43 radial engines, 2,000-2,200 hp (1,491 kW) each, Maximum speed: 287 mph (250 knots, 460 km/h) at 5,000 feet (1,500 m), Cruise speed: 216 mph (188 knots, 358 km/h), Landing speed: 114 mph (90 knots, 167 km/h)), Combat radius: 1,150 mi (999 nmi, 1,850 km), Ferry range: 2,850 mi (2,480 nmi, 4,590 km), Guns: 12 × .50 in (12.7 mm) Browning machine guns. P-40 Tomahawk Mk IIA. The same racks would allow the Hurricane to carry two 45-gallon (205 l) drop tanks instead of the bombs, more than doubling the Hurricane's fuel load. Any comments will be greatly appreciated. P-40 Kittyhawk Mk IV We had a complete air force and a really good ground force too. With such a large number of copy vehicles it will end up like what Gaijin has said about the Chinese tree, it ain't happening. Specs: i5 6600 8Gb DDR4 1060 6GB 1440p resolution with 1280x1024 side monitor I'm having texture issues in War Thunder after the new update. Canberra B(I).8 bombers built for New Zealand and South Africa. By then, performance was inferior to the latest German fighters, and the Hurricane changed to the ground-attack role, sometimes referred to as the Hurribomber. Also, for example with the Martin Baltimore etc and with a lot to come (tier 2, 3, 4 and 5) they were not used by their "home" countries. Martin Baltimore Mk V. Fitted with 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) Wright GR-2600-A5B radial piston engines, armed with ten 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns, eight fixed Brownings and two flexible Vickers K machine guns; all marks had two fixed 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Brownings in the leading-edge of each wing and four similar fixed guns, two on each side of the lower fuselage aft firing backwards, plus two flexible Vickers guns in dorsal and ventral. Built under license in South Africa by the Atlas Aircraft Corporation. Improved version, fitted with protective armour, powered by two 905 hp (675 kW) Bristol Mercury XV radial piston engines, armed with a 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun in the port wing, plus two 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine-guns in a powered operated dorsal turret, and two remotely controlled rearward-firing 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun mounted beneath the nose, maximum bombload 1,000 lb (450 kg) internally and 320 lb (150 kg) externally. ... English Stay in South Africa - English What's new. German has the most stuff out of every other nation currently, sit back and let other nations get something, GERxHood, Actually, Russia has the most stuff. The update better not come next week, there is a lot you have to work on. I hope this means the possibility of adding some more (excluding the hunter premium) Rhodesian/South African stuff to the game ^^. Martin Baltimore Mk III / IIIA & War Thunder - 7500 (+2500 Bonus) Golden Eagles. [17], 1 .303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine gun in rear-firing chin blister. South Africa contributed to the war effort against Japan, supplying men and manning ships in naval engagements against the Japanese. A Fiat CR42 was flown back for Displays all over South Africa - I have a picture in a book "ON WINGS OF EAGLES" but unable to find on online. takeoff weight: 12,390 lb [116] (5,620 kg), Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Goblin 3 centrifugal turbojet, 3,350 lbf (14.90 kN), Rate of climb: 4,800 ft/min[116] (24.4 m/s). [45] The RAF received 594 P-51-Ks and assigned them the name Mustang Mk IVA, Spitfire LF IX & Max. The South African 1st Infantry Division took part in several actions in North Africa in 1941 and 1942, including the Battle of El Alamein, before being withdrawn to South Africa to be re-constituted as an armoured division. War Thunder - Sabre Skyblazers Pack. Over 2,000 units built. Export version for South Africa and Sweden. ... English Stay in South Africa - English What's new. the Hercules returned with the next major version in 1942, the Mk VI, which was eventually built to over 1,000 examples. Supplied to Commonwealth air forces as the Kittyhawk Mk IV. P40M Kittyhawk Mk III & Rooikat Mk.1D — Has been moved to the sub tree of South Africa. Modified Mk II design defensive armament was increased to 14 0.303 in (7.7 mm) guns and improved with a hydraulically powered dorsal turret supplied by Boulton Paul in the UK with 4 Browning machine guns. takeoff weight: 55,000 lb (24,948 kg), Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Avon R.A.7 Mk.109 turbojets, 7,400 lbf (36 kN) each, Maximum speed: Mach 0.88 (580 mph, 933 km/h) at 40,000 ft (12,192 m), Ferry range: 3,380 mi (2,940 nm, 5,440 km), Guns: 4 x 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon mounted in rear bomb bay (500 rounds/gun), or 2 x 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun pods, Rockets: 2 x unguided rocket pods with 37 2-inch (51 mm) rockets, or 2 x Matra rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets each, Missiles: A variety of missiles can be carried according to mission requirements, e.g: 2 x AS-30L air-to-surface missiles. ... English Stay in South Africa - English What's new. Rank changed from II to III. 104 comments. Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car Mk IV. Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Mercury IX radial engine, 830 hp (619 kW), Maximum speed: 253 mph (220 knots, 407 km/h) at 14,500 ft (4,400 m), Rate of climb: 2,300 ft/min[111] (11.7 m/s). It was powered by two Bristol Centaurus VII radial piston engines, armed with 7 machine guns and could carry 6,000 pounds (2,700 kg) of bombs, mines or depth charges. I know that name... To jog your memory, remember the guy that played against you in RB twice in a row with the centurion and you the VFW... We filled up the chat while playing. It also could stand for South Africa. But online/games, it mostly stands for South Asia. We’re pleased to present our new naval location “South Africa” in the upcoming update 1.93 “Shark Attack”! The game is based around combined arms battles on air, land, and sea with vehicles from the Spanish Civil War to today. Max. The game is based around combined arms battles on air, land, and sea with vehicles from the Spanish Civil War to today. P-40 Tomahawk Mk IIB Adding another 6 P40s to the USAAF Line wont help that line, But they are still aircraft that the player base desperately wants in the game. War Thunder is a free-to-play, cross-platform, massively multiplayer military masterpiece with millions of fans worldwide, that allows players on PC, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, Mac and Linux to fight their way across air, land, and sea in the same battlefield. As with the Mk I;defensive armament was increased to 12 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns including twin 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in both the dorsal and ventral positions. Science, Outdoors, Fishing, and of course, P l a n e s, Gaming, War Thunder, politics, history, technology, military stuff. Production aircraft for the Royal Air Force (RAF); 351 built and 50 for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It had some detail improvements and it was characterized by two small air scoops just before the exhaust pipes. South Africa's contribution consisted mainly of supplying troops, airmen and material for the North African campaign (the Desert War) and the Italian Campaign as well as to Allied ships that docked at its crucial ports adjoining the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean that converge at the tip of Southern Africa. P40M Kittyhawk Mk III also reported 678 mph (1,091 km/h) and 599 at 35,000 feet (11,000 m) at 15,352 pounds (6,960 kg). About 334,000 men volunteered for full-time service in the South African Army during the war (including some 211,000 whites, 77,000 blacks and 46,000 coloureds and Indians). Coming soon.. or even sooner! GoddePro, An international tech tree would be pretty cool. The Tanks would be a nice Wheeled Vehicle line up. [52] The first MR.3 flew on 2 September 1955, the aircraft had problems with stalling characteristics and crashed on 7 December 1956.The variant entered service with 220 Squadron at RAF St Eval in August 1957. 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