General info for Firefly FR Mk V

  • Country Britain
  • Vehicle role Interceptor / Naval Fighter / Strike fighter
  • Rank 3
  • Battle rating in
    • arcade battles 4
    • realistic battles 4
    • simulator battles 4

Extended parameters

Arcade Battles
  • Price 140,000€
  • Wp bonus 90%
  • Exp bonus 148%
  • Max speed 554 km/h
  • Turn time 28.0 s
  • Training cost 39,000€
  • Climb speed 13.5 m/s
  • Airfield len 450 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 6.46 kg/s
  • Max altitude 10050 m
  • Max speed alt 5181 m
  • Weapon presets 5
  • Full repair cost 1,530€
  • Weapon
    20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon x4 (Ammo: 640) Reload Time 40s
  • Full repair time crew 13h 16m
Realistic Battles
  • Price 140,000€
  • Wp bonus 260%
  • Exp bonus 148%
  • Max speed 554 km/h
  • Turn time 28.0 s
  • Training cost 39,000€
  • Climb speed 13.5 m/s
  • Airfield len 450 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 6.46 kg/s
  • Max altitude 10050 m
  • Max speed alt 5181 m
  • Weapon presets 5
  • Full repair cost 2,871€
  • Weapon
    20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon x4 (Ammo: 640) Reload Time 40s
  • Full repair time crew 20h 55m
Simulator Battles
  • Price 140,000€
  • Wp bonus 270%
  • Exp bonus 148%
  • Max speed 554 km/h
  • Turn time 28.0 s
  • Training cost 39,000€
  • Climb speed 13.5 m/s
  • Airfield len 450 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 6.46 kg/s
  • Max altitude 10050 m
  • Max speed alt 5181 m
  • Weapon presets 5
  • Full repair cost 3,800€
  • Weapon
    20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon x4 (Ammo: 640) Reload Time 40s
  • Full repair time crew 1d

Firefly FR Mk V / statistics for the last 1 month

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Arcade Battles
  • Battles 135
  • Win rate 70.43%
  • Air frags per battle 1.13
  • Air frags per death 0.98
  • Ground frags per battle 1.81
  • Ground frags per death 1.38
Realistic Battles
  • Battles 69
  • Win rate 65.15%
  • Air frags per battle 0.55
  • Air frags per death 0.75
  • Ground frags per battle 3.33
  • Ground frags per death 4.17
Simulator Battles
  • Battles 8
  • Win rate N/A
  • Air frags per battle N/A
  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle N/A
  • Ground frags per death N/A

Wiki info about Firefly FR Mk V

Official War Thunder wiki

The Fairey Firefly had entered service in 1943 and served successfully in the closing stages of the Second World War as a multi-role, carrierborne fighter/strike aircraft. In 1944 a Rolls-Royce Griffon 72 was fitted to the Firefly for testing; the resulting improvements led to the Griffon 74 powered Firefly Mk.IV which entered service in 1947. The Mk.IV replaced the earlier three bladed propeller with a four bladed unit fitted to the new engine, and moved the radiators from the chin position to underneath the wings. The wings were also clipped to increase the roll rate. The leading edge of the tail fin was also extended and two under wing fairings carried fuel and a radar scanner in port and starboard respectively. The Firefly Mk.V built on the success of the previous variant with further modifications. For specialized roles, sub variants of the Firefly included a number of internal changes for the standard day fighter/reconnaissance variant, night fighter and anti-submarine aircraft. Power folding wings were also introduced during the life of the Mk.V which greatly assisted the efficiency of deck operations. 812 Naval Air Squadron was the first front line unit to re-equip with the Mk.V, at Eglinton in July 1948. When the Korean People’s Army crossed the 38th Parallel in June 1950, Korea was plunged into war and the carrierborne aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm were in action within days of the outbreak of hostilities. HMS Triumph was the first British carrier in theatre, but the embarked 827 NAS were actually still operating Second World War vintage Firefly Mk.Is. It was the Mk.V which replaced it in theatre which proved to be the most prolific variant of the conflict, being operated by 810, 812, 817, 821 and 825 Naval Air Squadrons. The Firefly was regularly engaged in strikes against key infrastructure such as bridges, railways, harbour installations and industrial sites. Operating in a range of conditions including sub-zero temperatures and storms, the Fireflies served alongside Seafires and Sea Furies to maintain an impressive rate of operations, proving to be resilient to the elements and the rigours of continued deck operations in anger. In 1952 a record-breaking day of operations was achieved from HMS Ocean when Fireflies and Sea Furies flew 123 sorties in a single day. Fireflies of 825 NAS were also involved in ground attack sorties during the 1954 Malayan Emergency. Post-war, the Firefly served as an export aircraft with Canada, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Ethiopia, Thailand, Sweden and India. The venerable aircraft left the service of the Fleet Air Arm in 1956, after 13 years of operations.