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Republic F-84G Thunderjet, the in-game model
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Republic F-84G Thunderjet

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was the first jet of Alexander Kartveli, designer of the P-47. In the Korean War it was the main American jet fighter-bomber, attacking bridges, railways and dams. The G version could refuel in flight, and in the 1950s it became the backbone of many NATO air forces, the Turkish Air Force among them.

Korea’s fighter-bomber

The straight-winged F-84 was outclassed by the MiG-15 in air combat, but as a rugged fighter-bomber with a heavy load it was very valuable. In Korea F-84s struck bridges, railways, airfields and, in 1953, North Korea’s irrigation dams.

Republic F-84G Thunderjet, side view
Republic F-84G Thunderjet: the in-game model from the side.

NATO’s workhorse

The F-84G was one of the first single-seat fighters able to refuel in flight and to carry a tactical nuclear weapon. In the 1950s it was supplied under American aid programmes to many Western European air forces, and it was one of the Turkish Air Force’s first jet fighters. It was also the first aircraft of the US Air Force display team, the Thunderbirds.

In WarSimBox

In the game it is a jet fighter-bomber in the heavy line: fast down low, with a long range thanks to its wingtip tanks and six .50 in guns. It dives on ground targets with bombs and, once researched, eight HVAR rockets.

Unlocked in the aircraft tree after researching Republic P-47D Thunderbolt and Axial-flow turbojet.

Top speed
1,001 km/h · 0 m
Climb
35.1 m/s
Sustained turn
25.9 s
Stall speed
219 km/h

These figures come from the game’s flight model (climb, turn and stall at sea level).

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