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 ran
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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!