[Coming soon] Sea Hawk FGA.6: Ten Points of Strike

The Big and Medium Trophies contain a British strike aircraft combining powerful armament with excellent low-altitude speed.

Historical Note

The British carrier-based Sea Hawk fighter was developed in the early postwar years as a private venture by the Hawker company. The project initially began as an attempt to adapt the piston-engined Fury fighter for a turbojet powerplant. Despite a lack of early interest from the military, Hawker independently pressed ahead with development, producing the P.1040 prototype. Following its maiden flight on September 2, 1947, the aircraft earned a official production order by the end of 1949. The first production Sea Hawks entered service with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm in 1953, with total production eventually exceeding 500 aircraft.

One of the final and most advanced modifications was the FGA.6 variant, which was equipped with a more powerful Rolls-Royce Nene Mk.103 engine. By the early 1960s the Royal Navy had begun retiring the Sea Hawk, though the aircraft continued to serve with other nations. Its most significant foreign operator was India, where Sea Hawks remained in active service until the early 1980s.

Sea Hawk FGA.6 (Rank IX)

Brief Analysis

Strengths: Strong low-altitude top speed, powerful forward-firing armament, and a large selection of suspended ordnance.
Weaknesses: Sluggish acceleration.
Role in battle: Purpose-built as a jet strike aircraft, yet capable of holding its own in air-to-air combat.

In battle

The Sea Hawk FGA.6 is a first-generation British carrier-based jet, purpose-built for strike operations yet equally capable in air combat.

The Sea Hawk FGA.6 is powered by a turbojet engine optimized for low-altitude performance, enabling a top speed of nearly 1,000 km/h at sea level. This makes it exceptionally comfortable at low altitude, where most opponents must climb to unlock their full speed potential. For an aircraft whose primary role is strike operations, this advantage is doubly valuable.

The Sea Hawk FGA.6's arsenal is another significant advantage. Ten external hardpoints support an exceptionally wide range of suspended ordnance – from unguided rockets to 225-450 kg bombs. The forward-firing armament is equally impressive: four 20 mm Hispano cannons prove effective both for strafing ground targets and holding their own in air combat.

The Sea Hawk FGA.6's most notable drawback – typical of early jet aviation – is its sluggish acceleration. The aircraft is slow to build up speed in level flight, and its rate of climb is similarly sluggish.

For a strike aircraft, however, this is not a significant disadvantage – and in air-to-air combat, its acceleration is comparable to most early jet aircraft in the game.

Premium ♠Sea Hawk FGA.6♠︎ (Rank IX)

The Premium variant is an extra aircraft for your roster! The premium warplane maintains the same performance as the standard variant, though it comes in a unique camouflage. With this premium warplane you’ll be able to enjoy faster Silver Lion and Research Point gains, and earn some Golden Eagles in your battles.

If you’re lucky enough to unlock both the premium and the standard variants, you will be able to use them both in the same battle!

Premium version of the vehicle:

As a jackpot or as a random reward when attempting to open the Big Trophy.
By reaching the top-10 in the relevant Leaderboard.
From the Collector's Trophy after adding the vehicle to this trophy type;
In Special Offers.

Standard version of the vehicle:

As a jackpot or as a random reward when attempting to open the Medium Trophy.
Order vehicles for Silver Lions after collecting 1,000 blueprints.

Ways to get blueprints:

From the Medium Trophy: 700 pcs in the guaranteed reward, or 10 to 100 pcs per attempt.
From the Big Trophy: 700 pcs in the guaranteed reward, or 80 to 200 pcs per attempt.
In the in-game store: purchase for Silver Lions a Folder with a number of blueprints (even after the season ends).
In special offers.

*Vehicle specifications and camouflages are still a work in progress and may change upon release.

The Sea Hawk FGA.6 (Rank IX) aircraft will appear in War Thunder Mobile (WTM) in the seasonal update in the Medium and Big Trophies of the Aviation Campaign.