BV 238 - Revision history

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‎Flight performance

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U127166228: reference to the bv 238 being the current biggest plane in war thunder

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reference to the bv 238 being the current biggest plane in war thunder

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 [[File:BV238 trinitythewolf 001.jpg|450px|thumb|right|''Little buddy'']]
-Due to being an aircraft of this size, it is no surprise that the {{PAGENAME}} is a very sluggish plane when it comes to making changes in flight. Typical characteristics of this aircraft are slow acceleration, poor climb rate, very high top speed of 762 km/h, pitiful turn rate and an agonizingly slow roll rate, the {{PAGENAME}} is a handful and will not out-perform any aircraft it will face in-game. If necessary, combat flaps can significantly decrease the turn time, however, manoeuvres like this should be limited as it can expose the bomber to enemy fighters looking for an advantage.
+Due to being an aircraft of this size, it is no surprise that the {{PAGENAME}} is a very sluggish plane when it comes to making changes in flight. Typical characteristics of this aircraft are slow acceleration, poor climb rate, low top speed, pitiful turn rate and an agonizingly slow roll rate, the {{PAGENAME}} is a handful and will not out-perform any aircraft it will face in-game. If necessary, combat flaps can significantly decrease the turn time, however, manoeuvres like this should be limited as it can expose the bomber to enemy fighters looking for an advantage.
 While at altitude, to get away from inbound fighters, it may be tempting to dive down to a lower altitude, however, this may be counterproductive as it will put the fragile bomber at a much lower altitude and in range of many more enemy fighters. For this aircraft, altitude is king and the best place from which it can bomb. When being attacked, ensure the gunners have a clear shot at the incoming enemy fighter and if necessary, switch to gunner-view and staff the turrets yourself. Even if the {{PAGENAME}} ends up going down, make sure the enemy fighter goes with you

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 [[File:BV238 trinitythewolf 001.jpg|450px|thumb|right|''Little buddy'']]
-Due to being an aircraft of this size, it is no surprise that the {{PAGENAME}} is a very sluggish plane when it comes to making changes in flight. Typical characteristics of this aircraft are slow acceleration, poor climb rate, low top speed, pitiful turn rate and an agonizingly slow roll rate, the {{PAGENAME}} is a handful and will not out-perform any aircraft it will face in-game. If necessary, combat flaps can significantly decrease the turn time, however, manoeuvres like this should be limited as it can expose the bomber to enemy fighters looking for an advantage.
+Due to being an aircraft of this size, it is no surprise that the {{PAGENAME}} is a very sluggish plane when it comes to making changes in flight. Typical characteristics of this aircraft are slow acceleration, poor climb rate, very high top speed of 762 km/h, pitiful turn rate and an agonizingly slow roll rate, the {{PAGENAME}} is a handful and will not out-perform any aircraft it will face in-game. If necessary, combat flaps can significantly decrease the turn time, however, manoeuvres like this should be limited as it can expose the bomber to enemy fighters looking for an advantage.
 While at altitude, to get away from inbound fighters, it may be tempting to dive down to a lower altitude, however, this may be counterproductive as it will put the fragile bomber at a much lower altitude and in range of many more enemy fighters. For this aircraft, altitude is king and the best place from which it can bomb. When being attacked, ensure the gunners have a clear shot at the incoming enemy fighter and if necessary, switch to gunner-view and staff the turrets yourself. Even if the {{PAGENAME}} ends up going down, make sure the enemy fighter goes with you

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 * Impressive bomb load (5 tons payload in the form of 20 x 250 kg bombs)
-* Extremely durable airframe, with a large crew compliment
+* Extremely durable airframe, with a large crew count
 * Excellent defensive armament in most-all directions, eighteen total defensive machine guns and autocannons
 * Ability to land on water and rearm/repair from nearby carriers; can also land on land-based runways without landing gear
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 '''Cons:'''
-* The largest aircraft in War Thunder, thus an easily identifiable and desirable target
+* Large aircraft, thus an easily identifiable and desirable target
-* Large aircraft with a large payload equals very challenging to fly (manoeuvrability suffers when fully loaded)
+* Large airframe with a large payload equals very challenging to fly (manoeuvrability suffers when fully loaded)
 * No access to landing gear, must belly land (causing damage) or land on water
 * Easy to destroy from the underside due to lack of ventral turrets
 * Easy target when flying at low altitudes
-* Weak points include pilots, wings, and tails, any rocket-carrying aircrafts are the bane of this flying boat
+* Weak points include pilots, wings, and tails, any rocket-carrying aircraft are the bane of this flying boat
 * Convergence of wing gunners makes it difficult to aim
-* Guns over heat quickly.
+* Defensive guns overheat quickly
 == History ==

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 * Weak points include pilots, wings, and tails, any rocket-carrying aircrafts are the bane of this flying boat
 * Convergence of wing gunners makes it difficult to aim
 == History ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the largest aircraft produced during WWII by the Axis Powers. With a size intended to demonstrate the marvels of German technological superiority, it also served as a show of force. With an equal weight to two B-29A-BN Superfortresses, the aircraft was powered by six DB.603V 12-cylinder radial engines and could reach 424 km/h at 6 km altitude, with a range of over 10,000 km. The aircraft never advanced beyond the experimental stage, since the BV 238 V1 was destroyed by Allies as it sat hidden near the town of Lübeck.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]. The BV 238 is a slow though very well armoured and armed bomber. Capable of landing in water which is a rare occurrence for an aircraft of its size. It is very capable thanks to its large bomb payload of 20 x 250Kg bombs which is enough to destroy a base or several ground targets in realistic battles, and is also very well defended, with dorsal turrets consisting of dual MG 151 20mm autocannons while all other turrets use quad MG 131 HMGs. Thanks to this, an interceptor approaching alone from behind the BV 238 can consider itself destroyed, or at least in grave danger. The best way to deal with the BV 238 is a high speed dive from above, trying to hit the pilots or the engines. A few engines destroyed in the BV 238 are enough to make it lose speed at a constant rate, making it eventually crash.
+The BV 238 was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]. The BV 238 is a slow though very well-armoured and armed bomber. It is capable of landing in water, which is a rare occurrence for an aircraft of its size. It is very capable thanks to its large bomb payload of 20 x 250 kg bombs which is enough to destroy a base or several ground targets in realistic battles, and is also very well defended, with dorsal turrets consisting of dual MG 151 20 mm autocannons while all other turrets use quad MG 131 HMGs. Thanks to this, an interceptor approaching alone from behind the BV 238 can consider itself destroyed, or at least in grave danger. The best way to deal with the BV 238 is a high speed dive from above, trying to hit the pilots or the engines. A few engines destroyed in the BV 238 are enough to make it lose speed at a constant rate, making it eventually crash.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} German bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]].
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the largest aircraft produced during WWII by the Axis Powers. With a size intended to demonstrate the marvels of German technological superiority, it also served as a show of force. With an equal weight to two B-29A-BN Superfortresses, the aircraft was powered by six DB.603V 12-cylinder radial engines and could reach 424 km/h at 6 km altitude, with a range of over 10,000 km. The aircraft never advanced beyond the experimental stage, since the BV 238 V1 was destroyed by Allies as it sat hidden near the town of Lübeck.
-The Blohm & Voss {{PAGENAME}} was the largest aircraft produced during World War II by an Axis power. The size of the aircraft served a two-fold purpose, to show Germany's technological might and a show of force. Weighing in at 110 tons ( 220,000 lb or 99,790 kg), equal in weight to two [[B-29A-BN]] Superfortresses, the massive flying boat could hold an impressive bomb load or transport crew and vehicles (upwards of 300 troops total). For War Thunder's purposes, the bomb load is what matters, as the 20 x 250 kg bombs (5,000 kg total / 11,025 lbs) is a devastating amount in-game, especially if the {{PAGENAME}} can get up to a higher altitude away from most fighter/interceptors.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters"]]. The BV 238 is a slow though very well armoured and armed bomber. Capable of landing in water which is a rare occurrence for an aircraft of its size. It is very capable thanks to its large bomb payload of 20 x 250Kg bombs which is enough to destroy a base or several ground targets in realistic battles, and is also very well defended, with dorsal turrets consisting of dual MG 151 20mm autocannons while all other turrets use quad MG 131 HMGs. Thanks to this, an interceptor approaching alone from behind the BV 238 can consider itself destroyed, or at least in grave danger. The best way to deal with the BV 238 is a high speed dive from above, trying to hit the pilots or the engines. A few engines destroyed in the BV 238 are enough to make it lose speed at a constant rate, making it eventually crash.
 == General info ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=bv-238 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Kawanishi [[H8K2|H8K]] Emily (⅓rd the size at 32.5 tons)
 ;Even smaller flying boats
 * Beriev [[Be-6]] (29.0 tons)
 * Short [[Sunderland Mk V|Sunderland]] (27.2 tons)

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 * 5 mm Steel plate behind pilot.
-Though the {{PAGENAME}} almost entirely lacks armour, it is a highly survivable plane. Massive areas of empty space within the fuselage as well as the iconic ''six'' engines of this behemoth cause the bomber to be an incredibly tough target to take down. With smart use of Manual Engine Controls to disable engines and manipulate radiators, a BV 238 pilot can nurse even a critically damaged bomber several kilometres home safely. Due to the plane's role as a flying boat, the belly of the bomber is unusually durable, and can easily survive landings on land-based runways in spite of the {{PAGENAME}}'s lack of a wheeled landing gear. The wings of this massive aircraft are the weak points, if a cannon bearing aircraft manages to cause one of the wings to snap, there is nothing stopping the {{PAGENAME}} from crashing to the earth.
+Though the {{PAGENAME}} almost entirely lacks armour, it is a highly survivable plane. Massive areas of empty space within the fuselage as well as the iconic six engines of this behemoth cause the bomber to be an incredibly tough target to take down. With smart use of Manual Engine Controls to disable engines and manipulate radiators, a BV 238 pilot can nurse even a critically damaged bomber several kilometres home safely. Due to the plane's role as a flying boat, the belly of the bomber is unusually durable, and can easily survive landings on land-based runways in spite of the BV 238's lack of a wheeled landing gear. The wings of this massive aircraft are the weak points, if a cannon bearing aircraft manages to cause one of the wings to snap, there is nothing stopping the {{PAGENAME}} from crashing to the earth.
 In terms of crew members, the {{PAGENAME}} houses an impressive ten crew members, with two crew members in the flight deck and five more each manning various gunner positions around the aircraft, and three more miscellaneous crew. This makes the {{PAGENAME}} very hard to neuter, as the crew members are spaced '''very''' far apart, with one gunner on each wing past the third engine, two near the flight deck, and one in the tail of the aircraft, altogether making it nigh-impossible to prevent return fire from the bomber.
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 == History ==
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-The Blohm & Voss BV 238 was an experimental flying boat that saw development and flight trials in 1944. With a wingspan of just over 60 metres and a length of 43.5 metres, the BV 238 was a truly gargantuan aircraft, being, in fact, the heaviest aircraft in existence at the time. Powered by six DB.603V 12-cylinder radial engines, the BV 238 could reach 424 km/h at 6 kilometres altitude, with a range of over 10,000 kilometres.<ref name="Yenne" />
+The Blohm & Voss BV 238 was an experimental flying boat that saw development and flight trials in 1944. With a wingspan of just over 60 m and a length of 43.5 m, the BV 238 was a truly gargantuan aircraft, being, in fact, the heaviest aircraft in existence at the time. Powered by six DB.603V 12-cylinder radial engines, the BV 238 could reach 424 km/h at 6 km altitude, with a range of over 10,000 km.<ref name="Yenne" />
 Blohm & Voss Flugzeugbau designer and leader of the flying boat project, Hans H. Amtmann stated in an autobiography, "''The RLM issued a request for a large flying boat. In spite of the fact that Erhard Milch, the powerful secretary to the Air Minister Göring, wanted this flying boat developed and built by the Dornier company, the technical staff of the Air Ministry selected our design and the contract went to our company.''"<ref name="Harrison" />
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-;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era (though nowhere the same size of 110 tons)
+;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
 * Kawanishi [[H8K2|H8K]] Emily (⅓rd the size at 32.5 tons)
-Even smaller flying boats:
+;Even smaller flying boats
 * Beriev [[Be-6]] (29.0 tons)
 * Short [[Sunderland Mk V|Sunderland]] (27.2 tons)
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 {{PAGENAME}}s are a big juicy target for many players and as such, it is in the best interest of the flying boat pilot to try to enlist the services of an escort fighter or two. This provides two benefits, one, protection of the bomber to allow it to get to the target and drop its payload and two, enemy fighters come to the escorts, allowing the escorts to typically attack with an energy advantage.
-The {{PAGENAME}} is a the biggest plane in war thunder with equality big advantages and big disadvantages, but the bombing potential makes it worth the chance taken to get it over a target. Don't be surprised when enemy fighters come gunning for you, just work it so they end up on your tail and let your gunners do their job!
+The {{PAGENAME}} is a big plane with big advantages and big disadvantages, but the bombing potential makes it worth the chance taken to get it over a target. Don't be surprised when enemy fighters come gunning for you, just work it so they end up on your tail and let your gunners do their job!
 == General info ==
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 ;Skins
 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=bv-238 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 == Media ==
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 ;Images
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 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|osemimTmF78|'''Premium Review: BV-238 (the new Tu-4)''' - ''Jengar''|abgr1kKAnQE|'''BV-238 - THE BIGGEST AIRCRAFT IN THE GAME!!!''' - ''TheHurricaneHunter // NickTHH''|ARvgfqS0TzA|'''Largest Plane In War Thunder! - BV 238 German Boat Plane''' - ''Drae''|iQ97c_m8G0I|'''The Shooting Range #16''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:42 discusses the BV 238.}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|abgr1kKAnQE|'''BV-238 - The Biggest Aircraft In The Game!!!''' - ''TheHurricaneHunter // NickTHH''|iQ97c_m8G0I|'''The Shooting Range #16''' - ''Metal Beasts'' section at 00:42 discusses the BV 238.|ARvgfqS0TzA|'''Largest Plane In War Thunder! - BV 238 German Boat Plane''' - ''Drae''|osemimTmF78|'''Premium Review: BV-238 (the new Tu-4)''' - ''Jengar''}}
 == See also ==