Do 217 E-2 - Revision history

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2023-11-03T22:24:02Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U44629479: /* Suspended armament */ Added Flam C 250 incendiary and C 500 incendiary

2023-03-09T08:01:17Z

‎Suspended armament: Added Flam C 250 incendiary and C 500 incendiary

U9202753: Specs-Card ArtImage Added

2023-01-20T13:42:29Z

Specs-Card ArtImage Added

U44629479: Edits

2022-11-22T15:38:55Z

Edits

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

2022-11-20T16:04:38Z

‎In-game description: Reformatted

U44629479: Edits

2022-11-05T20:06:47Z

Edits

U56862421: /* Pros and cons */

2022-11-05T10:21:57Z

‎Pros and cons

U56862421: /* Pros and cons */

2022-11-05T10:21:02Z

‎Pros and cons

U38088265: /* Armaments */ Updated

2022-04-02T11:18:35Z

‎Armaments: Updated

U3312106: /* Details */

2021-02-17T17:29:11Z

‎Details

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 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
 {{main|SC50JA (50 kg)|SC250JA (250 kg)|SC500K (500 kg)|SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)}}
-{{main|Flam C 250 incendiary|Flam C 500 incendiary}}
+{{main|PC500 (500 kg)|PC1000 (1,000 kg)|Flam C 250 incendiary|Flam C 500 incendiary}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * 4 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (4,000 kg total)
 * 4 x Flam C 250 incendiary bombs
 * 8 x Flam C 250 incendiary bombs
-* 4 x Flam C 500 incendiary bombs
+* 4 x 500 kg PC500 bombs (2,000 kg total)
 === Defensive armament ===

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 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
 {{main|SC50JA (50 kg)|SC250JA (250 kg)|SC500K (500 kg)|SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (2,000 kg total)
 * 4 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (4,000 kg total)
 === Defensive armament ===

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 {{Specs-Card
 |code=do_217e_2
-|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
+|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
 }}

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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
 ''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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 <!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.'' -->

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 The Do 217 was designed to meet the requirement of the ''Reichsluftfahrtministerium'' (Air Ministry) for a heavy night bomber or a float-equipped anti-shipping dive bomber. Dornier experimented with the Do 17 with an enlarged fuselage, more powerful engine and almost twice the bomb load of the original Do 17. Dive brakes were fitted under the wings with Daimler-Benz DB601B engines. This design proved underpowered and manoeuvrable. Instability was a problem, this was soon fixed by installing Handley Page Leading edge slats. The final version used Jumo 211A engines instead of the DB601 and the proposed DB603. Different tail sections were tested out on this version of the Do 217. The final design entered service as the Do 217 E-2. With BMW 801A 14 cylinder radial air-cooled engines. This version of the Do 217 did not have tail mounted dive-brakes. The engine unit was interchangeable with Jumo 211 engines as part of the "Power Egg" concept. The Do 217 normally carries a crew of four: bomb-aimer/observer/forward gunner, dorsal gunner/radio operator, ventral gunner/flight engineer, and a pilot. The dive brake in the original version was removed.
-=== In-game description ===
+{{break}}
 Dornier Do 217 E-2 medium twin-engine bomber
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 A combined total of 185 Do 217 E-2s were built.
 == Media ==

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 {{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
 <!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
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 * Poor defensive armament
 * Low cruising speed flying level or climbing
-* No rudder control (especially at high speeds)
+* Hard to engage targets on the horizontal axis due to poor roll rate and poor rudder control (especially at high speeds)
 == History ==

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 |-
 | < 290 || < 360 || < 360 || > 315
 |-
 |}
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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
-* 1 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg)
+* 1 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon, chin-mounted (225 rpg)
 === Suspended armament ===
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 * 4 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,000 kg total)
-* 26 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (1,300 kg total)
+* 28 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (1,400 kg total)
 * 8 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (2,000 kg total)
 * 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)
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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
-* 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, dorsal turret (500 rpg)
+* 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, dorsal turret (1,000 rpg)
 * 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, ventral turret (1,000 rpg)
-* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, nose turret (500 rpg)
+* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, nose turret (375 rpg)
-* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, 2 x dorsal beam turret (500 rpg)
+* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, 2 x dorsal beam turret (600 rpg left, 525 rpg right)
 == Usage in battles ==
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 == External links ==
-<!--''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
+<!-- ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''
 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''encyclopedia page on the aircraft;''
-* ''other literature.''-->
+* ''other literature.'' -->
 * [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/436320-do217e-24/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 |-
-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 351 || 270 || ~6 || ~5
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 351 || 270 || ~7 || ~5
 |-
 |}