Late 298D - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a French seaplane, designed as a torpedo bomber, in also took on the roles of a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane. In 1934. French Navy was seeking replacement for the unsucessful Late 29 that just entered service. Latécoère 298 first flew on 6th May 1936. It was a single- engined monoplane powered by Hispano Suiza 12Y liquid-cooled engine. Two large floats with each containing a fuel tank were attached to fuselage with struts. A single Type 1926DA torpedo could be carried between the floats or two 150 kg bombs or depth charges for anti-submarine duties. Offensive armament was made of two 7.5 mm Darne machine guns with one in each wing and one Darne on a flexible mount operated by observer. The Laté 298 entered service in 1938 with the French Navy Airforce. The Laté first saw action during the Battle of France where they were used in their maritime patrol aircraft role, although they never attacked any German ship. In the later phase of the war, they were used to attack armoured columns advancing through France with lower casualities than other types used. After the fall of France, Vichy regime retained few squadrons of the aircraft and used them mostly in Africa, while Luftwaffe used the captured examples. After the Allied landings in Africa, the Late was used by Free French under the Coastal Command in conjunction with Vickers Wellingtons for anti-submarine patrols. In 1944, they were used for the last time in combat during liberation of France, when attacking German shipping in the Channel. Last Laté 298 was retired in 1946, with some serving as trainers until 1950. No Laté 298 survived past 1950.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a French seaplane, designed as a torpedo bomber, which also took on the roles of a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane. In 1934, the French Navy was seeking replacement for the unsuccessful Laté 29 that had just entered service. The Latécoère 298 first flew on 6th May 1936. It was a single-engined monoplane powered by a Hispano Suiza 12Y liquid-cooled engine. Two large floats each containing a fuel tank were attached to the fuselage with struts. A single Type 1926DA torpedo could be carried between the floats or two 150 kg bombs or depth charges for anti-submarine duties. Offensive armament was made of two 7.5 mm Darne machine guns with one in each wing and one Darne on a flexible mount operated by observer. The Laté 298 entered service in 1938 with the French Navy Air Force. The Laté first saw action during the Battle of France where they were used in their maritime patrol aircraft role, although they never attacked any German ships. In the later phase of the war, they were used to attack armoured columns advancing through France with lower casualties than other types used. After the fall of France, the Vichy regime retained a few squadrons of the aircraft and used them mostly in Africa, while the Luftwaffe also used captured aircraft. After the Allied landings in Africa, the Laté was used by the Free French under Coastal Command in conjunction with Vickers Wellingtons for anti-submarine patrols. In 1944, they were used for the last time in combat during the liberation of France, attacking German shipping in the Channel. The last Laté 298 was retired in 1946, with some serving as trainers until 1950.
-The Late 298D was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event. The Late 298D can be used as a fighter as it boasts very good manoeuvrability compared to its contemporaries, however it should be noted that the speed of the Late leaves much to be desired with almost every biplane being significantly faster. The plane itself can utilize boom and zoom tactics due to its very high limit of 450 km/h before the structural failure aswell as 320 km/h needed to rip off landing flaps. The armament is quite weak with only two rifle caliber machine guns with only 500 rpg. With the release of French bluewater navy, the Late 298D can also be used to capture points in naval battles as a subsidiary to currently non existing French coastal fleet.
+The Late 298D was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event. The Late 298D can be used as a fighter as it boasts very good manoeuvrability compared to its contemporaries, however it should be noted that its speed leaves much to be desired, with almost every biplane being significantly faster. The plane itself can utilize boom and zoom tactics due to its very high structural limit of 450 km/h. The armament is quite weak with only two rifle calibre machine guns with only 500 rpg. The Late 298D can also be used to capture points in naval battles.
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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium gift rank {{Specs|rank}} French bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced during [[Update "Apex Predators"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/8021-event-winter-quest-en|2022 Winter Quest]] event.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a French seaplane, designed as a torpedo bomber, in also took on the roles of a dive bomber and reconnaissance plane. In 1934. French Navy was seeking replacement for the unsucessful Late 29 that just entered service. Latécoère 298 first flew on 6th May 1936. It was a single- engined monoplane powered by Hispano Suiza 12Y liquid-cooled engine. Two large floats with each containing a fuel tank were attached to fuselage with struts. A single Type 1926DA torpedo could be carried between the floats or two 150 kg bombs or depth charges for anti-submarine duties. Offensive armament was made of two 7.5 mm Darne machine guns with one in each wing and one Darne on a flexible mount operated by observer. The Laté 298 entered service in 1938 with the French Navy Airforce. The Laté first saw action during the Battle of France where they were used in their maritime patrol aircraft role, although they never attacked any German ship. In the later phase of the war, they were used to attack armoured columns advancing through France with lower casualities than other types used. After the fall of France, Vichy regime retained few squadrons of the aircraft and used them mostly in Africa, while Luftwaffe used the captured examples. After the Allied landings in Africa, the Late was used by Free French under the Coastal Command in conjunction with Vickers Wellingtons for anti-submarine patrols. In 1944, they were used for the last time in combat during liberation of France, when attacking German shipping in the Channel. Last Laté 298 was retired in 1946, with some serving as trainers until 1950. No Laté 298 survived past 1950.
 == General info ==

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 == Usage in battles ==
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-Although classified as a light bomber, the Late 298D performs better as a fighter in air battles since the 2 x 150 kg I2 Navale bombs can only take out 3/4 of a base. It's torpedo doesn't come in handy because both air arcade and realistic maps rarely contain naval units.
+Although classified as a light bomber, the Late 298D performs better as a fighter in air battles since the 2 x 150 kg I2 Navale bombs can only take out 3/4 of a base. Its torpedo doesn't come in handy because both air arcade and realistic maps rarely contain naval units.
 The Late 298D can dogfight against multiple fighters at the same time and come out as the victor. The aircraft can out-turn its opponents with takeoff flaps, including biplanes. However, in dives, takeoff and landing flaps can generate so much lift that the aircraft starts to pitch up uncontrollably.

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 == Usage in battles ==
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-Although classified as a light bomber, the Late 298D performs better as a fighter in air battles since the 2 x 150 kg I2 Navale bombs can only take out 3/4 of a base. Its torpedo doesn't come in handy because both air arcade and realistic maps rarely contain naval units.
+Although classified as a light bomber, the Late 298D performs better as a fighter in air battles since the 2 x 150 kg I2 Navale bombs can only take out 3/4 of a base. It's torpedo doesn't come in handy because both air arcade and realistic maps rarely contain naval units.
 The Late 298D can dogfight against multiple fighters at the same time and come out as the victor. The aircraft can out-turn its opponents with takeoff flaps, including biplanes. However, in dives, takeoff and landing flaps can generate so much lift that the aircraft starts to pitch up uncontrollably.

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 * [[wt:en/news/8025-development-winter-event-vehicles-laté-298-en|[Devblog] Winter event vehicles: Laté 298]]
-<!--{{AirManufacturer Latecoere}}-->
+{{AirManufacturer Latecoere}}
 {{France bombers}}
 {{France premium aircraft}}

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 Its 2 x 7.5 mm machine guns are weak and require multiple rounds on target, but it can occasionally set planes ablaze. The dorsal turret machine gun is effective in engaging fighters behind the aircraft, since most planes at the BR are poorly armoured. Essentially, the Late 298D can both out-turn and engage enemy fighters from any position.
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=late_298d Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

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 '''Pros:'''
-* 150 kg bombs are effective in taking out tanks in ground battles.
+* 150 kg bombs are effective in taking out tanks in ground battles
-* Can turn on a dime with flaps, can even out-turn some biplanes.
+* Can turn on a dime with flaps, can even out-turn some biplanes
-* The torpedo will be very useful in naval games.
+* Can carry a torpedo, useful in naval games
-* Can cap points in Naval games.
+* Can land and capture points in naval games
 '''Cons:'''
-* Slow speed means enemy planes can outrun you.
+* Slow speed means enemy planes can outrun you
-* The torpedo finds limited use in Air Mission arcade and realistic battles due to the lack of naval targets.
+* The torpedo finds limited use in Air Mission arcade and realistic battles due to the lack of naval targets
-* A small hit to the engine or oil radiator means the aircraft has a very limited time to return to base before the engine overheats. Even AAA can cause this scenario to happen.
+* A small hit to the engine or oil radiator means the aircraft has a very limited time to return to base before the engine overheats. Even AAA can cause this scenario to happen
 == History ==