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* 12.7 mm steel - behind engine
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* 12.7 mm steel - behind pilot
 
* No armour glazing
 
* No armour glazing
 
* Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The first thing a pilot will notice about the TBD in gameplay is its "rubber banding" tendency to return to a stable speed of about 250kph. The aircraft has mediocre energy retention, especially in a turn or when coming out of a dive. However, it is a stable and easy plane to fly, even in Realistic Battles. Strangely enough, the TBD has awesome acceleration from a standing start. The acceleration peters off after about 140kph (just above its stall speed), but makes it a nice plane to takeoff, especially from carriers. The armament on this plane is very bad and will get shot down if engaged with a fighter. The TBD is a very attractive target for fighters so climb to an altitude of 5000 meters. When dropping bombs, decrees your throttle to 50% as the bombs are more accurate when flying slow.
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This aircraft is best used in a ground strike role, carpet bombing ground targets with a large quantity of smaller bombs available out of the box, and in this role it performs respectably. It features a single 12.7mm MG attached to the starboard side of the engine, with a generous ammo load, but although the TBD has a good turning radius it is not recommended to engage as a fighter. A rear gunner also wields a 7.7mm MG, and although its horizontal coverage is laughable, it is a welcome addition to a low-flying pilot with the ability to keep his enemies in his gunner's (or main gun's) sights.
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It is important to note that the TBD suffers from extremely fragile flaps and gear, at least in Realistic and Simulator Battles; even combat flaps will break off at any speed above about 210kph, while the gear rip at about 180.
  
 
===Manual Engine Control===
 
===Manual Engine Control===
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* Has a bomb sight
 
* Has a bomb sight
 
* Has an arrestor hook for carrier landing
 
* Has an arrestor hook for carrier landing
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* Very stable and easy to fly.
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* Very maneuverable for a bomber.
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* Very good turn and roll rate.
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* Carries a decent quantity of bombs without requiring any research.
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* Great standing acceleration.
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* Cockpit offers somehow decent visibility.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Armaments are extremely underwhelming, with a single 12.7 mm in front and a 7.62 mm in the rear
 
* Armaments are extremely underwhelming, with a single 12.7 mm in front and a 7.62 mm in the rear
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* Low sustainable "cruise" speed (200-250kph).
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* Slow.
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* Very bad energy retention.
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* Bombs are mounted on external pylons.
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* A dive bomber without any air brakes.
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* Poor overall armament with limited defensive coverage.
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* No gun sight in cockpit other than a scope with an extremely limited (and very shaky) field of view.
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* Doesn't come with it's Navy Blue camouflage unlike other US Navy planes.
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* Fragile flaps and gear.
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* Gunner has no amour.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
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Revision as of 20:34, 7 April 2019

Introducing Wiki 3.0
TBD-1
tbd-1_1938.png
TBD-1
USA flag.png USA
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.0 1.0 1.7
Class:
Research:2 900 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:700 Specs-Card-Lion.png

Description

GarageImage TBD-1.jpg


The TBD-1 Devastator is a Rank I American torpedo bomber with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB) and 1.7 (SB).

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 2,500 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
293 287 6000 20.0 20.5 4.3 4.3 150
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 2,500 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
332 312 6000 18.0 19.0 10.1 6.1 150

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X ✓
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
0 185 212 ~6 ~2
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 465 < 400 < 380 > 250
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
2,620 m 900 hp 963 hp

Survivability and armour

  • 12.7 mm steel - behind engine
  • 12.7 mm steel - behind pilot
  • No armour glazing
  • Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: Browning M2 (12.7 mm)

The TBD-1 is armed with:

  • 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun (500 rpg = 500 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: AN-M30A1 (100 lb), AN-M64A1 (500 lb), Mk.13, Mk.13/44

The TBD-1 is able to be equipped with:

  • 12 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs
  • 1 x 2,216 lbs Mk.13 torpedo
  • 1 x 2,216 lbs Mk.13/44 torpedo
  • 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs + 6 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs

Defensive armament

Main article: Browning (7.62 mm)

The TBD-1 is defended with:

  • 1 x 7.62 mm Browning machine gun, dorsal mount (600 rpg = 600 total)

Usage in battles

The first thing a pilot will notice about the TBD in gameplay is its "rubber banding" tendency to return to a stable speed of about 250kph. The aircraft has mediocre energy retention, especially in a turn or when coming out of a dive. However, it is a stable and easy plane to fly, even in Realistic Battles. Strangely enough, the TBD has awesome acceleration from a standing start. The acceleration peters off after about 140kph (just above its stall speed), but makes it a nice plane to takeoff, especially from carriers. The armament on this plane is very bad and will get shot down if engaged with a fighter. The TBD is a very attractive target for fighters so climb to an altitude of 5000 meters. When dropping bombs, decrees your throttle to 50% as the bombs are more accurate when flying slow.

This aircraft is best used in a ground strike role, carpet bombing ground targets with a large quantity of smaller bombs available out of the box, and in this role it performs respectably. It features a single 12.7mm MG attached to the starboard side of the engine, with a generous ammo load, but although the TBD has a good turning radius it is not recommended to engage as a fighter. A rear gunner also wields a 7.7mm MG, and although its horizontal coverage is laughable, it is a welcome addition to a low-flying pilot with the ability to keep his enemies in his gunner's (or main gun's) sights.

It is important to note that the TBD suffers from extremely fragile flaps and gear, at least in Realistic and Simulator Battles; even combat flaps will break off at any speed above about 210kph, while the gear rip at about 180.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Controllable
No automatic pitch 		Not controllable Controllable
Auto radiator available 		Combined Not ontrollable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Radiator Turret 7.62 mm belts ITC mk.III
II Compressor Airframe New 7.62 mm MGs (turret) Improved torpedo
III Wings Repair Engine Offensive 12.7 mm belts SBC mk.I
IV Engine Injection Cover New 12.7 mm MGs

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Low stall speed
  • Has a bomb sight
  • Has an arrestor hook for carrier landing
  • Very stable and easy to fly.
  • Very maneuverable for a bomber.
  • Very good turn and roll rate.
  • Carries a decent quantity of bombs without requiring any research.
  • Great standing acceleration.
  • Cockpit offers somehow decent visibility.

Cons:

  • Armaments are extremely underwhelming, with a single 12.7 mm in front and a 7.62 mm in the rear
  • Low sustainable "cruise" speed (200-250kph).
  • Slow.
  • Very bad energy retention.
  • Bombs are mounted on external pylons.
  • A dive bomber without any air brakes.
  • Poor overall armament with limited defensive coverage.
  • No gun sight in cockpit other than a scope with an extremely limited (and very shaky) field of view.
  • Doesn't come with it's Navy Blue camouflage unlike other US Navy planes.
  • Fragile flaps and gear.
  • Gunner has no amour.

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as 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.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on aircraft;
  • other literature.


USA bombers
Dive  SB2U-2 · SB2U-3 · SBD-3 · SB2C-1C · SB2C-4
Torpedo  TBD-1 · PBY-5 Catalina · PBY-5A Catalina · TBF-1C · BTD-1
Medium  B-10B · B-18A · B-34 · PV-2D · B-25J-1 · B-25J-20 · A-26C-45 · A-26C-45DT · B-26B
Heavy  B-17E · B-17E/L · B-17G-60-VE · PB4Y-2 · B-24D-25-CO · B-29A-BN
Hydroplanes  OS2U-1 · OS2U-3 · PBM-1 "Mariner" · PBM-3 "Mariner" · PBM-5A "Mariner"

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