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| − | * 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner, 5mm protecting pilot from rear | + | * 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner, 5mm protecting pilot from rear, 5mm protecting dorsal gunner, 5mm protecting hull fuel tanks |
* No armour glazing | * No armour glazing | ||
* Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls) | * Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls) | ||
* More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage | * More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage | ||
| + | * All fuel tanks are self-sealing | ||
== Armaments == | == Armaments == | ||
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| + | * 16x 60kg bombs | ||
| + | * 8x 250kg bombs | ||
| + | * 2x 800kg bombs (Navy and Army variants) | ||
| + | * 2x torpedoes (mod 2 variant)<!-- | ||
=== Defensive armament === | === Defensive armament === | ||
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== Usage in the battles == | == Usage in the battles == | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Excellent speed for its BR, though slower than the H8K3 | ||
| + | * Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane | ||
| + | * Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team, BR means cannot fight 4.7's | ||
| + | * Incredible climb rate | ||
| + | * (RB) Long Range Bomber spawn, putting it at usually around 4,500m on spawn | ||
| + | * Well armoured even for a non-Japanese bomber, with armoured pilot, gunners and self-sealing tanks | ||
| + | * Excellent RP and SL mods for Tier 1, especially as bombs are incredibly cheap | ||
* | * | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Strictly worse than the H8K3; slower and worse climbing at the same BR | ||
| + | * Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together | ||
| + | * Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7's, long reload on the cannons | ||
| + | * Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull | ||
| + | * Tier 1 and a BR of 3.3, yet 40,000RP cost (more than the B7A and Ki-49 at 4.3 and Tier 3!) | ||
| + | * Huge target | ||
* | * | ||
Revision as of 08:07, 25 March 2019
Contents
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This page is about the saircraft H8K2. For the premium H8K plane, see H8K3 |
Description
The H8K2 is a Rank II Japanese flying boat/heavy bomber
with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB) and 3.7 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March".
General info
Flight Performance
| Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | 9500 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
| Upgraded | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | 9500 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flap | Take-off flap | Landing flap | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| X | X | X | X | X |
| Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flap (km/h) |
Max Static G | |
| + | - | |||
| 0 | 450 | ??? | ~?? | ~? |
| Optimal velocities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons (km/h) |
Rudder (km/h) |
Elevators (km/h) |
Radiator (km/h) |
| < ??? | < ??? | < ??? | > ??? |
| Compressor (RB/SB) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting 1 | ||
| Optimal altitude | 100% Engine power | WEP Engine power |
| ?,??? m | ??? hp | ?,??? hp |
Survivability and armour
- 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner, 5mm protecting pilot from rear, 5mm protecting dorsal gunner, 5mm protecting hull fuel tanks
- No armour glazing
- Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
- More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
- All fuel tanks are self-sealing
Armaments
Offensive armament
Main article: Bombs-->
- 16x 60kg bombs
- 8x 250kg bombs
- 2x 800kg bombs (Navy and Army variants)
- 2x torpedoes (mod 2 variant)
Usage in the battles
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Controllable | Not controllable | Not controllable | Not controllable | Separate | Not ontrollable | Not controllable |
Modules
| Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Fuselage Repair | Radiator | |||
| II | Compressor | Airframe | |||
| III | Wings Repair | Engine | |||
| IV | Engine Injection | Cover | |||
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Excellent speed for its BR, though slower than the H8K3
- Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane
- Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team, BR means cannot fight 4.7's
- Incredible climb rate
- (RB) Long Range Bomber spawn, putting it at usually around 4,500m on spawn
- Well armoured even for a non-Japanese bomber, with armoured pilot, gunners and self-sealing tanks
- Excellent RP and SL mods for Tier 1, especially as bombs are incredibly cheap
Cons:
- Strictly worse than the H8K3; slower and worse climbing at the same BR
- Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together
- Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7's, long reload on the cannons
- Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull
- Tier 1 and a BR of 3.3, yet 40,000RP cost (more than the B7A and Ki-49 at 4.3 and Tier 3!)
- Huge target
History
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Media
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Read also
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- reference to the series of the aircraft;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
Sources
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- topic on the official game forum;
- page on aircraft encyclopedia;
- other literature.
| Japan bombers | |
|---|---|
| Navy | |
| Carrier-based attack bomber | |
| B5N | B5N2 |
| B6N | B6N1 · B6N2 · B6N2a |
| B7A | B7A2 · B7A2 (Homare 23) |
| Carrier-based dive bomber | |
| D3A | D3A1 |
| D4Y | D4Y1 · D4Y2 · D4Y3 Ko |
| Shipboard Observation seaplane | |
| F1M | F1M2 |
| Land-based Attack bomber | |
| G4M | G4M1 |
| G5N | G5N1 |
| G8N | G8N1 |
| Flying boat | |
| H6K | H6K4 |
| H8K | H8K2 · H8K3 |
| Land-based Bomber | |
| P1Y | P1Y1 |
| Army | |
| Light | Ki-32 |
| Ki-48-II otsu | |
| Heavy | Ki-21-Ia · Ki-21-I hei |
| Ki-49-I · Ki-49-IIa · Ki-49-IIb · Ki-49-IIb/L | |
| Ki-67-I Ko · Ki-67-I otsu | |
| Other countries | ▅B-17E |
