B.R.20DR

B.R.20DR

S.81

B.R.20M M1

B.R.20DR

S.81

B.R.20M M1

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.7	1.7	1.7

Class:

Bomber

Research:4 000

Purchase:2 100

Description

The BR.20 DR is a Rank I Italian bomber with a battle rating of 1.7. It was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica".

The BR.20 has a superb bomb load and is quite strong, being able to soak up a bit more damage than other comparable bombers. The defensive armament has excellent coverage, however the dorsal gunner is quite exposed and commonly gets hit in combat. It not only looks but also flies like a brick, this is a very slow plane and in arcade and realistic, because these game modes are so short in time length, by the time you reach your bombing target the match may already be almost over! The BR.20 is still however quite a treat to fly and is stable and well suited in simulator.

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
?	?	?,000	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???
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
?	?	?,000	??.?	??.?	?.?	?.?	?

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
			+	-
???	???	???	~??	~?

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

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

Armaments

Suspended armament

The B.R.20DR can carry various payloads consisting of:

• 12 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (600 kg total)
• 12 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (1,200 kg total)
• 4   x 250 kg GP 250 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2   x 500 kg GP 500 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2   x 800 kg GP 800 bombs (1,600 kg total)

Defensive armament

The B.R.20DR is defended with:

• 1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, nose turret (500 RPG)
• 2 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, dorsal turret (500 RPG = 1,000 total)
• 1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, ventral turret (500 RPG)

Usage in the battles

While bombing, this is excellent aircraft for flying in formation as course speed are easily maintained and controlled.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Automatic pitch	Controllable	Not controllable	Combined	Controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
I
II
III
IV

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Highest Payload at 1.7 bombers
• Fast in a dive

Cons:

• Very Sluggish
• Terrible Climb Rate

History

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Media

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Read also

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• [Devblog] Fiat BR.20 DR - A Ruthless Warbird

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Italy bombers
Fiat	B.R.20DR · B.R.20M M1
Savoia-Marchetti	S.81 · S.M.79 serie 1 · S.M.79 B · S.M.79 serie 8 · S.M.79 AS · S.M.79 bis/T.M
CANT	Z.1007 bis serie 3 · Z.1007 bis serie 5
Piaggio	P.108B serie 1 · P.108B serie 2
	Foreign:
Germany	▄Ju 87 R-2 · ▄Ju 87 D-3
Hungary	◔Tu-2S-59