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[[File:GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|420px|thumb|left|The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' in the garage]]
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} German medium bomber {{Battle-rating}}.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} German medium bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.29]].
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The Dornier Do 217 E-2 is a versatile twin-engined heavy bomber, capable of undertaking level bombing or dive bombing missions, or even strafing or attacking other aircraft with its fixed forward-firing 20 mm cannon.
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight Performance ===
 
=== Flight Performance ===
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,100 m)
 
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! RB
 
! RB
 
|-
 
|-
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| ? || ? || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? ||850
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|463||448|| {{Specs|ceiling}} ||40.2||41.1||3.8||4.8||850
 
|-
 
|-
 
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,100 m)
 
! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
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! Arrestor gear
 
! Arrestor gear
 
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
 
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| {{Specs|разрушение|конструкции}} || {{Specs|разрушение|шасси}} || ??? || ~?? || ~?
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| {{Specs|разрушение|конструкции}} || {{Specs|разрушение|шасси}} ||370|| ~4 || ~3
 
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
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| < ??? || < ??? || < ??? || > ???
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| < 290 || < 360 || < 360 || > 250
 
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! WEP Engine power
 
! WEP Engine power
 
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| 1,000 m || 2,920 hp || 3,046 hp  
 
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* No armour plating
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* 8.5 mm steel - pilot's seat
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* No armour glazing
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* 8.5 mm steel - around dorsal gunner
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* Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
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* 8.5 mm steel - aft of ventral gunner
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* More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
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* 5 mm steel - below ventral gunner
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)}}
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{{main|MG 151/20 (20 mm)}}
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
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* 1 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg)
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=== Suspended 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.'' -->
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{{main|SC50JA (50 kg)|SC250JA (250 kg)|SC500K (500 kg)|SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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* 4 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs
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* 28 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs
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* 8 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs
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* 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs + 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs
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* 4 x 500 kg SC500K bombs
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* 2 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bombs
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* 4 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bombs
  
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* 4 x 7.5 mm [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934]] machine guns (300 rpg = 1,200 total)
 
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<!--=== Suspended 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.''-->
 
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;''Main article:&nbsp;'''[[:Category:Suspended armaments|Bombs]]'''''-->
 
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=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
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''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
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<!-- ''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available, remove this subsection.'' -->
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{{main|MG 131 (13 mm)|MG 15 (7.92 mm)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
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* 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, rear dorsal turret (500 rpg)
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* 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, ventral turret (1,000 rpg)
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* 2 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, front dorsal turret (500 rpg = 1,000 total)
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* 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, nose-turret (500 rpg)
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== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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It is capable of carrying four of the excellent German 1,000 kg bombs, which are more powerful than the equivalent bombs of other nations. While other nations may be able to carry more bombs, they usually carry a larger number of smaller bombs, which is less efficient against bases and airfields. As an added bonus, the Do 217 E-2 is also armed with a fixed forward-firing MG 151/20 cannon. This allows it to surprise fighters attempting to head-on the bomber or even to act as a makeshift bomber interceptor, since it spawns at the same altitude as other bombers in modes with air spawns.
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The defensive armament is the only true letdown of the Do 217. The dorsal MG 131 turret is well-placed to cover the top of the bomber from most attacks, although it is not as effective as the American .50 cal. There are a lot of blind spots not covered by the defensive machine guns, most of which are the relatively ineffective 7.92 mm MG 15 anyway.
  
 
===Manual Engine Control===
 
===Manual Engine Control===
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! Type  
 
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| Controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Not ontrollable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
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| Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Controllable || rowspan="2" |Combined|| rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
 
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! colspan="2" | Flight performance
 
! colspan="2" | Flight performance
 
! colspan="1" | Survivability
 
! colspan="1" | Survivability
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! colspan="2" | Weaponry
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! colspan="3" | Weaponry
 
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| I
 
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| Radiator
 
| Radiator
 
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|Turret 7 mm
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|Turret 13 mm
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| II
 
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| Compressor
 
| Compressor
 
| Airframe
 
| Airframe
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|New 7 mm MGs (turret)
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|ITC PVC I
 
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| III
 
| III
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| Engine
 
| Engine
 
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|Offensive 20 mm
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|New 13 mm MGs (turret)
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|ITC PVC II
 
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| Engine Injection
 
| Engine Injection
 
| Cover
 
| Cover
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|New 20 mm cannons
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|ETC 2000/XII
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* High speed, especially in a dive.
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* Frame can withstand high speeds.
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* Excellent bomb load (4 x 1,000kg).
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* Horizontal and dive bombing sights.
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* 20 mm offensive cannon.
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* Tail-dragging landing gear (good for high speed landings).
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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*
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* Low maneuverability (especially roll rate at high speeds)
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* Very weak stock bombload.
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* Poor defensive armament.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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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 under-powered and maneuverable. 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 carrier 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.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==

Revision as of 20:16, 7 May 2019

Do 217 E-2
do_217e_2.png
Do 217 E-2
Germany flag.png Germany
III Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
4.7 4.3 4.0
Class:
Research:26 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:76 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png
Msg-info.png This page is about the aircraft Do 217 E-2. For other uses, see Do 217 (Disambiguation)

Description

The Do 217 E-2 in the garage


The Do 217 E-2 is a Rank III German medium bomber with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB), 4.3 (RB), and 4.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.29.

The Dornier Do 217 E-2 is a versatile twin-engined heavy bomber, capable of undertaking level bombing or dive bombing missions, or even strafing or attacking other aircraft with its fixed forward-firing 20 mm cannon.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 5,100 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
463 448 7500 40.2 41.1 3.8 4.8 850
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 5,100 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 7500  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.? 850

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
0 300 370 ~4 ~3
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 290 < 360 < 360 > 250
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
1,000 m 2,920 hp 3,046 hp

Survivability and armour

  • 8.5 mm steel - pilot's seat
  • 8.5 mm steel - around dorsal gunner
  • 8.5 mm steel - aft of ventral gunner
  • 5 mm steel - below ventral gunner

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: MG 151/20 (20 mm)

The Do 217 E-2 is armed with:

  • 1 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg)

Suspended armament

Main articles: SC50JA (50 kg), SC250JA (250 kg), SC500K (500 kg), SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)

The Do 217 E-2 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • 4 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs
  • 28 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs
  • 8 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs
  • 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs + 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs
  • 4 x 500 kg SC500K bombs
  • 2 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bombs
  • 4 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bombs

Defensive armament

Main articles: MG 131 (13 mm), MG 15 (7.92 mm)

The Do 217 E-2 is defended by:

  • 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, rear dorsal turret (500 rpg)
  • 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, ventral turret (1,000 rpg)
  • 2 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, front dorsal turret (500 rpg = 1,000 total)
  • 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, nose-turret (500 rpg)

Usage in the battles

One of the best bombers in the game, the Do 217 E-2 is capable of reaching over 700 km/h in a dive, making it extremely difficult to intercept when dive bombing from altitude. It has a good climb rate as well, allowing it to reach safer altitudes more easily than other lumbering heavy bombers. Unfortunately, the Do 217 has a rather poor roll rate, which makes it difficult to maneuver, especially when fully loaded.

It is capable of carrying four of the excellent German 1,000 kg bombs, which are more powerful than the equivalent bombs of other nations. While other nations may be able to carry more bombs, they usually carry a larger number of smaller bombs, which is less efficient against bases and airfields. As an added bonus, the Do 217 E-2 is also armed with a fixed forward-firing MG 151/20 cannon. This allows it to surprise fighters attempting to head-on the bomber or even to act as a makeshift bomber interceptor, since it spawns at the same altitude as other bombers in modes with air spawns.

The defensive armament is the only true letdown of the Do 217. The dorsal MG 131 turret is well-placed to cover the top of the bomber from most attacks, although it is not as effective as the American .50 cal. There are a lot of blind spots not covered by the defensive machine guns, most of which are the relatively ineffective 7.92 mm MG 15 anyway.

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Radiator Turret 7 mm Turret 13 mm
II Compressor Airframe New 7 mm MGs (turret) ITC PVC I
III Wings Repair Engine Offensive 20 mm New 13 mm MGs (turret) ITC PVC II
IV Engine Injection Cover New 20 mm cannons ETC 2000/XII

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • High speed, especially in a dive.
  • Frame can withstand high speeds.
  • Excellent bomb load (4 x 1,000kg).
  • Horizontal and dive bombing sights.
  • 20 mm offensive cannon.
  • Tail-dragging landing gear (good for high speed landings).

Cons:

  • Low maneuverability (especially roll rate at high speeds)
  • Very weak stock bombload.
  • Poor defensive armament.

History

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 under-powered and maneuverable. 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 carrier 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.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read 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.

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

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


Germany bombers
Arado  Ar 196 A-3
Blohm & Voss  BV 138 C-1 · BV 238
Dornier  Do 17 E-1 · Do 17 Z-2 · Do 217 E-2 · Do 217 E-4 · Do 217 K-1 · Do 217 M-1
Focke-Wulf  Fw 189 A-1 · Fw 200 C-1
Henschel  Hs 123 A-1
Heinkel  He 111 H-3 · He 111 H-6 · He 111 H-16 · He 115 C-1 · He 177 A-3 · He 177 A-5
Junkers  Ju 87 B-2 · Ju 87 R-2 · Ju 87 R-2 Libya · Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 D-5 · Ju 88 A-1 · Ju 88 A-4 · Ju 188 A-2 · Ju 288 C
Messerschmitt  Me 264
Savoia-Marchetti  ▀S.M.79 serie 1 · ▀S.M.79 B · ▀S.M.79 serie 4 · ▀S.M.79 serie 8
  ▀S.M.79 AS · ▀S.M.79 bis/N · ▀S.M.79 bis/T.M
Trophies  ▀Wellington Mk Ic

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