Ba.65 (K.14) L

Ba.65 (K.14) L

▄Ju 87 R-2

Ba.65 (K.14) L

▄Ju 87 R-2

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.7	1.3	1.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

Description

The Ba.65 (K.14) L is a rank I Italian attacker with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB) and 1.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica".

The Breda Ba.65 (K.14) L as a ground attacker of rank 1.0 (Reserve) does its job with little to no problem due to its high ammo count and the fact that it gets an air spawn in Realistic Battles (which makes up for the slow speed that the plane suffers from). In Realistic, most of the time you will be flying against Russian planes or in some cases, depending on the map, the Americans and British. Your tail gunner, which is armed with a 7.7 mm machine gun, will do medium to high amounts of damage if armed with Universal belts as the 7.7 mm machine gun gets more dangerous the closer the enemy gets. If you get a chance at a head on, go for it because you will most likely win 4 out of 5 head-ons with this plane.

The Ba.65 is one of the few reserve aircraft with flaps. You can use it to slow down during a strafing run to put more rounds into the target. Also, if you've mapped different keys for small calibre and large calibre guns, the 7.7 mm machine guns will be recognized as small calibre and the 12.7 mm machine guns will be recognized as large calibre, so you'll have to press both keys in order to bring your full firepower to bear. As for payloads, the 4 x 50 kg bombs are much more useful against the light ground targets you will see at this battle rating.

General info

Flight Performance

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Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 5,600 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
477	466	9800	29.9	30.9	5.9	5.7	730
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 5,600 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
501	490	9800	28.2	29.0	9.4	7.6	730

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		N/A	~12	~5

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 300	< 340	< 340	> 210

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
3,825 m	800 hp	N/A

Survivability and armour

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Armaments

Offensive armament

The Ba.65 (K.14) L is armed with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT da 12.7 mm machine guns, wing-mounted (350 rpg = 700 total)
• 2 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT da 7.7 mm machine guns, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Suspended armament

The Ba.65 (K.14) L can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 4 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (200 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (200 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Ba.65 (K.14) L is defended by:

• 1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT da 7.7 mm machine gun, dorsal turret (500 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 7 mm		MCGP50
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs	Turret 7 mm
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 12 mm		MCSAP100
IV			Cover	New 12 mm MGs	New 7 mm MGs (turret)

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Insane armament count, capable of downing planes in a few seconds
• Protected from most threats by the rear turret
• Decent energy retention which should be enough to get some players off you

Cons:

• Slow speeds and slow acceleration of aircraft
• Inferior turn rate than most biplanes
• Catches fire easily
• No armour or pilot protection
• Low survivability

History

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See also

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