Re.2005 serie 0

Re.2005 serie 0

G.55 serie 1

G.56

Re.2005 serie 0

G.55 serie 1

G.56

Italy

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.7	6.0	5.3

Class:

Fighter

Research:27 000

Purchase:185 000

Description

The Re.2005 serie 0 is a rank IV Italian fighter with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB), 6.0 (RB), and 5.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 7,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
629	613	11000	19.8	20.4	17.4	17.4	165
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 7,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
???	???	11000	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	165

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		480	~11	~8

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 350	< 350	< 450	> 715

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
6,200 m	1,250 hp	1,407 hp

Survivability and armour

• 50 mm (63°) bulletproof glass windshield
• 8 mm steel head plate
• 8 mm steel pilot seat

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Re.2005 serie 0 is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, nose-mounted (200 rounds)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT HMG's, cowling-mounted (380 rpg = 760 total)

Two of the cannons are mounted one each in the wings with the remaining cannon being nose-mounted through the propeller spinner. Each cannon is armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all wing-mounted guns will fire together until empty.

Suspended armament

The Re.2005 serie 0 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (100 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (200 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb (250 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb, 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (350 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb, 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (450 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb (500 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb, 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (600 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb, 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (700 kg total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful armament
• Good maneuverability
• Good rate of climb
• Wider payload options than the G.55

Cons:

History

It has been called "the most beautiful fighter aircraft of the war", and "aerodynamically perfect". The Re. 2005 was the final version of the basic Reggiane fighter design that began with the Re. 2000 in 1939. The third of the "Serie 5" third-generation Italian fighters designed to take the DB 605 engine, it had numerous improvements over the company's previous models. Test flights on the prototype began in April, 1942, three weeks behind the third-generation M.C. 205 and nine days behind Fiat's G.55. But only 29 of the planned 750 were ever built. Operational service began in May, 1943 with the 362nd Squadron in Sicily, and then Capua, until the armistice.

Media

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See also

• Re.2001 (Family), the series of aircraft the Re.2005 was built off of

External links

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