T18B
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| This page is about the Swedish bomber T18B. For other version, see B18 (Family). |
Description
The T18B is a rank III Swedish bomber
with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB), 4.3 (RB), and 4.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".
General info
Flight performance
The T18B-1 is an exceptionally fast aircraft at its rank, zooming past its contemporary bombers and reaching into fighter territory, able to reach an excellent 595 kmh (370 mph) in RB and a staggering 619 kmh (385 mph) in AB. Its high speed and reasonable armament platform of 2 x 20 mm cannons + 1 x 13.2 mm machine gun allows it to be a respectable multi-role aircraft that can take on almost any combat situation you throw at it. One might think that the high performance comes at the cost of payload, as traditional with the Schnellbomber type of bomber, But this is not the case with the T18B, as it carries more than enough ordinance to either heavily damage a base (AB) or destroy a few (RB).
| Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at 6,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| 572 | 555 | 11000 | 26.3 | 27.4 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 450 |
| Upgraded | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at 6,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| 619 | 595 | 11000 | 23.8 | 25.0 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 450 |
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X |
| Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flaps (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 | N/A |
Survivability and armour
- 10 mm steel - cockpit floor under pilot's seat
- 10 mm steel - pilot's backseat
- 10 mm steel - rear gunner protective plate
- 10 mm steel - cockpit floor under gunner's seat
- 10 mm steel - aft protective plate
Armaments
Offensive armament
The T18B is armed with:
- 1 x 13.2 mm Akan m/39A heavy machine gun (300 RPG)
- 2 x 20 mm Akan m/41A auto cannons (60 RPG - 120 rounds total)
Suspended armament
The T18B can be outfitted with the following suspended ordnance:
- 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs (360 kg total)
- 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs + 8 x m/42 50 kg bombs (760 kg total)
- 1 x m/38 (450 mm) torpedo
- 2 x m/41 500 kg bombs (1,000 kg total)
- 2 x m/41 500 kg bombs + 8 x m/42 50 kg bombs (1,400 kg total)
- 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs (1,200 kg total)
- 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs + 8 x m/42 50 kg bombs (1,600 kg total)
- 8 x m/49A unguided rockets
- 8 x m/51 unguided rockets
- 10 x m/42 50 kg bombs + 8 x m/49A unguided rockets (500 kg total)
- 10 x m/42 50 kg bombs + 8 x m/51 unguided rockets (500 kg total)
- 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs + 8 x m/49A unguided rockets (360 kg total)
- 8 x m/49A unguided rockets + 1 x m/38 (450 mm) torpedo
- 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs (360 kg total)
- 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 1 x m/38 (450 mm) torpedo
- 8 x m/49A unguided rockets + 2 x m/41 unguided rockets
- 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 2 x m/41 unguided rockets
- 8 x m/49A unguided rockets + 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs (1,200 kg total)
- 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs (1,200 kg total)
Defensive armament
The T18B is defended by:
- 1 x 13.2 mm Akan m/39 heavy machine gun dorsal turret (300 RPG)
Usage in battles
Speed and Altitude are your best friends when flying the T18B-1, as you must keep both up in order to ensure your survival. You may be fast, but you are not invincible, as there are many aircraft at the BR that will easily catch you such as the P-47D, P-61, Bf 109 F-4 and the I-185 twins. However, you can easily turn the tables on your would-be attackers by forcing them to stall then shred them with your impressive forward armament.
Alternatively, you can take the offensive route by employing a heavy fighter flying style and hunt down enemy bombers. You can mainly do this as a result of your bomber air spawn, but you must be careful to avoid enemy interceptors. One must take care not to expend too much ammunition on a single target, so in order to avoid doing so, they must aim for the critical components of the enemy bomber (wings, engines or tail) if they can't force a head-on.
Lastly, the T18B can be used as a reasonably effective ground attacker thanks to its immense loadout options. It is not recommended to use the bomb loadouts that mount the extra m/42 bombs when employing this play style unless they are skilled with aiming their bombs, as the m/42 bombs have a very small explosion radius and have to be directly on target to nab a kill. Your ideal loadouts should be either the 3 x m/40 bombs, 3 x m/40 + 8 x m/49a rockets, or 2 x m/50 bombs + 8 x m/49a rockets for some overkill, as the m/50 bombs have a very high effective destruction radius of 18 meters, although the pilot should take care that they don't end up exploding themselves (also known as a "significant emotional event").
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Not controllable | Not controllable Not auto controlled |
Not controllable Auto control available |
Not controllable Auto control available |
Separate | Not controllable 1 gear |
Not controllable |
Modules
| Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Fuselage repair | Radiator | Offensive 20 mm | m/40 | Offensive 13 mm | |
| II | Compressor | Airframe | New 20 mm cannons | m/38 | New 13 mm MGs | |
| III | Wings repair | Engine | Turret 13 mm | m/41 | m/49A | |
| IV | Engine injection | Cover | New 13 mm MGs (turret) | m/50 | m/51 | |
Your research path should be tailored to the role you wish to employ the T18B in. For the traditional bomber, it is important to research payload first as the stock payload is a pitiful 18 x 50 kg bombs. For the heavy fighter/interceptor, the offensive cannon upgrades are of great importance followed by flight performance upgrades. Ground attacker should be a mix of the two, as it is important for a ground-pounder to have both speed and payload.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Reasonably effective armament layout
- Excellent speed, faster than a good amount of fighters at the tier
- Good manoeuvrability for a twin-engine aircraft, especially for a bomber
- Highly effective air brakes make landing and rearmament much easier
- Can operate as a twin-engine fighter, high altitude bomber or strike fighter (depends on chosen payload)
- Can mount rockets with up to 500 mm of penetration
- Has access to two of the massive Swedish m/50 bombs
- Despite only having one MG for defense, the MG itself is excellent
Cons:
- Poor protective components compared to other strike fighters
- Poor defensive armament as a bomber
- Fairly unstable on landing
- No ventral turret, defenceless when attacked from below
History
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Media
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See also
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- Do 217 (Family): Similarly designed German schnellbomber
- Tu-2 (Family): Russian equivalent
- PV-2D: Similar American bomber
External links
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- topic on the official game forum;
- encyclopedia page on the aircraft;
- other literature.
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|---|---|
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| T 2 | T 2 |
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