G.55 sottoserie 0

G.55 sottoserie 0

Re.2001 CN

G.55 serie 1

G.55 sottoserie 0

Re.2001 CN

G.55 serie 1

Italy

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.3	4.3

Class:

Fighter

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

This page is about the Italian fighter G.55 sottoserie 0. For other versions, see G.55 serie 1 and G.55S.

Description

The G.55 sottoserie 0 is a rank III Italian fighter with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB) and 4.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica" alongside the initial Italian aviation tree.

General info

Flight Performance

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Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 6,500 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
616	599	10000	20.9	21.6	13.3	13.3	300
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 6,500 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
664	638	10000	19.1	20.0	20.5	16.5	300

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
			+	-
840	260	460	~12	~6

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 400	< 420	< 450	> 715

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
5,700 m	1,260 hp	1,398 hp

Survivability and armour

• 8 mm Steel - Pilot's seat
• 50 mm Bulletproof glass - Armored windscreen
• Critical components located at the front of aircraft (pilot, engine, controls)
• Fuel tanks located in wings
• Fuel tank in the fuselage behind the pilot

Armaments

Offensive armament

The G.55 sottoserie 0 is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, nose-mounted (250 rpg)
• 4 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (300 rpg = 1,200 total)

Suspended armament

The G.55 sottoserie 0 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm	MCGP50
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 12 mm MGs
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 20 mm	MCSAP100
IV		Engine injection	Cover	New 20 mm cannons

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful armament and large ammunition pool, superior to Bf 109 F-4 and Bf 109 G-2/trop when stock, and placed at the nose like P-38 Lightning series for successful head-on attacks
• Quite agile thanks to the DB 605 engine
• Can be used as fighter-bomber when needed
• Exceptional diving performance, combined with centre-mounted armament allows for exceptional Boom & Zoom tactics

Cons:

• The .50 cal Breda-SAFAT are notorious for woeful firepower past 300 m and inferior when compared to the M2 Browning
• Inferior flight performance over C.205 serie 3 despite its same battle rating and engine
• Mediocre roll rate
• Slower speed than any Allied or Axis fighter in its battle rating

History

Powerful, fast and sturdy, the G.55 was considered an unbeatable interceptor at high altitude. The second of the "Serie 5" or third-generation Italian wartime fighters with the DB 605 engine, 30 were in service at the time of the 1943 Armistice, and Fascist forces continued to use the 150 still in their possession until the end of the war.

Six hundred were supposed to have been built by Fiat, along with 250 Macchi M.C. 205s and 750 Reggiane Re. 2005s, but the armistice ended those plans. The Fiat design was faster than the Macchi at high altitude, and it was more powerfully armed as well. It was considered sturdier, but slower and less maneuverable compared to the Reggiane design. The 353rd Squadron took it operational in June, 1943.

After the war, production resumed, with Argentina and Syria buying the model. It continued in Italian service for several years.

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See also

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