CR.32

This page is about the Italian biplane CR.32. For other versions, see CR.32 bis and CR.32 quater.

CR.32

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CR.32

Description

The CR.32 is a rank reserve Italian biplane with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica".

General info

Flight performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 3,100 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	363	349		14.2	15.1	7.3	7.3	150
Upgraded	381	372		13.9	14.0	13.1	9.6

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
		N/A	N/A	N/A	~15	~7

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 200	< 300	< 300	> 190

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
2,600 m	591 hp	N/A

Survivability and armour

• No armour plates or bulletproof glass
• Self-sealing fuel tank: between engine and pilot

Armaments

Offensive armament

The CR.32 is armed with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (350 rpg = 700 total)

The two machine guns are clustered in the nose of the aircraft, just in front of the pilot. Each is armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all guns will fire with each other until empty.

Usage in battles

As a biplane, you can easily out turn most opponents. However, the most deadly thing about the CR.32 is its twin 12.7mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns. Equipped with air targets belt. It can easily set other planes on fire. The only downside is the lack of protection for the pilot and speed. The recommended tactic is to always have an altitude advantage over your enemies. Do not turn too much and fire your machine gun is bursts as you have limited ammo.

Manual Engine Control

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• 12.7 mm MGs are great for knocking out pilots and penetrating enemy armour plates
• Nose-mounted MGs mean little convergence work is needed
• Excellent dive speed
• Surprisingly good turning against bigger fighters
• Fixed gear makes it easy to land
• Great all-round vision provided by the open cockpit especially towards the rear, giving the pilot enough situational awareness in Simulator
• In Simulator it almost never spins, allowing some really tight manoeuvres to be performed without danger
• Grey camouflage is effective on certain maps such as Frozen Pass and Advance to the Rhine

Cons:

• Turns worse than some biplanes (eg. I-15) it faces
• Has a relatively small ammo pool, firing in short bursts is very recommended
• Very poor roll rate
• No protection for the pilot
• Uses a telescopic gunsight which is extremely hard to use in Simulator
• Upper wing greatly obstructs the upward-forward view, a disadvantage in a Simulator dogfight
• Fixed gear increases drag

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Media

The Shooting Range #45 - Pages of History section at 04:08 discusses the CR.32.

See also

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Fiat Aviation (Fiat Aviazione)
Fighters	CR.32 · CR.32 bis · CR.32 quater
	CR.42 · Marcolin's C.R.42 CN · ▀Marcolin's C.R.42 CN
	G.50 serie 2 · G.50 AS serie 7
	G.55 sottoserie 0 · G.55 serie 1 · G.55S
	G.56
Jet fighters	G.91 pre-serie · G.91 R/1 · G.91 Y · G.91 YS
	▄F-86K*
	▄F-104G* · F-104S* · F-104S.ASA* · ▄F-104S TAF*
Strike aircraft	F.C.20 Bis
Bombers	B.R.20DR · B.R.20M M1
Export/Captured	J11 · ▀CR.42
	▀G.50 serie 2 · ▀G.50 AS serie 7
	◄G.91 R/3 · ◄G.91 R/4 · G.91 R/4
	*Licensed
See also	North American Aviation · Lockheed Martin