Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm)
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[hide]Description
The Beaufighter Mk I Prototype (40-mm) is a premium gift rank II British strike aircraft with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB), 2.3 (RB), and 3.3 (SB). It was introduced during Update "Direct Hit" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season V, "River Hunter".
General info
Flight performance
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 4,878 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 480 | 464 | 8100 | 28.3 | 29.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 420 |
| Upgraded | 530 | 504 | 25.7 | 27.0 | 12.2 | 8.0 | ||
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
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| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 676 | 242 | 354 | 242 | 216 | ~8 | ~4 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 330 | < 390 | < 410 | > 310 |
Survivability and armour
- 1 mm steel plates behind engines
- 25 mm steel plate in the nose
- 25 mm steel plate located in rear fuselage (in front of gunner's legs)
- 38 mm bulletproof glass in frontal cockpit window
- Self-sealing fuel tanks (3 in each wing)
Modifications and economy
2 × 50 / 140 / 300 % 2 × 118 / 118 / 118 % | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm) is armed with:
- 1 x 40 mm Vickers S cannon, chin-mounted, left (16 rpg)
- 1 x 40 mm Rolls-Royce Type BH cannon, chin-mounted, right (12 rpg)
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 |
Not controllable Not auto controlled |
Controllable Not auto controlled |
Combined | Controllable 2 gears |
Not controllable |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Devastating armament which heavily damages or destroys most planes with one successful hit
- Gets an air spawn
- Good top speed in a dive
- Thanks to its ability to mount AP-T shells, it can be used for tank-busting
- Using weapon selection, guns can be fired separately (better ammo conservation)
Cons:
- Slow compared to planes it frequently faces
- Struggles to intercept bombers due to poor climb rate
- Lacks any defensive armament
- Very small ammo pool
History
By 1941, 20 Beaufighters were reserved solely for testing. The 4th prototype, R2055, was modified by replacing its standard armament with 2 40 mm guns. The gun mounted on the port fuselage was a Rolls-Royce BH, and the starboard fuselage gun was a Vickers S. The trials involving R2055 eventually lead to the the development of an anti-tank Hawker Hurricane Mk IID, mounting 2 of the Vickers guns tested on the Beaufighter.[1]
Media
- Skins
See also
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- reference to the series of the aircraft;
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External links
| [Expand]Bristol Aeroplane Company |
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| [Expand]Britain strike aircraft |
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| [Expand]Britain premium aircraft |
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- Jump up ↑ Moyes 1966, pp. 5, 11, 13
