BV 155 B-1

BV 155 B-1

BV 155 B-1

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	3.7	4.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Interceptor

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The BV 155 B-1 is a premium gift rank III German fighter with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/SB) and 3.7 (RB). It was introduced during Update "Danger Zone" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season VIII, "Field Testing".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 15 500 m695 km/h

Turn time17 s

Max altitude17 000 m

EngineDaimler-Benz DB-603U

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight4 t

The BV 155 B-1 has below average energy retention, diving speed and roll rate at altitude below 4.5 km, and it becomes more problematic if you don't have any energy left, making it harder to escape from a enemy with the upper hand or with a higher energy potential than you.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 15,500 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	670	658	17000	18.1	18.8	11.5	11.5	350
Upgraded	722	695		16.3	17.2	16.7	13.8

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
730	360	438	409	260	~10	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear360 km/h

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB888

RB1 313

SB2 229

Crew training10 000

Experts115 000

Aces500

Research Aces640 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 60 / 150 / 340 %

2 × 142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	mg15120_belt_pack mg15120_new_gun mk108_belt_pack mk108_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 130 mm MK 108 cannon

Ammunition75 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

Weapon 22 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon

Ammunition400 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

The BV 155 B-1 is armed with:

• 1 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon, nose-mounted (75 rpg)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)

Usage in battles

Realistic Battles:

The BV 155 B-1 has some similarity with the playstyle of the Ho 229 V3 and you may get familiar to it, you need to keep in mind that BV 155 needs energy to keep its good performance, but at the same time trying to maintain IAS low due its constant compression at high speeds, it means you have to maintain the altitude and energy all the time to avoid any enemy fighter getting the upper hand on you, which means you will have a hard time escaping from it (even bombers such as SB2C may catch you easily), as you bleed considerably in long dogfights and have below average diving speed, bad straight line acceleration and top speed at most common engagement altitudes (3 km and 5 km). But this plane can be very efficient when you get used to its BnZ and turn rate or bomber hunting capabilities (due its very reliable weaponry) while you don't let anyone dive on you and getting more energy.

Enemy worth mentioning:

Ki-43-III Otsu - It may outclimb the BV 155 at the beginning of a match and must be avoided if at higher altitude. This plane can rope-a-dope and outturn you, so proceed with caution.

Spitfires - Some spitfires may not seem a threat as they have a very lower performance at high altitude compared to yours, but as it can make you bleed your energy and after that accelerate to catch your tail, Spitfires need to have treated properly as dangerous enemies. BnZ is recommended and dogfights need to be avoided.

Manual Engine Control

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Extremely impressive performance at any altitude if it has energy (can even outturn some turnfighters depending on the circumstance)
• Has combat flaps to even faster turns
• Very powerful cannons with effective belts against air targets that can rip apart large bombers
• Decent climb rate that comes along with airspawn in RB

Cons:

• Large wingspan makes you an easy target
• Lacking of armour makes bomber hunting slightly harder
• The engine tends to overheat too often if radiator is damaged
• 2 out of 3 cannons are mounted in wings
• Compresses past 700 km/h and doesn't have airbrakes
• Poor flight performance at lower atltitudes

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the BV 155 B-1 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Battle Pass: Field Testing discusses the BV 155 B-1 at 01:18 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: high-altitude interceptor BV 155

Blohm & Voss (Abteilung Flugzeugbau der Schiffswerft Blohm und Voß)
Interceptors	BV 155 B-1
Bombers	BV 138 C-1 · BV 238