Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-2

Do 217 K-1

Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-2

Do 217 K-1

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.0	4.7	4.3

Class:

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Research:17 000

Purchase:105 000

This page is about the aircraft Do 217 E-4. For other uses, see Do 217 (Family).

Description

The Do 217 E-4 is a Rank III German bomber with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB), 4.7 (RB), and 4.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.29.

General info

Flight Performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 5,100 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	448	7500	??.?	33.4	??.?	6	850
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 5,100 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	7500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	850

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
0	300	???	~??	~?

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	?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

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Armaments

Offensive armament

The Dornier 217 E-4 is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, nose-mounted. (250 rounds)

Suspended armament

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Defensive armament

Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available, remove this subsection.

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings Repair	Engine
IV		Engine Injection	Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good and accurate defensive armament
• Having an offensive 20mm autocannon is really good
• Good max speed and acceleration
• Engines rarely overheat when upgraded
• Very nice climb rate and turn rate
• Can carry up to 4 x 1000 kg bombs, which can be used to destroy 3 bases
• Easy to land
• Always WEP when you have upgraded the engine parts
• Can compete with some bombers at high altitudes, so after bombing you can search for bombers and stop them

Cons:

• Very loud engines
• Flaps easily get damaged at +250 km/h. You will lose the landing flaps really easy
• The gunners can easily be knocked out by enemy fire
• Oil leak and fuel leak for just a few shots (even with 12.7 mm bullets)
• The plane gets uncontrollable at high speeds
• Any damage to central area of the plane body will cause loss of speed
• Any damage to flaps makes the aircraft really hard to land
• When stock, about 10s of WEP will cause overheating (may differ in altitudes)

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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