Re.2005 serie 0

Re.2005 serie 0

G.55 serie 1

G.56

Re.2005 serie 0

G.55 serie 1

G.56

Italy

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.7	6.0	5.3

Class:

Fighter

Research:27 000

Purchase:185 000

Description

The Re.2005 serie 0 is a rank IV Italian fighter with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB), 6.0 (RB), and 5.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

With spectacular turning capabilities, excellent energy retention, adequate roll rate and solid climb rate, the Re.2005 Sagittario is the definition of agile. It can turn on a dime and keep its speed through those turns, allowing it to be a fantastic dogfighter capable of out-turning almost everything - spare the occasional Japanese fighter - with the correct usage of the rudders and combat flaps. The main weakness of the 2005 is its comparatively mediocre speed for a prop aircraft at its battle rating, being worse than most of its German, American, British and certain Russian contemporaries. Despite this speed gap, it holds quite a high diving speed along with excellent acceleration allowing you to catch up to faster targets quickly after an overshoot.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 7,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
629	613	11000	19.8	20.4	17.4	17.4	165
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 7,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
677	650	11000	18.3	19.0	26.2	21.2	165

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
			+	-
		480	~11	~8

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 350	< 350	< 450	> 715

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
6,200 m	1,250 hp	1,407 hp

Survivability and armour

• 50 mm (63°) bulletproof glass windshield
• 8 mm steel head plate
• 8 mm steel pilot seat

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Re.2005 serie 0 is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, nose-mounted (200 rounds)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT HMG's, cowling-mounted (380 rpg = 760 total)

Two of the cannons are mounted in the wings with the remaining cannon being nose-mounted through the propeller spinner. Each cannon is armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all wing-mounted guns will fire together until empty. Never use the Breda's as the main weapon, they do lethargic damage beyond 300 meters and are only useful for lining up shots or forcing enemies to turn.

Suspended armament

The Re.2005 serie 0 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (100 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (200 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb (250 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb, 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (350 kg total)
• 1 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb, 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (450 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb (500 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb, 2 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (600 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb, 2 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (700 kg total)

Usage in battles

The Re.2005 is a classic dogfighter, with surprisingly amazing manoeuvrability that can catch most enemies off guard and shred them with its excellent armament setup. While the aircraft can tailor to most forms of air combat, it should ideally be used as a mid-to-high altitude energy fighter or turn fighter where it can use its amicable energy retention and spectacular manoeuvrability to its advantage.

Example of the Vertical spiral, which the Re.2005 can easily abuse

You should make use of energy-wasting manoeuvres such as vertical spirals and hammerheads to bleed the enemy of their speed advantage and force them to fight on your terms.

Specific enemies worth noting:

• Bf 109 G-2, G-6 and G-10. The Gustav series of the legendary Messerschmitt fighters are ones to be feared. They can fit themselves with powerful gunpods that match your firepower and hold a significant advantage over you with their speed and climb rate. However, you can turn circles around them and can potentially win a head-on if you fire around 1.5 km away then perform evasive manoeuvres. Your best bet is to engage one in a turn fight or dive on them while they're preoccupied with a teammate.
• A6M5. The renown Zero is the king of turn fighting, and will easily beat you in one despite your manoeuvrability. However, they are very slow and perform extremely poor in high-speed engagements. You can also easily destroy them in a few shots thanks to their extremely flimsy airframes. Never engage in a turn fight with a Zero, Boom-&-Zoom is your best friend versus them.
• P-51D-30. While not a major enemy, the D-30 variant of the Mustang can be a very persistent thorn in your side. It'll blitz you in terms of speed and climb rate, and it has far superior performance above 5 km, and its sextuple Browning M2's will set your airframe ablaze in a few well-placed shots. Fortunately, its turning capabilities are very poor below medium speeds and you can easily destroy it with some well-aimed deflection shots.

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Powerful armament layout with a large ammo capacity
• Spectacular manoeuvrability
• Great acceleration that can keep up with faster opponents
• Solid rate of climb
• Wide selection of underslung bombs for ground pounding
• Excellent mid-to-high altitude performance
• Amicable energy retention
• Can perform amicably in any dogfighting situation
• Decently high dive speed
• Surprisingly sturdy airframe
• Above-average roll rate
• Control surfaces do not compress badly at high speeds

Cons:

• Relatively slow compared to some of its opponents
• Poor low altitude performance
• Max payloads have a significant effect on flight performance
• The large payloads encourage a flying style that puts the Re.2005 at its most vulnerable area (low altitude, no way to escape from opponents)

History

It has been called "the most beautiful fighter aircraft of the war", and "aerodynamically perfect". The Re. 2005 was the final version of the basic Reggiane fighter design that began with the Re. 2000 in 1939. The third of the Serie 5 third-generation Italian fighters designed to take the DB 605 engine, it had numerous improvements over the company's previous models. Test flights on the prototype began in April 1942, three weeks behind the third-generation M.C. 205 and nine days behind Fiat's G.55. But only 29 of the planned 750 were ever built. Operational service began in May 1943 with the 362nd Squadron in Sicily, and then Capua, until the armistice.

Media

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See also

• Re.2001 (Family), the series of aircraft the Re.2005 was built off of

External links

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