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B-17

Level
1
Role
Bomber
Cost
0 points
Top speed
344 km/h
Thrust/weight
0.25
Health
1200
Gross weight
24500 kg
Wing area
131.9 m2

Equipment

Engines
Thrust, and a little top speed.
4 × Propeller
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
Wright R-1820-65 Cyclone
I
Wright R-1820-97 Cyclone
+4% thrust
5 coins
II
General Electric B-22 turbosuperchargers
+8% thrust
10 coins
III
Hamilton Standard paddle-blade propellers
+12% thrust
20 coins
Armament
Damage dealt, by guns, rockets and missiles alike.
6 × 12.7mm machine gun turret
Rounds
400
Rate
12/s
Range
1800 m
Muzzle velocity
890 m/s
Reload
10 s
Damage/s
342
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
M2 Browning machine guns
I
M2 armor-piercing belts
+4% damage
5 coins
II
M8 armor-piercing incendiary belts
+8% damage
10 coins
III
M20 API-T belts
+12% damage
20 coins
Turrets
How well its gunners lead a target.
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
Standard gunners
I
Veteran gunners
−20% gunner aim lag
5 coins
II
Reflector gunsights
−40% gunner aim lag
10 coins
III
Gyroscopic lead-computing gunsights
−60% gunner aim lag
20 coins
Countermeasures
2 × Chaff dispenser
Chaff bursts
5
Airframe
Damage taken: the same hit takes less of a sturdier airframe.
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
Standard airframe
I
Self-sealing oil tanks
+4% toughness
5 coins
II
Crew armor plate
+8% toughness
10 coins
III
Flak suits
+12% toughness
20 coins
Controls
How fast it pitches, yaws and rolls.
Upgrades · 35 coins in all
Stock
Standard controls
I
Enlarged tail fin
+3% agility
5 coins
II
Honeywell C-1 autopilot
+6% agility
10 coins
III
Electric trim tabs
+9% agility
20 coins

Liveries

Factory
Plain · Free
Gunmetal
Plain · Free
Navy
Plain · Free
Slate
Blobs · 10 coins
Olive
Blobs · 10 coins
Ocean
Blobs · 10 coins
Ghost
Blobs · 10 coins
Desert
Blobs · 10 coins
Mottle
Mottle · 10 coins
Tropic
Mottle · 10 coins
Woodland
Woodland · 15 coins
Jungle
Woodland · 15 coins
Aggressor
Shards · 15 coins
Arid
Shards · 15 coins
Custom
Any · 50+ coins
Model: landing gear by [SSL] sirsnow (CC-BY 4.0)