A-20G-30 (USSR)

This page is about the premium bomber A-20G-30 (USSR). For other versions, see DB-7 (Family).

▂A-20G-30

▂A-20G-30

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Torpedo bomber

Purchase:1 450

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Description

As a part of the Lend-Lease program, several variants of the American A-20 Havoc were sent to the Soviet Union to aid in their war effort against Nazi Germany. The A-20G variant in particular made up a significant portion of the delivery. As with several lend-lease aircraft the Soviets received from the Western Allies, Soviet engineers modified some of these vehicles to fit them with domestic equipment, either for the sake of logistics or to potentially improve its capabilities. The lend-lease A-20 Havoc is in the latter case, albeit to an extreme degree. The Soviets deemed that the Havoc's performance was "overpowered", so instead of using its intended payload of four 250 lb bombs or eight rockets, Soviet engineers decided to push the Havoc's weightlifting capacity to its limits by adding extra bomb racks to allow the plane to accept more bombs of various size, effectively doubling its payload size at the cost of worsened flight performance. Following a period of familiarization, the A-20 Havoc was generally liked by Soviet airmen, who deemed the aircraft's ease of use and maintenance, its high top speed and agility, and large payload limit to be its greatest strengths. In the end, the Soviet ended up being the biggest operator of the Havoc, with 3,414 Havocs being delivered, a number even higher than a Havoc in service with the USAAF.

Introduced in Update "Fire and Ice", the ▂A-20G-30 Havoc is an alternative to the lend-lease B-25J Mitchell, featuring more versatile payload and agility at the cost of survivability. The Soviet Havoc is a huge step-up compared to its American counterparts in terms of payload, being able to carry much bigger bombs and heavier overall payload. This allows the Soviet Havoc to excel at ground-pounding, base bombing, or close air support. However, other than its payload, the Soviet Havoc is identical to its American counterpart at a much lower BR, and as such it often struggles against faster and more advanced aircraft, especially while carrying heavy payloads.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 3 048 m510 km/h

Turn time34 s

Max altitude7 224 m

Engine2 х Wright R-2600-23

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight12 t

The Soviet A-20 performs exactly the same as its American counterpart. It is reasonably fast and manoeuvrable for its type, yet has worse energy retention and handling compared to a fighter. However, due to the Soviets modifying the Havoc to carry a much heavier payload than it was originally designed for, its performance dramatically worsens as a result with the more payload you carry.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	492	475	7224	35.2	36.2	7.7	7.7	604
Upgraded	535	510		33.0	34.0	12.7	10.1

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	+	-
696	296	428	406	295	~6	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 260	< 320	< 300	> 320

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear296 km/h

The A-20G-30 is rather well-protected. It sports 3 defensive .50 calibre guns, two in a dorsal turret capable of complete rotation, the other in a limited arc under the aircraft's tail. As for the armour, the pilot is protected by 57 mm bulletproof glass and several 12.7 mm steel plates in front of and behind, and 8 mm plates to his sides. The only thing to look out for is the chance of the tail section ripping off at a higher rate than its other bomber and ground attacking comrades.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB810

RB1 363

SB2 872

Crew training10 000

Experts115 000

Aces500

Research Aces640 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 80 / 170 / 350 %

2 × 142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover Engine injection		bmg50_belt_pack FAB-100 bmg50_turret_belt_pack FAB-250 AN-M64A1 BOX bmg50_new_gun FAB-500 45-36АН bmg50_turret_new_gun FAB-1000

Armaments

Offensive armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) is armed with:

• 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (350 rpg = 2,100 total)

Suspended armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
50 kg FAB-50sv bombs	1*	1*		4, 16		1*	1*
100 kg FAB-100sv bombs	1*	1*		4, 16		1*	1*
250 kg FAB-250sv bombs	1*	1*	1		1	1*	1*
500 kg FAB-500sv bombs			1		1
1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs			1		1
500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs				4
450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes			1		1
Maximum permissible loadout weight: 2,160 kg Maximum permissible wing load: 1,080 kg Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,080 kg
* 50/100 kg bombs and 250 kg bombs cannot be mixed within each wing (hardpoints 1/2 and hardpoints 6/7)

Default weapon presets
Without load 8 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (400 kg total) 16 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (800 kg total) 8 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (800 kg total) 16 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,600 kg total) 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total) 6 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total) 2 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (1,000 kg total) 2 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs (2,000 kg total) 2 x 450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes

Defensive armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) is defended by:

• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (400 rpg = 800 total)
• 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, ventral turret (400 rpg)

The tail section of the plane creates a big blind spot for the dorsal turret. Be careful when enemies approach from behind because you will not be able to hit targets directly behind you.

Usage in battles

The A-20G-30 was a modification of the American A-20G-25, thus it excels at attacking soft targets such as howitzers and SPAA. The 6 x .50 calibre guns situated in the nose are fully capable of destroying light pillboxes en masse. While still capable of hitting bases with its 2 x 1,000 kg bombs, this aircraft is more effective with loads that contain larger numbers of bombs for soft targets.

With the 6 forward-facing .50 calibre guns and a decent turn time and rate of climb for a twin-engine aircraft, the A-20G-30 is well suited for the role of heavy fighter. Be warned, the A-20G-30 does not have the energy retention of dedicated heavy fighters like the Bf 110's in the German tech tree. This could lead to the aircraft being destroyed in such a dogfight.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Large payload size and options
• Has an access to custom loadout
• Good top speed and overall handling for its class, especially without payload
• Effective offensive armament
• Has tricycle landing gear, able to take off and land on small airfields

Cons:

• Effectively the same plane as its American counterpart but at a significantly higher BR in RB and SB, can be easily outclassed especially in an uptier
• Lacklustre turn time, flight performance will be worsened the more payload you carry
• Poor energy retention, especially with wing payloads
• Limited defensive coverage, its tail section blocks a large portion of the dorsal turret's firing arc
• Weak tail section that can be easily snapped off by autocannons it commonly faces at the BR

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