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Aviation
B-10B
I
Rank
AB
1.3
RB
1.3
SB
1.7
Battle rating
USA
Research country
Bomber
Main role
400
GE
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The B-10B was the first bomber with an all-metal monoplane airframe, closed cockpit, and rotating gun turrets. It was also the first mass-produced bomber that was faster than contemporary fighter aircraft. The B-10 had its first flight on 16th February 1932 and caused a revolution in bomber design, where all future designs featured elements of the B-10 such as retractable landing gear, internal bomb bay, and full engine cowling. Production ended after 348 B-10s and its variants were made in 1940. The US Air force ordered 103 aircraft in 1935, all delivered by 1936. After that, export of the B-10 was permitted. Operator countries included 37 aircraft serving in Argentinian Navy and Army Aviation Service, 9 were delivered to Chinese Nationalist Air Force in 1937, Thailand received 6 aircraft which they used in the war with France during 1940, Turkey with 20 aircraft and Netherlands with 9.

Introduced in Update 1.67 "Assault" as a premium aircraft, the B-10 has great bomb load when compared with other bombers of its rank and battle rating, unfortunately it also faces more advanced planes that are faster than it. The B-10 is quite manoeuvrable in the horizontal, which can be utilized to perform defensive manoeuvres against attacking aircraft.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 2,438 m 343320355332 km/h
Rate of Climb 7.76.29.36.3 m/s
Turn time 2122.720.221.9 s
Max altitude 7,380 m
Takeoff Run 600 m

Landing
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Combat
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 4 persons
Engine
Length 13.6 m
Wingspan 21.5 m
Wing Loading 105 kg/m²

Weight:
Base weight 5.395.565.265.53 t
Fuel in main tanks 1.22 t (3h 37m)

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 564 km/h
Mach Number Limit 0.65 M
G limit ≈ -3/7 G
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) L / T / C
235 / 313 / 328 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 235 km/h
Defensive armament
3 × Turret — 7.62 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition 1,800 rounds
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass 0.16 kg

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
T/Ball/Ball/AP/I13127320
T/AP/AP/AP/I13127320
Suspended armament
Max weight 2,050 kg
Wing loading left / right
Maximum 1,000 kg
Max. difference 1,000 kg

NameWeightSlot
242.6 kg
500.8 kg
996.3 kg
6 × 707.4 kg
3 × 727.8 kg
2 × 1,001.5 kg
Economy
Repair cost
AB 147 SL
RB 314 SL
SB 329 SL
Crew training 450 SL
Experts 3,000 SL
Aces 45 GE
Research Aces 220,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (25 / 50 / 80) % SL
2 x 100 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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