Aviation
Stirling B Mk I
III
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
SB
5.0
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
26,000
Research
76,000
Purchase
General information
The Stirling B Mk I is a British bomber. It was introduced in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour".
The Stirling B Mk I plays as a standard long range bomber. Climbing to high altitudes and using alternative routes or flying at tree-top level to bomb targets to prevent engagement is recommended as the Stirling B Mk I likely won't survive any due to poor armour and strength. It is not well defended at all with low calibre machine guns, which are not very effective at its battle rating. It is extremely flammable and fragile when engaged with cannons, although it may survive some small-calibre machine gun fire.
Camouflages:
Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,268 m
396357429371 km/h
Rate of Climb
7.95.311.45.3 m/s
Turn time
5053.848.451.7 s
Max altitude
6,098 m
Takeoff Run
1,170 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
7 persons
Gross weight
28.5 t
Engine
4 x Bristol Hercules XI
Length
26.6 m
Wingspan
30.2 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
498 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
245 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
258 km/h
Defensive armament
2 × Turret — 2 × 7.7 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition
3,000 rounds
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/AP-I/Ball/Ball/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP-I/AP-I/AP-I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Turret — 4 × 7.7 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition
10,000 rounds
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/AP-I/Ball/Ball/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP-I/AP-I/AP-I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Turret — 7.7 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition
1,000 rounds
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/AP-I/Ball/Ball/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP-I/AP-I/AP-I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Suspended armament
Setup 1
27 × G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 2
27 × G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 3
9 × 1000 lb M.C. Mk.I bomb
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
1,115 → 1,492
RB
2,228 → 2,981
SB
4,708 → 6,299
Crew training
22,000
Experts
76,000
Aces
500 
Research Aces
320,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
80 / 170 / 350 %
142 %
Total cost of modifications
25,100
45,600
Talisman cost
1,100
Research order:
Flight performance | |
|---|---|
Survivability |
|---|
Weaponry | |
|---|---|
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