Aviation
S.M.79 serie 8
I
Rank
AB
2.0
RB
2.0
SB
2.3
Battle rating
Italy
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
3,000
Research
6,300
Purchase
Kingdom of Italy
Operator country
General information
Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,000 m
430400447413 km/h
Rate of Climb
5.94.17.94.2 m/s
Turn time
31.633.730.732.7 s
Max altitude
6,800 m
Takeoff Run
450 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
5 persons
Gross weight
10.1 t
Engine
3 x Alfa Romeo 126 RC 34
Length
15.6 m
Wingspan
21.2 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
530 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
220 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
300 km/h
Offensive armament
12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun
Ammunition
350 rounds
Fire rate
700 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/Ball/Ball/I/AP | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| AP/AP-I/HEF/API-T/I | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| API-T/AP-I/HEF | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| API-T | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| AP-I/AP-I/HEF/HEF | 20 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Defensive armament
2 × Turret — 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun
Ammunition
1,000 rounds
Fire rate
700 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/Ball/AP/AP/HEF | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| AP/AP/AP/API-T | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| API-T/AP-I | 21 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
2 × Turret — 7.7 mm Lewis machine gun
Ammunition
970 rounds
Fire rate
550 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/Ball/Ball/Ball/AP | 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
12 × 50 kg GP 50 bomb
Setup 2
12 × 100 kg GP 100T bomb
Setup 3
5 × 250 kg GP 250 bomb
Setup 4
2 × 500 kg GP 500 bomb
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
323 → 446
RB
500 → 690
SB
803 → 1,108
Crew training
1,800
Experts
6,300
Aces
80 
Research Aces
135,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
30 / 60 / 110 %
106 %
Total cost of modifications
5,920
4,480
Talisman cost
410
Research order:
S.M.79 serie 8
Flight performance | |
|---|---|
Survivability |
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Weaponry | ||
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