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Revision as of 18:23, 22 February 2023
Contents
Description
The ▄Brewster Model 239 is a rank II Swedish fighter with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB) and 2.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice". The B-239 is denavalized version of the F2A-1 Buffalo found in the US tech tree.
General info
Flight performance
Characteristics | Max speed (km/h at 5,400 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
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AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
Stock | 438 | 421 | 9900 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 130 |
Upgraded | 484 | 460 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 14.2 |
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 | + | - | ||
761 | 280 | 425 | 380 | 240 | ~__ | ~__ |
Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
---|---|---|---|
Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
< ~300 | < ~320 | < ~350 | > ___ |
Survivability and armour
- Armour
- 8.5 mm steel - Pilot seat
- Survivability
- Self-sealing wing tanks
- Exposed engine and oil cooling system, prone to damage
Modifications and economy
Armaments
Offensive armament
The B-239 (Sweden) is armed with:
- 2 x 12.7 mm LKk/42 machine guns, nose-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
- 2 x 12.7 mm LKk/42 machine guns, wing-mounted (400 rpg = 800 total)
Usage in battles
You are pretty manoeuvrable and can win a dogfight against most enemies, the exception being Spitfires and Japanese single engine fighters. Be wary of you poor energy retention though, this leads you to gain an advantage in the first couple of turns in your dogfight but you should try to avoid longer fights, by any means. You can use flaps to get the maximal turn rate possible. You can also climb at the beginning of a match, get to 3-4 km while climbing at 220 km/h IAS. Once you see enemy fighters, level out and stay above 280-300 km/h, this ensures you can at least follow one or two turns, to get a good shot in. If this fails, dive away and reposition.
Manual Engine Control
MEC elements | ||||||
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Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
Oil | Water | Type | ||||
Controllable | Controllable Not auto controlled |
Not controllable Not auto controlled |
Not controllable Not auto controlled |
Separate | Controllable 2 gears |
Not controllable |
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".
Pros:
- Very manoeuvrable
- Effective weaponry
- Above average climb rate
Cons:
- Quite slow
- Vital components not protected by armour
History
44 F2A-1 Buffallos (B-239 in Finnish service) were delivered in 1940 and they achieved great success in combat with Soviet aircraft. Ilmari Juutilainen scored 34 kills flying it.
Media
- Skins
See also
- Related development
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
- [1]B-239 Wikipedia
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation | |
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Fighters | F2A-1 · Thach's F2A-1 · F2A-3 |
Export | ▄B-239 |
Sweden fighters | |
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ASJA | J6B |
Saab | J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 |
FFVS | J22-A · J22-B |
Foreign Import | J8A · Iacobi's J8A · J9 Early · J11 · J20 · J26 David · J26 |
Finland | |
VL | Mörkö-Morane · VL Myrsky II · VL Pyörremyrsky |
(NL) Fokker | ▄Fokker D.XXI-3 · ▄Fokker D.XXI |
(DE) Messerschmitt | ▄Bf 109 G-2 · ▄Bf 109 G-6 Erla · ▄Bf 109 G-6 |
Other | ▄B-239 · ▄Hurricane Mk I/L |