Ro.44

Ro.44

Re.2000 serie 1

Ro.44

Re.2000 serie 1

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

Fighter

Hydroplane

Research:2 900

Purchase:700

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Description

The Ro.44 is a rank I Italian fighter with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Sky Guardians", finally equipping all the naval nations with at least 1 seaplane to use, although many are not regular tree units. Its ability to capture naval points will make it invaluable for naval players.

General info

Flight performance

Arrestor gear

Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier

Max speed

at 2 000 m303 km/h

Turn time14 s

Max altitude7 500 m

EnginePiaggio P.X.R

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight2 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	7500	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	X	X	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	400	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear400 km/h

The Ro.44 is reasonably durable, being able to take a fair amount of rife-calibre machine gun fire before the flight performance is crippled. The large radial engine too, although vulnerable to being hit due to its size, tends to keep running even with a fair amount of battle damage. The aircraft has no armour protection for the pilot.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB90 → 120

RB138 → 185

SB84 → 112

Total cost of modifications2 970

890

Talisman cost190

Crew training200

Experts1 000

Aces20

Research Aces96 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

10 / 20 / 80 %

100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 200 Cost: 60 45 Radiator Research: 200 Cost: 60 45 Airframe Research: 330 Cost: 100 70 Compressor Research: 330 Cost: 100 70 Wings repair Research: 250 Cost: 75 55 Engine Research: 250 Cost: 75 55 Cover Research: 320 Cost: 95 70 Engine injection Research: 320 Cost: 95 70	EFS Research: 320 Cost: 95 70	safat12_belt_pack Research: 200 Cost: 60 45 safat12_new_gun Research: 250 Cost: 75 55

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun

Ammunition440 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

The Ro.44 is armed with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (220 rpg = 440 total)

Usage in battles

The Ro.44 fulfils the role of a dogfighter in battles, boasting fantastic low speed handling (down to as low as 130 km/h) which often gives it the edge in low-rank dogfights. Its powerful armament of twin 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns (a rare armament at such a low BR) usually means it can quickly dispose of enemy aircraft. Against faster monoplane enemies such as the P-36, P-400 or MiG-3, you'll want to enter the fight with an altitude advantage and convert that to speed, giving you enough time to cripple the enemy aircraft even if they choose to use their speed advantage and extend.

In Simulator battles, the Ro.44 currently uses an identical cockpit model to the CR.32, so there are discrepancies between the cockpit model and the actual layout of the aircraft. The Italian floatplane also handles terribly in Simulator mode, having a constant pitch up attitude analogous to having full flaps extended on any other aircraft. Combined with having no trim, the Ro.44 is tiresome to fly in simulator battles, and currently also has poor forward-facing visibility from the cockpit.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent low speed handling
• Reasonably durable
• Acceptable climb rate
• Excellent weaponry for its BR, mounted on the centreline
• Good amount of ammunition
• Can capture points in naval battles

Cons:

• Fairly slow
• Radial engine is a large target
• Loses energy rapidly in vertical manoeuvres
• Low dive speed

History

The IMAM Ro.44 was a single seat fighter seaplane derivative of the Ro.43 and first flew in October 1936. By taking out the rear gunners positions and all the extra equipment and radios, the much lighter aircraft gained in manoeuvrability but barely any speed increase. At a distance, both the Ro.44 and Ro.43 are practically indistinguishable due to the copied design. It also did not improve on its predecessor for seaworthiness, being too difficult to land in open ocean. In the end it was a disappointment, with its order reduced from 50 to 35 and being soon used as trainer for advanced pilots.

Media

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See also

Related development

• Ro.43

External links

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