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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* Great bomb load for an aircraft of this type
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* Large payload size and options
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* Has an access to custom loadout
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* Good top speed and overall handling for its class, especially with empty payload
 
* Effective offensive armament
 
* Effective offensive armament
* High survivability
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* Has tricycle landing gear, able to take off and land on small airfields
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
* Lacklustre turn time
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* Effectively the same plane as its [[A-20G-25|American counterpart]] but at a significantly higher BR in RB and SB, can be easily outclassed especially in uptier match
* Weak tail section
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* Lacklustre turn time, flight performance will be worsened with more payload you carry
* Poor energy retention
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* Poor energy retention, especially with wing payloads
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* Limited defensive coverage, its tail section in particular blocks a large portion of the ventral turret's firing arc
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* Weak tail section that can be easily snapped off by autocannon it commonly faces at the BR
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 12:04, 4 July 2023

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This page is about the premium bomber A-20G-30 (USSR). For other versions, see DB-7 (Family).
▂A-20G-30
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Description

The ▂A-20G-30 Havoc is a premium rank III Soviet bomber with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed
at 3 048 m510 km/h
Turn time34 s
Max altitude7 224 m
Engine2 х Wright R-2600-23
TypeRadial
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight12 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 3,048 m)
Max altitude
(metres)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(metres/second)
Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 492 475 7224 35.2 36.2 7.7 7.7 604
Upgraded 535 510 33.0 34.0 12.7 10.1

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 + -
696 296 428 406 295 ~6 ~3
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 260 < 320 < 300 > 320

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear296 km/h

The A-20G-30 is rather well-protected. It sports 3 defensive .50 calibre guns, two in a dorsal turret capable of complete rotation, the other in a limited arc under the aircraft's tail. As for the armour, the pilot is protected by 57 mm bulletproof glass and several 12.7 mm steel plates in front of and behind, and 8 mm plates to his sides. The only thing to look out for is the chance of the tail section ripping off at a higher rate than its other bomber and ground attacking comrades.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB810 Sl icon.png
RB1 363 Sl icon.png
SB2 872 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts115 000 Sl icon.png
Aces500 Ge icon.png
Research Aces640 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 80 / 170 / 350 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 142 / 142 / 142 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
Mods aerodinamic fuse.png
Fuselage repair
Mods radiator.png
Radiator
Mods armor frame.png
Airframe
Mods compressor.png
Compressor
Mods aerodinamic wing.png
Wings repair
Mods new engine.png
Engine
Mods armor cover.png
Cover
Mods metanol.png
Engine injection
Mods ammo.png
bmg50_belt_pack
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
FAB-100
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods ammo.png
bmg50_turret_belt_pack
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
FAB-250
Mod arrow right 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
AN-M64A1 BOX
Mods weapon.png
bmg50_new_gun
Mods pilon bomb.png
FAB-500
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon torpedo.png
45-36АН
Mods turret gun.png
bmg50_turret_new_gun
Mods pilon bomb.png
FAB-1000

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

The A-20G-30 (USSR) is armed with:

  • 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (350 rpg = 2,100 total)

Suspended armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

  • Without load
  • 8 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (400 kg total)
  • 16 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (800 kg total)
  • 8 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (800 kg total)
  • 16 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,600 kg total)
  • 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
  • 6 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total)
  • 2 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
  • 2 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs (2,000 kg total)
  • 2 x 450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes

Custom loadout options

1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Hardpoints A-20G-30 (USSR).png
50 kg FAB-50sv bombs 1* 1* 4, 16 1* 1*
100 kg FAB-100sv bombs 1* 1* 4, 16 1* 1*
250 kg FAB-250sv bombs 1* 1* 1 1 1* 1*
500 kg FAB-500sv bombs 1 1
1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs 1 1
500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs 4
450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes 1 1
Maximum permissible loadout weight: 2,160 kg
Maximum permissible wing load: 1,080 kg
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,080 kg
* 50/100 kg bombs and 250 kg bombs cannot be mixed within each wing (hardpoints 1/2 and hardpoints 6/7)

Defensive armament

Main article: M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

The A-20G-30 (USSR) is defended by:

  • 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (400 rpg = 800 total)
  • 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, ventral turret (400 rpg)

The tail section of the plane creates a big blind spot for the dorsal turret. Be careful when enemies approach from behind because you will not be able to hit targets directly behind you.

Usage in battles

The A-20G-30 was a modification of the American A-20G-25, thus it excels at attacking soft targets such as howitzers and SPAA. The 6 x .50 calibre guns situated in the nose are fully capable of destroying light pillboxes en masse. While still capable of hitting bases with its 2 x 1,000 kg bombs, this aircraft is more effective with loads that contain larger numbers of bombs for soft targets.

With the 6 forward-facing .50 calibre guns and a decent turn time and rate of climb for a twin-engine aircraft, the A-20G-30 is well suited for the role of heavy fighter. Be warned, the A-20G-30 does not have the energy retention of dedicated heavy fighters like the Bf 110's in the German tech tree. This could lead to the aircraft being destroyed in such a dogfight.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Large payload size and options
  • Has an access to custom loadout
  • Good top speed and overall handling for its class, especially with empty payload
  • Effective offensive armament
  • Has tricycle landing gear, able to take off and land on small airfields

Cons:

  • Effectively the same plane as its American counterpart but at a significantly higher BR in RB and SB, can be easily outclassed especially in uptier match
  • Lacklustre turn time, flight performance will be worsened with more payload you carry
  • Poor energy retention, especially with wing payloads
  • Limited defensive coverage, its tail section in particular blocks a large portion of the ventral turret's firing arc
  • Weak tail section that can be easily snapped off by autocannon it commonly faces at the BR

History

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Media

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See also

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  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.


Douglas Aircraft Company
Strike Aircraft  A-20G-25 · A-26B-10 · A-26B-50 · AD-2 · AD-4 · A-1H
Bombers  TBD-1 · B-18A · SBD-3 · BTD-1 · A-26C-45 · A-26C-45DT
Turboprops  A2D-1
Jet Aircraft  F3D-1 · F4D-1
A-4 Skyhawk  A-4B · A-4E Early
Export  ▄Havoc Mk I · ▄Boston Mk I · ▄DB-7 · ▂A-20G-30 · ▄AD-4 · ▄AD-4NA
A-4 Skyhawk  A-4H · A-4E Early (M) · Ayit · A-4E
  The Douglas Aircraft Company merged with McDonnell Aircraft Corporation in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas.

USSR bombers
SB and Ar  SB 2M-100 · SB 2M-103 · SB 2M-103 MV-3 · SB 2M-103U · SB 2M-103U MV-3 · SB 2M-105 · Ar-2
Yer-2 (petrol)  Yer-2 (M-105) · Yer-2 (M-105) TAT · Yer-2 (M-105R) TAT · Yer-2 (M-105R) LU
Yer-2 (diesel)  Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e) · Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (l)
Tu  Tu-2 · Tu-2S · Tu-2S-44 · Tu-2S-59 · Tu-4
Pe  Pe-2-1 · Pe-2-31 · Pe-2-83 · Pe-2-110 · Pe-2-205 · Pe-2-359 · Pe-8
IL  DB-3B · IL-4
Po  Po-2 · Po-2M
Other  MBR-2-M-34 · TB-3M-17-32 · Yak-4 · Be-6
Lend-Lease  ▂PBY-5A Catalina · ▂Hampden TB Mk I · ▂A-20G-30 · ▂B-25J-30

USSR premium aircraft
Fighters  Krasnolutsky's I-15bis · I-16 type 28 · Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 · I-153P · I-180S · I-301 · ITP (M-1)
  LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-34 · Dolgushin's La-7 · La-11
  Eremin's Yak-3(e) · Yak-3 (VK-107) · Yak-3T · Golovachev's Yak-9M
  ▂P-39K-1 · ▂Pokryshkin's P-39N-0 · ▂P-39Q-15 · ▂P-40E-1 · ▂P-47D-27 · ▂P-63A-5 · ▂P-63A-10 · ▂P-63C-5
  ▂Hurricane Mk IIB · ▂Spitfire Mk IXc · ▂Fw 190 D-9
Twin-engine fighters  I-29
Jet fighters  Su-11 · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17AS · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-23ML
Strike aircraft  IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2 M-82 · IL-8 (1944) · Su-6 · Tandem MAI · TIS MA · Su-8 · Tu-1
  Yak-38 · Su-7BMK · Su-25K · Su-39
Bombers  Po-2M · Be-6 · MBR-2-M-34 · Pe-2-205 · TB-3M-17-32
  ▂PBY-5A Catalina · ▂Hampden TB Mk I · ▂A-20G-30 · ▂B-25J-30