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Aviation
B-24D-25-CO
IV
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.7
SB
6.0
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
27,000
RP
Research
185,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The B-24D-25-CO is a American bomber. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.

The Consolidated B-24D Liberator was built to be a long-range four-engine heavy bomber. It is most efficiently used for bombing stationary targets like bases, airfields, and pillboxes from high altitude.

The Liberator can cruise somewhat faster than the Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress and can also carry a heavier payload. Unfortunately, its manoeuvrability and handling are significantly worse thanks to the Davis wing design, which is optimized for efficient level flight only. Evasive manoeuvres are not easy to pull off and typically result in loss of altitude or going into a spin.

In line with the USAAF's philosophy during World War II, the Liberator is equipped with a relatively heavy defensive armament of eleven .50 cal AN/M2 heavy machine guns staffed by gunners. The theory behind this was intended that an American bomber would be able to defend itself from enemy fighters in daylight missions. These guns have excellent coverage and there is no angle from which attackers may come from on which no guns can be brought to bear.

Compared to the B-17E, the Liberator can carry an additional 2 x 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs. However, this maximum payload of 8,000 lb (3,632 kg) compares very unfavourably against other heavy bombers like the Yermolayev Yer-2 with ACh-30B engines (5,000 kg), Dornier Do 217 series (4,000 kg), and Lancaster series (14,000 lb or 6,363 kg), all of which have much lower battle ratings. On the flip side, while its payload may not have been as great as other nation's bombers, over 18,500 B-24 bombers were built over the duration of the war (the most produced bomber) and were deployed in sheer numbers unmatched by any other bomber.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 7,620 m 494464511477 km/h
Rate of Climb 4.62.96.63 m/s
Turn time 3840.236.939.1 s
Max altitude 9,754 m
Takeoff Run 820 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 8 persons
Gross weight 24.2 t
Engine 4 x Pratt & Whitney R1830-65
Length 20.5 m
Wingspan 33.5 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 600 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 263 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 263 km/h
Defensive armament
5 × Turret — 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 1,400 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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3 × Turret — 2 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 2,383 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 8 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 2 20 × 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb
Setup 3 12 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 4 8 × 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb
Setup 5 4 × 1600 lb AN-Mk 1 armor-piercing bomb
Setup 6 4 × 2000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 2,266 → 3,084 SL
RB 6,785 → 9,234 SL
SB 13,282 → 18,077 SL
Crew training 52,000 SL
Experts 185,000 SL
Aces 940 GE
Research Aces 480,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
110 / 200 / 510 % SL
166 % RP
Total cost of modifications 47,100 RP
85,600 SL
Talisman cost 1,500 GE

Research order:
B-24D-25-CO

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