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B.R.20M M1

B.R.20DR

S.M.79 serie 1

B.R.20M M1

AB	RB	SB
1.7	1.7	1.7

Class:

Bomber

Research:3 000

Purchase:6 300

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Description

The B.R.20M M1 was an important upgrade over the original BR.20 Cicogna, in fact it was the most widely produced variant of this bomber. The upgrades consisted of a redesigned nose with a smaller glass area for the gunner and more glass at the lower section of the nose. It also had a redesigned defensive armament, now introducing access to 12.7 mm HMGs, far superior to the prior 7.7 mm LMGs. The BR.20 was Italy's most predominant bomber during World War II, however it was considered outdated by the time the war started, but even with that in mind, it served with Italy between 1936 and 1945. It also served with Japan, although it was not very well regarded and was retired to training duties in 1941.

It was introduced in Update 1.93 "Shark Attack". Just like its predecessor, the B.R.20M M1 is a very sluggish bomber with poor speed, although it is a very stable airframe in simulator battles. It features a redesigned nose that has minimal effect on the battlefield, but it now also has access to a gunner with a 12.7 mm HMG, far more lethal than the 7.7 mm machine guns. The bomb load is also quite good, being able to carry a little more explosive mass than other bombers at its BR. However, the flight performance and the lack of armour make this bomber very likely to get intercepted at the start of the match and the mediocre defensive armament make it really hard to survive in situations where multiple fighters are targeting you.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 4 000 m430 km/h

Turn time31 s

Max altitude7 000 m

Engine2 х Fiat A80 RC.41

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
Characteristics	AB	RB	Max altitude (metres)	AB	RB	AB	RB	Take-off run (metres)
Stock	411	397	7000	32.1	33.5	2.3	2.3	750
Upgraded	452	430	7000	30.0	31.0	7.4	4.6	750

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
675	310	N/A	428	280	~6	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 200	< 200	< 270	> 335

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,100 m	1,000 hp	1,163 hp

Survivability and armour

Crew5 people

Speed of destruction

Structural675 km/h

Gear310 km/h

No armour protection
Self-sealing fuel tanks (2 in each wing, 2 in the fuselage)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB306 → 426

RB448 → 624

SB614 → 855

Total cost of modifications5 950

4 540

Talisman cost410

Crew training1 800

Experts6 300

Aces80

Research Aces135 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

30 / 60 / 120 %

106 / 106 / 106 %

Modifications

Flight performance

Survivability

Weaponry

Fuselage repair Research: 300 Cost: 230 70	Radiator Research: 300 Cost: 230 70
Airframe Research: 330 Cost: 250 75	Compressor Research: 330 Cost: 250 75
Wings repair Research: 370 Cost: 280 85	Engine Research: 370 Cost: 280 85
Cover Research: 390 Cost: 300 90	Engine injection Research: 390 Cost: 300 90

EFS

Research:

390

Cost:

300

90

breda_turret_belt_pack Research: 300 Cost: 230 70		GP100 Research: 300 Cost: 230 70
	safat12_turret_belt_pack Research: 330 Cost: 250 75	GP250 Research: 330 Cost: 250 75
safat7_turret_new_gun Research: 370 Cost: 280 85		GP500 Research: 370 Cost: 280 85
	safat12_turret_new_gun Research: 390 Cost: 300 90	GP800 Research: 390 Cost: 300 90

Armaments

Suspended armament

List of setups (5)

Setup 112 x 50 kg GP 50 bomb

Setup 212 x 100 kg GP 100T bomb

Setup 34 x 250 kg GP 250 bomb

Setup 42 x 500 kg GP 500 bomb

Setup 52 x 800 kg GP 800 bomb

Main articles: GP 50 (50 kg), GP 100 (100 kg), GP 250 (250 kg), GP 500 (500 kg), GP 800 (800 kg)

The B.R.20M M1 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

12 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (600 kg total)
12 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (1,200 kg total)
4 x 250 kg GP 250 bombs (1,000 kg total)
2 x 500 kg GP 500 bombs (1,000 kg total)
2 x 800 kg GP 800 bombs (1,600 kg total)

Defensive armament

Turret12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun

Ammunition350 rounds

Fire rate701 shots/min

2 х Turret7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun

Ammunition500 rounds

Fire rate900 shots/min

Main articles: Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm), Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)

The B.R.20M M1 is defended by:

1 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, dorsal turret (350 rpg)
1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, nose turret (500 rpg)
1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, ventral turret (500 rpg)

Usage in battles

The B.R.20M is an all-round medium bomber with a variety of bombs from 50 kg to 800 kg, making it potent against all manner of targets, even heavy tanks. It is not an attacker, so best not use it as one. Still, it is equally good at attacking tactical as well as strategic targets (just bring a friend as escort).

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
Mixer	Pitch	Oil	Water	Type	Supercharger	Turbocharger
Not controllable	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

Good payload for its rank
Fast in a dive
Good pitch control
Good all around defences
Top gun is 12.7 mm, which is unique for rank

Cons:

Rolls very badly, poor yaw
Slow speed

History

Designed by Fiat's Celestino Rosatelli in the mid 1930s and first flying 10 February 1936, the "Bombardiere Rosatelli 20" (B.R.20) Cicogna (Stork) was an advanced design with a first for Italy all metal structure of duralumin. The fuselage was a space frame structure with the forward half covered in sheets of aluminum and the rear half fabric covering, including all the tail surfaces. The wing was all clad in metal, but the ailerons were also fabric covered. This may seem unusual compared to better known modern semi-monocoque structure, but it was a very common and effective design for the 1930s.

Typical with Italian aircraft was the retractable turrets and wind driven electrical turbine which was also retractable. The engines and propeller were domestic modifications of foreign makes, and the armament was Italian Breda-SAFAT machine guns in Breda designed turrets. Overall it proved to be a successful machine for the Italians and very competitive with foreign types then in service.

Early on it was earning awards for long distance and payload competitions and was an easy-to-fly stable platform. During the Spanish Civil War it did well with very few losses. This caught the attention of the Japanese Army, who had an urgent need for bombers, and the B.R.20 was chosen after a cursory review of other candidates. Eventually the Japanese purchased 82 fully equipped bombers, a huge purchase for the time. It served well in China, and was almost as good as the first of the Ki-21s, however the defending fighters were more numerous and better than in Spain and losses mounted.

After war in Europe broke out and France was defeated, Italy sent a contingent of B.R.20s with fighter escorts to attack England with Germany. There the age of the Cicogna was apparent as losses were extremely heavy. Not even 4 years old, these bombers where clearly vulnerable to and rapidly being outclassed by new aircraft like the Ju 88 and A-20. Unfortunately the Italians were slow to make a better replacement, and the B.R.20 had to soldier on.

For the last few years of Italian belligerence, the B.R.20 was used in less active theatres, avoiding strong defences and managing to eke out some success in the Mediterranean and East Europe until the Italians surrendered. After the Italian Armistice the 67 remaining aircraft were used for mundane duties and training. The last was retired in 1946, none were preserved, only dusty photos and a few scattered parts remain.

This model, the "M", was improved over the original with lightly longer nose, more powerful engines, and the top turret replacing the 7.7 mm with a single 12.7 mm retractable powered turret.

Media

Skins

Skins and camouflages for the B.R.20M M1 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

B.R.20M M1. Spade Review. An Average plane - Joseph 2000

External links

*Fiat Aviation (Fiat Aviazione)*
Fighters	CR.32 · CR.32 bis · CR.32 quater
	CR.42 · Marcolin's C.R.42 CN · ▀Marcolin's C.R.42 CN
	G.50 serie 2 · G.50 AS serie 7
	G.55 sottoserie 0 · G.55 serie 1 · G.55S
	G.56
Jet fighters	G.91 pre-serie · G.91 R/1 · G.91 Y · G.91 YS
	▄F-86K*
	▄F-104G* · F-104S* · F-104S.ASA* · ▄F-104S TAF*
Strike aircraft	F.C.20 Bis
Bombers	B.R.20DR · B.R.20M M1
Export/Captured	J11 · ▀CR.42
	▀G.50 serie 2 · ▀G.50 AS serie 7
	◄G.91 R/3 · ◄G.91 R/4 · G.91 R/4
	*Licensed
See also	North American Aviation · Lockheed Martin

Italy bombers
Fiat	B.R.20DR · B.R.20M M1
Savoia-Marchetti	S.81 · S.M.79 serie 1 · S.M.79 B · S.M.79 serie 8 · S.M.79 AS · S.M.79 bis/T.M
CANT	Z.1007 bis serie 3 · Z.1007 bis serie 5
Piaggio	P.108B serie 1 · P.108B serie 2
	Foreign:
Germany	▄Ju 87 R-2 · ▄Ju 87 D-3
Hungary	◔Tu-2S-59

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+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an important upgrade over the original BR.20 Cicogna, in fact it was the most widely produced variant of this bomber. The upgrades consisted of a redesigned nose with a smaller glass area for the gunner and more glass at the lower section of the nose. It also had a redesigned defensive armament, now introducing access to 12.7 mm HMGs, far superior to the prior 7.7 mm LMGs. The BR.20 was Italy's most predominant bomber during World War II, however it was considered outdated by the time the war started, but even with that in mind, it served with Italy between 1936 and 1945. It also served with Japan, although it was not very well regarded and was retired to training duties in 1941.
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]. Something players will notice after getting this aircraft is that while the fuselage remains overall unchanged from [[BR.20 DR|its predecessor]], the B.R.20M M1 has a redesigned nose, with a smaller glass area for the gunner, and more glass at the lower section of the nose.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.93 "Shark Attack"]]. Just like its predecessor, the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a very sluggish bomber with poor speed, although it is a very stable airframe in simulator battles. It features a redesigned nose that has minimal effect on the battlefield, but it now also has access to a gunner with a 12.7 mm HMG, far more lethal than the 7.7 mm machine guns. The bomb load is also quite good, being able to carry a little more explosive mass than other bombers at its BR. However, the flight performance and the lack of armour make this bomber very likely to get intercepted at the start of the match and the mediocre defensive armament make it really hard to survive in situations where multiple fighters are targeting you.
 == General info ==
 === Flight performance ===
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 480 || 280 || ~5 || ~3
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 428 || 280 || ~6 || ~3
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 === Survivability and armour ===
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 <!-- ''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.'' -->
 * No armour protection
 * Self-sealing fuel tanks (2 in each wing, 2 in the fuselage)
+=== Modifications and economy ===
+{{Specs-Economy}}
 == Armaments ==
+{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
 === Suspended armament ===
+{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
 {{main|GP 50 (50 kg)|GP 100 (100 kg)|GP 250 (250 kg)|GP 500 (500 kg)|GP 800 (800 kg)}}
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 === Defensive armament ===
+{{Specs-Avia-Defensive}}
 <!-- ''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available, remove this subsection.'' -->
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 | Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Separate || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable
-|-
-|}
-=== Modules ===
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Tier
-! colspan="2" | Flight performance
-! Survivability
-! colspan="3" | Weaponry
-|-
-| I
-| Fuselage repair
-| Radiator
-|
-| Turret 7 mm
-|
-| MCSAP100
-|-
-| II
-|
-| Compressor
-| Airframe
-|
-| Turret 12 mm
-| MCGP250
-|-
-| III
-| Wings repair
-| Engine
-|
-| New 7 mm MGs (turret)
-|
-| MCGP800
-|-
-| IV
-|
-| Engine injection
-| Cover
-|
-| New 12 mm MGs (turret)
-| MCRO500
 |-
 |}
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 Typical with Italian aircraft was the retractable turrets and wind driven electrical turbine which was also retractable. The engines and propeller were domestic modifications of foreign makes, and the armament was Italian Breda-SAFAT machine guns in Breda designed turrets. Overall it proved to be a successful machine for the Italians and very competitive with foreign types then in service.
-Early on it was earning awards for long distance and payload competitions and was an easy-to-fly stable platform. During the Spanish Civil War it did well with very few losses. This caught the attention of the Japanese Army, who had an urgent need for bombers, and the B.R.20 was chosen after a cursory review of other candidates. Eventually the Japanese purchased 82 fully equipped bombers, a huge purchase for the time. It served well in China, and was almost as good as the first of the Ki-21's, however the defending fighters were more numerous and better than in Spain and losses mounted.
+Early on it was earning awards for long distance and payload competitions and was an easy-to-fly stable platform. During the Spanish Civil War it did well with very few losses. This caught the attention of the Japanese Army, who had an urgent need for bombers, and the B.R.20 was chosen after a cursory review of other candidates. Eventually the Japanese purchased 82 fully equipped bombers, a huge purchase for the time. It served well in China, and was almost as good as the first of the Ki-21s, however the defending fighters were more numerous and better than in Spain and losses mounted.
 After war in Europe broke out and France was defeated, Italy sent a contingent of B.R.20s with fighter escorts to attack England with Germany. There the age of the ''Cicogna'' was apparent as losses were extremely heavy. Not even 4 years old, these bombers where clearly vulnerable to and rapidly being outclassed by new aircraft like the Ju 88 and A-20. Unfortunately the Italians were slow to make a better replacement, and the B.R.20 had to soldier on.
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-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=italy&vehicleType=aircraft&vehicleClass=bomber&vehicle=br_20m_m1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=br_20m_m1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
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 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
-;Related development
+;[[B.R.20 (Family)|Related development]]
 * [[B.R.20DR]]
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 * ''other literature.'' -->
+* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/364957-br20/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
 * [[wikipedia:Fiat_BR.20|[Wikipedia] Fiat BR.20]]
 {{AirManufacturer Fiat}}
 {{Italy bombers}}

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Difference between revisions of "B.R.20M M1"

Latest revision as of 09:26, 11 May 2024

Contents

Description

General info

Flight performance

Details

Survivability and armour

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Suspended armament

Defensive armament

Usage in battles

Manual Engine Control

Pros and cons

History

Media

See also

External links