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=== Survivability and armour === | === Survivability and armour === | ||
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| − | * | + | * 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner, 5mm protecting pilot from rear, 5mm protecting dorsal gunner, 5mm protecting hull fuel tanks |
* No armour glazing | * No armour glazing | ||
* Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls) | * Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls) | ||
* More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage | * More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage | ||
| + | * All fuel tanks are self-sealing | ||
== Armaments == | == Armaments == | ||
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| + | * 16x 60kg bombs | ||
| + | * 8x 250kg bombs | ||
| + | * 2x 800kg bombs (Navy and Army variants) | ||
| + | * 2x torpedoes (mod 2 variant) | ||
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=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
| − | <!--''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle regarding its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Do not use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".''--> | + | <!--''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle regarding its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Do not use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - they have a substitution in the form of softer "inadequate", "effective".''-->'''Pros:''' |
| − | ' | + | * A straight improvement over the H8K2, with more speed and retractable gear |
| − | * | + | * Incredible speed and climb, making it effectively untouchable if one climbs directly toward a base |
| + | * Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane | ||
| + | * Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team, BR means cannot fight 4.7's | ||
| + | * Incredible climb rate, further increased slightly over the H8K2 | ||
| + | * (RB) Long Range Bomber spawn, putting it at usually around 4,500m on spawn | ||
| + | * Well armoured even for a non-Japanese bomber, with armoured pilot, gunners and self-sealing tanks | ||
| + | * Incredible SL modifier of 2.4 (meaning 480% when including premium vehicle modifier, 720% with premium account), the equal highest in the game | ||
| + | * Good RP modifier of 1.3, comparable to the BV-238 and better than the PBM-3 | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Expensive at over 2,000 GE for a Tier 2 premium vehicle that is a modification of one already in the tree | ||
| + | * Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together | ||
| + | * Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7's, long reload on the cannons | ||
| + | * Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull | ||
| + | * Additional speed means that in dives, the H8K can rapidly approach its rip speed of ~560 km/h IAS | ||
| + | * Retractable gear can make slowing down more difficult, especially with the landing flaps causing so much lift they can often stall you | ||
| + | * Huge target | ||
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== Read also == | == Read also == | ||
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;'' | * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;'' | ||
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' | * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;'' | * ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;'' | ||
Revision as of 08:16, 25 March 2019
Contents
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This page is about the premium aircraft H8K3. For the other H8K plane, see H8K2 |
Description
The H8K3 is a Rank II premium Japanese bomber
with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 4.0 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March".
General info
Flight Performance
| Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | 9500 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
| Upgraded | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | 9500 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flap | Take-off flap | Landing flap | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| X | X | X | X | X |
| Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flap (km/h) |
Max Static G | |
| + | - | |||
| 0 | 450 | ??? | ~?? | ~? |
| Optimal velocities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons (km/h) |
Rudder (km/h) |
Elevators (km/h) |
Radiator (km/h) |
| < ??? | < ??? | < ??? | > ??? |
| Compressor (RB/SB) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting 1 | ||
| Optimal altitude | 100% Engine power | WEP Engine power |
| ?,??? m | ??? hp | ?,??? hp |
Survivability and armour
- 20mm armour plates protecting rear gunner, 5mm protecting pilot from rear, 5mm protecting dorsal gunner, 5mm protecting hull fuel tanks
- No armour glazing
- Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
- More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
- All fuel tanks are self-sealing
Armaments
Offensive armament
- 16x 60kg bombs
- 8x 250kg bombs
- 2x 800kg bombs (Navy and Army variants)
- 2x torpedoes (mod 2 variant)
Main article: Bombs-->
Usage in the battles
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Controllable | Not controllable | Not controllable | Not controllable | Separate | Not ontrollable | Not controllable |
Modules
| Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Fuselage Repair | Radiator | |||
| II | Compressor | Airframe | |||
| III | Wings Repair | Engine | |||
| IV | Engine Injection | Cover | |||
Pros and cons
Pros:
- A straight improvement over the H8K2, with more speed and retractable gear
- Incredible speed and climb, making it effectively untouchable if one climbs directly toward a base
- Good armament spread and damage (when they hit), including limited coverage under the plane
- Favourable matchmaking; always on Axis team, BR means cannot fight 4.7's
- Incredible climb rate, further increased slightly over the H8K2
- (RB) Long Range Bomber spawn, putting it at usually around 4,500m on spawn
- Well armoured even for a non-Japanese bomber, with armoured pilot, gunners and self-sealing tanks
- Incredible SL modifier of 2.4 (meaning 480% when including premium vehicle modifier, 720% with premium account), the equal highest in the game
- Good RP modifier of 1.3, comparable to the BV-238 and better than the PBM-3
Cons:
- Expensive at over 2,000 GE for a Tier 2 premium vehicle that is a modification of one already in the tree
- Awful bomb load; 780kg TNT equivalent with largest load, with both wing bombs dropping together
- Guns are unreliable; cannons are the weak 99 mod.1's, machine guns are single 7.7's, long reload on the cannons
- Landing is risky due to lack of land-suitable gear; the H8K must land on its hull
- Additional speed means that in dives, the H8K can rapidly approach its rip speed of ~560 km/h IAS
- Retractable gear can make slowing down more difficult, especially with the landing flaps causing so much lift they can often stall you
- Huge target
History
Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.
Media
An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.
Read also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,
- reference to the series of the aircraft;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
Sources
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- page on aircraft encyclopedia;
- other literature.
| Japan bombers | |
|---|---|
| Navy | |
| Carrier-based attack bomber | |
| B5N | B5N2 |
| B6N | B6N1 · B6N2 · B6N2a |
| B7A | B7A2 · B7A2 (Homare 23) |
| Carrier-based dive bomber | |
| D3A | D3A1 |
| D4Y | D4Y1 · D4Y2 · D4Y3 Ko |
| Shipboard Observation seaplane | |
| F1M | F1M2 |
| Land-based Attack bomber | |
| G4M | G4M1 |
| G5N | G5N1 |
| G8N | G8N1 |
| Flying boat | |
| H6K | H6K4 |
| H8K | H8K2 · H8K3 |
| Land-based Bomber | |
| P1Y | P1Y1 |
| Army | |
| Light | Ki-32 |
| Ki-48-II otsu | |
| Heavy | Ki-21-Ia · Ki-21-I hei |
| Ki-49-I · Ki-49-IIa · Ki-49-IIb · Ki-49-IIb/L | |
| Ki-67-I Ko · Ki-67-I otsu | |
| Other countries | ▅B-17E |
