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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight performance ===
 
=== Flight performance ===
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The T18B-1 is an exceptionally fast aircraft at its rank, zooming past its contemporary bombers and reaching into fighter territory, able to reach an excellent 595 kmh (370 mph) in RB and a staggering 619 kmh (385 mph) in AB. Its high speed and reasonable armament platform of 2 x 20 mm cannons + 1 x 13.2 mm machine gun allows it to be a respectable multi-role aircraft that can take on almost any combat situation you throw at it. One might think that the high performance comes at the cost of payload, as traditional with the ''Schnellbomber'' type of bomber, But this is not the case with the T18B, as it carries more than enough ordinance to either heavily damage a base (AB) or destroy a few (RB).
  
 
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* 10 mm steel - pilot's backseat
 
* 10 mm steel - rear gunner protective plate
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
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Speed and Altitude are your best friends when flying the T18B-1, as you must keep both up in order to ensure your survival. You may be fast, but you are not invincible, as there are many aircraft at the BR that will easily catch you such as the [[P-47D-28|P-47D]], [[P-61C-1|P-61]], [[Bf 109 F-4]] and the [[I-185 (M-82)|I-185]] [[I-185 (M-71)|twins]]. However, you can easily turn the tables on your would-be attackers by forcing them to stall then shred them with your impressive forward armament.
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Alternatively, you can take the offensive route by employing a heavy fighter flying style and hunt down enemy bombers. You can mainly do this as a result of your bomber air spawn, but you must be careful to avoid enemy interceptors. One must take care not to expend too much ammunition on a single target, so in order to avoid doing so, they must aim for the critical components of the enemy bomber (wings, engines or tail) if they can't force a head-on.
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Lastly, the T18B can be used as a reasonably effective ground attacker thanks to its immense loadout options. It is not recommended to use the bomb loadouts that mount the extra m/42 bombs when employing this play style unless they are skilled with aiming their bombs, as the m/42 bombs have a very small explosion radius and have to be directly on target to nab a kill. Your ideal loadouts should be either the 3 x m/40 bombs, 3 x m/40 + 8 x m/49a rockets, or 2 x m/50 bombs + 8 x m/49a rockets for some overkill, as the m/50 bombs have a very high effective destruction radius of 18 meters, although the pilot should take care that they don't end up exploding themselves (also known as a "significant emotional event").
  
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
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Your research path should be tailored to the role you wish to employ the T18B in. For the traditional bomber, it is important to research payload first as the stock payload is a pitiful 18 x 50 kg bombs. For the heavy fighter/interceptor, the offensive cannon upgrades are of great importance followed by flight performance upgrades. Ground attacker should be a mix of the two, as it is important for a ground-pounder to have both speed and payload.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* Powerful firepower
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* Reasonably effective armament layout
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* Good manoeuvring for a twin-engine plane
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* Excellent speed, faster than a good amount of fighters at the tier
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* Air breaks makes landing and rearming much easier
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* Good manoeuvrability for a twin-engine aircraft, especially for a bomber
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* Highly effective air brakes make landing and rearmament much easier
 
* Can operate as a twin-engine fighter, high altitude bomber or strike fighter (depends on chosen payload)
 
* Can operate as a twin-engine fighter, high altitude bomber or strike fighter (depends on chosen payload)
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* Up to 500 mm penetration of rockets
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* Can mount rockets with up to 500 mm of penetration
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* Has access to two of the massive Swedish m/50 bombs
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* Despite only having one MG for defense, the MG itself is excellent
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
 
* Poor protective components compared to other strike fighters  
 
* Poor protective components compared to other strike fighters  
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* Poor defensive armaments as a bomber
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* Poor defensive armament as a bomber
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* Unstable landing
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* Fairly unstable on landing
 
* No ventral turret, defenceless when attacked from below
 
* No ventral turret, defenceless when attacked from below
  
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
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* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
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* [[Do 217 (Family)]]: Similarly designed German ''schnellbomber''
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* [[Tu-2 (Family)]]: Russian equivalent
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* [[PV-2D]]: Similar American bomber
 
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Revision as of 16:23, 9 April 2020

RANK 5 FRANCE
Somua SM PACK
T18B
saab_t18b_1.png
T18B
Sweden flag.png Sweden
III Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
3.7 4.3 4.0
Class:
Research:26 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:76 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png
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This page is about the Swedish bomber T18B. For other version, see B18 (Family).

Description

GarageImage T18B.jpg


The T18B is a rank III Swedish bomber with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB), 4.3 (RB), and 4.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

General info

Flight performance

The T18B-1 is an exceptionally fast aircraft at its rank, zooming past its contemporary bombers and reaching into fighter territory, able to reach an excellent 595 kmh (370 mph) in RB and a staggering 619 kmh (385 mph) in AB. Its high speed and reasonable armament platform of 2 x 20 mm cannons + 1 x 13.2 mm machine gun allows it to be a respectable multi-role aircraft that can take on almost any combat situation you throw at it. One might think that the high performance comes at the cost of payload, as traditional with the Schnellbomber type of bomber, But this is not the case with the T18B, as it carries more than enough ordinance to either heavily damage a base (AB) or destroy a few (RB).

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 6,000 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
572 555 11000 26.3 27.4 7.3 7.2 450
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 6,000 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
619 595 11000 23.8 25.0 14.1 10.3 450

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flaps
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
 ??? ~?? ~??
Protective components found in the T18B.
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 N/A

Survivability and armour

  • 10 mm steel - cockpit floor under pilot's seat
  • 10 mm steel - pilot's backseat
  • 10 mm steel - rear gunner protective plate
  • 10 mm steel - cockpit floor under gunner's seat
  • 10 mm steel - aft protective plate

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main articles: Akan m/39A (13.2 mm), Akan m/41A (20 mm)

The T18B is armed with:

  • 1 x 13.2 mm Akan m/39A heavy machine gun (300 RPG)
  • 2 x 20 mm Akan m/41A auto cannons (60 RPG - 120 rounds total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: m/40 (120 kg), m/41 (500 kg), m/42 (50 kg), m/50 (600 kg)
Main articles: m/49, m/49A, m/51, m/38 (450 mm)

The T18B can be outfitted with the following suspended ordnance:

  • 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs (360 kg total)
  • 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs + 8 x m/42 50 kg bombs (760 kg total)
  • 1 x m/38 (450 mm) torpedo
  • 2 x m/41 500 kg bombs (1,000 kg total)
  • 2 x m/41 500 kg bombs + 8 x m/42 50 kg bombs (1,400 kg total)
  • 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs (1,200 kg total)
  • 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs + 8 x m/42 50 kg bombs (1,600 kg total)
  • 8 x m/49A unguided rockets
  • 8 x m/51 unguided rockets
  • 10 x m/42 50 kg bombs + 8 x m/49A unguided rockets (500 kg total)
  • 10 x m/42 50 kg bombs + 8 x m/51 unguided rockets (500 kg total)
  • 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs + 8 x m/49A unguided rockets (360 kg total)
  • 8 x m/49A unguided rockets + 1 x m/38 (450 mm) torpedo
  • 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 3 x m/40 120 kg bombs (360 kg total)
  • 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 1 x m/38 (450 mm) torpedo
  • 8 x m/49A unguided rockets + 2 x m/41 unguided rockets
  • 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 2 x m/41 unguided rockets
  • 8 x m/49A unguided rockets + 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs (1,200 kg total)
  • 8 x m/51 unguided rockets + 2 x m/50 600 kg bombs (1,200 kg total)

Defensive armament

Main article: Akan m/39 (13.2 mm)

The T18B is defended by:

  • 1 x 13.2 mm Akan m/39 heavy machine gun dorsal turret (300 RPG)

Usage in battles

Speed and Altitude are your best friends when flying the T18B-1, as you must keep both up in order to ensure your survival. You may be fast, but you are not invincible, as there are many aircraft at the BR that will easily catch you such as the P-47D, P-61, Bf 109 F-4 and the I-185 twins. However, you can easily turn the tables on your would-be attackers by forcing them to stall then shred them with your impressive forward armament.

Alternatively, you can take the offensive route by employing a heavy fighter flying style and hunt down enemy bombers. You can mainly do this as a result of your bomber air spawn, but you must be careful to avoid enemy interceptors. One must take care not to expend too much ammunition on a single target, so in order to avoid doing so, they must aim for the critical components of the enemy bomber (wings, engines or tail) if they can't force a head-on.

Lastly, the T18B can be used as a reasonably effective ground attacker thanks to its immense loadout options. It is not recommended to use the bomb loadouts that mount the extra m/42 bombs when employing this play style unless they are skilled with aiming their bombs, as the m/42 bombs have a very small explosion radius and have to be directly on target to nab a kill. Your ideal loadouts should be either the 3 x m/40 bombs, 3 x m/40 + 8 x m/49a rockets, or 2 x m/50 bombs + 8 x m/49a rockets for some overkill, as the m/50 bombs have a very high effective destruction radius of 18 meters, although the pilot should take care that they don't end up exploding themselves (also known as a "significant emotional event").

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair Radiator Offensive 20 mm m/40 Offensive 13 mm
II Compressor Airframe New 20 mm cannons m/38 New 13 mm MGs
III Wings repair Engine Turret 13 mm m/41 m/49A
IV Engine injection Cover New 13 mm MGs (turret) m/50 m/51

Your research path should be tailored to the role you wish to employ the T18B in. For the traditional bomber, it is important to research payload first as the stock payload is a pitiful 18 x 50 kg bombs. For the heavy fighter/interceptor, the offensive cannon upgrades are of great importance followed by flight performance upgrades. Ground attacker should be a mix of the two, as it is important for a ground-pounder to have both speed and payload.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Reasonably effective armament layout
  • Excellent speed, faster than a good amount of fighters at the tier
  • Good manoeuvrability for a twin-engine aircraft, especially for a bomber
  • Highly effective air brakes make landing and rearmament much easier
  • Can operate as a twin-engine fighter, high altitude bomber or strike fighter (depends on chosen payload)
  • Can mount rockets with up to 500 mm of penetration
  • Has access to two of the massive Swedish m/50 bombs
  • Despite only having one MG for defense, the MG itself is excellent

Cons:

  • Poor protective components compared to other strike fighters
  • Poor defensive armament as a bomber
  • Fairly unstable on landing
  • No ventral turret, defenceless when attacked from below

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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  • encyclopedia page on the aircraft;
  • other literature.


Swedish Aeroplane Company Ltd. (SAAB)
  Pre-SAAB: SA / ASJA
SA 'Jaktfalken'  J6B
SAAB 17  B17A · B17B · S17BS
SAAB 18  B18A · B18B · T18B · T18B (57)
SAAB 21  J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 · J21RA · A21RB
SAAB 29 'Tunnan'  J29A · A29B · J29D · J29F
SAAB 32 'Lansen'  J32B · A32A · A32A Röd Adam
SAAB 35 'Draken'  J35A · J35D
SAAB 37 'Viggen'  JA37C · JA37D · JA37DI · JA37DI F21 · AJ37 · AJS37
SAAB 39 'Gripen'  JAS39A · JAS39C
SAAB 105  SK60B · SAAB-105G
License Production  B3C (Ju 86K)
Export  SAAB-105OE · J35XS · ▄JAS39C · ◔JAS39EBS HU C

Sweden bombers
B3  B3C
B17  B17A · B17B · S17BS
SAAB 18  B18A · B18B · T18B · T18B (57)
T 2  T 2
Finland  ▄Ar 196 A-5 · ▄Ju 88 A-4

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