B.R.20M M1

B.R.20M M1

B.R.20DR

S.M.79 serie 1

B.R.20M M1

B.R.20DR

S.M.79 serie 1

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

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 is a rank I Italian bomber with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB/RB/SB). 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 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.

General info

Flight performance

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

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
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
675	310	N/A	480	280	~5	~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

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

Armaments

Suspended armament

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

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

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Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	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

Pros and cons

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History

Designed by Fiat's Celestino Rosatelli in the mid 1930’s and first flying 10 February 1936, the "Bombardiere Rosatelli 20" (B.R. 20) was 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-monocot structure, but it was a very common and effective design for the 1930’s.

Typical with Italian aircraft was the retractable turrets and wind driven electrical turbine which was also retractable.  The engines and propeller was domestic modifications of foreign makes, and the armament was Italian Breda-SAFAT machineguns 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 BR 20 was chosen after a cursory review of other candidates.  Eventually the Japanese purchased fully equipped 82 bombers, a huge purchase for the time.

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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