Difference between revisions of "D.520 (Great Britain)"
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock'' | ! colspan="8" | ''Stock'' | ||
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| − | ! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at | + | ! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,000 m) |
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters) | ! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters) | ||
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds) | ! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds) | ||
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters) | ! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! | + | ! AB |
! RB | ! RB | ||
! AB | ! AB | ||
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! RB | ! RB | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | | | + | |521||518|| {{Specs|ceiling}} ||22.7||21.7|| ??.? ||7.3||300 |
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! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded'' | ! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded'' | ||
|- | |- | ||
| − | ! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at | + | ! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,000 m) |
! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters) | ! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters) | ||
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds) | ! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds) | ||
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! RB | ! RB | ||
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| − | | | + | |572||550|| {{Specs|ceiling}} ||18.8||20.0||15.9||10.0||300 |
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! Arrestor gear | ! Arrestor gear | ||
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| − | | | + | | ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ --> |
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! - | ! - | ||
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| − | | {{Specs|разрушение|конструкции}} || {{Specs|разрушение|шасси}} || | + | | {{Specs|разрушение|конструкции}} || {{Specs|разрушение|шасси}} ||400|| ~18 || ~15 |
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! Radiator<br>(km/h) | ! Radiator<br>(km/h) | ||
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| − | | < | + | | < 400 || < 430 || < 460 || > 250 |
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! WEP Engine power | ! WEP Engine power | ||
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| − | | | + | | 4,000 m || 920 hp || 976 hp |
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<!--! colspan="3" | Setting 2 | <!--! colspan="3" | Setting 2 | ||
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=== Survivability and armour === | === Survivability and armour === | ||
<!--''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured. Describe the armour, if there is any, also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''--> | <!--''Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured. Describe the armour, if there is any, also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.''--> | ||
| − | * | + | |
| − | * | + | * 38 mm Bulletproof glass in front of pilot. |
| + | * 8 mm Steel plate behind pilot. | ||
| + | * 3 mm Steel box behind pilot's head. | ||
* 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 | ||
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== Armaments == | == Armaments == | ||
=== Offensive armament === | === Offensive armament === | ||
| − | <!--''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.'' | + | <!--''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.''--> |
| − | {{main|MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)}} | + | |
| + | {{main|Hispano 404 (20 mm)|MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)}} | ||
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with: | The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with: | ||
| + | * 1 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannon, nose-mounted (60 rpg) | ||
| + | * 4 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun, wing-mounted (675 rpg = 2,700 total) | ||
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| − | |||
<!--=== Suspended armament === | <!--=== Suspended armament === | ||
''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.''--> | ''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.''--> | ||
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=== Defensive armament === | === Defensive armament === | ||
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== Usage in the battles == | == Usage in the battles == | ||
| − | <!--''Describe the tactics of playing in an aircraft, the features of using vehicles in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''--> | + | <!--''Describe the tactics of playing in an aircraft, the features of using vehicles in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view but give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''-->The main purpose of the D.520 is the role of an interceptor/fighter. It has no bomb-capacity and thus stands limited to aerial combat. In this respect there are a few things to consider, first and foremost that this is a fighter that does not do great away from a squad. It has mediocre flight characteristics as far as speed, climb and turn is concerned. It is however quite well armoured to compensate for such, meaning that it will stay air-worthy where other aircraft would crash, and instead stands a fighter which is effective in engagements where it has support to rely on. Without such support, it is a very situational plane which can engage certain enemies depending on advantage in altitude, speed, or sometimes even a turning radius. It has a respectable armament of one powerful Hispano 20 mm cannon with a very limited ammunition load (60 rounds), and four 7.5 mm guns with a good deal of ammunition which makes it competitive in realistic battles. It's strong airframe is able to withstand significant wind resistance making it potent in a longer dive. Despite it's limited attributes it handles fairly comfortably and thus can be a real asset to a pilot which employs situational awareness combined with an in depth understanding of the enemy aircraft he will choose to either engage or avoid. It has a potent incendiary tracer round for it's machine guns and the Hispano makes it pack a fairly significant punch despite it's limited cannon ammunition. The D.520 is best considered a heavier single-seat fighter aircraft which can out-endure other enemy squads due to it's armour, but not out-turn, out-run, out-gun many other types of aircraft on it's own rank. |
===Manual Engine Control=== | ===Manual Engine Control=== | ||
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! Type | ! Type | ||
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| − | | Controllable || rowspan="2" | | + | | Controllable || rowspan="2" | Controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Controllable || rowspan="2" | Combined || rowspan="2" | Not ontrollable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable |
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===Modules=== | ===Modules=== | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| − | !colspan = "1"| Tier | + | ! colspan="1" | Tier |
| − | !colspan = "2"| Flight performance | + | ! colspan="2" | Flight performance |
| − | !colspan = "1"| Survivability | + | ! colspan="1" | Survivability |
| − | !colspan = "2"| Weaponry | + | ! colspan="2" | Weaponry |
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| I | | I | ||
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'''Pros:''' | '''Pros:''' | ||
| − | * | + | |
| + | * Powerful 20mm cannon | ||
| + | * Good fighter armament | ||
| + | * Plenty of ammo for the machine-guns | ||
| + | * Very incendiary ammunition for its tracer ammunition. | ||
| + | * Fairly good armour | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
| − | * | + | |
| + | * Neither very manoeuvrable or very fast | ||
| + | * Very little ammo for the 20mm cannon (60 rounds) | ||
| + | * Relatively poor rate of climb | ||
| + | * Very situational aircraft. | ||
| + | * Takes a lot of machine gun rounds to shoot down a enemy plane when you run out of cannon ammo. | ||
== History == | == 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. --> | |
| + | Production-standard armament consisted of a 20 mm HS.404, with an ammunition capacity of 60 rounds, firing through the propeller hub, and four belt-fed MAC 1934 M39 7.5 mm (.295 in) machine guns in the wings, each with 675 rounds per gun. The MAC 1934 machine guns had a high rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute (rpm), while the effective HS.404 fired at 600 rpm and was accurate up to 500 m (1,600 ft); the ammunition capacity meant that the machine guns could be fired for a total of 30 seconds, while the cannon had 10 seconds worth of ammunition. In combat the MS.406 had only two 7.5 mm and was, therefore, at a disadvantage when the HS.404 had used up its ammunition, while a D.520 could continue to fight effectively because it had four fast-firing machine guns (over 80 rounds/sec), with 20+ seconds of ammunition still available. The D.520 had provisions for two BE33 "illuminating bombs", useful for nocturnal interception missions, but these were seldom used because French fighters rarely flew night-time missions. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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== Read also == | == Read also == | ||
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,'' | ''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;'' | * ''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 == | ||
''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:'' | ''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:'' | ||
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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 20:22, 16 February 2019
Contents
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This page is about the aircraft D.520 (Great Britain). For other uses, see D.520 (Disambiguation) |
Description
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The ▄D.520 is a Rank II gift British fighter
with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB) and 2.3 (SB). This aircraft has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29. Unfortunately, this vehicle is currently unavailable to players who want to purchase it due to it being removed from shop.
General info
Flight Performance
| Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at 5,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| 521 | 518 | 11200 | 22.7 | 21.7 | ??.? | 7.3 | 300 |
| Upgraded | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at 5,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| 572 | 550 | 11200 | 18.8 | 20.0 | 15.9 | 10.0 | 300 |
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flap | Take-off flap | Landing flap | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flap (km/h) |
Max Static G | |
| + | - | |||
| 0 | 320 | 400 | ~18 | ~15 |
| Optimal velocities | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons (km/h) |
Rudder (km/h) |
Elevators (km/h) |
Radiator (km/h) |
| < 400 | < 430 | < 460 | > 250 |
| Compressor (RB/SB) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting 1 | ||
| Optimal altitude | 100% Engine power | WEP Engine power |
| 4,000 m | 920 hp | 976 hp |
Survivability and armour
- 38 mm Bulletproof glass in front of pilot.
- 8 mm Steel plate behind pilot.
- 3 mm Steel box behind pilot's head.
- Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
- More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage
Armaments
Offensive armament
The D.520 (Great Britain) is armed with:
- 1 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannon, nose-mounted (60 rpg)
- 4 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun, wing-mounted (675 rpg = 2,700 total)
Usage in the battles
The main purpose of the D.520 is the role of an interceptor/fighter. It has no bomb-capacity and thus stands limited to aerial combat. In this respect there are a few things to consider, first and foremost that this is a fighter that does not do great away from a squad. It has mediocre flight characteristics as far as speed, climb and turn is concerned. It is however quite well armoured to compensate for such, meaning that it will stay air-worthy where other aircraft would crash, and instead stands a fighter which is effective in engagements where it has support to rely on. Without such support, it is a very situational plane which can engage certain enemies depending on advantage in altitude, speed, or sometimes even a turning radius. It has a respectable armament of one powerful Hispano 20 mm cannon with a very limited ammunition load (60 rounds), and four 7.5 mm guns with a good deal of ammunition which makes it competitive in realistic battles. It's strong airframe is able to withstand significant wind resistance making it potent in a longer dive. Despite it's limited attributes it handles fairly comfortably and thus can be a real asset to a pilot which employs situational awareness combined with an in depth understanding of the enemy aircraft he will choose to either engage or avoid. It has a potent incendiary tracer round for it's machine guns and the Hispano makes it pack a fairly significant punch despite it's limited cannon ammunition. The D.520 is best considered a heavier single-seat fighter aircraft which can out-endure other enemy squads due to it's armour, but not out-turn, out-run, out-gun many other types of aircraft on it's own rank.
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Controllable | Controllable | Not controllable | Controllable | Combined | 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:
- Powerful 20mm cannon
- Good fighter armament
- Plenty of ammo for the machine-guns
- Very incendiary ammunition for its tracer ammunition.
- Fairly good armour
Cons:
- Neither very manoeuvrable or very fast
- Very little ammo for the 20mm cannon (60 rounds)
- Relatively poor rate of climb
- Very situational aircraft.
- Takes a lot of machine gun rounds to shoot down a enemy plane when you run out of cannon ammo.
History
Production-standard armament consisted of a 20 mm HS.404, with an ammunition capacity of 60 rounds, firing through the propeller hub, and four belt-fed MAC 1934 M39 7.5 mm (.295 in) machine guns in the wings, each with 675 rounds per gun. The MAC 1934 machine guns had a high rate of fire of 1,200 rounds per minute (rpm), while the effective HS.404 fired at 600 rpm and was accurate up to 500 m (1,600 ft); the ammunition capacity meant that the machine guns could be fired for a total of 30 seconds, while the cannon had 10 seconds worth of ammunition. In combat the MS.406 had only two 7.5 mm and was, therefore, at a disadvantage when the HS.404 had used up its ammunition, while a D.520 could continue to fight effectively because it had four fast-firing machine guns (over 80 rounds/sec), with 20+ seconds of ammunition still available. The D.520 had provisions for two BE33 "illuminating bombs", useful for nocturnal interception missions, but these were seldom used because French fighters rarely flew night-time missions.
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.
