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Aviation
Bong's P-38J-15
IV
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.3
SB
4.0
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

Bong's P-38J-15 is a premium gift American twin-engine fighter. It was available in Update 1.57 "Battle March" as a reward vehicle for the 2016 "Chronicles of World War II". The plane is painted after the camouflage scheme of American pilot Richard Bong of the US Army Air Forces, who is the highest-scoring American pilot ace with 40 kill credited in a P-38.

The P-38J is a sleekly designed, twin-engine monoplane by Lockheed. This plane has a top speed of 431 mph (694 km/h) with an airspeed warning at 460 mph (740 km/h). The weaponry installed is 1 x 20 mm AN/M2 cannon with 4 x 12.7 mm Browning machine guns. Further expanding the role, with upgrades, it can be equipped with either rockets or bombs to further allow it to conquer and dominate the battlefield, whether that be air or ground.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 7,921 m 693649720667 km/h
Rate of Climb 19.615.924.315.9 m/s
Turn time 21.523.420.422.6 s
Max altitude 12,192 m
Takeoff Run 332 m

Combat
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Take-off
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Landing
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Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 7.9 t
Engine Allison V-1710-91
Allison V-1710-89
Length 11.6 m
Wingspan 15.8 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 790 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 250 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 289 km/h
Offensive armament
20 mm AN/M2 cannon
Ammunition 150 rounds
Fire rate 600 shots/min

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4 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 2 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 2 6 × M8 rocket
Economy
Repair cost
AB 1,780 SL
RB 3,964 SL
SB 5,464 SL
Crew training 10,000 SL
Experts 1,050,000 SL
Aces 1,100 GE
Research Aces 320,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (95 / 235 / 495) % SL
2 x 172 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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