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== Description ==
 
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The '''Do 335 A-0''' is a Rank IV German heavy fighter with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB) and 5.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March." This pre-production run does not feature payload options, unlike the [[Do_335A-1|A-1 series]]. Fortunately this difference is favourable for the A-0 as it features a superior aerodynamics and henceforth better top speed, despite only running on the 50PS weaker DB603A (PS = metric horsepower).
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Contrary to popular belief, the Do 335 ''"Pfeil"'' is not a "super prop". The initial design was a ''"Schnellbomber"'' ''(speedy bomber)'', but with the start of the emergency fighter program, most bomber contracts were shelved to increase fighter production. At Dornier the idea arose to reconfigure the current bomber design into a heavy fighter to exploit the failure of Focke Wulf's Ta 154 ''"Moskito"''.
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Consequently flight agility is mediocre, lending itself in feeling to Dornier's previous heavy fighters: [[Do17 Z-7|Do 17 Z-7]] and [[Do 217 N-1|Do 217N]], both of which were also originally designed as bombers. The exception to this trait is the fantastic roll rate, accomplished by boosted ailerons as seen on the [[Ta152H-1|Ta 152H-1]].
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight Performance ===
 
=== Flight Performance ===
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Maximum speed, maneuverability, speed and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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|-
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 6,500 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
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|-
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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|-
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| ? || ? || 11,400 || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || 500
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|-
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! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 6,500 m)
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
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|-
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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|-
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| ? || ? || 11,400 || ??.? || ??.? || ?.? || ?.? || 500
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|-
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|}
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====Details====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | Features
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|-
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! Combat flap
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! Take-off flap
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! Landing flap
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! Air brakes
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! Arrestor gear
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|-
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | Limits
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
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! colspan="2" | Max Static G
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|-
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! +
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! -
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|-
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| 940 || 270 || 450 || ~7 || ~4
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
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|-
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! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
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! Rudder<br>(km/h)
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
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|-
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| < 380 || < 380 || < 380 || > 285
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Compressor (RB/SB)
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 1
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
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| 5,700 m || 3,080 hp || 3,508 hp
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|-
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|-
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! colspan="3" | Setting 3
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|-
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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|-
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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|- -->
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|}
  
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* No armour plating
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* No armour glazing
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* Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
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* More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|MK 103 (30 mm)|MG 151/20 (20 mm)|MG 151/15 (15 mm)}}
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The Do 335 A-0 is armed with:
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* 1 x 30 mm MK 103 cannon, nose-mounted (70 rpg)
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* A choice between two 20 mm MG 151/20 or two 15 mm MG 151/15:
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** 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
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** 2 x 15 mm MG 151/15 cannon, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
  
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=== Suspended armament ===
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=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
 
''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
 
''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
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== Usage in the battles ==
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== Usage in the battles ==
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===Manual Engine Control===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="7" | MEC elements
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Mixer
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! rowspan="2" |Pitch
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! colspan="3" |Radiator
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! rowspan="2" |Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" |Turbocharger
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|-
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! Oil
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! Water
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! Type
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|-
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| Controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Not ontrollable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
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|}
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===Modules===
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! Tier
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! Flight performance
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! Survivability
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! Weaponry
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| I
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| Fuselage Repair, Radiator
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|
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|
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|-
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| II
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| Compressor
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| Airframe
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|
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|-
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| III
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| Wing Repair, Engine
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|
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|
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|-
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| IV
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| Engine Injection
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| Cover
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|
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Excellent top speed at very high altitudes, better than the Me 410 B-6/R3
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* Very fast in a level flight
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* Great nose mounted armament
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* Great dive top speed
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* Great energy retention
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* Great roll rate
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* Faster than the Me 410 B-6/R3 which fulfills the same role
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* Can fly low to hunt tanks and light pillboxes when the MK 103 is equipped with the HVAP rounds
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* Can fly with one engine
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* Works incredibly well with MEC (Manual Engine Control)
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Compared to the Me 410 B-6/R3 it has fewer cannons, no armor, and it lacks defensive turret.
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* Horrible turn time (can barely out turn a fully upgraded B-25 J-1).
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* Is a flying brick due to its size
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* Expensive repair cost
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* No combat flaps
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* Below average climb rate
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* Poor durability
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* Below average top speed at sea level
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* Landing gear takes a long time to deploy and retract
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* The nose tends to move when turning
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* Bars in cockpits hinders visibility
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* Cockpit lacks rear visibility
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* Take offs without care can damage the lower rudder
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* Engines at both at front and rear of the center axis of the aircraft results in virtually an attack from any angle is bound to hit an engine, and thus impairing engine performance
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* Sharp turns with mouse control will cause the elevator and rudder to over-steer, effectively making the plane less maneuverable as a gun solution won't become immediately apparent.
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* Prone to fires due to 2 engines
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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Redeveloped as a multi-role fighter in late 1942 after the original design as a bomber was canceled, the Do 335 ''Pfeil'' carried a pair of the largest piston engines Germany created during WWII, the DB603 series of inverted V12. The inline design was intended to give dual-engine power but without the parasitic drag that the usual wing-mounted arrangement suffered. By May of 1944, the Do 335 was recognized as such a superior aircraft, with good handling and unmatched speed, that Hitler ordered maximum priority to be given to its production. But Allied bombing campaigns forced Dornier to bring up a new plant to handle production, and the delay meant less than 30 of the aircraft were built and flown before the end of the war.
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Only one Do 335 survives today: an A-0 variant, currently on display at the Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport in Virginia, USA.
  
 
== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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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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* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
 
* ''page on aircraft encyclopedia;''
 
* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
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* WT Forum Aircraft Data Sheets: [http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/303454-dornier-do-335-a-0/ "Dornier Do 335 A-0"]<br />
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* Development announcement for update 1.57; WT Forum: [http://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/297541-a-rare-bird-do-335/ "A Rare Bird - Do 335"]
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{{Germany twin-engine fighters}}

Revision as of 18:06, 14 November 2018

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Do 335 A-0
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Do 335 A-0
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III Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
4.3 4.7 5.0
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Description

GarageImage Do 335 A-0.jpg


The Do 335 A-0 is a Rank IV German heavy fighter with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB) and 5.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.57 "Battle March." This pre-production run does not feature payload options, unlike the A-1 series. Fortunately this difference is favourable for the A-0 as it features a superior aerodynamics and henceforth better top speed, despite only running on the 50PS weaker DB603A (PS = metric horsepower).

Contrary to popular belief, the Do 335 "Pfeil" is not a "super prop". The initial design was a "Schnellbomber" (speedy bomber), but with the start of the emergency fighter program, most bomber contracts were shelved to increase fighter production. At Dornier the idea arose to reconfigure the current bomber design into a heavy fighter to exploit the failure of Focke Wulf's Ta 154 "Moskito".

Consequently flight agility is mediocre, lending itself in feeling to Dornier's previous heavy fighters: Do 17 Z-7 and Do 217N, both of which were also originally designed as bombers. The exception to this trait is the fantastic roll rate, accomplished by boosted ailerons as seen on the Ta 152H-1.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 6,500 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 11,400  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.? 500
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 6,500 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 11,400  ??.?  ??.?  ?.?  ?.? 500

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
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940 270 450 ~7 ~4
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 380 < 380 < 380 > 285
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
5,700 m 3,080 hp 3,508 hp

Survivability and armour

  • No armour plating
  • No armour glazing
  • Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main articles: MK 103 (30 mm), MG 151/20 (20 mm), MG 151/15 (15 mm)

The Do 335 A-0 is armed with:

  • 1 x 30 mm MK 103 cannon, nose-mounted (70 rpg)
  • A choice between two 20 mm MG 151/20 or two 15 mm MG 151/15:
    • 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
    • 2 x 15 mm MG 151/15 cannon, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)

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 Wing Repair, Engine
IV Engine Injection Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Excellent top speed at very high altitudes, better than the Me 410 B-6/R3
  • Very fast in a level flight
  • Great nose mounted armament
  • Great dive top speed
  • Great energy retention
  • Great roll rate
  • Faster than the Me 410 B-6/R3 which fulfills the same role
  • Can fly low to hunt tanks and light pillboxes when the MK 103 is equipped with the HVAP rounds
  • Can fly with one engine
  • Works incredibly well with MEC (Manual Engine Control)

Cons:

  • Compared to the Me 410 B-6/R3 it has fewer cannons, no armor, and it lacks defensive turret.
  • Horrible turn time (can barely out turn a fully upgraded B-25 J-1).
  • Is a flying brick due to its size
  • Expensive repair cost
  • No combat flaps
  • Below average climb rate
  • Poor durability
  • Below average top speed at sea level
  • Landing gear takes a long time to deploy and retract
  • The nose tends to move when turning
  • Bars in cockpits hinders visibility
  • Cockpit lacks rear visibility
  • Take offs without care can damage the lower rudder
  • Engines at both at front and rear of the center axis of the aircraft results in virtually an attack from any angle is bound to hit an engine, and thus impairing engine performance
  • Sharp turns with mouse control will cause the elevator and rudder to over-steer, effectively making the plane less maneuverable as a gun solution won't become immediately apparent.
  • Prone to fires due to 2 engines

History

Redeveloped as a multi-role fighter in late 1942 after the original design as a bomber was canceled, the Do 335 Pfeil carried a pair of the largest piston engines Germany created during WWII, the DB603 series of inverted V12. The inline design was intended to give dual-engine power but without the parasitic drag that the usual wing-mounted arrangement suffered. By May of 1944, the Do 335 was recognized as such a superior aircraft, with good handling and unmatched speed, that Hitler ordered maximum priority to be given to its production. But Allied bombing campaigns forced Dornier to bring up a new plant to handle production, and the delay meant less than 30 of the aircraft were built and flown before the end of the war.

Only one Do 335 survives today: an A-0 variant, currently on display at the Udvar-Hazy National Air and Space Museum near Dulles Airport in Virginia, USA.

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.
  • WT Forum Aircraft Data Sheets: "Dornier Do 335 A-0"
  • Development announcement for update 1.57; WT Forum: "A Rare Bird - Do 335"


Germany twin-engine fighters
Messerschmitt  Bf 109 Z-1
  Me 410 A-1/U2 · Me 410 B-1/U2
Dornier  Do 17 Z-7 · Do 217 J-1 · Do 217 J-2 · Do 217 N-1 · Do 217 N-2
Focke-Wulf  Ta 154 A-1
Junkers  Ju 88 C-6 · Ju 388 J

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