Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm)

This page is about the British strike aircraft Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm). For other versions, see Beaufighter (Family).

Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm)

Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm)

Britain

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.3	3.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

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Description

The Beaufighter Mk I Prototype (40-mm) is a premium gift rank II British strike aircraft with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB), 2.3 (RB), and 3.3 (SB). It was introduced during Update "Direct Hit" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season V, "River Hunter".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 4 878 m504 km/h

Turn time27 s

Max altitude8 100 m

Engine2 х Bristol Hercules III

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight11 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,878 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	480	464	8100	28.3	29.5	4.8	4.8	420
Upgraded	530	504		25.7	27.0	12.2	8.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
676	242	354	242	216	~8	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 330	< 390	< 410	> 310

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear242 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB883

RB2 278

SB6 173

Crew training3 400

Experts23 000

Aces180

Research Aces380 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 50 / 140 / 300 %

2 × 118 / 118 / 118 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover Engine injection	EFS	vickers_S_belt_pack RollsRoyceBH_belt_pack vickers_S_new_gun RollsRoyceBH_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 140 mm Vickers S cannon

Ammunition16 rounds

Fire rate100 shots/min

Weapon 240 mm Rolls-Royce Type BH cannon

Ammunition12 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

The Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm) is armed with:

• 1 x 40 mm Vickers S cannon, chin-mounted, left (16 rpg)
• 1 x 40 mm Rolls-Royce Type BH cannon, chin-mounted, right (12 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Combined	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Devastating armament which heavily damages or destroys most planes with one successful hit
• Gets an air spawn
• Good top speed in a dive

Cons:

• Slow compared to planes it frequently faces
• Struggles to intercept bombers due to poor climb rate
• Lacks any defensive armament
• Very small ammo pool

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass Vehicles: Beaufighter Mk I (40-mm)