Osprey Mk IV

Osprey Mk IV

Osprey Mk IV

Britain

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.0	1.3

Class:

Bomber

Light bomber

Hydroplane

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The Osprey Mk IV is a gift rank I British bomber with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/SB) and 1.0 (RB). It was introduced in Update "Winged Lions" as a ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft.

Ships that carry the Osprey

• HMS Kent
• HMNZS Leander

General info

Flight performance

Arrestor gear

Accelerates braking by grabbing the brake cable on the deck of the aircraft carrier

Max speed

at 4 000 m412 km/h

Turn time17 s

Max altitude9 200 m

EngineRolls-Royce Kestrel VFP

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight2 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	9200	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	450	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear450 km/h

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Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 17.7 mm Vickers E machine gun

Ammunition500 rounds

Fire rate900 shots/min

The Osprey Mk IV is armed with:

• 1 x 7.7 mm Vickers E machine gun, nose-mounted (500 rpg)

Defensive armament

Turret7.7 mm Lewis machine gun

Ammunition485 rounds

Fire rate551 shots/min

The Osprey Mk IV is defended by:

• 1 x 7.7 mm Lewis machine gun, dorsal turret (485 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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External links

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Ship-launched reconnaissance aircraft
USA	O3U-1 · OS2U-1* · SOC-1
Germany	Ar 196 A-3*
USSR	KOR-1
Britain	Osprey Mk IV · Walrus Mk.I
Japan	E7K2 · E8N2 · E13A1 · F1M2*
Italy	Ro.43
France	GL.832HY · Loire 130С
	*Available standalone in tech tree