Late 298D

Late 298D

Late 298D

France

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.3	1.3	1.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Light bomber

Hydroplane

Torpedo bomber

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Description

The Late 298D is a gift rank I French bomber with a battle rating of 1.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Apex Predators" as a reward for the 2022 Winter Quest event.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 2 500 m295 km/h

Turn time22 s

Max altitude5 600 m

EngineHispano-Suiza 12Ycrs

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight5 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 2,500 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	285	278	5600	23.0	23.9	3.7	3.7	400
Upgraded	306	295		21.1	22.0	7.0	5.2

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	+	-
450	550	___	___	___	~__	~__

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

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear550 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB147

RB193

SB294

Crew training450

Experts3 000

Aces45

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 20 / 40 / 80 %

2 × 100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	7_5mm_belt_pack 75 kg mle38_new_gun 150 kg 7_5mm_turret_belt_pack 1926DA mle33_turret_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Late 298D is armed with:

• 2 x 7.5 mm Mle 33 machine guns, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Suspended armament

The Late 298D can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x 75 kg G2 Navale bombs (150 kg total)
• 2 x 150 kg I2 Navale bombs (300 kg total)
• 1 x 400 mm 1926DA torpedo

Defensive armament

The Late 298D is defended by:

• 1 x 7.5 mm Mle 33 machine gun, dorsal turret (825 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Combined	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

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Pros:

Sea plane

Good bomb load and torpedo.

Cons:

Two 7.5mm machine guns, weak armament

Limited use for torpedoin game

No French navy

History

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Built as a successor to their earlier lackluster Latécoère 290 torpedo bomber float plane, the new 298 outperformed its predecessor by wide margins and offered more capabilities. Not fast, its large wings did give it more maneuverability, aided by full spawn flaps. Torpedoes and bombs where mounted in a semi-recessed bay (also called a "crutch"), and 2 fixed 7.5mm machine guns plus 1 more defensive rear, a potent arsenal for 1938's warplanes.

Like most French aircraft, its missions changed, first against Germans, then with Germans after France surrendered, then reverting to helping allies liberate France after French Africa joined the allies. It proved to be one of the more successful French war planes, being in service until 1951, with a handful existing for years later. Unfortunately apathy resulted in no surviving examples of this fantastic French aircraft existing today.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Ar 196 A-3
• He 51 B-2/H
• Ar 196 A-5 (Sweden)
• S17BS

External links

• [Devblog] Winter event vehicles: Laté 298

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