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Aviation
B-10B
I
Rank
AB
1.3
RB
1.3
SB
1.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
400
GE
Purchase
Premium vehicle
Status
General information

The B-10B was the first bomber with an all-metal monoplane airframe, closed cockpit, and rotating gun turrets. It was also the first mass-produced bomber that was faster than contemporary fighter aircraft. The B-10 had its first flight on 16th February 1932 and caused a revolution in bomber design, where all future designs featured elements of the B-10 such as retractable landing gear, internal bomb bay, and full engine cowling. Production ended after 348 B-10s and its variants were made in 1940. The US Air force ordered 103 aircraft in 1935, all delivered by 1936. After that, export of the B-10 was permitted. Operator countries included 37 aircraft serving in Argentinian Navy and Army Aviation Service, 9 were delivered to Chinese Nationalist Air Force in 1937, Thailand received 6 aircraft which they used in the war with France during 1940, Turkey with 20 aircraft and Netherlands with 9.

Introduced in Update 1.67 "Assault" as a premium aircraft, the B-10 has great bomb load when compared with other bombers of its rank and battle rating, unfortunately it also faces more advanced planes that are faster than it. The B-10 is quite manoeuvrable in the horizontal, which can be utilized to perform defensive manoeuvres against attacking aircraft.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 2,438 m 343320355330 km/h
Rate of Climb 7.76.29.36.3 m/s
Turn time 2122.720.221.9 s
Max altitude 7,380 m
Takeoff Run 600 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 4 persons
Gross weight 6.6 t
Engine 2 x Wright Cyclone R-1820-33
Length 13.6 m
Wingspan 21.5 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 564 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 235 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 235 km/h
Defensive armament
3 × Turret — 7.62 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition 1,800 rounds
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
T/Ball/Ball/AP/I13127320
T/AP/AP/AP/I13127320
Suspended armament
Setup 1 6 × 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
Setup 2 2 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 3 2 × 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb
Setup 4 2000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb
Economy
Repair cost
AB 147 SL
RB 314 SL
SB 329 SL
Crew training 450 SL
Experts 220,000 SL
Aces 45 GE
Research Aces 3,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
2 x (25 / 50 / 80) % SL
2 x 100 % RP
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked

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