P-63A-5 (USSR)

▂P-63A-5

▂P-63A-5

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.3	3.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Purchase:1 600

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This page is about the premium Russian fighter ▂P-63A-5 Kingcobra. For other uses, see P-63 (Family).

Description

The P-63A-5 (USSR) in the garage

The ▂P-63A-5 Kingcobra is a rank III premium Russian fighter with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/SB) and 3.3 (RB). This aircraft has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29. It costs 1,600 Golden Eagles.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	12200	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	12200	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???

Details

Features
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	X	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
0	304	???	~??	~?

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

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
?,??? m	??? hp	?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

• 38mm Bulletproof glass
• Between pilot and cannon sits a 19.05 mm steel plate and also 2 x 15.87 mm steel plates covering pilots legs
• Behind pilots head and shoulders is a 12.7mm steel plate and there's also 12.7mm steel plate in the tail behind engine.
• Tanks are located in the wings
• Critical components such as engine and oil radiators are in the rear behind the pilot

Armaments

Offensive armament

The P-63A-5 (USSR) is armed with:

• 1 x 37 mm M4 cannon, nose-mounted (30 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning, nose-mounted (270 rpg = 540 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning, wing-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)

Suspended armament

The P-63A-5 (USSR) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 1 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb

Usage in the battles

The best way to play this plane is to quickly climb into altitude around 4-6000 meters and try to hunt down some bombers with the 37 mm cannon. After that, use that energy advantage and play Boom and Zoom against lower planes.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Not controllable	Not controllable	Not controllable	Separate	Not controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 12 mm MGs	FMBC Mk.1
III	Wings Repair	Engine		Offensive 37 mm
IV		Engine Injection	Cover	New 37 mm cannon

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Decenly maneuverable
• Hard hitting 37 mm cannon
• 4x. 50 cals available
• Good climb rate and energy retention
• can devastate bombers with just a one or two good hits

Cons:

• Cannon has only 30 rounds
• Does not ave access to the famous USA's API-T tracers, however the stealth belt is not bad either

History

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In-game description

Bell P-63A-1/A-5 (Model 33) Kingcobra Army Fighter

A single-seat, closed-canopy, all-metal monoplane fighter with retractable landing gear and a nose strut. The P-63 Kingcobra was developed as an improved version of the P-39 Airacobra and had a similar layout, with the engine located just behind the cockpit. Work on the plane, originally designated the XP-39E, began in February 1941. The first prototype, designated XP-63, flew on December 7, 1942, and production of the P-63A-1 (Model 33) began in October 1943, along with the P-39.

The general layout of the P-39 Kingcobra was preserved, but the P-63 featured new, streamlined wings. In order to remedy the P-39's main weakness, a propensity to falling into a flat spin, the area of the vertical tail fin was increased and the aft section of the fuselage was lengthened.

The first production models were equipped with a V-12 liquid-cooled Allison V-1710-93 engine (1325 hp). The aircraft was armed with a Colt-Browning M4 37mm machine gun with 30 rounds and 2 synchronous Colt-Browning M2.5 12.7mm machine guns with 270 rounds per gun. An additional two M2.5s with 250 rounds each were placed in the wing compartments.

Aircraft of both series (except some A-1 planes) were fitted with a ventral pylon which could hold a fuel tank of 75 gallons (284 liters) or one 500-lb (227-kg) bomb.

The aircraft was continually tweaked from one production run to the next, improving its ability to support troops on the field. However, the differences between the A-1 and the A-5 were only slight. The most significant difference, though not a visible one, was the increase in armor from 40 kilograms to 81. 50 P-63A-1 and 20 P-63A-5 planes were produced.

The Red Army became the main consumers of the P-63A. Deliveries to the Soviet Union began in the summer of 1944, via Alaska and the Northwest Staging Route. The P-63A began to support Soviet anti-aircraft operations in the spring of 1945.

The Soviet version of the P-63A differed from the American in one important feature: the presence of a crank to start the engine. In addition, the Soviets equipped the plane with FAB-100 and FAB-250 bombs under the fuselage.

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