VB.10-02

VB.10-02

VB.10C-1

▄Seafire LF Mk.III

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VB.10-02

VB.10C-1

▄Seafire LF Mk.III

France

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.7	4.0

Class:

Fighter

Interceptor

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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This page is about the French twin-engine fighter VB.10-02. For the other version, see VB.10C-1.

Description

The VB.10-02 is a rank III French twin-engine fighter with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB), 4.7 (RB), and 4.0 (SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".

General info

Flight Performance

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

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 7,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
679	660	11000	25.4	26.5	11.8	11.8	700
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 7,000 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
745	710	11000	23.1	24.0	20.4	15.4	700

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
820	450	520	~11	~6

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 380	< 380	< 540	> 340

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
3,000 m	1,200 hp	1,536 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
8,000 m	1,120 hp	1,433 hp

Survivability and armour

• 50 mm Bulletproof glass in front and rear of the cockpit.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The VB.10-02 is armed with:

• 4 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannons, wing-mounted (150 rpg = 600 total)
• 6 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine guns, wing-mounted (400 rpg = 2,400 total)

The six machine guns and four cannons are arranged in bundles of three and two respectively when mounted in each wing. Each of the cannons contains the same number of rounds and each of the machine guns respectively contains the same number of rounds, however, if fired continuously, the cannons will run out of ammunition before the machine guns will.

Usage in battles

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Like most heavy fighters, the VB. 10-02 does well with a somewhat passive playstyle. Poor maneuverability means that dogfights against single engined fighters are generally a bad idea, and boom and zoom tactics should be used instead. Your biggest threats are G55s and G-series Bf109s, as they can outperform you in every aspect other than diving speed. Due to the mediocre climb speed and a fairly low altitude air spawn, most single engined fighters will climb to 4-5 kilometers before you, so side-climbing is recommended. While the plane is lacking in armor, the excellent armament does allow you to win headons more often than not.

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings repair	Engine		New 12 mm MGs	Offensive 20 mm
IV		Engine injection	Cover		New 20 mm cannons

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent firepower
• Has an air spawn
• Elevator doesn't lock up much at high speed
• Very good ammunition capacity, especially on the 50cal machineguns
• Great acceleration in a dive, high wing rip speed
• Maintains speed well after a dive, even if the maximum level flight speed is exceeded

Cons:

• Below average climb rate and acceleration
• Poor roll rate
• Stock 20mm guns jam very quickly
• Below average turn rate
• Poor rudder effectiveness at high speeds
• Engines overheat quickly under WEP

History

Arsenal first replaced the dual Hispano-Suiza 12Y-31 860 hp engines with the new 12Z-12/13 version, which increased the VB.10-02 horsepower to 1150. The cockpit canopy was also redesigned into a teardrop shape, and weapons were added to it.

Even before the second prototype was tested, the French government, already impressed by projected performance figures, ordered 200 of the aircraft. Unfortunately, because jet propulsion was increasingly seen as the future of fighter planes, interest in piston-engine fighters steadily dropped thereafter. In addition, while the French air force was establishing their own fleet of jet aircraft, they used American and British piston engine fighters as transitional equipment.

Due to waning interest and the use of allied planes in the interim, the French Air Force ultimately cancelled its initial order for the 200 VB.10-02 aircraft in September 1948, after the fourth production aircraft had been delivered. As a result, only six VB.10 aircraft were produced: the two initial prototype models, and the four production models.

- From Devblog

Media

The Shooting Range #70 - Special section at 04:26 compares the VB.10-02 and the P-47N-15.

The Shooting Range #159 - Pages of History section at 04:28 discusses the VB.10.

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] Arsenal VB.10-02: Professional Striker

Arsenal Aeronautical (Arsenal de l'Aéronautique)
Fighters	VB.10-02 · VB.10C-1
	V.G.33C-1

France twin-engine fighters and strike aircraft
Twin-engine fighters	Potez 630 · Potez 631 · VB.10C-1 · VB.10-02
Strike aircraft	Br.693AB2 · ▄AD-4 · ▄AD-4NA
Netherlands
Twin-engine fighters	◗Fokker G.IA
Strike aircraft	◘Firefly F.Mk.IV