P-38L-1 (China)

␗P-38L-1

Mosquito FB.Mk.26

␗IL-10 (1946)

␗P-38L-1

Mosquito FB.Mk.26

␗IL-10 (1946)

China

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.7	4.7

Class:

Fighter

Interceptor

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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This page is about the Chinese fighter P-38L-1 (China). For other variants, see P-38 (Family).

Description

The ␗P-38L-1 Lightning is a rank III Chinese twin-engine fighter with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB) and 4.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 8,534 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	665	647	12192	23.1	23.9	15.6	15.6	332
Upgraded	717	690		21.0	22.0	24.0	19.3

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
790	289	620	400	250	~9	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 380	< 460	< 500	> 420

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
7,500 m	1,290 hp	1,416 hp

Survivability and armour

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• 6.5 mm steel: in front of pilot
• 38 mm bulletproof glass: windscreen
• 6.5 mm steel: behind and below pilot
• 9.5 mm steel: behind pilot

Armaments

Offensive armament

The P-38L-1 (China) is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm AN/M2 cannon, nose-mounted (150 rpg)
• 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 2,000 total)

Suspended armament

The P-38L-1 (China) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
• 10 x HVAR rockets
• 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (gunpods) (340 rpg = 1,360 total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm	DGP-1
II	New boosters	Compressor	Airframe	New 12 mm MGs	FMBC mk.1
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 20 mm
IV	G-suit	Engine injection	Cover	New 20 mm cannons	CTRC mk.3

Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Bristol Beaufighter
• de Havilland Mosquito
• Kawasaki Ki-96
• Mitsubishi Ki-83
• Nakajima J5N
• Northrop P-61 Black Widow
• Westland Whirlwind
• Petlyakov Pe-3
• Savoia-Marchetti SM.92

External links

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Lockheed Corporation
Fighters	XP-38G · P-38E · P-38G-1 · P-38J-15 · Bong's P-38J-15 · P-38K · P-38L-5-LO · YP-38
Bombers	B-34 · PV-2D
Jet Fighters	F-80A-5 · F-80C-10
	F-104A · F-104C
Strike Aircraft	F-117
Export / License	A-29 · ▄Hudson Mk V
	␗P-38L-1
	␗F-104A · ▀F-104G · ␗F-104G · ▄F-104G · ▅F-104J · ▄F-104S
	The Lockheed Corporation merged with Martin Marietta Corporation in 1995 to form Lockheed Martin Corporation.
See Also	SABCA · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Fiat Aviation

China twin-engine fighters and strike aircraft
Twin-engine fighters	␗Ki-45 hei/tei · ␗P-38L-1
Strike aircraft	V-11 · V-12D · ␗IL-10 (1946) · Mosquito FB.Mk.26