VB.10-02

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

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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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

Max speed

at 7 000 m710 km/h

Turn time24 s

Max altitude11 000 m

EngineHispano-Suiza 12Zars-15

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight10 t

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

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	+	-
820	450	520	520	320	~11	~6

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

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural820 km/h

Gear450 km/h

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

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB922 → 1 258

RB2 216 → 3 024

SB3 114 → 4 250

Total cost of modifications24 700

44 700

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

60 / 140 / 310 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 100 150 Radiator Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 100 150 Airframe Research: 2 800 Cost: 5 100 250 Compressor Research: 2 800 Cost: 5 100 250 Wings repair Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 130 Engine Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 130 Cover Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 175 Engine injection Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 175	EFS Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 175	bmg50_belt_pack Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 100 150 bmg50_new_gun Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 130 hispano_belt_pack Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 130 hispano_404_new_gun Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 175

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannon

Ammunition600 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

Weapon 26 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun

Ammunition2 400 rounds

Fire rate750 shots/min

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

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

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

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• 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
• Official data sheet - more details about the performance

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