Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-2

Do 217 K-1

Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-2

Do 217 K-1

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.0	4.7	4.3

Class:

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Research:17 000

Purchase:105 000

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This page is about the German bomber Do 217 E-4. For other uses, see Do 217 (Family).

Description

The Do 217 E-4 is a rank III German bomber with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB), 4.7 (RB), and 4.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.29.

General info

Flight Performance

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Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 5,100 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
465	448	7500	32.2	33.4	6.1	6	850
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 5,100 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
???	???	7500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	850

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		380	~6	~4

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 290	< 360	< 360	> 315

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
1,000 m	1,460 hp	1,522 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,200 m	1,300 hp	1,355 hp

Survivability and armour

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Armaments

Offensive armament

The Do 217 E-4 is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg)

Suspended armament

The Do 217 E-4 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 4 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 26 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (1,300 kg total)
• 8 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 4 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 4 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (4,000 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Do 217 E-4 is defended by:

• 1 x 20 mm MG FF/M cannon, nose turret (240 rpg)
• 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, dorsal turret (500 rpg)
• 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, ventral turret (1,000 rpg)
• 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, 2 x frontal beam turrets (500 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Turret 7 mm	Turret 13 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs (turret)	New 13 mm MGs (turret)	ITC PVC I
III	Wings repair	Engine		Turret 20 mm	Offensive 20 mm	ITC PVC II
IV		Engine injection	Cover	New 20 mm cannons (turret)	New 20 mm cannons	ETC 2000/XII

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good and accurate defensive armament
• Having an offensive 20 mm autocannon is really good
• Good max speed and acceleration
• Engines rarely overheat when upgraded
• Very nice climb rate and turn rate
• Can carry up to 4 x 1000 kg bombs, which can be used to destroy 3 bases
• Easy to land
• Always WEP when you have upgraded the engine parts
• Can compete with some bombers at high altitudes, so after bombing you can search for bombers and stop them

Cons:

• Very loud engines
• Flaps easily get damaged at +250 km/h. You will lose the landing flaps really easy
• The gunners can easily be knocked out by enemy fire
• Oil leak and fuel leak for just a few shots (even with 12.7 mm bullets)
• The plane gets uncontrollable at high speeds
• Any damage to central area of the plane body will cause loss of speed
• Any damage to flaps makes the aircraft really hard to land
• When stock, about 10s of WEP will cause overheating (may differ in altitudes)

History

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See also

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