LeO 451 late

LeO 451 late

LeO 451 early

B-26C

LeO 451 late

LeO 451 early

B-26C

France

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.0	3.0	3.0

Class:

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Research:5 600

Purchase:22 000

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This page is about the French medium bomber LeO 451 late. For other version, see LeO 451 early.

Description

The LeO 451 late is a Rank II French bomber with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X".

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 6,250 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	466	451	10500	31.3	32.2	3.1		550
Upgraded	517	490		28.8	30.0	9.6	5.8

Details

Features
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
Yes	Yes	Yes	No	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
550kph	375kph	440kph	~??	~?

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

• 12 mm behind the pilot
• 12 mm behind the dorsal gunner

A LeO 451 bomber with a fatal engine fire, which can be extremely difficult to extinguish before disintegrating.

Armaments

Offensive armament

• 1 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun, nose mounted (1500 rounds)

Suspended armament

The LeO 451 late can be outfitted with payload options of:

• 16 x 50 kg G.A.M.Mn 50 bombs (800 kg = total)
• 7 x 100 kg №.1 bombs (700 kg = total)
• 1 x 100 kg №.1 bombs + 6 x 200 kg №.1 bombs (1,300 kg = total)
• 2 x 500 kg №.2 bombs + 1 x 100 kg №.1 bombs + 4 x 200 kg №.1 bombs (1,900 kg = total)

Defensive armament

The LeO 451 late is defensively armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannon, dorsal turret (120 rounds) + 2 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun (750 RPG)
• 1 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun, ventral turret (500 rounds)

Usage in the battles

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In Simulator Battles, the Leo 451 can be used as a jack of all trades aircraft, being able to maneuver like a heavy fighter allows it to fight against other twin engine aircraft or anything heavier, but the lack of proper offensive armament means that scoring hits will do little other than damage fuel and oil tank. In any kind of aerial combat the dorsal gunner needs to be used to give yourself a fighting chance, for offensive attacks this means pulling under other aircraft and firing upwards into them, but care must be taken to not put yourself infront of their guns. For defending from fighters a good tatic is to gain some altitude so that when an enemy appears you can accelerate into a dive, making it much harder for them to close the distance between you and them, and giving you time to put your deadly dorsal gunner on target, but your wing rip speed means that you can only remain like this for a little while. Turning in this plane is very good for a bomber but still subpar, but with an empty bomb bay its good enough to be able to act like a heavy fighter. For ground attack, the nose gun can be used to attack lightly armored ground targets such as trucks, while the 20mm dorsal gun can be used to take out armored cars, and the variety of bombs means you can take out tanks and pillboxes too, which means taking out entire armored columns in this plane is feasible.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Automatic pitch	Controllable	Not controllable	Combined	Controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
IA	Fuselage Repair, Radiator		Offensive 7mm, Turret 20mm, 100 GPs
II	Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs, 200 GPs
III	Wings Repair, Engine		Turret 7 mm, New 20 mm cannons (turret), 500 GPs
IV	Engine Injection	Cover	New 7 mm MGs (turret)

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Dorsal gunner has large ammunition pool
• Comes included with an offensive armament
• Very maneuverable after the payload has been released
• Accelerates very fast in a dive
• Abilities allow for it to be a jack of all trades

Cons:

• Dorsal gunners main gun runs out of ammunition before the coaxial 7.5mm's
• Offensive armament is insufficient for most engagements
• Prone to engine fires
• Aircraft does not exceed in any particular role

History

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A LeO 451 bomber's final moments after a fatal engine fire.

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Liore et Olivier	LeO 451 early · LeO 451 late
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