D.500
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Description
The D.500 is a reserve French fighter with a battle rating of 1.0. It was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".
The D.500 is an all metal mono-wing aircraft with an open cockpit and fixed landing gear which was built in the mid 1930’s and was France’s fighter aircraft until it was replaced by Morane-Saulnier M.S.406 aircraft in 1939. When playing SB (or AB and RB in cockpit view) this aircraft offers excellent visibility only really limiting visibility where the wings are at. This aircraft has 1,200 rounds of ammunition between four machine guns and can really do some damage when gun convergence is set between 250 and 350 meters.
General info
Flight Performance
| Characteristics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | ?,000 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??? |
| Upgraded | |||||||
| Max Speed (km/h at ?,000 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
| ? | ? | ?,000 | ??.? | ??.? | ?.? | ?.? | ? |
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flap | Take-off flap | Landing flap | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| X | X | X | X | X |
| Limits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wing-break speed (km/h) |
Gear limit (km/h) |
Combat flap (km/h) |
Max Static G | |
| + | - | |||
| ??? | ??? | ??? | ~?? | ~? |
| 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
- 3 mm Steel plate behind engine.
- 3 mm Steel plate on pilot's seat.
Armaments
Offensive armament
The D.500 is armed with:
- 2 x 7.5 mm Mle 33 machine guns (300 rpg = 600 total)
- 2 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns (300 rpg = 600 total)
The four machine guns are arranged with the two Mle 33 guns mounted in the nose and the two MAC 1934 guns mounted under on the underside of the wing. Each are armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all guns will fire with each other until empty.
Usage in the battles
The D.500 is a good beginning aircraft for pilots in the French tech tree is the only tech tree which offers a non-biplane as a reserve aircraft. This aircraft is a good aircraft for in-close fighting. Bringing in the gun convergence between 250 and 350 meters and then targeting an aircraft within that range or closer will allow for all four guns to do their damage along with potentially setting alight the enemy aircraft. This aircraft can switch between attacking aircraft and ground vehicles with no problems as it is still fairly manouverable at lower speeds and altitudes. Long continued bursts from the guns can lead to gun jams, but short controlled bursts should allow you to avoid that. In AB, relative short ammo reload rate (~10 seconds) will have you back in action fairly quickly.
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Controllable | Not controllable | Not controllable | Not controllable | Separate | Not ontrollable | Not controllable |
Modules
| Tier | Flight performance | Survivability | Weaponry |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | |||
| II | |||
| III | |||
| IV |
Pros and cons
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Pros:
- Very maneuverable.
- Speed is adequate.
- Guns are powerful at the rank.
- Short gun convergence (250-350m) chews up aircraft at short ranges.
Cons:
- Low speed limit.
- While not the fastest, usually not an issue.
- No flaps and gear permanently extended.
- Open cockpit means enemy rounds can potentially snipe the pilot.
History
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