A-20G-30 (USSR)

▂A-20G-30

▂A-20G-30

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Torpedo bomber

Purchase:1 450

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Description

The ▂A-20G-30 Havoc is a premium rank III Soviet bomber with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 3 048 m510 km/h

Turn time34 s

Max altitude7 224 m

Engine2 х Wright R-2600-23

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight12 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	7224	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	296	___	___	___	~__	~__

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

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear296 km/h

The aircraft, for its respective battle rating, is rather well protected. It sports 3 defensive 0.5 caliber guns, two in a dorsal turret capable of complete rotation, the other in a limited arc under the aircraft's tail. As for the armour of the A-20G-30, The pilot is rather well protected by 57 mm of glass and several plates of 12.7 mm ahead and behind the pilot and 8mm plates to his sides. The only thing to look out for is the chance of the tail section ripping of at a higher rate than its other bomber an ground attacking comrades.

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB810

RB1 363

SB2 872

Crew training10 000

Experts115 000

Aces500

Research Aces640 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 80 / 170 / 350 %

2 × 142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover Engine injection		bmg50_belt_pack FAB-100 bmg50_turret_belt_pack FAB-250 AN-M64A1 BOX bmg50_new_gun FAB-500 45-36АН bmg50_turret_new_gun FAB-1000

Armaments

Offensive armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) is armed with:

• 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (350 rpg = 2,100 total)

Suspended armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 8 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (400 kg total)
• 16 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (800 kg total)
• 8 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (800 kg total)
• 16 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,600 kg total)
• 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 6 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 2 x 450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
50 kg FAB-50sv bombs	1*	1*		4, 16		1*	1*
100 kg FAB-100sv bombs	1*	1*		4, 16		1*	1*
250 kg FAB-250sv bombs	1*	1*	1		1	1*	1*
500 kg FAB-500sv bombs			1		1
1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs			1		1
500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs				4
450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes			1		1
Maximum permissible total weight: 2,160 kg Maximum permissible side weight: 1,080 kg Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,080 kg
* 50/100 kg bombs and 250 kg bombs cannot be mixed within each wing (hardpoints 1/2 and hardpoints 6/7)

Defensive armament

The A-20G-30 (USSR) is defended by:

• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (400 rpg = 800 total)
• 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, ventral turret (400 rpg)

Usage in battles

The A-20G-30 was a modification of the american strike aircraft, thus making it excel at attacking soft targets such as howitzers and SPAA. The 6 0.50 caliber guns situated in the nose are fully capable of destroying plight pillboxes on mass. While still capable of hitting at bases with its 2x 1000kg bombs, this aircraft is more effective with loads that contain larger numbers of bombs for soft targets.

With the 6 forward facing 0.50 caliber guns and a decent turn time and rate of climb for a twin engine aircraft, the A-20G-30 is well suited for the role of heavy fighter. Be warned, the A-20G-30 does not have the energy retention of dedicated heavy fighter like the Bf-110's in the german tech tree. This could lead to the aircraft being destroyed in such a dogfight.

Pros and cons

The A-20G-30 is most effective in the ground attack role, rather than its bomber designation. It has an inadequate turn time for dog fighting, rendering that almost ineffective without a "boom-and-zoom" tactic.

• Pros:
• Great bomb load for an aircraft of this type
• Effective offensive armament
• High survivability

• Cons:
• Lackluster turn time
• Weak tail section
• Poor energy retention

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