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Aviation
A-20G-25
II
Rank
AB
2.7
RB
2.7
SB
3.0
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Strike aircraft
Main role
9,200
RP
Research
16,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The A-20G-25 is a American strike aircraft. It was in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test as the A-20G-30 before being remodelled and renamed in Update 1.47 "Big Guns" as the A-20G-25.

The A-20 is classified as a strike aircraft, which carries both good and bad traits when compared to "real" bombers. The main advantage is its strong offensive armament (comparable to that of many U.S fighters), which allows it to engage other aircraft or to strafe soft ground targets. Additionally, it carries an excellent defensive armament, with 2 x 12.7 mm machine guns mounted in a dorsal turret, and a single 12.7 mm machine gun in a hatch below the tail. However, in-game strike aircraft are treated differently than bombers, spawning at a lower altitude and in Realistic Mode, and they do not benefit from a bomb-sight.

Due to its lack of manoeuvrability, turn fighting or energy fighting enemy aircraft is extremely ill-advised, since the A-20G isn't capable of out-turning anything (even heavy fighters), and its energy retention is very poor. If one must engage an enemy fighter, either make sure to have a significant energy advantage in order to use boom-and-zoom tactics or try to provoke them into a head-on pass since not much can compete with the A-20G's armament. If an enemy plane avoids a head-on engagement, it is likely better to avoid turning, and use the speed of this plane to either get to help or to allow your gunners to engage the fighters. Often, the best defensive tactic is to stay at very low altitude to force the enemy into the dorsal turret's coverage area and hope it can deal with it, as the A-20G is hopeless in any kind of combat manoeuvring otherwise.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 3,048 m 510475535492 km/h
Rate of Climb 10.17.712.77.7 m/s
Turn time 3436.23335.1 s
Max altitude 7,224 m
Takeoff Run 603 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 3 persons
Gross weight 9.3 t
Engine 2 x Wright R-2600-23
Length 14.6 m
Wingspan 18.7 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 696 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 296 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 296 km/h
Offensive armament
6 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 2,100 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Defensive armament
Turret — 2 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 800 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Turret — 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 400 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 4 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 2 4 × 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
Setup 3 2 × 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
2 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 4 2 × weapons/test_torpedo
Setup 5 12 × M8 rocket
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 489 → 622 SL
RB 654 → 833 SL
SB 1,430 → 1,820 SL
Crew training 4,500 SL
Experts 190,000 SL
Aces 180 GE
Research Aces 16,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
30 / 60 / 130 % SL
118 % RP
Total cost of modifications 8,420 RP
9,420 SL
Talisman cost 640 GE

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