Lancaster MR.7
| This page is about the French bomber Lancaster MR.7. For other versions, see Lancaster (Family). |
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Description
The Lancaster MR.7 is a rank IV French bomber with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB), 5.3 (RB), and 6.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update "La Royale".
General info
Flight performance
The aircraft has a great flight performance, has a high rip speed and is a friendly take-off and landing aircraft
| Characteristics | Max speed (km/h at 3,048 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 447 | 434 | 7620 | 49,2 | 50,3 | 6,9 | 6,8 | 750 |
| Upgraded | 476 | 462 | 47,0 | 48,7 | 10,4 | 8,6 | ||
Details
| Features | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combat flaps | Take-off flaps | Landing flaps | Air brakes | Arrestor gear |
| ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | X | X |
| Limits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings (km/h) | Gear (km/h) | Flaps (km/h) | Max Static G | |||
| Combat | Take-off | Landing | + | - | ||
| 608 | 338 | 415 | 318 | 282 | ~4 | ~3 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 400 | < 350 | < 350 | > 350 |
Survivability and armour
- 8 mm Steel plates behind the pilot seat
- 6.35 mm Steel plate behind the engines.
- No armour glazing
- Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
- More fuel tanks located in wings
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Suspended armament
The Lancaster MR.7 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- 14 x 250 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (3,500 lb total)
- 6 x 500 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs + 8 x 250 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (5,000 lb total)
- 14 x 500 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (7,000 lb total)
- 6 x 500 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs + 1 x 1,000 lb M.C. Mk.I bomb + 2 x 250 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (4,500 lb total)
- 6 x 1,000 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs + 3 x 250 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (6,750 lb total)
- 14 x 1,000 lb M.C. Mk.I bombs (14,000 lb total)
Defensive armament
The Lancaster MR.7 is defended by:
- 2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, nose turret (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)
- 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, tail turret (2,500 rpg = 5,000 total)
Usage in battles
In Air Battles:
The best use of the Lancaster MR.7 is to fly at high altitudes, destroy the target bases with its massive payload and kill fw190's.
What is recommended?
Is recommended to spawn at the Long Range Bomber Spawn (normally 4510m) and as soon as you spawn you can climb between 5-10 degrees at 220-280 km/h (airspeed), by climbing at the angle of 5° you can get to the drop point in 4,5 minutes at almost 5800m, after you drop the bombs on the targets you should return to your airfield on a gentle descent of 15°.
What if an enemy airplane is aproaching me?
If an enemy airplane is aproaching, you should turn your back to him (where the 2x12.7 mm machine gun is located), wait for it to get within 1 km of you and then beggin to shoot him. Note: if the enemy is aproaching you from below ou from above remember to pitch up or pitch down to get the best angle for your gunner
What loadout should i get?
If you are stock the best loadout is the 14x500lb bombs, with this loadout you can destroy 1 base and damage a second one (on 4 base map 10x500lb bombs per base and on a 3 base map 6x500lb bombs per base). But, however, nevertheless if you researched the AUBC No.1 Mark II mod the best loadout is the 14x1000lb bombs, with this loadout you can destroy 2 bases (on a 4 base map 7x1000lb bombs per base and on a 3 base map 4x1000lb bombs per base)
In Mixed Battles:
The best use of the Lancaster MR.7 is to carpet bomb with its massive 14x1000lb payload
How to efficiently play with it:
1° step: spawn with the Lancaster MR.7 with the 14x1000lb payload
2° step: maintain any altitude you want, it just needs to be higher than 140m from the ground (shrapnel radius of your bomb), is recommended to fly high because of machine gun fire and everything else
3° step: drop your bombs on the D point
4° step: get back to the airfield to reload
5° step: go back to the 2° step
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Has an amazing bomb load
- Has powerfull engines
- Has 4 engines (if you lose one you still have 3)
- Has EFS
- Has a lot of empty space (bullets will just pass throught without causing damage)
- Has an H-tail
Cons:
- Relatively slow for the engines that it has
- Big target
- No armour behind the gunners
- No turret coverage below ou above
- 7.7 mm deals very little damage
History
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Media
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See also
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| Avro Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Bombers | Lancaster B Mk I · Lancaster B Mk III · Lincoln B Mk II · Shackleton MR.Mk.2 |
| Export/Licensed | Lancaster MR.7 |
| France bombers | |
|---|---|
| Farman | F.222.2 · N.C.223.3 |
| Latécoère | Late 298D |
| Potez | Potez 633 |
| Liore et Olivier | LeO 451 early · LeO 451 late |
| Bloch | M.B.174A-3 · M.B.162 · M.B.175T |
| American | V-156-F · Martin 167-A3 · ▄A-35B · ▄SB2C-5 · B-26C · ▄PBY-5A Late · ▄PB4Y-2 |
| British | Lancaster MR.7 |
