Fw 200 C-1
Contents
Description
The Fw 200 C-1 is a Rank II German heavy bomber
with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB), 2.0 (RB), and 3.0 (SB).
General info
Flight Performance
Characteristics | |||||||
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Stock | |||||||
Max Speed (km/h at 1,500 m) |
Max altitude (meters) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
? | 350 | 6000 | ??.? | 31.3 | ??.? | 3.2 | 700 |
Upgraded | |||||||
Max Speed (km/h at 1,500 m) |
Max altitude (meters) | Turn time (seconds) | Rate of climb (meters/second) |
Take-off run (meters) | |||
AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | ||
? | ? | 6000 | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | ??.? | 700 |
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 | |
+ | - | |||
0 | 200 | ??? | ~?? | ~? |
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
- No armour plating
- No armour glazing
- Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
- More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage
Armaments
Offensive armament
Suspended armament
The Fw 200 C-1 can be outfitted with the following ordinance:
- 6 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)
- 6 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (3,000 kg total)
- 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (2,000 kg total)
- 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs + 4 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (3,000 kg total)
- 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs + 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (3,000 kg total)
Defensive armament
The Fw 200 C-1 is defended by:
- 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, chin turret (1500 rpg)
- 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, front dorsal turret (2250 rpg)
- 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, rear dorsal turret (1125 rpg)
- 1 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun, ventral turret (1125 rpg)
Usage in the battles
Manual Engine Control
MEC elements | ||||||
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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 | Fuselage Repair | Radiator | |||
II | Compressor | Airframe | |||
III | Wings Repair | Engine | |||
IV | Engine Injection | Cover |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Very nice payload for the BR.
- Incredible fuel tank.
- Can easily absorb 7.92mm bullets.
Cons:
- Very slow.
- Useless defensive armaments.
- Really low acceleration.
- The engines overheat really fast.
- Engines catch fire in just a few shots.
- Really low max speed, so you cannot perform dive bombing in RB.
History
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Germany bombers | |
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Arado | Ar 196 A-3 |
Blohm & Voss | BV 138 C-1 · BV 238 |
Dornier | Do 17 E-1 · Do 17 Z-2 · Do 217 E-2 · Do 217 E-4 · Do 217 K-1 · Do 217 M-1 |
Focke-Wulf | Fw 189 A-1 · Fw 200 C-1 |
Henschel | Hs 123 A-1 |
Heinkel | He 111 H-3 · He 111 H-6 · He 111 H-16 · He 115 C-1 · He 177 A-3 · He 177 A-5 |
Junkers | Ju 87 B-2 · Ju 87 R-2 · Ju 87 R-2 Libya · Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 D-5 · Ju 88 A-1 · Ju 88 A-4 · Ju 188 A-2 · Ju 288 C |
Messerschmitt | Me 264 |
Savoia-Marchetti | ▀S.M.79 serie 1 · ▀S.M.79 B · ▀S.M.79 serie 4 · ▀S.M.79 serie 8 |
▀S.M.79 AS · ▀S.M.79 bis/N · ▀S.M.79 bis/T.M | |
Trophies | ▀Wellington Mk Ic |