P-36G

P-36G

P-40E-1

P-36G

P-40E-1

USA

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.7	2.7

Class:

Fighter

Research:7 900

Purchase:10 000

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This page is about the aircraft P-36G. For other uses, see P-36 (Family).

Description

The P-36G Hawk is a rank II American fighter with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/SB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.35.

The P-36G performs much like its previous counterparts, as the increased armament does not degrade performance significantly. In addition, it retains the durability of its predecessors, something that would be passed onto its successor, the P-40E-1. This combination of firepower, durability and performance is a force to be reckoned with.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
472	460	9754	17.2	18.2	4.6	7.3	183
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
531	501	9754	16.8	17.0	19.0	10.6	183

Details

Features
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
770	290	520	~17	~8

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 430	< 380	< 460	> 250

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
2,550 m	1,000 hp	1,200 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,572 m	880 hp	1,056 hp

Survivability and armour

• Steel 9.5 mm armour on the back of the pilot's seat
• Three fuel tanks in the fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

The P-36G is armed with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)
• 4 x 7.62 mm Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 2,000 total)

Usage in battles

The P-36G Hawk is one of the best aircraft at Rank I. Armed with two nose-mounted 12.7 mm machine guns and four 7.62 mm machine guns in the wings, it certainly has firepower. While it may not have the notoriety of the I-16 and the LaGG-3, it is more than capable of challenging them on a more than even footing.

Boom and Zoom tactics are a must; your manoeuvrability comes with speed, like the P-40E-1. To keep up speed, boom and zoom tactics work quite well. Boom and run tactics can also work, but such a proposition is risky due to the propensity for an aerial collision. It should be noted that even in an aerial collision, the P-36G has a reasonably high chance of survival, a testament to its durability.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable No automatic pitch	Not controllable	Controllable	Combined	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator		Offensive 7.62 mm belts
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7.62 mm MGs
III	Wings Repair	Engine		Offensive 12.7 mm belts
IV		Engine Injection	Cover	New 12.7 mm MGs

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very manoeuvrable
• Amazing roll rate
• Good firepower
• Rather speedy

Cons:

• Guns jam rather easily
• Isn't the greatest plane for high altitude combat

History

In-game description

Not long before the Germans occupied Norway, the Norwegian government put in another order with the Curtiss company. In January 1940, a contract was signed for 36 Curtiss Hawk 75A-8 fighters.

The new model differed from the Curtiss Hawk 75A-6s in its improved weaponry and its 9-cylinder single-row air-cooled Wright GR-1820-G205A Cyclone engine with a maximum output of 1,200 hp.

The Curtiss Hawk 75A-8 possessed two large-calibre 12.7 mm synchronized Colt-Browning ANM2.5 machine guns in the fuselage with 200 rounds each and four 7.62 mm Colt-Browning ANM2.3 machine guns mounted on the wing panels with 500 rounds each. Bomb racks were installed on the underside wing panels.

This model was equipped with a fixed loop radio compass, the antenna of which was installed above the fuselage spine fairing behind the pilot's cockpit in a characteristic teardrop fairing.

The order was fully completed by the end of 1940, but all the planes of this model remained overseas due to the occupation of Norway. The exiled Norwegian government received only 6 Curtiss Hawk 75A-8 fighters and used them as training planes to prepare fighter pilots for the Norwegian Army Air Service in so-called Little Norway at Toronto, Canada until mid-1943.

The remaining Curtiss Hawk 75A-8s were integrated into the USAAF with the designation P-36G.

By this time, the Curtiss Hawk 75A was no longer of high value as a fighter, and the other P-36s in the USAAF were powered by different engines. Because of these issues, the P-36Gs were transferred to Peru in 1943 as part of the lend-lease program.

The Latin-American country's formerly Norwegian Curtiss Hawk 75A-8 fighters served peacefully until 1954.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

See also

• Other Curtiss Model 75 variants

External links

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