P-51C-10

P-51C-10

P-40F-10

P-51

P-51C-10

P-40F-10

P-51

USA

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	4.0

Class:

Fighter

Research:11 000

Purchase:22 000

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Description

The P-51C-10 Mustang is a rank II American fighter with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB) and 4.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Raining Fire".

General info

Flight performance

Unlike the predecessors, the P-51 and A-36, this plane performs well not only at low altitude but also above 3000 meters because of the changed engine (Merlin instead of Allison) and a two-staged supercharger instead of one in the Allison powered models. Level speed is exceptionally good at every altitude compared to the opposition at similar battle rating, it can reach 610 km/h at sea level (RB) and 705 km/h at 7300 meters alt, acceleration is also above the average, it can quite easily reach maximum level speed. Climb rate is good, especially when compared to the other American planes, at low altitude it is slightly 20 m/s and the place can reach ~6000m alt in ~7 minutes. Diving performance is great like in the previous models, its elevator and other control surfaces do not lock up even at 700-800 km/h IAS and can pull 9G at that speed. Medium and high speed maneuverability is good enough to keep up with the BF-109G and other fighters with similar turn for a while, overall it's very similar to the A-36 Apache, but since it has a way better engine with better supercharger and their mass is almost the same the P-51C's sustained turn rate has been improved a lot. The only issue can be its rudder which can lock up a lot above 300 km/h IAS. When flying with full realistic controls the plane requires some trimming, position for the elevator (+ 5-7) and rudder or ailerons to the right (but only below 600 km/h IAS) if you want to keep the plane straight in the level flight, when turning the plane tends to roll to the right side. Stall characteristics is very good, with the fuel set to 30 minutes it stalls out only when the elevator deflection reaches 90%.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 7,300 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	685	666	12800	22.0	22.6	12.9	12.9	300
Upgraded	734	708		20.5	21.0	20.2	16.2

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	+	-
853	287	675	460	275	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 300	< 550	> 400

Survivability and armour

The survivability is similar to most other prop fighters. The engine is located in the nose, and the fuel tanks are located behind the pilot's seat and in the wing roots. There is significant armor protection for the pilot, but the pilot is still vulnerable from the top, bottom, and sides. The fuel tanks are also vulnerable, and so is the cooling system.

• 38 mm Bulletproof Glass - Windshield
• 11.11 mm Steel - Behind Pilot's Seat
• 6.35 mm Steel - Behind Engine, In Front of Oil Cooling System and Pilot
• 6.35 mm Steel - In Front of Upper Engine
• Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks

Armaments

Offensive armament

The P-51C-10 is armed with:

• 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (300 rpg = 1,200 total)

Suspended armament

The P-51C-10 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total)
• 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
• 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator		Offensive 12 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe		FSBC mk.1
III	Wings Repair	Engine		New 12 mm MGs	FSBC mk.5
IV		Engine Injection	Cover		FMBC mk.1

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Outstanding Boom & Zoom capability
• Great performance at altitude
• Very fast at all altitudes, especially with a leveling-out dive
• Due to wing shape, very agile at high speeds
• Quite good cockpit visibility
• Large fuel capacity (1 hour 45 minutes maximum flight time)
• Fantastic top speed and acceleration
• Very good sustained climb rate

Cons:

• Only four 12.7mm M2 Browning machine guns with mid-war belts which don't do much damage
• High stall speed and mediocre low speed maneuverability
• Not so great at ground pounding, only a few loadout options

History

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