Wellington Mk Ic

Wellington Mk Ic

Sunderland Mk V

Wellington Mk Ic/L

Wellington Mk Ic

Sunderland Mk V

Wellington Mk Ic/L

Britain

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.3	2.7

Class:

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Torpedo bomber

Research:9 200

Purchase:16 000

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This page is about the aircraft Wellington Mk Ic. For other uses, see Wellington (Disambiguation)

Description

The Wellington Mk Ic in the garage

The Wellington Mk Ic is a Rank II British bomber with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB), 2.3 (RB), and 2.7 (SB). This aircraft has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 4,572 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
361	352	6500	36.5	37.2	4.1	4.1	877
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 4,572 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
394	378	6500	33.6	35.0	7.9	5.3	877

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
			+	-
530	264	400	~2	~2

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 290	< 290	< 320	> 280

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
1,448 m	1,630 hp	1,969 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,696 m	1,500 hp	1,812 hp

Survivability and armour

• No armour plating
• No armour glazing
• Critical components located in the wings of aircraft (fuel, engine, controls)

Armaments

Suspended armament

The Wellington Mk Ic can be outfitted with the following ordinance"

• 10 x G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bombs
• 18 x G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bombs
• 9 x G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bombs
• 6 x G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bombs + 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs
• 2 x 18 inch Mark XII torpedoes
• 1 x H.C. 4,000 lb Mk.II bomb

Defensive armament

The Wellington Mk Ic is defended by:

• 1 x 7.7 mm Browning machine gun, nose turret (1,200 RPG = 2,400 total)
• 2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine gun, tail turret (2,000 RPG = 4,000 total)
• 1 x 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun, 2 x beam turret (2,500 RPG = 5,000 total)

Usage in the battles

Wellingtons are great Rank 2 turret platforms, wide arcs and stable flight, and except for engine fire are rugged. If your flight controls are shot out, adjustment of engine power will allow stable flight and more opportunities to fight back. Just remember it has only .303 (7mm) mg’s so it is more luck to earn kill with them.

As with all bomber, crew training with at least “Expert Qualification” is important for profitable missions.

Both the UK Wellington and German Mk I’s ("Jelly Well") are identical, the only difference being the UK Mk.1c/Late model was move beam (side) turrets from above the wing to behind it.

Tactics

In AB the winning tactic is to climb high and do base bombing with 500’s “from orbit”; it helps to have escorts.

In RB you air start so you have the advantage to trade altitude for airspeed and bomb ground targets and retreat before ground starting enemy fighters arrive, however be close to friendlies to intercept chasers.

Counter-tactics

If you are attacking a Wellington, focus on its engines, they are relatively easy to set on fire. While you should not worry too much about the turret, do not hang around either, as an attack from dead 6 is still dangerous.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable	Not controllable	Controllable	Combined	Controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator
II		Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings Repair	Engine
IV		Engine Injection	Cover

The default bomb load is a meagre 10x 250lb (117 kg) so upgrading to 18x 250 or 9x 500 “pounders” (500lb (226 kg) should be task number one. in order: Unlock the Turret 7mm ammo first, then the TC mk.I (torpedo) rack, and then the LBC mk.I. Unlocking the 7mm ammo access “Universal” AP-I load as one works up to the bomb rack for 18x 250 or 9x 500. After that you can pursue your choice of upgrades.

Upgrades to the turret should also be considered. The different belts do not have a considerable effect, but the upgraded turrets allow for a longer rate of fire. Very important for the small rifle calibre machine guns.

However, speed and climb rate is also a necessity and the unlocks help the sluggish Wellington a lot. The decision should depend on the pilots flying style. When rushing in better armament will help in the retreat, but the better performance will aid even more to get to friendly zones.

The sneaky approach on the other hand relies less on speed, but on surviving the random combat encounters. Turret upgrades are here the way to go.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent payload - 4,500lbs at max.
• Versatile payload options.
• Devastating to enemy bases/airfields when faces no opposition.
• Excellent turret coverage.
• Very powerful torpedoes, two are enough to sink an aircraft carrier.
• Access to the devastating 4000 lb bomb.
• The aircraft can take a beating thanks to the cross hatched air frame.

Cons:

• Defensive turrets are easy to take out.
• Defensive armament is poor.
• Extremely slow all-around mobility.
• Easy prey for high altitude fighters/try to get near 6000m where very little opposition is found.
• Having a fighter with good weaponry on your six usually means death.
• The crew cannot take a beating thanks to there being no armour. The cockpit is particularly vulnerable.

History

Performance wise the Willington was not notably remarkable, its strength lay on the inside. Devised by one of the greatest innovative thinkers in history, Sir Barnes Neville Wallis devised a geodesic (geodetic) structure resulting in an exceptionally strong airframe. Together with Reginald Kirshaw "Rex" Pierson they designed their record making “Vickers Wellesley” opening the way for the “Wellington” and larger “Warwick”. With high aspect ratio wing and spacious fuselage it proved capable of handling a myriad of missions including early airborne radar and robust enough enough to absorb severe damage and fly home. Although the bomb bay configuration limited bomb size its payload was slightly more than the Heinkel He-111H-3 and with greater range. It is also one of the first aircraft to have a powered turret in the extreme tail with a very wide arc; however it still was inadequate to defend itself against attacking fighters and early models lacked self sealing fuel tanks. Still, this aircraft was admired by crews and affectionately called “Wimpy” after Popeye’s hamburger loving friend and sidekick who's full name is J. Wellington Wimpy. Over 11,000 made it equipped many RAF squadrons including those comprised of foreign crews like the Polish (4 squadrons), New Zealand (No. 75), and Czech (No, 311) one of which was captured by Germans who used it for intelligence and training. “Viking”, a passenger transport variant, became the world's first pure jet transport prototype aircraft in 1948.

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