B-239 (Sweden)
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Description
The ▄Brewster Model 239 is a rank II Swedish fighter with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB) and 2.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice". The B-239 is denavalized version of the F2A-1 Buffalo found in the US tech tree.
General info
Flight performance
| Characteristics | Max speed (km/h at 5,400 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 438 | 421 | 9900 | 16.7 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 130 |
| Upgraded | 484 | 460 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 19.1 | 14.2 | ||
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 | + | - | ||
| 761 | 280 | 425 | 380 | 240 | ~__ | ~__ |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < ~300 | < ~320 | < ~350 | > ___ |
Survivability and armour
- Armour
- 8.5 mm steel - Pilot seat
- Survivability
- Self-sealing wing tanks
- Exposed engine and oil cooling system, prone to damage
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Offensive armament
The B-239 (Sweden) is armed with:
- 2 x 12.7 mm LKk/42 machine guns, nose-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
- 2 x 12.7 mm LKk/42 machine guns, wing-mounted (400 rpg = 800 total)
Usage in battles
You are pretty manoeuvrable and can win a dogfight against most enemies, the exception being Spitfires and Japanese single engine fighters. Be wary of you poor energy retention though, this leads you to gain an advantage in the first couple of turns in your dogfight but you should try to avoid longer fights, by any means. You can use flaps to get the maximal turn rate possible. You can also climb at the beginning of a match, get to 3-4 km while climbing at 220 km/h IAS. Once you see enemy fighters, level out and stay above 280-300 km/h, this ensures you can at least follow one or two turns, to get a good shot in. If this fails, dive away and reposition.
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Controllable | Controllable Not auto controlled |
Not controllable Not auto controlled |
Not controllable Not auto controlled |
Separate | Controllable 2 gears |
Not controllable |
Pros and cons
Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".
Pros:
- Very manoeuvrable
- Effective weaponry
- Above average climb rate
Cons:
- Quite slow
- Vital components not protected by armour
History
At beggining of 1939, Finland was looking to purchase modern fighter aircraft. They contacted USA with the only demand being the plane was already in service and had ability to use 87-octane fuel. 44 F2A-1 fighters intended originally for US Navy were sold to Finland after USN agreed to wait for a F2A-2 Buffalo variant instead. Model B-239E was built with a more powerful Wright R-1820-G5 engine producing 950 hp as opposed to 940 hp Wright R-1820-34 engine used in USN planes and mountings allowing installation of four machine guns instead of two on the American counterpart. The planes were also de-navalized which meant they weighted less while having better performance.
The planes were delivered in January and February 1940 to Bergen, Norway, then sent by railway to Sweden where they were assembled in SAAB factory at Trollhättan. There, they were equipped with armored backrests, metric flight instruments, domestic Väisälä T.h.m.40 gunsight and four 12.7 mm machine guns. Unimpressed with the plane at first, the Finnish view on it changed drastically after Brewster company test pilot demonstrated that the B-239E was able to out-turn G.50 Freccia fighter, although it was slower in level flight than the Fiat. None of the Brewsters saw combat during Winter War.
Finnish pilots regarded Brewster as easy to fly plane, while its relatively long range and easy maintenance allowed to keep them operational without much effort. It earned reputation as one of the best Finnish fighters alongside Fiat G.50 which had kill-loss ratio of 33:1, while Lentolaivue 24 (Fighter Squadron 24) managed to score 26:1 ratio with 477 Soviet planes claimed destroyed with loss of only 19 Brewsters. Finnish Brewsters were in service from 1940 all the way to 1948 with last eight remaining since the end of war in Lapland. Last victory of a Brewster over Soviet airplane was claimed on 17th June 1944 near Karelian Isthmus. And the last victory of Brewster in WW II was achieved on 3rd October 1944 when HLeLV 26 intercepter German Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers and claimed two shot down.
Media
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See also
- Related development
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| Brewster Aeronautical Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | F2A-1 · Thach's F2A-1 · F2A-3 |
| Export | ▄B-239 |
| Sweden fighters | |
|---|---|
| ASJA | J6B |
| Saab | J21A-1 · J21A-2 · A21A-3 |
| FFVS | J22-A · J22-B |
| Foreign Import | J8A · Iacobi's J8A · J9 Early · J11 · J20 · J26 David · J26 |
| Finland | |
| VL | Mörkö-Morane · VL Myrsky II · VL Pyörremyrsky |
| (NL) Fokker | ▄Fokker D.XXI-3 · ▄Fokker D.XXI |
| (DE) Messerschmitt | ▄Bf 109 G-2 · ▄Bf 109 G-6 Erla · ▄Bf 109 G-6 |
| Other | ▄B-239 · ▄Hurricane Mk I/L |
