Aviation
Hampden Mk I
I
Rank
AB
1.7
RB
1.7
SB
1.7
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
4,000
Research
2,100
Purchase
General information
The Hampden Mk I is a British bomber. It was introduced in Update 1.65 "Way of the Samurai".
The Hampden is one of the first bombers you get in the British tree, and without a doubt defines the style of flying for the remainder of the tree. Its decent performance combined with all-powerful bomb load can quickly rack your score up into the thousands. On maps like Essen, use your superior speed to bomb the ground targets before any other bombers, then drop your altitude and rearm at the airfield. After, fly low with a bomb delay and hit the remaining targets or bases.
Camouflages:
Flight performance
Max speed
at 3,962 m
428389462406 km/h
Rate of Climb
7.65.310.95.3 m/s
Turn time
2627.92527.1 s
Max altitude
8,310 m
Takeoff Run
366 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
4 persons
Gross weight
8.5 t
Engine
2 x Bristol Pegasus XVIII
Length
16.3 m
Wingspan
21.1 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
506 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
210 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
225 km/h
Offensive armament
7.7 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition
300 rounds
Fire rate
1,000 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/AP-I/Ball/Ball/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP-I/AP-I/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| IT/AP-I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| AP-I/AP-I/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Defensive armament
5 × Turret — 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun
Ammunition
6,300 rounds
Fire rate
950 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/Ball/Ball/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| IT/AP/AP/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| IT/AP-I/AP-I/AP-I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Suspended armament
Setup 1
6 × G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 2
2 × G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 3
4 × G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 4
4 × 1000 lb G.P. Mk.I bomb
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
215 → 290
RB
318 → 430
SB
450 → 608
Crew training
600
Experts
2,100
Aces
45 
Research Aces
110,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
20 / 40 / 80 %
100 %
Total cost of modifications
4,450
2,700
Talisman cost
300
Research order:
Flight performance | |
|---|---|
Survivability |
|---|
Weaponry | ||
|---|---|---|
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