Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-2

Do 217 K-1

Do 217 E-4

Do 217 E-2

Do 217 K-1

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.0	4.7	4.3

Class:

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Research:17 000

Purchase:105 000

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This page is about the aircraft Do 217 E-4. For other uses, see Do 217 (Disambiguation)

Description

The Do 217 E-4 is a Rank III German bomber with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB), 4.7 (RB), and 4.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.29.

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 5,100 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	448	7500	??.?	33.4	??.?	6	850
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 5,100 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	7500	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	850

Details

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

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
0	300	???	~??	~?

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< ???	< ???	< ???	> ???

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
?,??? m	??? hp	?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

• No armour plating
• No armour glazing
• Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
• More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

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Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good defensive armament. Having an offensive 20mm autocannon is really good.
• Good max speed and acceleration.
• Engines rarely overheat when upgraded.
• Very nice climb rate and turn rate.
• Accurate defensive armaments.
• Can carry up to 4 x 1000KG bombs, which can be used to destroy 3 bases.
• Easy to land.
• Always WEP when you have upgraded the engine parts.
• Can compete with some bombers at high altitudes, so after bombing you can search for bombers and stop them.

Cons:

• Very loud engines.
• Flaps easily get damaged at +250km/h. You will lose the landing flaps really easy.
• The gunners die like a mosquito.
• Oil leak and fuel leak for just a few shots (even with 12.6mm bullets).
• The plane gets uncontrollable at high speeds.
• Any damage to central area of the plane body will cause loss of speed.
• Any damage to flaps makes the aircraft really hard to land.
• When stock, about 10s of WEP will cause overheating (may differ in altitudes)

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