Aviation
B-57A
V
Rank
AB
8.0
RB
8.3
SB
7.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
105,000
Research
300,000
Purchase
General information
The B-57A is a American jet bomber. It was introduced in Update 1.43.
The B-57A is an unarmed plane so survivability depends on the speed. Luckily the two Wright Aeronautical J65 turbojet engines provide enough thrust to out-speed many fighters. Maximum speed is 950 km/h for a fully upgraded variant and 902 km/h for a stock variant. As was mentioned manoeuvrability is the key, but be aware of pulling your nose down, because the airframe can survive only -6G. However, +12G is almost unreachable value for the vast majority of your opponents. These attributes allow doing very sharp and high-G turns. The payload is adequate. Of course, it's not a B-29, but 9 x 500 lb bombs or 6 x 1,000 lb bombs can do a really nice job.
Camouflages:
Flight performance
Max speed
at 0 m
946901960927 km/h
Rate of Climb
322340.224.8 m/s
Turn time
586056.959.2 s
Max altitude
13,716 m
Takeoff Run
850 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
3 persons
Gross weight
18.1 t
Engine
2 x Wright J65-W-5
Length
20 m
Wingspan
19.5 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
990 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
320 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
450 km/h
Suspended armament
Setup 1
9 × 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 2
6 × 1000 lb AN-M65A1 Fin M129 bomb
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
3,024 → 4,240
RB
10,643 → 14,921
SB
15,690 → 21,997
Crew training
86,000
Experts
300,000
Aces
1,700 
Research Aces
720,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
100 / 300 / 600 %
196 %
Total cost of modifications
90,000
145,400
Talisman cost
2,100
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