He 111 H-16
| This page is about the German medium bomber He 111 H-16. For other uses, see He 111 (Family). |
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Description
The He 111 H-16 is a rank II German bomber with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB), 3.0 (RB), and 3.7 (SB). It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.
General info
Flight performance
Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.
| Characteristics | Max Speed (km/h at 6,000 m) |
Max altitude (metres) |
Turn time (seconds) |
Rate of climb (metres/second) |
Take-off run (metres) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AB | RB | AB | RB | AB | RB | |||
| Stock | 412 | 400 | 8500 | 32.0 | 32.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 500 |
| Upgraded | ___ | ___ | __._ | __._ | __._ | __._ | ||
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 | + | - | ||
| 0 | 300 | 350 | 350 | 260 | ~3 | ~2 |
| Optimal velocities (km/h) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ailerons | Rudder | Elevators | Radiator |
| < 310 | < 300 | < 270 | > 330 |
| Compressor (RB/SB) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Setting 1 | ||
| Optimal altitude | 100% Engine power | WEP Engine power |
| 5,800 m | 2,120 hp | 2,497 hp |
Survivability and armour
- 5 mm Steel plate under nose gunner
- 10 mm Steel plate behind the pilot
- 8 mm Steel plate in front of the dorsal gunner
- 6 mm Steel plate under ventral gunner
- 8-8.5 mm Steel plates around beam gunner
- 8 mm steel on top of engines
Modifications and economy
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Armaments
Suspended armament
The He 111 H-16 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
- 32 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (1,600 kg total)
- 8 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (2,000 kg total)
- 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs (2,000 kg total)
- 2 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bombs + 1 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb (2,250 kg total)
Defensive armament
The He 111 H-16 is defended by:
- 1 x 20 mm MG FF/M cannon, nose turret (120 rpg)
- 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, dorsal turret (1,000 rpg)
- 2 x 7.92 mm MG 81 machine guns, ventral turret (1,000 + 850 rpg = 1,850 total)
- 1 x 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun, 2 x beam turrets (500 rpg)
Usage in battles
In Arcade, try to maximize altitude upon spawning; this will make it harder for most fighters to reach you in the early moments (only for ground strike). However, this leaves your poorly defended underbelly open to most attacks, so a fighter with a decent engine could easily catch up and take you down. When engaging this bomber, don't worry about the gunners, as they have a very restricted field of, allowing an attack from these angles: 10-2 o'clock high or even 8 o'clock high/5 o'clock high, as well as 9-3 o'clock low or 10 o'clock low/2 o'clock low, as the gunners, cannot reach you there.
Manual Engine Control
| MEC elements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixer | Pitch | Radiator | Supercharger | Turbocharger | ||
| Oil | Water | Type | ||||
| Not controllable | Controllable Not auto controlled |
Controllable Auto control available |
Controllable Auto control available |
Separate | Not controllable 1 gear |
Not controllable |
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Decent bomb load (can carry up to 32 x 50 kg bombs stock) and up to 2,250 kg total
- Can cope with high altitudes better than British starter bombers
- Engine fires do minimal collateral damage by not spreading, but the engine will die
- Very good defensive guns (a significant improvement over predecessors)
- Good roll rate by bomber standards
- Armour and structural design allow very good resistance to 7.7 mm and somewhat to 12.7 mm bullets
- Extremely sturdy airframe, enemy pilots may run out of ammo while trying to take the He 111 down often
- Out classes similar Wellington bombers in nearly every respect
- Pilot seat is set farther back than normal, reducing but not eliminating the chance of a knocked-out pilot
- 20 mm nose gun can be a nasty surprise to head-on attackers, allows for bomber hunting, and can take out ground anti-aircraft artillery and vehicle-mounted anti-aircraft artillery
- Stock payload is highly efficient at carpet bombing tanks, armoured cars, anti-aircraft artillery, etc
Cons:
- Gunner placements restrict effective defence to the horizontal plane only, with gaps at 2 and 10 o'clock
- As with most bombers (and German planes), poor turning radius which doesn't aid the gunners at all when attacked
- Top gunner is limited in effectiveness due to the vertical stabilizer location
- Bottom gunner can't shoot directly behind the plane, more like at a 20-30 degree angle downwards.
- Stock payload is extremely less effective against bases
- Very vulnerable when being attacked by multiple fighters, due to lack of defensive weapons
- Although resistant to 12.7 mm guns, they will destroy you if you don't quickly deal with the threat
- Tail controls easily damaged.
History
In-game description
The Heinkel He 111 was a German monoplane medium bomber (also torpedo bomber and attack bomber). The He 111 H-16 was the third standard H-series variant, the other two being H-3 and H-6. Most other variants were generally used in very specialized roles. Specifically, the H-16 was a further development of the H-6 with Jumo 211 F-2 engines, although several other interim variants also introduced minor changes based on combat experience. Defensive armament remained the same as on the H-11.
Many different loadouts were supported; the bomb bay was retained and could also be used for extra fuel tanks. In the latter case, the under-fuselage ETC 2000 bomb rack was used. The H-16 was supplied with several armament kits, including the R-1 with a 13mm MG 131 in a dorsal turret, the R-2, a glider tug and the R-3, with improved armour at the cost of a lighter bomb carrying capacity.
Media
Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
External links
| Heinkel Aircraft Company (Heinkel Flugzeugwerke) | |
|---|---|
| Fighters | He 51 A-1 · He 51 B-1 · He 51 B-2/H · He 51 C-1 · He 51 C-1/L |
| He 100 D-1 | |
| He 112 A-0 · He 112 B-0 · He 112 V-5 | |
| Jet fighters | He 162 A-1 · He 162 A-2 |
| Twin-engine fighters | He 219 A-7 |
| Bombers | He 111 H-3 · He 111 H-6 · He 111 H-16 |
| He 115 C-1 | |
| He 177 A-3 · He 177 A-5 | |
| Export | He 112 B-1/U2(Hungary) · He 112 B-1/U2(Romania) · He 112 B-2/U2 · A7He1 |
| T 2 | |
| Germany bombers | |
|---|---|
| Arado | Ar 196 A-3 |
| Blohm & Voss | BV 138 C-1 · BV 238 |
| Dornier | Do 17 E-1 · Do 17 Z-2 · Do 217 E-2 · Do 217 E-4 · Do 217 K-1 · Do 217 M-1 |
| Focke-Wulf | Fw 189 A-1 · Fw 200 C-1 |
| Henschel | Hs 123 A-1 |
| Heinkel | He 111 H-3 · He 111 H-6 · He 111 H-16 · He 115 C-1 · He 177 A-3 · He 177 A-5 |
| Junkers | Ju 87 B-2 · Ju 87 R-2 · Ju 87 R-2 Libya · Ju 87 D-3 · Ju 87 D-5 · Ju 88 A-1 · Ju 88 A-4 · Ju 188 A-2 · Ju 288 C |
| Messerschmitt | Me 264 |
| Savoia-Marchetti | ▀S.M.79 serie 1 · ▀S.M.79 B · ▀S.M.79 serie 4 · ▀S.M.79 serie 8 |
| ▀S.M.79 AS · ▀S.M.79 bis/N · ▀S.M.79 bis/T.M | |
| Trophies | ▀Wellington Mk Ic |
