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{{Specs-Card|code=arado-234c-3}}
 
{{About
 
{{About
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|about=German jet bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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|about=aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
|usage=the other version
 
|usage=the other version
 
|link=Ar 234 B-2
 
|link=Ar 234 B-2
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{{Specs-Card
 
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|code=arado-234c-3
 
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|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
 
 
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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After constant reliability issues with the Junkers Jumo 004 engine, a test flight was conducted with the BMW 003 engine. Although it had less thrust than the Jumo, it was significantly lighter and helped improve the thrust-to-weight ratio. This led to a variant called the Ar 234 C. The C featured airframe improvements, better cockpit visibility, and most importantly, the addition of four BMW 003 engines, two mounted under each wing. The new engines and airframe improvements greatly increased the top speed to an astounding 857 km/h (535 mph). Unfortunately for Germany, it was in complete disarray and only a handful Ar 234 Cs were produced and even fewer were in active service.
 
  
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was introduced in [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]]. As with all bombers, the Ar 234 C-3 receives a bomber airspawn which is a huge advantage. Unlike the Ar 234 B, the C-3 has two MG 151 cannons mounted near the nose along with ample ammunition. This allows the C-3 to be used rather effectively as a heavy fighter, especially with the air spawn advantage. As a bomber, the Ar 234 C-3 is also good due to its high top speed along with the bomber sight. However, the Ar 234 C-3 is only able to carry up to three bombs, all of which are mounted externally which creates a huge amount of drag. Players should also be careful when diving for bases as the Ar 234 C-3 lacks any airbrake. At higher speeds, the Ar 234 compresses a lot so players using it for bombing or attacking fighters should be wary of going too fast.  
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[[File:GarageImage_Ar234C3.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German jet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. This jet bomber was introduced in [[Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory"]].  
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight performance ===
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=== Flight Performance ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
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<!--Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.-->
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<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
 
 
The Ar 234 C-3 is all you need as a jet bomber. Acceleration is decent and maximum speed at 500 m is 850 km/h when stock. When upgraded, acceleration is great, energy retention is nice and can reach up to 900 km/h IAS at 1,000 m.
 
The Ar 234 C-3 is all you need as a jet bomber. Acceleration is decent and maximum speed at 500 m is 850 km/h when stock. When upgraded, acceleration is great, energy retention is nice and can reach up to 900 km/h IAS at 1,000 m.
  
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Climb rate is great even when stock. Combining the +3,500 m first spawn altitude and nice climb rate, the Arado Ar 234 C-3 is a great choice for bomber players. The dive speed is incredible and together with perfect energy retention, you can reach very high speeds in a matter of seconds. There is no WEP, however, but that's not very important.
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Climb rate is great even when stock. Combining the +3,500 m first spawn altitude and nice climb rate, the Arado Ar 234 C-3 is a great choice for bomber players. The dive speed is '''incredible''' and together with perfect energy retention, you can reach very high speeds in some seconds. Unfortunately, there is no WEP, but it's not that important.
  
 
'''How to land?'''
 
'''How to land?'''
  
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Landing is not hard, but a is little dangerous. You can land after a dive, as well as when slow. Landing at low speeds is really easy, but here are the steps when landing after a dive:
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Landing is not that hard, but a little dangerous. You can land after a dive as well as when slow. Landing at low speeds is really easy, but here are the steps when landing after a dive:
  
 
# Decrease throttle to 0%, go up at 90° and lose speed.
 
# Decrease throttle to 0%, go up at 90° and lose speed.
 
# After falling down, open combat flaps, then take-off flaps. Throttle must be about 30%.
 
# After falling down, open combat flaps, then take-off flaps. Throttle must be about 30%.
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# Open landing gear and landing flaps to lose more speed, landing with negative or 0 degrees is recommended (see the ''notes'' for why). Landing gear will extend really fast.
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# Open landing gear and landing flaps to lose more speed, landing with negative or 0 degrees (see the ''notes'' for why). Landing gear will extend really fast.
 
# You can land at about 300 km/h as well as lower speeds, so don't worry about it.
 
# You can land at about 300 km/h as well as lower speeds, so don't worry about it.
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# Use brakes and the recoil of your two 20 mm cannons to complete your landing!
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# Use brakes and stopping power of cannons to complete your landing!
  
 
'''Some notes''':
 
'''Some notes''':
  
 
* Do not power the engines off. You may need to throttle up and get more stability.
 
* Do not power the engines off. You may need to throttle up and get more stability.
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* Do not perform hard manoeuvres; you're at high speed after a dive so the pilot can lose its control and may lead to a crash.
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* Do not perform hard manoeuvres, you're at high speed after a dive so the pilot can lose its control and may lead to a crash.
 
* Flaps are really important for landing, so if you don't have them or they're damaged, decrease speed as much as possible.
 
* Flaps are really important for landing, so if you don't have them or they're damaged, decrease speed as much as possible.
 
* The mono-landing gear under cockpit placement is strong enough to sustain hard landing.
 
* The mono-landing gear under cockpit placement is strong enough to sustain hard landing.
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* Why 0 or negative degree when landing? There's no landing gear at the back. So approaching at a positive degree may cause the tail to touch the ground and cause a lot of damage.
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* Why 0 or negative degree when landing? There's no landing gear at the back. So approaching at a positive degree may cause the tail to touch the ground and cause the plane to crash.
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* Don't worry about the absence of air brakes, as your brakes work well. Do manoeuvres at low engine power in order to lose speed.
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* Don't worry about the absence of air brakes, your skill is your brakes. Do manoeuvres in low engine power and lose speed.
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - sea level)
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="8" | ''Stock''
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 0 m - Sea level)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
 
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|-
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
 
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! Stock
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| 847 || 841 || 13,000 || 30.2 || 31.0 || 23.9 || 22.4 || 1,500
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| 847 || 840 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 30.2 || 31.0 || 23.9 || 22.4 || rowspan="2" | 700
 
 
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! Upgraded
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! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
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| 866 || 857 || 28.1 || 29.0 || 33.6 || 28.5
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|-
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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! AB
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! RB
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| ? || ? || 13,000 || ??.? || ??.? || ?.? || ?.? || 1,500
 
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|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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==== Details ====
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====Details====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="6" | Features
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! colspan="5" | Features
 
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
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! Combat flap
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! Take-off flap
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! Landing flap
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! Air brakes
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! Arrestor gear
 
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X <!-- ✓ -->
 
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|-
 
|}
 
|}
  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="7" | Limits
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! colspan="5" | Limits
 
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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! +
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! -
 
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 527 || 498 || 350 || ~8 || ~4
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| 1,000 || 400 || 550 || ~11 || ~5
 
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|}
 
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
|-
 
|-
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
 
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|-
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
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! Rudder<br>(km/h)
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
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! Radiator<br>(km/h)
 
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|-
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| < 500 || < 500 || < 650 || N/A
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| < 500 || < 500 || < 650 || > 250
 
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|-
 
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
 
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! colspan="5" | Aircraft mass
 
 
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! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
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! colspan="3" | Setting 1
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! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
 
 
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| colspan="2" | BMW 003 || 4
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! Optimal altitude
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| colspan="2" | 6,880 kg || colspan="3" | 372 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
 
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
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| 0 m || 910 kgf || No WEP
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! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br>Weight
 
 
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! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
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! colspan="3" | Setting 2
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! 13m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 43m fuel
 
 
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| 673 kg || colspan="2" | Axial-flow turbojet
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! Optimal altitude
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| 7,810 kg || 8,293 kg || 8,999 kg || 9,980 kg || 11,100 kg
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
 
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
 
 
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! Condition || 100% || WEP
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! colspan="3" | Setting 3
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! 13m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 43m fuel || MTOW
 
 
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| ''Stationary'' || 801 kgf || N/A
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! Optimal altitude
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| 0.41 || 0.39 || 0.36 || 0.32 || 0.29
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
 
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| ''Optimal'' || 801 kgf<br>(0 km/h) || N/A
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| ?,??? m || ?,??? hp || ?,??? hp
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| 0.41 || 0.39 || 0.36 || 0.32 || 0.29
 
 
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}
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* No armour
 
* No armour
 
* Fuel tanks in the fuselage
 
* Fuel tanks in the fuselage
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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{{Specs-Economy}}
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
 
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|MG 151/20 (20 mm)}}
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{{main|MG 151 (20 mm)}}
 
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
  
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* 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, chin-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
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* 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)
  
 
=== Suspended armament ===
 
=== Suspended armament ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
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<!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
 
 
{{main|SC250JA (250 kg)|SC500K (500 kg)|SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)}}
 
{{main|SC250JA (250 kg)|SC500K (500 kg)|SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)}}
  
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordinance:
  
 
* 3 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (750 kg total)
 
* 3 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (750 kg total)
 
* 3 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (1,500 kg total)
 
* 3 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (1,500 kg total)
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* 1 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)
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* 1 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)
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* 1 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bomb + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)
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* 1 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bomb + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The standard bombs on the Ar 234 C-3 are the 3 x 250 kg bombs. You will have access to them even if your Arado is stock. The 3 x 500 kg bombs need to be researched first. Additionally, this variant of the Arado possesses 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, so one of the best ways to use your Ar 234 to ensure you can farm RP and SL for your modifications is:
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The standard bombs on the Ar 234 C-3 are 3 x 250 kg bombs and 3 x 500 kg bombs. You will have access to them even if your Arado is stock. Additionally, this variant of the Arado possesses 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, so one of the best ways to use your Arado to ensure you can farm RP and SL for your modifications is:
  
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1. Equip the 3 x 500 kg bombs and start the match at the air spawn point.
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1- Equip the 3 x 500 kg bombs and start the match at the air spawn point.  
  
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2. On maps such as Berlin, move to one of the enemy bases and drop your 3 x 500 kg bombs. 1.5 tonnes worth of bombs is not enough to destroy a base, so from there you have two options to choose from:
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2- On maps such as Berlin, move to one of the enemy bases and drop your 3 x 500 kg bombs. 1.5 tonnes worth of bombs are enough to destroy a base, so from there you have two options to choose from:
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2.1 Go back to the airfield and get new bombs
 
  
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'''2.1 - Go back to the airfield and get new bombs'''<br>
 
If you choose to go back to the airfield to get new bombs, be aware that unfortunately, the Arado does not have any air brakes, which is a problem as it has particularly good energy retention and some pilots may find it hard to safely land.
 
If you choose to go back to the airfield to get new bombs, be aware that unfortunately, the Arado does not have any air brakes, which is a problem as it has particularly good energy retention and some pilots may find it hard to safely land.
  
 
When landing the Arado, decrease speed by turning before you reach the airfield (aim to be at 400 km/h or less) then align with the landing strip, activate your flaps and proceed with the landing. If using the landing gear, ensure that you are at extremely low speed before landing or that the landing strip is long enough to stop on. The Arado has extremely good energy retention and is very heavy, so it does take a long time to stop. You can land without gear, which, while obviously dangerous, offers a much better chance to stop in time on shorter landing strips. To do this, land flat on the belly and avoid allowing the wings to touch the ground before you stop moving.
 
When landing the Arado, decrease speed by turning before you reach the airfield (aim to be at 400 km/h or less) then align with the landing strip, activate your flaps and proceed with the landing. If using the landing gear, ensure that you are at extremely low speed before landing or that the landing strip is long enough to stop on. The Arado has extremely good energy retention and is very heavy, so it does take a long time to stop. You can land without gear, which, while obviously dangerous, offers a much better chance to stop in time on shorter landing strips. To do this, land flat on the belly and avoid allowing the wings to touch the ground before you stop moving.
  
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2.2 Search for enemy targets
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'''2.2 - Search for enemy targets'''<br>
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Once you have dropped your bombs, you can turn your sights to enemy aircraft; the Arado C-3 is quite capable as a fighter, especially in comparison to other German BR 7.0 jets. It doesn't suffer from the same issues as the Me 262, which lacks in power and once it loses energy, often struggles to regain it, or the Ho 229, which can rip its wings very easily in high-G manoeuvres. With the Arado, you won't encounter these kinds of problems, providing you don't attempt to turn fight. The Arado C-3 has the best climb rate of any BR 7.0 German jet. It also possesses a roll rate to rival the Me 262, so with your 4 powerful engines, you have everything you need to take on other jets. As such, once you've finished your bombing run, turn and climb towards the battlefield, and try to maintain altitude above other jets. Once you're reasonably high, pick vulnerable targets and dive in for a pass, taking a shot at them and then moving away to retain your energy. Avoid exceeding 750km/h when stock, as past that the dive can be hard to arrest. Once all modifications have been researched, however, the aircraft gains a reasonable amount of additional leeway before you encounter issues. If everything falls apart, and you gain fighters on your tail, try to keep accelerating if possible and try to bait the enemies near your own team so they can assist you.
  
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Once you have dropped your bombs, you can turn your sights to enemy aircraft; the Arado C-3 is quite capable as a fighter, especially in comparison to other German BR 7.0 jets. It doesn't suffer from the same issues as the Me 262, which lacks in power and once it loses energy, often struggles to regain it, or the Ho 229, which can rip its wings very easily in high-G manoeuvres. With the Arado, you won't encounter these kinds of problems, providing you don't attempt to turn fight. The Arado C-3 has the best climb rate of any BR 7.0 German jet. It also possesses a roll rate to rival the Me 262, so with your 4 powerful engines, you have everything you need to take on other jets. As such, once you've finished your bombing run, turn and climb towards the battlefield, and try to maintain altitude above other jets. Once you're reasonably high, pick vulnerable targets and dive in for a pass, taking a shot at them and then moving away to retain your energy. Avoid exceeding 750 km/h when stock, as the dive can become increasingly hard to slow. Once all modifications have been researched, however, the aircraft provides a reasonable amount of additional leeway before it encounters issues. If everything falls apart and you find yourself with fighters on your tail, try to keep accelerating if possible and try to lure the enemies toward your own teammates so that they can assist you.
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'''Baiting:'''
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The Ar 234 C-3 is a great jet bomber. With its 3,500 m spawn altitude, nice acceleration, energy retention and dive speed, you can easily become bait and set up enemies to be downed by your allies. To do so, climb to 4,000 m, en route to the enemy location, drop your bombs to lighten your load. Once in the vicinity of the enemy start to dive on them. The goal is to keep the enemy aircraft busy chasing you, however, if you happen to get behind one, don't be shy about introducing them to your cannons.  
  
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'''Baiting:'''
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You can use cockpit periscope to check the type of enemy planes from a very high distance.
  
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The Ar 234 C-3 is a great jet bomber. With its 3,500 m spawn altitude, nice acceleration, energy retention and dive speed, you can easily become bait and set up enemies to be downed by your allies. To do so, climb to 4,000 m, en route to the enemy location, drop your bombs to lighten your load. Once in the vicinity of the enemy start to dive on them. The goal is to keep the enemy aircraft busy chasing you, however, if you happen to get behind one, don't be shy about introducing them to your cannons.
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===Manual Engine Control===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | MEC elements
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|-
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! rowspan="2" |Mixer
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! rowspan="2" |Pitch
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! colspan="3" |Radiator
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! rowspan="2" |Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" |Turbocharger
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|-
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! Oil
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! Water
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! Type
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|-
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| Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Separate || rowspan="2" | Not controllable || rowspan="2" | Not controllable
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|-
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|}
  
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You can use cockpit periscope to check the type of enemy planes from a very high distance.
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===Modules===
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Tier
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! Flight performance
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! Survivability
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! Weaponry
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| I
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| Fuselage Repair, Compressor
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| II
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| Airframe
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| ETC 1001 I (1 x 1000 kg bomb)
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| III
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| Wing Repair, Engine
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| Offensive 20 mm
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|-
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| IV
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| Cover
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| New 20 mm Cannons
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Great overall fight performance, with high top speed and acceleration
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* Incredibly fast with good acceleration
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* Very good climb rate, handling, and energy retention when fully upgraded, capable of dogfighting when needed
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* Stock payload is very versatile
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* Can destroy up to 3 medium tank/4 armored vehicles / 1 Pillbox + a strategic base with 2 x 250kg and 1000kg
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* Very good at destroying individual ground units in AB
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* 2 x MG 151 20 mm cannons provide decent air to air performance with Air target belts as cannons take a while to jam and have a good rate of fire
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* Very good climb rate
 
* Durable flaps that can be used at speeds lower than 550 km/h, even in the landing flap configuration
 
* Durable flaps that can be used at speeds lower than 550 km/h, even in the landing flap configuration
 
* Four engines provides the much-needed speed increase from the previous model
 
* Four engines provides the much-needed speed increase from the previous model
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* 2 x MG 151 20 mm cannons provide decent air-to-air performance
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* Air spawn at 3,500 meters
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* Has periscope gunsight at top-right of the cockpit, aids in more effective targeting, helps you identify enemy aircraft types sooner
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* Very good energy retention
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* Has periscope gunsight at top-right of the cockpit, aids in more effective targeting
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* Periscope gunsight helps you identify enemy aircraft types sooner
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* Atrocious stock grind; very low stock bomb load, and the default 20 mm belt has very poor damage output
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* Generally mediocre flight performance while stock; sluggish handling and acceleration, and it is hard to recover from dives in speeds beyond 750 km/h
 
 
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* Pilot can be easily knocked out
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* Doesn't have air brakes, which when combined with the plane's very good energy retention can make landing potentially very dangerous
 
* Doesn't have air brakes, which when combined with the plane's very good energy retention can make landing potentially very dangerous
 
* No gunsight in the non-scoped cockpit, you have to rely on perception to aim
 
* No gunsight in the non-scoped cockpit, you have to rely on perception to aim
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After successful tests were completed, the BMW 003 engine was deemed to be an improvement over the unreliable Junkers Jumo 004. The new generation of the Ar 234, the Ar 234 C, would be fitted with four BMW 003 engines with two mounted under each wing. In addition to the engine upgrade, the Ar 234 C also featured better cockpit visibility and better aerodynamics. This greatly increased the top speed and range of the 234 C over the B variant.
 
  
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Despite the significant improvements, the Arado 234 C was built in very small numbers. Only around 14 Ar 234 Cs variants were built before the main production plant for Arado had to be destroyed. Fuel shortages, allied air supremacy, and more meant that only a mere handful of Ar 234s were even able to take to the skies. Out of the over 200 Ar 234s produced and delivered, less than 25% were in active service by the time the war was over. The Ar 234, especially the C variant, arrived far too late in the war to have any significant impact.  
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"The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (Lightning) was the world's first operational jet bomber, built by Arado in Germany during WWII. It was used by the Luftwaffe for reconnaissance from November 1944 and as a fast bomber against Allied targets from December of that year. Despite the fact that late in the war the plane was used only sporadically due to a fuel shortage, it remained a very difficult target to intercept because of its high speed.
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Ar 234 C-3
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Ar 234 C-3
Germany flag.png Germany
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
8.0 7.3 7.3
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This page is about the aircraft Ar 234 C-3. For the other version, see Ar 234 B-2.

Description

GarageImage Ar 234 C-3.jpg


The Ar 234 C-3 is a rank V German jet bomber with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB) and 7.3 (RB/SB). This jet bomber was introduced in Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory".

General info

Flight Performance

The Ar 234 C-3 is all you need as a jet bomber. Acceleration is decent and maximum speed at 500 m is 850 km/h when stock. When upgraded, acceleration is great, energy retention is nice and can reach up to 900 km/h IAS at 1,000 m.

Climb rate is great even when stock. Combining the +3,500 m first spawn altitude and nice climb rate, the Arado Ar 234 C-3 is a great choice for bomber players. The dive speed is incredible and together with perfect energy retention, you can reach very high speeds in some seconds. Unfortunately, there is no WEP, but it's not that important.

How to land?

Landing is not that hard, but a little dangerous. You can land after a dive as well as when slow. Landing at low speeds is really easy, but here are the steps when landing after a dive:

  1. Decrease throttle to 0%, go up at 90° and lose speed.
  2. After falling down, open combat flaps, then take-off flaps. Throttle must be about 30%.
  3. Open landing gear and landing flaps to lose more speed, landing with negative or 0 degrees (see the notes for why). Landing gear will extend really fast.
  4. You can land at about 300 km/h as well as lower speeds, so don't worry about it.
  5. Use brakes and stopping power of cannons to complete your landing!

Some notes:

  • Do not power the engines off. You may need to throttle up and get more stability.
  • Do not perform hard manoeuvres, you're at high speed after a dive so the pilot can lose its control and may lead to a crash.
  • Flaps are really important for landing, so if you don't have them or they're damaged, decrease speed as much as possible.
  • The mono-landing gear under cockpit placement is strong enough to sustain hard landing.
  • Why 0 or negative degree when landing? There's no landing gear at the back. So approaching at a positive degree may cause the tail to touch the ground and cause the plane to crash.
  • Don't worry about the absence of air brakes, your skill is your brakes. Do manoeuvres in low engine power and lose speed.
Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 0 m - Sea level) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
847 841 13,000 30.2 31.0 23.9 22.4 1,500
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m) 		Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 13,000  ??.?  ??.?  ?.?  ?.? 1,500

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flap
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
1,000 400 550 ~11 ~5
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 500 < 500 < 650 > 250

Survivability and armour

  • No armour
  • Fuel tanks in the fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: MG 151/20 (20 mm)

The Ar 234 C-3 is armed with:

  • 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: SC250JA (250 kg), SC500K (500 kg), SC1000L2 (1,000 kg)

The Ar 234 C-3 can be outfitted with the following ordinance:

  • 3 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (750 kg total)
  • 3 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (1,500 kg total)
  • 1 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)
  • 1 x 1000 kg SC1000L2 bomb + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (1,500 kg total)

Usage in battles

The standard bombs on the Ar 234 C-3 are 3 x 250 kg bombs and 3 x 500 kg bombs. You will have access to them even if your Arado is stock. Additionally, this variant of the Arado possesses 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, so one of the best ways to use your Arado to ensure you can farm RP and SL for your modifications is:

1- Equip the 3 x 500 kg bombs and start the match at the air spawn point.

2- On maps such as Berlin, move to one of the enemy bases and drop your 3 x 500 kg bombs. 1.5 tonnes worth of bombs are enough to destroy a base, so from there you have two options to choose from:

2.1 - Go back to the airfield and get new bombs
If you choose to go back to the airfield to get new bombs, be aware that unfortunately, the Arado does not have any air brakes, which is a problem as it has particularly good energy retention and some pilots may find it hard to safely land.

When landing the Arado, decrease speed by turning before you reach the airfield (aim to be at 400 km/h or less) then align with the landing strip, activate your flaps and proceed with the landing. If using the landing gear, ensure that you are at extremely low speed before landing or that the landing strip is long enough to stop on. The Arado has extremely good energy retention and is very heavy, so it does take a long time to stop. You can land without gear, which, while obviously dangerous, offers a much better chance to stop in time on shorter landing strips. To do this, land flat on the belly and avoid allowing the wings to touch the ground before you stop moving.

2.2 - Search for enemy targets
Once you have dropped your bombs, you can turn your sights to enemy aircraft; the Arado C-3 is quite capable as a fighter, especially in comparison to other German BR 7.0 jets. It doesn't suffer from the same issues as the Me 262, which lacks in power and once it loses energy, often struggles to regain it, or the Ho 229, which can rip its wings very easily in high-G manoeuvres. With the Arado, you won't encounter these kinds of problems, providing you don't attempt to turn fight. The Arado C-3 has the best climb rate of any BR 7.0 German jet. It also possesses a roll rate to rival the Me 262, so with your 4 powerful engines, you have everything you need to take on other jets. As such, once you've finished your bombing run, turn and climb towards the battlefield, and try to maintain altitude above other jets. Once you're reasonably high, pick vulnerable targets and dive in for a pass, taking a shot at them and then moving away to retain your energy. Avoid exceeding 750km/h when stock, as past that the dive can be hard to arrest. Once all modifications have been researched, however, the aircraft gains a reasonable amount of additional leeway before you encounter issues. If everything falls apart, and you gain fighters on your tail, try to keep accelerating if possible and try to bait the enemies near your own team so they can assist you.

Baiting:

The Ar 234 C-3 is a great jet bomber. With its 3,500 m spawn altitude, nice acceleration, energy retention and dive speed, you can easily become bait and set up enemies to be downed by your allies. To do so, climb to 4,000 m, en route to the enemy location, drop your bombs to lighten your load. Once in the vicinity of the enemy start to dive on them. The goal is to keep the enemy aircraft busy chasing you, however, if you happen to get behind one, don't be shy about introducing them to your cannons.

You can use cockpit periscope to check the type of enemy planes from a very high distance.

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair, Compressor
II Airframe ETC 1001 I (1 x 1000 kg bomb)
III Wing Repair, Engine Offensive 20 mm
IV Cover New 20 mm Cannons

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Incredibly fast with good acceleration
  • Stock payload is very versatile
  • Can destroy up to 3 medium tank/4 armored vehicles / 1 Pillbox + a strategic base with 2 x 250kg and 1000kg
  • Very good at destroying individual ground units in AB
  • 2 x MG 151 20 mm cannons provide decent air to air performance with Air target belts as cannons take a while to jam and have a good rate of fire
  • Very good climb rate
  • Durable flaps that can be used at speeds lower than 550 km/h, even in the landing flap configuration
  • Four engines provides the much-needed speed increase from the previous model
  • Air spawn at 3,500 meters
  • Very good energy retention
  • Has periscope gunsight at top-right of the cockpit, aids in more effective targeting
  • Periscope gunsight helps you identify enemy aircraft types sooner
  • Small target compared to American (B-57s) and British (Canberra) competitors.

Cons:

  • While stock, is hard to recover from dives in speeds beyond 750 km/h
  • Pilot can be easily knocked out
  • Can't carry many bombs, which means that you only can destroy 1 enemy base per bomb load
  • Doesn't have air brakes, which when combined with the plane's very good energy retention can make landing potentially very dangerous
  • No gunsight in the non-scoped cockpit, you have to rely on perception to aim
  • Stock build aircraft handling feels heavy at high altitudes
  • Worse turn rate than the previous model

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/ History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

In-game description

"The Arado Ar 234 Blitz (Lightning) was the world's first operational jet bomber, built by Arado in Germany during WWII. It was used by the Luftwaffe for reconnaissance from November 1944 and as a fast bomber against Allied targets from December of that year. Despite the fact that late in the war the plane was used only sporadically due to a fuel shortage, it remained a very difficult target to intercept because of its high speed.

As a bomber, the Ar-234B-2 could carry a payload of up to 2,000 kg and could also be used for reconnaissance."

Media

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See also

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Germany jet aircraft
Ar 234  Ar 234 B-2 · Ar 234 C-3
He 162  He 162 A-1 · He 162 A-2
Ho 229  Ho 229 V3
Me 163  Me 163 B · Me 163 B-0
Me 262 A  Me 262 A-1a · Me 262 A-1a/Jabo · Me 262 A-1a/U1 · Me 262 A-1/U4 · Me 262 A-2a
Me 262 C  Me 262 C-1a · Me 262 C-2b
Tornado  ◄Tornado IDS WTD61 · ◄Tornado IDS MFG · ◄Tornado IDS ASSTA1
West Germany  Alpha Jet A
USA  ◄F-84F
  ◄CL-13A Mk 5 · ◄CL-13B Mk.6 · ◄F-86K
  ◄F-104G
  ◄F-4F Early · ◄F-4F
USSR  ◊MiG-15bis
  ◊MiG-19S
  ◄MiG-21 SPS-K · ◊MiG-21MF · ◊MiG-21bis-SAU · ◊MiG-21 "Lazur-M"
  ◊MiG-23BN · ◊MiG-23MF · ◊MiG-23MLA
  ◊MiG-29 · ◄MiG-29G
  ◊Su-22UM3K · ◊Su-22M4
  ◊IL-28
Poland  ◊Lim-5P
Britain  ◄Sea Hawk Mk.100 · ◌Hunter F.58 (Swiss)
Italy  ◄G.91 R/3 · ◄G.91 R/4

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