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== Description ==
 
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[[File:GarageImage_Breda88.jpg|420px|thumb|left]]
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It was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]]. In War Thunder the '''{{Specs|name}}''' works as an interceptor, with a decent firepower. However, it does have a few issues, in a straight line it has a good top speed, specially when compared to the biplanes around its BR, but the aircraft is not well suited for high altitude combat due to the poor rate of climb. It comes with a very standard armament for an interceptor, 3 x 12.7mm Breda - SAFAT machine guns that have a good rate of fire and range. Since the flight performance is not the most optimal, the vehicle has to use its good top speed for its advantage, being mainly a support fighter. A good idea is staying away from combat, and picking up slow enemies or helping teammates stuck in a dogfight. Speaking of which, dogfights with this aircraft are not recommended, since it is a very heavy target and it lacks the agility to outperform most aircrafts in a fight.
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The '''Breda Ba.88 (P.XI)''' ''"Lince"'' (Ital. Lynx) is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Italian attacker {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica"]].<br>
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Being developed in the mid 30's the design goal was alike to many other bombers of the period: Use the bigger frame to mount even bigger engines to outrun any fighter. Setting up multiple records the ''Prototype'' Ba.88 exceeded its expectations.<br>
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But that is NOT the aircraft the Italians got and NOT the one in War Thunder... For the crucial mistake was mounting military instruments, self-sealing fuel tanks, pylons, a second pilot, oh and armament. The additional weight turns the Lince into a brick, a non flying one. In fact the same ranked [[S.M.79 serie 1|SM 79 ''Sparviero'' medium bomber]] is a better [[:Category:Attackers|attacker]]. While the high weight and streamlined fuselage lends itself to [[Bnz|Boom 'n Zoom]], getting to this point is a chore. Fortunately the Breda 88 is so low tiered that it will indeed often face fighters slower fighter craft. At the very least the three nose mounted heavy machine guns are decent with plenty of ammo.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight performance ===
 
=== Flight performance ===
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With all of the additional necessary gear and equipment added to the first production series after the prototype, the Breda 88 is hopelessly overloaded (137 kg/m² wing-load) and drains any advantage the streamlined design and strong engines grant. In fact on first glance the Lince appears to be quite responsive, featuring late control lock-up speeds and decent roll-rate once spinning. But in this lies the crux of the matter. The aircraft is too heavy, any manoeuvre pulled must change the momentum of the aircraft, hence any steering and course correction is linked to a loss in speed and/or altitude to compensate. It bleeds speed everywhere thus seriously hampering its ability to Boom & Zoom effectively which one would think the Breda is destined for. Crawling to its ground-level top speed of 410 km/h IAS Boom & Run tactics might work against biplanes.
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''Ever seen a brick fly? Then prepare for an Italian magic trick!'' And sadly this joke cannot be left aside. The Breda 88 is hopelessly overloaded (137 kg/m² wing-load) and drains any advantage the streamlined design and strong engines grant. In fact on first glance the Lince appears to be quite responsive, featuring late control lock-up speeds and decent roll-rate once spinning. But in this lies the crux of the matter. The aircraft is too heavy, any maneuver pulled must change the momentum of the aircraft, hence any steering and course correction is linked to a loss in speed and/or altitude to compensate. It bleeds speed everywhere thus seriously hampening its ability to Boom and Zoom which one would think the Breda is destined for. Crawling to its ground top speed of 410 km/h IAS [[BnR|Boom 'n Run]] tactics might work against biplanes...<br>
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Take off ''on empty'' is @ 150 km/h IAS (136 f/s) in 18 s, an Immelmann at top speed will stall the aircraft on the zenith and a Split-S should only be performed with +500 m (1650 ft) to spare. Climbing  should be done at ~10° loaded and @ 12° empty. These data points were not copied from an Italian medium bomber, but rather are a show of inferiority compared to any other attacker at its battle rating. On the bright side the difference between full and empty payload is miniscule.
  
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Take off on empty is @ 150 km/h IAS (136 f/s) in 18 s, attempting an Immelmann at top speed will cause the aircraft to stall at its zenith and a Split-S should only be performed with +500 m (1,650 ft.) to spare or else impact with the ground will be a given. When attempting to gain altitude, climbing should be done at ~10° when loaded and @ 12° when empty. These data points were not copied from an Italian medium bomber, but rather are a show of inferiority compared to any other attacker at its battle rating. On the bright side, the difference between full and empty payload is minuscule.
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,600 m)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,600 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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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>(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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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
 
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| 476 || 463 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.9 || 30.9 || 6 || 5.9 || 730
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| 476 || 462 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.9 || 30.9 || 6.0 || 5.9 || rowspan="2" | 730
 
 
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| 504 || 490 || 28.1 || 29.0 || 9.3 || 7.6
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 5,600 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(meters)
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| 504 || 490 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 28.1 || 29.0 || 9.3 || 7.6 || 730
 
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==== Details ====
 
==== Details ====
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! colspan="5" | Features
 
! colspan="5" | Features
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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 flaps<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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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || 388 || 283 || ~9 || ~5
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| {{Specs|destruction|constructions}} || {{Specs|destruction|chassis}} || 425 || ~9 || ~5
 
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! Elevators<br>(km/h)
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| < 360 || < 320 || < 400 || > 200
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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Designed to outrun any interceptors the designers at Breda opted to forego any kind of armour protection. A shame that the Lince ''cannot'' do that. While the central fuselage tank may shield from a few pursuit shots, any frontal attacks are very likely to take out the entire crew in a single burst. Its manoeuvrability also is not very good. Leading to an overall short service life in real life and game. Though the radial engines are rather resiliant, not that it improves the survivability much.
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Designed to outrun any interceptors, the designers at Breda opted to forego any kind of armour protection. A shame that the Lince cannot do that. While the central fuselage tank may shield from a few pursuit shots, any frontal attacks are very likely to take out the entire crew in a single burst. This aircraft lacks in manoeuvrability leading to an overall short service life both in real life and game. Though the radial engines are rather resilient, not that it improves the survivability much.
 
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=== Modifications and economy ===
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)}}
 
{{main|Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)}}
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* 3 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (375 rpg top + 425 rpg middle + 450 rpg bottom = 1,250 total)
 
* 3 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (375 rpg top + 425 rpg middle + 450 rpg bottom = 1,250 total)
  
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The three heavy machine guns are arranged and located in the nose of the aircraft. Usually, the slow firing Breda HMGs are a lacklustre affair, but the addition of a third gun elevates the firepower to just mediocre. Each is armed with different amounts of ammunition, which when firing will run empty at different times. Using tracer belts with one of the guns is a very handy visual feedback in Simulator Battles and a neat visual gimmick in other [[:Category:Game modes|game modes]].<br>
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The three heavy machine guns are arranged and located in the nose of the aircraft. Usually the slow firing Breda HMGs are a lackluster affair, but the addition of a third gun elevates the firepower to just mediocre. Each is armed with different amounts of ammunition, which when firing will run empty at different times. A very handy visual feedback in Simualtor Battles and a neat visual gimmick in other [[:Category:Game modes|game modes]].<br>
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Both "Air Targets" and "Stealth" belts are great against aircraft with their IAI-bullets (high explosive rounds), albeit their fuses may not trigger on the canvas skins of biplanes. Against ground targets the API-T only "Tracer" belt is recommended.
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Both "Air Targets" and "Stealth" belts are great against aircraft with their IAI-bullets (high explosive rounds), albeit their fuses may not trigger on the canvas skins of biplanes. Against ground targets, the API-T only "Tracer" belt is recommended.
 
  
 
=== Suspended armament ===
 
=== Suspended armament ===
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{{main|GP 50 (50 kg)|GP 100 (100 kg)}}
 
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* 3 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (300 kg total)
 
* 3 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (300 kg total)
  
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In Realistic and Simulator battles the outer bomb pair drops first with a second drop available for the central third bomb. Due to the aircraft's slow change of momentum, any dive bombing attempt below 600 m (2,000 ft) may result in unplanned self-destruction. Unfortunately, no bombsight with this attacker is available, nor does it feature a floor window for target acquisition. The plane's handling hardly changes with the payloads so the triple 100 kg one is always recommended.
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In Realistic and Simulator battles the outer bomb pair drops first with a second drop available for the central third bomb. Due to the aircraft's slow change of momentum any dive bombing attempt below 600 m (2000 ft) may result in unplanned self-destruction. Unfortunately no bomb sight is available, nor does it feature a floor window for target acquisition. The plane's handling hardly changes with the payloads so the triple 100 kg one is always recommended.
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=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
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{{main|Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)}}
 
{{main|Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)}}
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* 1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, dorsal turret (500 rpg)
 
* 1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, dorsal turret (500 rpg)
  
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Provides rear cover from enemy fighters which will try to knock you out. The 7.7 mm has a limited firing arc. However, controlling the aircraft allows it to be compensated for. It is best to aim for the engine and fight deck of the enemy fighter to knock it out.
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Exists for the morale support of the pilot and may under lucky circumstances even grant a downed aircraft. The lower rate of fire and limited fire arc do not help it, though.
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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The Breda Ba.88 (P.XI) should be used to attack ground targets, for aerial maneuvers it simply lacks the grace or flying ability necessary. Yet even ground strafing can be difficult due to sluggishness and even deadly as the pilot is extremely vulnerable. Try to avoid enemy planes if possible, as any enemy that engages on its own accords may prove to be fatal. Also note the Ba.88 can carry bombs, but does not have air brakes or bomb sights, so one must manually slow down and estimate the payload release on target.<br>
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The Breda Ba.88 (P.XI) should be used to attack ground targets, for aerial manoeuvres it simply lacks the grace or flying ability necessary. Yet even ground strafing can be difficult due to sluggishness and even deadly as the pilot is extremely vulnerable. Try to avoid enemy planes if possible, as any enemy that engages on its own accords may prove to be fatal. Also note the Ba.88 can carry bombs but does not have air brakes or bombsights, so one must manually slow down and estimate the payload release on target.<br>
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Few viable ways of engaging enemy aircraft exist and all rely on surprising the hostile vehicle. Gaining altitude and diving on the enemy ("Boom") and then either climbing ("[[BnZ|Zoom]]") or [[BnR|running away]] in level flight are recommended. Albeit this heavy fighter will greatly lose speed in any maneuver hence any correction for leading the target should be avoided. Or else, one becomes a sitting duck... ''no, ducks can fly,'' falling brick in the air. Bombers and other arcraft with defensive armament should be avoided entirely.
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Few viable ways of engaging enemy aircraft exist and all rely on surprising the hostile vehicle. Gaining altitude and diving on the enemy ("Boom") and then either climbing ("Zoom") or running away in level flight are recommended. Albeit this heavy fighter will greatly lose speed in any manoeuvre hence any correction for leading the target should be avoided. Bombers and other aircraft with defensive armament should be avoided entirely.
 
  
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
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| Controllable || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Separate || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Not controllable
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=== Modules ===
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| Wings repair
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| Engine
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| Turret 7 mm
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| Cover
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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Nicknamed Lynx (Lince) the only resembles to this name is in the fact that you've been linked upon purchase. Which is a pun as bad as this plane can fly, and that in itself is a miracle as bricks usually cannot. Atleast it looks stylish.
  
 
'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Tremendous fuel load (33 minutes of fuel is the minimum)
 
* Tremendous fuel load (33 minutes of fuel is the minimum)
 
* Reasonable armament with a high chance of igniting fuel tanks
 
* Reasonable armament with a high chance of igniting fuel tanks
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* Payloads have almost no performance penalty
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Flying brick of an attacker
 
* Flying brick of an attacker
 
** Poor roll rate, turn time, rate of climb, top speed and anything really
 
** Poor roll rate, turn time, rate of climb, top speed and anything really
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** Will absolutely get murdered in a turn fight
 
* Lack of any armour for protection
 
* Lack of any armour for protection
 
* Plane is prone to pilot snipe
 
* Plane is prone to pilot snipe
 
* Poor defensive armament
 
* Poor defensive armament
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* Does not have bombsight
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* Does not have bomb sight
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* Deadweight in the line-up
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* Dead weight in the line up
  
 
== History ==
 
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The Breda Ba.88 was an Italian heavy fighter bomber that was made for the Regia Aeronautica's 1936 requirement for a twin engine heavy fighter capable of 329 mph, 2000 km range, and capable of carrying 20 mm cannons. It made its debut around late 1936 to 1937 and during its evaluation it was a promising design. Standard firepower of the plane was three 12.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine guns in the nose and a gunner in the dorsal turret with a 7.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine gun. The prototype aircraft flew with two Isotta-Fraschini K14 series while production models of the plane had two Piaggio P.XI RC.40 "Stella" 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines capable of 1,000 hp each, setting several new world speed records in 1937, with speeds in the 550 km/h range. By 1938-39 the Breda Ba.88 came into production but it would be retired in 1941 with only 149 made, after only brief service in Libya in the summer of 1940. The plane was found to perform much more poorly with an operational bombload and unsuitable for the designated role of heavy fighter/assault.
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The Breda Ba.88 was an Italian heavy fighter bomber that was made for the Regia Aeronautica's 1936 requirement for a twin-engine heavy fighter capable of 329 mph, 2,000 km range, and capable of carrying 20 mm cannons. It made its debut around late 1936 to 1937 and during its evaluation, it was a promising design. Standard firepower of the plane was three 12.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine guns in the nose and a gunner in the dorsal turret with a 7.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine gun. The prototype aircraft flew with two Isotta-Fraschini K14 series while production models of the plane had two Piaggio P.XI RC.40 "Stella" 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines capable of 1,000 hp each, setting several new world speed records in 1937, with speeds in the 550 km/h range. By 1938-39 the Breda Ba.88 came into production but it would be retired in 1941 with only 149 made, after only brief service in Libya in the summer of 1940. The plane was found to perform much more poorly with an operational bombload and unsuitable for the designated role of heavy fighter/assault.
 
  
 
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* [https://warthunder.com/en/news/4696-development-ba-88-lince-a-wild-spirit-en <nowiki>[</nowiki>WT Mainpage<nowiki>]</nowiki> Development announcement: ''"Breda Ba.88 Lince: A Wild Spirit"'']
  
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Breda 88 (P.XI)
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Breda 88 (P.XI)
Italy flag.png Italy
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.7 1.7 2.0
Class:
Research:4 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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Description

GarageImage Breda 88 (P.XI).jpg


The Breda Ba.88 (P.XI) "Lince" (Ital. Lynx) is a rank I Italian attacker with a battle rating of 1.7 (AB/RB) and 2.0 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica".
Being developed in the mid 30's the design goal was alike to many other bombers of the period: Use the bigger frame to mount even bigger engines to outrun any fighter. Setting up multiple records the Prototype Ba.88 exceeded its expectations.
But that is NOT the aircraft the Italians got and NOT the one in War Thunder... For the crucial mistake was mounting military instruments, self-sealing fuel tanks, pylons, a second pilot, oh and armament. The additional weight turns the Lince into a brick, a non flying one. In fact the same ranked SM 79 Sparviero medium bomber is a better attacker. While the high weight and streamlined fuselage lends itself to Boom 'n Zoom, getting to this point is a chore. Fortunately the Breda 88 is so low tiered that it will indeed often face fighters slower fighter craft. At the very least the three nose mounted heavy machine guns are decent with plenty of ammo.

General info

Flight performance

Ever seen a brick fly? Then prepare for an Italian magic trick! And sadly this joke cannot be left aside. The Breda 88 is hopelessly overloaded (137 kg/m² wing-load) and drains any advantage the streamlined design and strong engines grant. In fact on first glance the Lince appears to be quite responsive, featuring late control lock-up speeds and decent roll-rate once spinning. But in this lies the crux of the matter. The aircraft is too heavy, any maneuver pulled must change the momentum of the aircraft, hence any steering and course correction is linked to a loss in speed and/or altitude to compensate. It bleeds speed everywhere thus seriously hampening its ability to Boom and Zoom which one would think the Breda is destined for. Crawling to its ground top speed of 410 km/h IAS Boom 'n Run tactics might work against biplanes...
Take off on empty is @ 150 km/h IAS (136 f/s) in 18 s, an Immelmann at top speed will stall the aircraft on the zenith and a Split-S should only be performed with +500 m (1650 ft) to spare. Climbing should be done at ~10° loaded and @ 12° empty. These data points were not copied from an Italian medium bomber, but rather are a show of inferiority compared to any other attacker at its battle rating. On the bright side the difference between full and empty payload is miniscule.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at 5,600 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
476 463 9800 29.9 30.9 6 5.9 730
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at 5,600 m) 		Max altitude
(meters) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(meters/second) 		Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
504 490 9800 28.1 29.0 9.3 7.6 730

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear
X ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h) 		Gear limit
(km/h) 		Combat flaps
(km/h) 		Max Static G
+ -
425 ~9 ~5
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h) 		Rudder
(km/h) 		Elevators
(km/h) 		Radiator
(km/h)
< 360 < 320 < 400 > 200
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
4,000 m 1,000 hp N/A

Survivability and armour

Designed to outrun any interceptors the designers at Breda opted to forego any kind of armour protection. A shame that the Lince cannot do that. While the central fuselage tank may shield from a few pursuit shots, any frontal attacks are very likely to take out the entire crew in a single burst. Its manoeuvrability also is not very good. Leading to an overall short service life in real life and game. Though the radial engines are rather resiliant, not that it improves the survivability much.

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: Breda-SAFAT (12.7 mm)

The Breda 88 (P.XI) is armed with:

  • 3 x 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine guns, nose-mounted (375 rpg top + 425 rpg middle + 450 rpg bottom = 1,250 total)

The three heavy machine guns are arranged and located in the nose of the aircraft. Usually the slow firing Breda HMGs are a lackluster affair, but the addition of a third gun elevates the firepower to just mediocre. Each is armed with different amounts of ammunition, which when firing will run empty at different times. A very handy visual feedback in Simualtor Battles and a neat visual gimmick in other game modes.
Both "Air Targets" and "Stealth" belts are great against aircraft with their IAI-bullets (high explosive rounds), albeit their fuses may not trigger on the canvas skins of biplanes. Against ground targets the API-T only "Tracer" belt is recommended.

Suspended armament

Main articles: GP 50 (50 kg), GP 100 (100 kg)

The Breda 88 (P.XI) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • Without load
  • 3 x 50 kg GP 50 bombs (150 kg total)
  • 3 x 100 kg GP 100 bombs (300 kg total)

In Realistic and Simulator battles the outer bomb pair drops first with a second drop available for the central third bomb. Due to the aircraft's slow change of momentum any dive bombing attempt below 600 m (2000 ft) may result in unplanned self-destruction. Unfortunately no bomb sight is available, nor does it feature a floor window for target acquisition. The plane's handling hardly changes with the payloads so the triple 100 kg one is always recommended.

Defensive armament

Main article: Breda-SAFAT (7.7 mm)

The Breda 88 (P.XI) is defended by:

  • 1 x 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun, dorsal turret (500 rpg)

Exists for the morale support of the pilot and may under lucky circumstances even grant a downed aircraft. The lower rate of fire and limited fire arc do not help it, though.

Usage in battles

The Breda Ba.88 (P.XI) should be used to attack ground targets, for aerial maneuvers it simply lacks the grace or flying ability necessary. Yet even ground strafing can be difficult due to sluggishness and even deadly as the pilot is extremely vulnerable. Try to avoid enemy planes if possible, as any enemy that engages on its own accords may prove to be fatal. Also note the Ba.88 can carry bombs, but does not have air brakes or bomb sights, so one must manually slow down and estimate the payload release on target.
Few viable ways of engaging enemy aircraft exist and all rely on surprising the hostile vehicle. Gaining altitude and diving on the enemy ("Boom") and then either climbing ("Zoom") or running away in level flight are recommended. Albeit this heavy fighter will greatly lose speed in any maneuver hence any correction for leading the target should be avoided. Or else, one becomes a sitting duck... no, ducks can fly, falling brick in the air. Bombers and other arcraft with defensive armament should be avoided entirely.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Controllable
Not auto controlled 		Controllable
Not auto controlled 		Controllable
Not auto controlled 		Separate Not controllable
1 gear 		Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair Radiator Offensive 12 mm MCGP50
II Compressor Airframe New 12 mm MGs
III Wings repair Engine Turret 7 mm MCSAP100
IV Cover New 7 mm MGs (turret)

Pros and cons

Nicknamed Lynx (Lince) the only resembles to this name is in the fact that you've been linked upon purchase. Which is a pun as bad as this plane can fly, and that in itself is a miracle as bricks usually cannot. Atleast it looks stylish.

Pros:

  • Tremendous fuel load (33 minutes of fuel is the minimum)
  • Reasonable armament with a high chance of igniting fuel tanks

Cons:

  • Flying brick of an attacker
    • Poor roll rate, turn time, rate of climb, top speed and anything really
    • Will absolutely get murdered in a turn fight
  • Lack of any armour for protection
  • Plane is prone to pilot snipe
  • Poor defensive armament
  • Does not have bomb sight
  • Dead weight in the line up

History

The Breda Ba.88 was an Italian heavy fighter bomber that was made for the Regia Aeronautica's 1936 requirement for a twin engine heavy fighter capable of 329 mph, 2000 km range, and capable of carrying 20 mm cannons. It made its debut around late 1936 to 1937 and during its evaluation it was a promising design. Standard firepower of the plane was three 12.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine guns in the nose and a gunner in the dorsal turret with a 7.7 mm Breda SAFAT machine gun. The prototype aircraft flew with two Isotta-Fraschini K14 series while production models of the plane had two Piaggio P.XI RC.40 "Stella" 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engines capable of 1,000 hp each, setting several new world speed records in 1937, with speeds in the 550 km/h range. By 1938-39 the Breda Ba.88 came into production but it would be retired in 1941 with only 149 made, after only brief service in Libya in the summer of 1940. The plane was found to perform much more poorly with an operational bombload and unsuitable for the designated role of heavy fighter/assault.

Media

"War Thunder Realistic: Breda 88 (P.XI) [Fun Times]" by Jengar
"Breda Ba.88 - <<The Sky Police!>>" by Bo Time Gaming

See also

External links


Italy strike aircraft
  Ba.65 (K.14) L · Breda 88 (P.XI) · F.C.20 Bis · P.108A serie 2
  Ro.57 Quadriarma · SM.91 · SM.92
Hungary  ◐Bf 110 G-4 · ◔IL-10
Romania  Hs 129 B-2 (Romania)

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