Aviation
D.501
I
Rank
AB
1.7
RB
1.3
SB
1.3
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
1,500
Research
700
Purchase
General information
The D.501 was a subvariant of the D.500 series of aircraft developed by the French Air Ministry in the early 1930s. The D.501 used a different powerplant and armament compared to the D.500. Instead of the regular Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs engine, it used the 12Xcrs, which allowed mounting a more powerful armament in the form of a 20 mm cannon as well as a couple of machine guns. For the time of its introduction, autocannons were very rare in regular fighters, since most used a pair of light machine guns. As such, the armament could be considered one of the best for its time. A total of 160 D.501s were produced by the time of World War II, with very limited service on the front line.
IThe D.501 was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".
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Flight performance
Max speed
at 5,000 m
363347372354 km/h
Rate of Climb
12.510.514.710.5 m/s
Turn time
1314.312.413.6 s
Max altitude
9,000 m
Takeoff Run
150 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
Gear
control
control
General characteristics
Crew
1 person
Gross weight
1.8 t
Engine
Hispano-Suiza 12Xbrs
Length
7.7 m
Wingspan
12.1 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
576 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Offensive armament
20 mm Hispano 404 cannon
Ammunition
60 rounds
Fire rate
700 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| PT/HEI/AP/HEI-T | 38 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| AP-T/HEI/AP-T/HEI | 38 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| AP-T/AP/AP-T/HEI/AP-T | 38 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| AP-T/HEI-T | 38 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| AP/HEI | 38 | 34 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
2 × 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun
Ammunition
600 rounds
Fire rate
1,350 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/Ball/Ball/Ball/I/AP | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| T/AP/AP/I/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| IT | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| AP/AP/I | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
113 → 151
RB
150 → 200
SB
106 → 142
Crew training
200
Experts
96,000
Aces
20 
Research Aces
1,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
10 / 20 / 60 %
100 %
Total cost of modifications
2,970
885
Talisman cost
190
Research order:
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