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Aviation
D.520
II
Rank
AB
3.0
RB
3.0
SB
2.3
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
5,600
RP
Research
22,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Dewoitine D.520 was a French monoplane fighter employed during WWII and is considered by many as one of the best French-made fighters produced during WWII. The aircraft was powered by either the Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45 or 12Y-49 engines. It featured one Hispano-Suiza 20 mm cannon and four wing-mounted MAC 1934 7.5 mm LMGs. The plane served on both sides of the war, with both the Vichy and Free French air forces possessing a number of the aircraft. It was employed during the Battle of France with good results against the Luftwaffe and the Italian Air Force, as well as in Syria in 1941 against British and Free French Forces alongside the German Luftwaffe.

Introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France", the D.520 has mediocre handling in air battles. It has a decent turn time but suffers from a low rate of climb and low top speed. Because of this, the aircraft is best suited for boom-and-zoom tactics, maintaining altitude and/or speed as a plan B if you need to escape an enemy. The aircraft requires good trigger discipline, at least for its 20 mm cannon, which only carries 60 rounds. Meanwhile, the 7.5 mm MGs have enough ammunition to last for an entire match if used carefully. However, the MGs are often ineffective against heavier aircraft, such as twin-engine fighters and bombers.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 5,000 m 550515573530 km/h
Rate of Climb 106.9146.9 m/s
Turn time 2021.619.120.9 s
Max altitude 11,200 m
Takeoff Run 300 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 2.6 t
Engine Hispano-Suiza 12Y-45
Length 8.6 m
Wingspan 10.2 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 800 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 280 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 320 km/h
Offensive armament
20 mm Hispano 404 cannon
Ammunition 60 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min

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4 × 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun
Ammunition 2,700 rounds
Fire rate 1,350 shots/min

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Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 587 → 798 SL
RB 1,232 → 1,676 SL
SB 1,573 → 2,139 SL
Crew training 6,300 SL
Experts 22,000 SL
Aces 250 GE
Research Aces 220,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
40 / 100 / 200 % SL
124 % RP
Total cost of modifications 10,380 RP
13,730 SL
Talisman cost 750 GE

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Survivability
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