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Aviation
Do 217 K-1
IV
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
4.7
SB
5.3
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
46,000
RP
Research
155,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Dornier 217 K-1 was a German WWII era medium bomber, developed from the previous Do 217 E medium bomber series. Unlike the previous Do 217 E, the Do 217 K-1 nose and cockpit was redesigned and aerodynamically streamlined, resulting in lower drag and higher speed. The crew of five was sitting inside the new fully glazed canopy. Compared to the Do 217 E the defensive armament was redesigned as the forward firing 7,92 mm MG 15 machine gun was replaced by twin MG 81 7,92 mm machine gun and the rear facing MG 15s were replaced by a single mounted MG 81. The offensive armament was removed. Maximum bombload of 4000 kg of bombs either in bomb bay or on external racks under the wings remained unchanged, although a single SC 1800 bomb could now be carried inside the bomb bay. The first Do 217 K left the factory in September 1942 and served throught the war as night bombers and against enemy shipping.

The Do 217 K-1 was introduced in Update 1.29 together with the other planes of the Dornier 217 family. The Do 217 is faster than most of other bombers it will meet in battle, being capable of taking out up to four bombing points when utilizing the Flamm C250 incendiary bombs or up to four bases utilizing the four SC 1000 bombs, depending on the maximal battle rating of the said match. Do 217 K is also very capable CAS due to its heavy bomb load and the powerful SC 1800 bomb containing 1000 kg of TNT eq. and 30 metres wide destruction radius. Do 217 can also be used in naval battles as it comes equipped with a pair of F5W torpedoes with 3 km range and 300 kg TNT eq. However these might prove hard to use as the Dornier have to slow down to sub 301 km/h making it an easy target for the naval gunners. Despite being a bomber, the Dornier is also quite maneuverable with maximal structural limit being 700 km/h, rivaling fighters such as Bf 109, making the Dornier be able to run away in dive from opponents such as Spitfires or Yaks.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,000 m 515473544492 km/h
Rate of Climb 12.810.415.810.4 m/s
Turn time 3032.428.831.3 s
Max altitude 9,000 m
Takeoff Run 800 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 5 persons
Gross weight 12.9 t
Engine 2 x BMW 801 D
Length 18.2 m
Wingspan 19 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 700 km/h
Mach Number Limit 0.65 M
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 270 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 300 km/h
Defensive armament
2 × Turret — 13 mm MG 131 machine gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Fire rate 900 shots/min

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Turret — 2 × 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun
Ammunition 4,000 rounds
Fire rate 1,596 shots/min

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2 × Turret — 7.92 mm MG 81 machine gun
Ammunition 1,500 rounds
Fire rate 1,596 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Max weight 4,000 kg

NameWeightSlot
1,000 kg
936 kg
4 × 1,000 kg
28 × 1,400 kg
8 × 2,000 kg
4 × 2,000 kg
2 × 2,000 kg
1,832 kg
8 × 880 kg
4 × 900 kg
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,994 → 2,524 SL
RB 5,418 → 6,859 SL
SB 9,556 → 12,098 SL
Crew training 45,000 SL
Experts 155,000 SL
Aces 820 GE
Research Aces 440,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
100 / 250 / 450 % SL
160 % RP
Total cost of modifications 40,200 RP
77,800 SL
Talisman cost 1,400 GE


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