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Halifax B Mk IIIa
III
Rank
AB
4.0
RB
4.0
SB
4.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
18,000
RP
Research
47,000
SL
Purchase
General information

During the mid-1930s, the British Air Ministry issued Specification P.13/36, calling for a twin-engine medium bomber with long range for “worldwide use”. Two designs were submitted: the Avro Manchester and the Handley Page Halifax. Originally, the Halifax was to be a backup design in case the Manchester, powered by a pair of the troubled Rolls-Royce Vulture engines, failed – which it eventually did. The Air Ministry then ordered Handley Page to redesign the Halifax to be powered by four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines instead, in order to fill the gap in the RAF’s bombing fleet. In its new form, the Halifax made its first flight on 25 October 1939 and entered service a year later.

At the outbreak of World War II, the Halifax, along with the Short Stirling, was one of the two main heavy bombers of the RAF, later joined by the Avro Lancaster, a design stemming from the Manchester. Due to prioritisation of the Merlin engines for use on fighters and the more capable Lancaster, a decision was made to switch the engine of the Halifax to the more readily available Bristol Hercules radial engines. Designated Halifax B Mk III, this variant of the Halifax became the main serial production type. In total, 6,178 Halifaxes were built, including 2,091 Mk IIIs, and would serve with the RAF until 1947 and further foreign service until 1961 with the Pakistan Air Force.

The Halifax B Mk IIIa was introduced in Update 1.59 "Flaming Arrows". The first thing that new Halifax pilots will notice is that the plane is surprisingly agile, especially compared to its predecessor, the cumbersome Wellingtons. This will be useful for aiming the bombs, as well as allowing the pilot to get out of sticky situations. With a large payload of nearly 6 tons, the Halifax is more than capable of taking out bases and ground targets. However, the Halifax’s survivability is poor; the airframe and its defensive armaments are very weak, and therefore it is advised to avoid engagements whenever possible.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,114 m 454419479436 km/h
Rate of Climb 6.53.89.93.8 m/s
Turn time 3435.833.134.9 s
Max altitude 7,620 m
Takeoff Run 750 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 7 persons
Gross weight 23.2 t
Engine 4 x Bristol Hercules XVI
Length 21.8 m
Wingspan 31.8 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 541 km/h
Mach Number Limit 0.7 M
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 260 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 260 km/h
Defensive armament
Turret — 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Fire rate 950 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
T/AP/Ball/Ball/I13127320
IT/AP/AP/AP13127320
IT/AP-I/AP-I/AP-I13127320
2 × Turret — 4 × 7.7 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition 9,200 rounds
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min
Suspended armament
Setup 1 15 × G.P. 250 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 2 15 × G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
Setup 3 15 × 500 LB S.A.P. Mk.II bomb
Setup 4 6 × G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bomb
9 × 1000 lb M.C. Mk.I bomb
Setup 5 4 × 2000 LB A.P. Mk.I bomb
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 972 → 1,301 SL
RB 1,949 → 2,608 SL
SB 3,816 → 5,106 SL
Crew training 13,000 SL
Experts 47,000 SL
Aces 400 GE
Research Aces 280,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
70 / 150 / 280 % SL
136 % RP
Total cost of modifications 20,000 RP
32,700 SL
Talisman cost 980 GE

Research order:

Flight performance
Survivability
Weaponry
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