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Aviation
P-36G
II
Rank
AB
2.3
RB
2.7
SB
2.7
Battle rating
USA
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
7,900
RP
Research
10,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The P-36G is a American fighter. It was introduced in Update 1.35.

In the early 1930s, the Curtiss-Wright Corporation began a private venture to build a fighter aircraft which was a revolutionary departure from earlier cloth-covered biplanes of World War I. This project aircraft under development was named the Curtiss Hawk Model 75 (later it would be known by P-36 Hawk, Hawk-75 (or just H-75) and Mohawk). The P-36 was an all-metal monoplane (although the control surfaces were fabric-covered) with a 900 hp radial engine, enclosed cockpit and retractable landing gear. Even though this aircraft touted some of the state-of-the-art development in aircraft design, several aspects remained lacking, such as the original two machine guns firing through the propeller arc, a 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm and other critical components such as the absence of armour in the cockpit and self-sealing fuel tanks.

By May 1935 the first prototype flew and attained speeds of 452 km/h (281 mph) and reaching an altitude of 3,000 m (10,000 ft). It wasn't long before the original 900 hp Wright XR-1670-5 radial engine was replaced with an upgrade Wright XR-1820-39 Cyclone at 950 hp and several modifications to the body of the aircraft was completed like the addition of scalloped rear windows which significantly improved the pilots rear view (although the hump on the back of the aircraft still blocked a significant portion of the view). This version of the aircraft was designated as Model 75B while oddly enough the earlier version with the 1670-5 was listed as a Model 75D.

In early competitions against the Seversky P-35A the underpowered and more expensive P-35A was seen as the winner in the U.S. government's eyes, however the United States Army Air Command (USAAC) went ahead and placed an order for three Y1P-36 prototypes as a backup contingency fighter. When delivered, the Y1P-36 (Model 75E) had been outfitted with the 900 hp Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 Twin Wasp engine. Due to this version of the aircraft performing so well, an order for 210 P-36-A fighters was placed.

The P-36 was known as an outstanding turning aircraft due to its extremely low wing loading and had a beefy power-to-weight ratio of 0.186 hp/lb that placed this aircraft as one of the best climbing aircraft of the time. One drawback noted was that the P-36 was not outfitted with a supercharger which hampered its ability to operate at high altitudes, requiring it to stay under 10,000 ft in altitude. For all of this aircraft's positive attributes and unfortunate shortcomings, it performed well mostly for other nations such as Finland where the Hawk was known as "Sussu" or Finnish for "Sweetheart" as between 58 Finnish pilots flying the Hawk, they scored 190.3 aerial victories. The P-36 was the proving ground and stepping stone to the later great fighter, the P-40.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 3,048 m 501462528477 km/h
Rate of Climb 10.6715.57 m/s
Turn time 1718.216.317.7 s
Max altitude 9,754 m
Takeoff Run 182 m

Combat
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Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 2.7 t
Engine Wright R-1820-95
Length 8.7 m
Wingspan 11.4 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 770 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 232 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 290 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 400 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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4 × 7.62 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min

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Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 353 → 447 SL
RB 724 → 917 SL
SB 1,007 → 1,275 SL
Crew training 3,000 SL
Experts 10,000 SL
Aces 125 GE
Research Aces 160,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
20 / 60 / 120 % SL
112 % RP
Total cost of modifications 6,930 RP
6,750 SL
Talisman cost 530 GE

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