PLAY
Aviation
S17BS
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Rank
AB
1.3
RB
1.0
SB
1.3
Battle rating
Sweden
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
2,900
RP
Research
700
SL
Purchase
General information

The S17BS was a Swedish reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft designed by SAAB. The land-based SAAB 17 was the first all-metal stressed-skin aircraft developed in Sweden, introduced in 1940. The SAAB 17BS was the latest version of the B17, based on the B17B, it was designed for reconnaissance and it featured photographic equipment, it replaced the landing gear with floats and the original engine by a Bristol Mercury XXIV engine; 38 units were built.

It was introduced in Update "Raining Fire". The S17BS is a slow and sluggish bomber. It has access to 2 x forward mounting machine guns, which are an adequate armament for its BR. It is more capable at ground attack however, with access to 9 x 50 kg bombs. It has also access to a bomb sight, which means that dropping bombs with precision shouldn't be an issue. In air battles, the bombs are particularly useful against light fortifications and vehicle columns.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 3,900 m 395374412381 km/h
Rate of Climb 64.17.94.4 m/s
Turn time 2022.618.621.5 s
Max altitude 6,200 m
Takeoff Run 450 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
Gear
control
General characteristics
Crew 2 persons
Gross weight 3.7 t
Engine Bristol Mercury XXIV
Length 10 m
Wingspan 13.7 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 500 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 280 km/h
Offensive armament
8 mm Ksp m/22 Fv machine gun
Ammunition 500 rounds
Fire rate 1,200 shots/min

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8 mm Ksp m/22 Fh machine gun
Ammunition 500 rounds
Fire rate 1,200 shots/min

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Defensive armament
Turret — 8 mm Ksp m/22-37 R machine gun
Ammunition 300 rounds
Fire rate 1,200 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 9 × 50 kg sb m/42 bomb
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 117 → 148 SL
RB 149 → 188 SL
SB 188 → 237 SL
Crew training 200 SL
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 20 GE
Research Aces 96,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
20 / 30 / 50 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 2,970 RP
885 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

Research order:
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