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S.M.79 B
II
Rank
AB
2.3
RB
2.3
SB
2.3
Battle rating
Italy
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
6,900
RP
Research
32,000
SL
Purchase
Romania
Operator country
General information

The S.M.79 B was an Italian-made medium bomber which served in the Romanian air force. In 1936, Romania showed interest in the Italian Savoia-Marchetti 79 triple-engined bomber, and asked the manufacturer if they could develop a twin-engined version. The work on the aircraft finished in 1939. Unlike the regular S.M.79, the S.M.79B had two locally built licensed versions of the French Gnome-Rhône K14 radial engine, which also powered the Romanian IAR-80 fighter. The nose section was redesigned, with the typical hump housing the forward-facing 12.7 mm machine gun being removed and the cockpit positioned above the fuselage, offering better all-around view compared to the base S.M.79. The nose received a glazing, improving the bombardier's view, and the tail was slightly enlarged. Due to having two engines, both climb rate and speed were decreased compared to the regular S.M.79. A total of 24 aircraft were ordered, later on another 80 were made locally by IAR, using German Jumo 211 engines.

The S.M.79B was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regia Aeronautica". The bomb load of the twin-engined version is same as their triple-engined counterpart, however the S.M.79B is notably slower, with worse climb rate and no offensive weaponry. The aircraft has no weaponry to defend against frontal attacks, and the angles the defensive weaponry can fire around the aircraft are very bad. Only the dorsal 12.7 mm machine gun features very good vertical angle of fire. The aircraft features very good horizontal and vertical manoeuvrability due to its large elevator surface area, however the elevator stiffens above 390 km/h.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 3,700 m 445412467426 km/h
Rate of Climb 5.93.98.43.9 m/s
Turn time 3537.333.936.2 s
Max altitude 7,500 m
Takeoff Run 580 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 5 persons
Gross weight 9.6 t
Engine 2 x IAR 14K II c32
Length 16.2 m
Wingspan 21.2 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 540 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 280 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 300 km/h
Defensive armament
2 × Turret — 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min

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2 × Turret — 7.7 mm Lewis machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Fire rate 550 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 12 × 50 kg GP 50 bomb
Setup 2 12 × 100 kg GP 100T bomb
Setup 3 5 × 250 kg GP 250 bomb
Setup 4 2 × 500 kg GP 500 bomb
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 1,007 → 1,370 SL
RB 1,626 → 2,211 SL
SB 2,435 → 3,312 SL
Crew training 9,200 SL
Experts 32,000 SL
Aces 320 GE
Research Aces 250,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
80 / 150 / 310 % SL
130 % RP
Total cost of modifications 13,740 RP
19,900 SL
Talisman cost 860 GE

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Survivability
Weaponry
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