Aviation
Whirlwind P.9
III
Rank
AB
4.3
RB
3.7
SB
4.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
The Whirlwind P.9 is a gift British twin-engine fighter. This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm" during the 2018 World War Two Chronicles. It was later re-released during Update 1.91 "Night Vision" as a reward for the 2019 Operation "Shipyard" event.
Whirlwind P.9, an experimental pre-production vehicle, is the direct ancestor of the British Whirlwind Mk I heavy fighter. Development of the aircraft began in 1937 and the aircraft in this series had plenty of time to fight against German aircraft and ships during the Battle of Britain.
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Game roles
Air Defence fighter
Game roles
Fighter
Operator country
Great Britain
Manufacturers
Westland
Vehicles by updates
Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm"
Vehicles by updates
Update 1.91 "Night Vision"
Vehicles by events
Chronicles of World War II (2018)
Vehicles by events
Operation “Shipyard” (2019)
Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,876 m
580542601559 km/h
Rate of Climb
1512.218.212.2 m/s
Turn time
2325.121.924.2 s
Max altitude
9,144 m
Takeoff Run
650 m
Combat
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Landing
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
1 person
Gross weight
4.7 t
Engine
2 x Rolls-Royce Peregrine I
Length
9.8 m
Wingspan
13.7 m
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
676 km/h
Mach Number Limit
1
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
265 km/h
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
265 km/h
Offensive armament
4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.I cannon
Ammunition
484 rounds
Fire rate
600 shots/min
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEI/SAP-I/T | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
| AP-T/HEI/SAP-I | 37 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
| AP-T/T/HEI | 37 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
| AP-T/SAP-I/HEI/AP-T | 37 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
| HEI/HEI/SAP-I | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Economy
Repair cost
AB
919 
RB
3,957
SB
6,656
Crew training
10,000
Experts
790,000
Aces
700 
Research Aces
210,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (75 / 225 / 380) %
2 x 154 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
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