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Aviation
Z.1007 bis serie 3
II
Rank
AB
3.3
RB
2.7
SB
2.7
Battle rating
Italy
Research country
Bomber
Main role
11,000
RP
Research
22,000
SL
Purchase
Kingdom of Italy
Operator
General information

The Z.1007 bis Serie 3 "Alcione" ("Kingfisher") is an Italian medium bomber with a wooden structure. It was developed by CANT designers under the leadership of Filippo Zappata. The three-engine version of the aircraft first flew on March 16, 1937. After modifications were made, the aircraft was accepted into service in May 1939. However, by the start of the war, only two squadrons had been equipped with it.

The development of the new bomber began in 1935 with a team of designers from three companies: CRDA, IMAM, and CANT. They were all competing for a contract to build a medium-range bomber that could be upgraded to a strategic bomber. The prototype made its first flight in March 1937. Initially, the aircraft had a completely new design, but as requirements for suspended weapons increased, it began to resemble a typical Italian bomber with a three-engine layout and separate nacelles. It also had a wooden fuselage with a cruciform tail that was later replaced by a twin-tail and a navigator's gondola under the cockpit instead of in the nose. The prototypes were equipped with Isotta Fraschini radial engines, each with an output of 825 hp. However, the production aircraft, the Z.1007bis Serie III, had Piaggio P.XI RC.40 engines with higher power. The armament consisted of two turrets (one above and one below the fuselage) with large-caliber Scotti or Breda-SAFAT machine guns.

The Z.1007 bis Serie 3 was introduced in Update 1.69 "Regio Aeronautica". It is a medium bomber with good defensive armament and a decent payload, but it has a rather low maximum speed and mediocre survivability.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 4,500 m 450423464437 km/h
Rate of Climb 6.24.77.64.8 m/s
Turn time 323431.133 s
Max altitude 9,000 m
Takeoff Run 450 m

Landing
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Combat
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 6 persons
Engine
Length 18.5 m
Wingspan 24.8 m
Wing Loading 188 kg/m²

Weight:
Base weight 1010.319.7510.25 t
Fuel in main tanks 3.12 t (3h 37m)

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 530 km/h
Mach Number Limit 0.64 M
G limit ≈ -2/3 G
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) L / T
280 / 392 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 300 km/h
Defensive armament
Turret — 12.7 mm Scotti machine gun
Ammunition 350 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass 0.44 kg

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Turret — 12.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun
Ammunition 350 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass 0.41 kg

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2 × Turret — 7.7 mm Breda-SAFAT machine gun
Ammunition 1,000 rounds
Fire rate 900 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass 0.15 kg

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Suspended armament
Max weight 2,250 kg
Wing loading left / right
Maximum 530 kg
Max. difference 400 kg

NameWeightSlot
3 × 174 kg
3 × 300 kg
2 × 518 kg
6 × 348 kg
6 × 600 kg
508 kg
821.6 kg
4 × 604.4 kg
905 kg
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 804 → 1,073 SL
RB 1,370 → 1,829 SL
SB 2,112 → 2,820 SL
Crew training 6,300 SL
Experts 22,000 SL
Aces 250 GE
Research Aces 220,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
50 / 130 / 240 % SL
124 % RP
Total cost of modifications 10,360 RP
13,680 SL
Talisman cost 750 GE

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