As I'm sure you are aware, there is a distinct lack of Italian bombers in IL2-46 at the moment with only the SM79, the SM 81 mod and the CANT 1007z bis. This plane was not a major bomber but one that had many faults and was not well liked by the crews. However what makes this plane interesting is that it led to the creation of the 309-316 series which turned out to be a better result. Furthermore this plane can be used for a Spanish Civil War what if campaign as they were used by the Aviazione Legionaria to aid the Nationalists in Palma de Mallorca, despite the fact they we're left there and saw no combat. However they were used in combat by the Hungarians where they were used from the 27th of June 1941 all the way to the end of 1942 when they were relegated to training.
Still think it is an interesting plane though
General characteristicsCrew: 4/5
Length: 14.38 m (47 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 18.80 m (61 ft 8 in)
Height: 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in)
Empty weight: 6,051 kg (13,340 lb)
Gross weight: 9,548 kg (21,050 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × Piaggio P.XI R.C.40 14-cyl. two-row air-cooled radial piston engines, 746 kW (1,000 hp) each
PerformanceMaximum speed: 273 km/h (170 mph; 147 kn) at 4,800 m (15,748 ft)
Cruise speed: 349 km/h; 189 kn (217 mph)
Range: 1,199 km; 647 nmi (745 mi) to 1,242 mi (1,999 km)
Service ceiling: 6,500 m (21,325 ft)
Rate of climb: 5.75 m/s (1,132 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 3,999 m (13,120 ft) in 11min 36s and to 4,999 m (16,401 ft) in 17min 24s
ArmamentGuns: 3 x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) Breda-SAFAT machine guns
Bombs: 1,474 kg (3,250 lb)
just a few pictures too
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