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Fiat CANSA F.C.20 ter
History
In 1940 the engineer Giacomo Mosso designed a reconnaissance plane, called the F.C.20, and just under a year later the plane made its first flight. The vehicle did not satisfy the Regia Aeronautica, so the vehicle was modified and upgraded into the ground attack aircraft known as the F.C. 20bis. About two years later, the vehicle was modified and upgraded again, and was renamed F.C. 20ter. After this, yet another version was built based more directly on the F.C.20bis, but it is not the vehicle we will consider now. The F.C. 20ter was tested and significantly improved compared to the F.C.20bis, but unfortunately with the armistice and various other problems the only known example of the F.C. 20ter was left alone and was most likely captured by the Germans after 8 September. No specimen has currently survived.
Armament and propulsion
The aircraft was armed with a long-barreled Breda Mod.39 37/54 37mm main gun, carried two 12.7 mm machine guns in the wings, a bomb load of a maximum of 500 kg and a 12.7 mm defensive machine gun mm in non-rotating turret.
In terms of propulsion, the aircraft was equipped with two Fiat A.80 RC.41 engines of 1000 CV each, which would have allowed the aircraft to reach a maximum speed of 420 km/h. The vehicle was also equipped with airbrakes to carry out dive attacks.
Photos and drawnings.
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Sources.
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Fiat CANSA F.C.20 - Wikipedia
CANSA FC.20 - Wikipedia
Fiat CANSA F.C.20, aereo multiruolo della Regia Aeronautica
STORMO! Planet Models 1/72 FIAT CANSA FC.20 by Richard Mendes
CANSA FC.20ter: More bark than bite. | Aviation Rapture
FC20TER - WAR THUNDER ITALIAN TECH TREE
https://comandosupremo.com/cansa-fc-20/
Airplanes in the skies + FAF history: CANSA FC.20
https://alchetron.com/CANSA-FC.20
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+1 we need proper italian ducks
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yessssss gimi gimi iiii +1
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This one wasn’t able to mount bombs was it, like the 20bis can. or is that unknown?
I’m just unsure about the bomb load.
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Was the 12.7mm defensive gun in a flexible mount, or was it legitimately fully fixed with no movement whatsoever? Regardless, I love this thing, and it would be really fun!
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It was mounted in a semi-rotating turret, similar to the one of the Stuka.
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Ah, that makes sense. Great!
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I was going to suggest it myself, then I noticed this post, great vehicle, should be in play at BR 2.0
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need another derp cannon especially for Italy
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I love the bis version in game, and its really fast for a 2.0 striker which means i can actually hunt bombers and ive been consistantly getting 3 and 4 kill games
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Also the defense of the plane is quite good.
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especially with a well-upgraded turret ai, i can literally be performing evasing manouvres and have my gunner shooting and because it gets such beefy armour for a 2.0 the gunner doesnt die in the first 3 seconds of an engagement. and speaking of armour its literally a flying tank: it has a 37mm AT gun, enough armour to protect the pilot from everything from behind and a lot from in front, and enough to protect the gunner from 7.62 up to 8mm which usually ends up with a gunner ai kill, it can fly on 1 engine as long as the tail isnt too badly damaged and gets engine fire extinguishers which means taking an fc.20 down is genuinely almost impossible. and with a 25 second turn time on a 2 engined striker you can dogfight the p400s that would be your main threat, as long as you play it properly. and sitting at 2.0 the downtiers to reserve are evil, which just makes it even more fun.
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From the wiki, it said there is another version that has DB601 engines. Any suggestions?
We know something about it but 0 pics, only a photoedited one.
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I can only find this, was it photo-edited?
Yep, this is the edited pic. Sadly also, if I remember right, we aren’t even sure about the existence of the FC.20quater.
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