PZL.38 Wilk

Suggestions Aircraft
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[Would you like to see this in-game?]
  • Yes, as a tech tree vehicle
  • Yes, as a rank 1 premium
  • No
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Where should it be in?
  • German Tech Tree
  • Sweden Tech Tree
  • British Tech Tree
  • Future Polish Air Tree
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Introduction:
The PZL.38 Wilk was a prototype Polish heavy fighter and multi-role aircraft. It was designed as a multi-role heavy fighter-bomber capable of performing various tasks, including reconnaissance, escort duties, light bombing, and dive bombing. Only two prototypes were built before the outbreak of World War II.
In game this game would be a good heavy fighter/Dive bomber at 1.3-1.7. Currently, there is no Polish tech tree in game so i suggested adding it into the German tech tree as they already got the Leo 2PL, it could also fit in the Sweden tech tree between the T 2 and B3C.
History:

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The PZL.38 was developed in response to the Polish Air Force’s demand for a multi-role heavy fighter in 1934. PZL held an internal design competition and eventually selected the design by Jerzy Dabrowski and Franciszek Misztal, which was based on the PZL.37 Łoś but significantly smaller. The aircraft was planned to use the new Foka II engines, but its development was delayed due to the tragic death of Stanisław Nowkuński.
In 1937, two prototypes of the PZL.38 were built:

  • The first prototype, PZL.38/I, was equipped with non-functional Foka engines and exhibited at the 1938 Paris Air Show. The prototype engines only offered around 330 horsepower during testing, and the aircraft’s performance fell short of expectations.

  • The second prototype, PZL-38/II, used stopgap Ranger SGV-770B engines and first flew in April or May 1938. However, it also failed to meet performance expectations.

Consequently, further development of the PZL.38 was halted, and the fate of the two prototype airframes remains unknown after the German invasion of Poland in 1939.

Specifications:

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Armaments:

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  • 1 x 20 mm FK-A cannon fixed in nose.
  • 2 x 7.92 mm PWU wz.36 machine guns fixed in nose.
  • 2 x 7.92 mm PWU wz.37 on a retractable turret mounting in the back.
  • A single 300kg bomb.

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More pictures:

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Polish Aviation Museum replica.
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PZL.38 being displayed in Berlin.
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Sources:

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aviastar.org
airwar.ru
dlapilota.pl
PZL WS Foka Wikipedia

Afternote:

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This is my first time making a post to request an aircraft, any feedbacks or suggestions are welcomed :)
Edit 1: Fix some grammartical error and sources link
Edit 2: Added tech tree poll

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+1 for Polish tree

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+1 for future Polish Tree

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a11

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A really cool heavy fighter! +1

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+1 for Poland

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and what? we also have polish sherman in british tt, and thunderbolt in american.

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Honestly i was think of adding it as a temporary vehicle just like how the S.M.79 was before Italian got added as an independence tech tree, i feel like Germany is a good fit cuz they also got the Lim-5p

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It’s a German Lim-5P that was added, one that they serviced themselves

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Where would you suggest this to go to? (If they added this before releasing a Polish air tree)

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Nowhere
It should go to a Polish tree or a Czechoslovak/Polish tree only

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True, when i was first researching and writing this up i have a feeling that this thing would feel out of place and kinda redundant since Germany alr have the Do-17 and Sweden probly doesn’t need it since the B18A is a thing. Guess we have to wait for the Polish tree to come then.

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There is no reason to add it to either Germany or Sweden in the first place.
Neither had a hand in developing the vast majority of Polish equipment.

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+1 for a future Polish TT

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Needing it to fit somewhere and not be redundant in its tech tree is imo an incorrect way of thinking about what vehicles should be added and where. It’s a cool plane, and I’m sure to many Polish people and potentially others, they would adore having it in game no matter where it’s added. Reason enough to add it somewhere… Ultimately I think we just suggest the vehicles we’d like to see, Gaijin will decide where to put it.
It’s a +1 from me btw, love heavy fighters.

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