possibly lol. but gimmicky nvrtheless.
Would love to see more of the wonderfully wacky world war II jets!
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Panzerspähwagen II Ausf. L Luchs
The Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. L "Luchs " German for lynx
is a German light tank from the [Second World War]
, developed between 1940 and 1942 by Daimler-Benz
and MAN
. The Luchs was the only Panzer II
design with the Schachtellaufwerk overlapping/interleaved road wheels and “slack track” configuration to enter series production, with 100 being built from September 1943 to January 1944 in addition to the conversion of the four Ausf. M tanks. Originally given the experimental designation VK 13.03 , it was adopted under the alternate name Panzerspähwagen II and given the popular name Luchs . The Luchs was larger than the Panzer II Ausf. G in most dimensions. With a six speed transmission (plus reverse), it could reach a speed of 60 km/h (37 mph) with a range of 260 km (160 mi). The FuG 12 and FuG Spr radios were installed, while 330 rounds of 20 mm and 2,250 rounds of 7.92 mm ammunition were carried.
- History, Specs and Design
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In the summer of 1938, German manufacturing firms Daimler-Benz and MAN began developing a new reconnaissance tank under the VK 9.01 index. This tank was positioned as a development of Panzer II, but in fact it was a brand new machine. The chassis with the overlapping wheel arrangement of the support links consisted of five links on both sides. The tank was powered by a 150 hp Maybach HL 45 engine that allowed the 10.5-ton tank to reach a top speed of 50 km/h. In 1939, a prototype was produced, and after testing it was adopted under the name Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. G. From April 1941 to February 1942, 12 machines were manufactured, after which production was halted.
On April 15, 1939, Daimler-Benz and MAN were ordered to design a 13-ton reconnaissance tank designated VK 13.01. The design of the tank was based on the VK 9.01.The main difference was the turret of the VK 13.01 fits two people on turret. However, in July 1940, the Waffenamt connected the Czech firms Škoda and Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik (BMM) to the program of the creation of a 13-ton reconnaissance tank. In July 1941, MAN manufactured the tank chassis. At the end of January 1942, testing of prototypes began at the Kummersdorf test site. The Škoda company developed a T-15 light tank based on LT vz.35, and BMM, with their Panzer 38(t) n.A., developed on the basis of Panzer 38(t). As a result of the first stage of the tests, the BMM project won. However, in the second phase of the trials, which took place between May and June 1942, the MAN project won. The tank was adopted by the Wehrmachtunder the name Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf. L.
- Design
Hull and turret
The box-shaped welded hull was divided into three compartments (control, combat and engine). In the front of the hull there was a mechanic-driver and a radio operator. The front armor was 30mm of steel. The sides of the hull was 20 mm, the rear was also 20 mm. The roof and bottom of the hull had only 10 mm of armor. The tank’s weight was 11.8 tons.
Armor layout
The Luchs has 30 mm of armor at the front sloped between 10-25°, sides is 20 mm, rear is 20 mm, top is 13 mm, and bottom of the tank is 10 mm.
In some tank divisions, the frontal armor of the tank was reinforced with additional 20-mm armor plates. A similar reinforcement was carried out in the 4th reconnaissance battalion of the 4th Panzer Division.
Armament
The armament was one 2 cm KwK 38 L/55 autocannon and one 7.92mm MG 34 machine gun. On board were 320 rounds of 20 mm ammunition and 2,250 rounds of machine gun ammunition.
To launch smoke grenades on the sides of the turret were installed three Nebelwurfgerät 39 smoke generators with a caliber of 90 mm.
Even during the design phase, it was clear that the 20 mm gun would significantly limit the capabilities of the tank, so in April 1943 it was decided to start production of tanks with a 5 cm KwK 39 L/60, but the new gun did not fit in the tank turret. To solve this problem, it was decided to develop a new turret which could take the 5 cm gun on it; however, mass production of 5 cm-armed tanks was never started.
Crew
The tank accommodated four crew members, the commander (gunner), driver, loader and the radio operator.
Engine and transmission
The tank was fitted with a Maybach HL 66P six-cylinder four-stroke in-line liquid cooling engine with a power of 180 hp. The engine starter is the Bosch GTLN 600/12-12000 A-4. A manual launch was also possible. The fuel is ethylated petrol with an octane number 76 was placed in two tanks with a total capacity of 235 liters. The carburetor used in this vehicle was the Solex 40 JFF II. One Luchs production tank was equipped with a 12-cylinder V-shaped Tatra 103 diesel with power input of 220 hp.
The transmission consisted of a two-disc main dry friction clutch of the Fichtel and Sachs Mecano type, a mechanical synchronized transmission of the Aphon SSG48 6-1, a gimbal shaft and MAN-type pad brakes.
Running gear
For each side, the Luchs’ chassis consisted of five cropped support links, with a wheel diameter of 735 mm, located in two rows. It uses Schachtellaufwerk overlapping/interleaved road wheels and “slack track” configuration. Torsion bar is the primary suspension for the Luchs.
Production
Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg’s original order consisted of 800 tanks, of which 700 were to be produced as Luchs 5 cm. Serial production began in September 1943 and continued until February 1944.
Only 100 Panzer II “Luchs” were produced in total, all manufactured by MAN. A total of only 100 (2cm) vehicles were produced (serial No. 200101–200200) but not a single tank with a 50 mm gun was produced. The MAN company was not able to fulfill the order completely as it was producing the Panther tank.
Combat history
The Luchs were to enter service with armoured reconnaissance detachments Panzer-Aufklarung-Abteilung which were made up of four platoons of seven Luchs and one in the company HQ. There were also four Sd.Kfz. 250/1 light half-track armoured personnel carriers, one Sd.Kfz. 9 heavy half-track and seven Sd.Kfz.2 Kettenkrad half-track motorcycles. The Luchs’ troops began to enter in the autumn of 1942. The first new tanks were received by the 2nd Company of the 4th Reconnaissance Battalion 2.Kompanie/Pz.Afkl.Abt.4 of the 4th Panzer Division. On September 26, 1943, the company was disbanded, and the remaining tanks were sent to the factory for repairs. Not all tanks returned from it; some were left off. Later, the company was re-created as the 1st Company of the 9th Reconnaissance Battalion 1.*Kompanie./Pz.Afkl.Abt.*9 of the 9th Panzer Division. It reached combat readiness by March 1944. This time it consisted of 25 tanks - one HQ and six in each of the four platoons. These tanks did not reach the Eastern Front; first combat use was in France in June 1944. The remaining assembled tanks were either later transferred to the specified units for additional recruitment or distributed piece by piece to other units.
One of the few operations in which the Luchs took part on a massive scale citation needed was the Operation Citadel. In its course, by August 17, 1943, only 5 tanks remained in an operational state in the 2nd tank reconnaissance company. By September 1, out of 29 vehicles, 10 remained in the company in one form or another. In these formations the Luchs were used until the end of World War II.
- Sources
Description of History and Info : Luchs (tank) - Wikipedia
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Also just went through again and found this already on the list after I posted it, mb.
But if you want some brief history on it there you go.
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Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke
The Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke was a German aircraft developed in the late 1930s. It was conceived by Kurt Tank as a twin-engine, high-performance fighter, but the Luftwaffe saw no role for the design, perceiving it as intermediate between the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110. Later prototypes were adapted to two-seats to compete with the Bf 110 in the heavy fighter Zerstörer role, but only nine aircraft were built in total.
- History, Specs and Design
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Design and development
In the early to mid-1930s, developments in airframe design outpaced available aircraft engine power. Consequently, some designs with two engines outperformed aircraft with just one engine. In European air races, the Dornier Do 17 - a military design concealed under the guise of civilian use - proved faster than single-engined fighters. Although the period of twin-engine superiority was brief, it sparked the idea in Nazi Germany of the schnellbomber (fast bomber), which defensive fighters could not catch. Other air forces also developed twin-engine fighters.
In 1935, Kurt Tank suggested creating a long-range single-seat fighter as a private venture within Focke-Wulf. The idea was not to produce a heavy fighter or bomber destroyer like the Bf 110, but instead a long-range fighter with the performance of a single-seat design. Powered by the new 736 kW (1,000 PS) Daimler-Benz DB 600, it had an expected speed of 560 km/h (350 mph). The design was unveiled in 1936 at an exhibition of new weapons, prototypes and projects held at the Henschel factory at Berlin-Schönefeld, where it was viewed by high-ranking Nazi officials including Hitler. However, the Reich Air Ministry (RLM) rejected the design because the single-engine Bf 109 had comparable performance at half the cost. There was thought to be little need for a long-range fighter, as it was believed bombers would not need to be escorted.
Prototypes
Tank took the design to Wolfram von Richthofen, chief of the development section of the Technischen Amt, the research and development arm of the RLM. Richthofen was not so convinced that bomber performance would remain superior to fighters, and gave the go-ahead for the construction of three prototypes on the condition that they replace the DB 600, which was in extremely short supply, with the less-powerful 515 kW (700 PS) Junkers Jumo 210.
R. Blaser was assigned to detail design. In order to improve performance compared with the Bf 110, the fuselage was made as small as possible. This meant there was no room on the instrument panel for the complete set of engine instruments, some of which were moved to the inside faces of the engine nacelles, as would also be done for the Henschel Hs 129 ground attack aircraft and some versions of the Bf 110. The engine nacelles were relatively normal, including both the engine and the main landing gear storage, but the front-mounted engine radiators were retractable for high speed when less frontal area was needed for the same airflow (an idea which was also used in the French Morane-Saulnier M.S.406. The mainwheels were fully retractable and faired. Unlike some contemporary designs, like the Bf 109, the wing and tailplane required no struts. The two wing spars passed under the pilot’s seat. As was common on pre-war designs, the line of the rear fuselage flowed straight into the line of the canopy, which created less drag than a bubble canopy, but also blocked direct viewing to the rear. Cutouts in the rear fuselage and the rear section of the canopy helped compensate for this. A small window panel was fitted by the pilot’s feet to improve his view for landing.
The first prototype, Fw 187 V1 (D-AANA), flew for the first time in late spring 1937, with Hans Sander at its controls. In testing it demonstrated a speed of 523 km/h (325 mph) despite the use of the low-powered Jumo engines; 80 km/h (50 mph) faster than the contemporary Jumo-powered Messerschmitt Bf 109B, despite having twice the range, more than twice the weight, and using two of the same engines. Members of the RLM complained that this was due to faulty flight instruments, but further testing ruled this out. The Fw 187’s climb rate and dive rates were also on par - if not superior - to the single-seater.
Several changes were made to the design as a result of the testing, including new DVL propellers in place of the original Junkers-Hamiltons, and experimental twin-wheel bogies that were abandoned after testing. Blaser was concerned about flutter in the rudder at high speed and had a weight fitted to reduce it but in testing this caused so much flutter it was torn off at high speed. A second prototype followed with fixed radiators rather than earlier retractable versions, a semi-retractable tailwheel, changes to the elevator, and a vertical stabilizer with reduced chord. The engine was also upgraded to the 210G version of the Jumo, featuring direct fuel injection which resulted in a significant increase in power. New ejector-type exhaust stacks also contributed to increased speed by directing engine exhaust to the rear. Fw 187 V2 started testing in the summer of 1937, but crashed on landing when part of the main landing gear failed, and V1 was destroyed on 14 May 1938 after a high-speed pass over the Bremen facilities when the pilot, Paul Bauer, pulled up too sharply at the end of the pass resulting in a stall that sent the aircraft spinning into the ground.
Two-seater prototypes
Ernst Udet had replaced von Richthofen in 1936. An influential proponent of high-speed monoplane fighters, he nonetheless demanded manoeuvrability and doubted twin-engine designs could ever fully compete with single-engine types. Nevertheless, he felt the performance of the aircraft warranted development as a potential replacement for the Bf 110 in the bomber destroyer role. Even before V1 flew, Tank had been instructed to convert the design to a two-seater for this role despite the requirement for a second crew member in this role being marginal. The first two prototypes were already at an advanced stage of construction at this point, so two-seater work began on the third prototype which had just begun construction.
Blaser adapted the design by stretching the fuselage slightly but the inclusion of a second crew member altered the center of gravity which demanded the engine nacelles be modified to correct changes to handling characteristics. A new extended-length cockpit “framed” canopy was added, but due to the high line of the fuselage there was no easy way to include defensive rear-facing armament, relegating the second crew member to the role of radio operator. It was intended the offensive armament be improved by replacing two 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns with 20 mm MG FF cannons, although these were never actually fitted.
Fw 187 V3 (D-ORHP) flew in spring 1938, but it suffered a starboard engine fire during one of the initial test flights and damaged its main landing gear in the resulting forced landing. It was quickly repaired and returned to service.
Two additional two-seat prototypes, V4 (D-OSNP) and V5 (D-OTGN), followed in the summer and autumn of 1938 respectively. While also powered by the Jumo 210, their performance was disappointing and led to a decision that any advantages of the new type would not warrant the replacement of the existing Bf 110.
The final prototype, Fw 187 V6 (D-CINY), was more heavily modified, receiving the originally specified 736 kW (1,000 PS) DB 600 engines, as well as a new surface evaporative cooling system for reduced drag. First flown in early 1939 it proved to have serious cooling problems in common with other designs using the system, like the Heinkel He 100 and suffered some skin buckling and distortion.
Nevertheless, during a series of carefully timed and measured runs in October 1939, the Fw 187 V6 reached 634 km/h (395 mph) in level flight, making it the fastest fighter in Germany at the time.
Production
A small production run of three Fw 187 A-0 followed in the summer of 1939, based upon the V3 prototype and using the Jumo 210G engines. The Luftwaffe, however, stated that without defensive armament the aircraft could not fulfill the Zerstörer role, and remained uninterested in the design. The three two-seat prototypes were returned to Focke-Wulf after testing at Rechlin. There was a brief study in the winter of 1942/43 as a night fighter, but the lack of room in the cockpit for radar equipment quickly eliminated it from contention. After rejecting the design, the RLM “recycled” their 8-187 airframe number to Junkers for their Junkers Ju 187 dive bomber prototype.
Tank nevertheless directed a series of studies based around new versions of the basic airframe in roles including dive bomber, night fighter, fighter-bomber, high-altitude interceptor with greater wingspan and lengthened rear fuselage, among others. These designs explored a variety of engines including the Daimler-Benz DB 601, DB 605 and even the BMW 801 radial engine.
In time the Focke-Wulf Ta 154 Moskito resulted from the Luftwaffe requirement for a twin-engine heavy fighter like the Fw 187, but constructed from wood instead of light alloys. Due to the different material and construction techniques Tank made no use of the Fw 187 work, instead having to design a completely new aircraft to meet this requirement.
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 11.1 m (36 ft 5 in)
- Wingspan: 15.3 m (50 ft 2 in)
- Height: 3.85 m (12 ft 8 in)
- Wing area: 30.4 m2 (327 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 3,600 kg (7,937 lb)
- Gross weight: 5,000 kg (11,023 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Junkers Jumo 210Ga V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines 680 PS (500 kW; 671 hp)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 525 km/h (326 mph, 283 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
- Time to altitude: 6,000 m (20,000 ft) in 5 minutes 48 seconds
Armament
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Guns:
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4 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 17 machine guns in fuselage sides
- 2 × 20 mm (0.787 in) MG FF cannon in lower fuselage
- Sources
Description of History and Info : Focke-Wulf Fw 187 Falke - Wikipedia
Photo Links :
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https://www.pinterest.com/pin/fockewulf-fw-187-falke-1--476044623093264805/
Focke Wulf Fw 187 | Plane-Encyclopedia
Уголок неба ¦ Focke-Wulf Fw.187 Falke
World War 2 Eagles: Focke Wulf FW 187 Falke - PHOTOGALLERY
Уголок неба ¦ MG-FF 20-мм авиационная автоматическая пушка
welcome to the world of weapons: MG17
Junkers Jumo 210 D, Inverted V-12 Engine | National Air and Space Museum
FDRA - Fuerza Aérea: Prototipo: Focke-Wulf 187 Falke (Alemania)
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Some more ammunition for the list
DM63A1
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DM73
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HOPE
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Taurus KEPD 350
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TAURUS KEPD 350E is designed to penetrate dense air defences by utilising very low level terrain-following flight in order to neutralise high-value stationary and semi-stationary targets. Its highly effective dual stage warhead system MEPHISTO, combines the capability of defeating Hard and Deeply Buried Targets (HDBT) and a blast and fragmentation capability to take out high-value point and area targets.
TAURUS KEPD 350E | Air Dominance, DEEP STRIKE | MBDA
In addition to the basic version of the TAURUS KEPD 350, a family of modular rockets (see diagram) is now available, which can be equipped with different types of BC and can be launched from different carriers:
- The TAURUS KEPD-150 (TAURUS L) is a lightweight version with smaller fuel tanks and lightweight BC for placement on less load-bearing media.
- TAURUS MP (Modular Payload) - a variant that allows you to install any payload as a combat unit.
- TAURUS M - a variant with a cassette warhead designed to engage small distributed targets (air defense positions, airfields, armoured vehicle clusters, etc.). The cassette warhead can be used to equip it with a cassette warhead:
- SMART-SEAD Self-Aneglecting Combat Elements (SEAEs) to engage air defence systems and armoured vehicle clusters. The SMART-SEAD has a mass of about 12 kg and is equipped with a two-spectral infrared target coordinator, millimeter range (94 GHz) search radar, radio altimeter, parachute stabilization and braking system. BC type “shock core”, armor penetration up to 150mm.
- MUSJAS 1 shrapnel submunitions weighing about 4 kg and MUSJAS 2 with a remote fuse and weighing up to 18 kg (developed by Saab Bofors Dynamics AB). The former are designed to destroy open-air manpower and unarmed vehicles, while the latter are designed to destroy armored vehicles and structures.
- STABO concrete bombs to defeat runways (runways). STABO contains tandem-placed cumulative and blast charges. After dropping, the ammunition is dropped by parachute; when the bomb falls on the runway, it triggers a cumulative charge that penetrates the runway covering and then detonates the main explosive charge. The blast charge is detonated at a slower rate than the maximum damage to the runway is achieved. The bomb weighs 16.8 kg, is 602 mm long and has a hull diameter of 132 mm.
- TAURUS HPM (High Power Microwave) - a missile equipped with a special warhead with a microwave emitter of high power to disable enemy information systems and energy sources.
- TAURUS CL (Container Launched) - a missile designed to be launched from a transport and launch container using an integrated launch accelerator from ground and surface carriers.
- TAURUS T - a variant of the missile adapted to be dropped from military transport aircraft (C-130 Hercules or Airbus A400M) by means of a special parachute system.
AS.34 Komoran 2
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The Kormoran 2 missile retains the dimensions, center of gravity position and external shape of the Kormoran 1; however, the Kormoran 2 has a much larger warhead, longer range, more launch modes and greater electronic countermeasures resistance. Kormoran 2 has essentially the same performance envelope as the original missile, but with enhancements that enable it to perform its mission much more effectively. Kormoran 2. The new seeker improves discrimination- facilitating target selection and acquisition, and offers greater electronic countermeasures resistance. This is achieved with only 60 percent of the volume and half the weight of the previous Kormoran 1 seeker. The use of digital technology that allowed the downsizing of the seeker, processing electronics and strapdown inertial navigation system also enabled the Kormoran 2 to have a 40 percent larger warhead, with a new fuze and greater explosive power. The warhead makes up 35 percent of the missile’s launch weight.
A new Bayern Chemie four-nozzle ring booster motor with 63,000 Newton-second impulse is also being added. This new motor enables the missile to be deployed by maritime patrol aircraft, like the Atlantic, and other relatively slow aircraft. The higher impulse also allows the electronic ignition of the SNPE Eole IV solid-propellant sustainer motor to be delayed until the missile falls to its cruising speed of Mach 0.9. The high-speed glide contributes to the system’s 30+ kilometer range.
An MBB MODUS microprocessor, the brains of the missile, is fed the aircraft and target position before launch. During flight, the microprocessor receives input from the inertial navigation system and the TRT AHV-14 radar altimeter to control the missile’s flight path from the sea-skimming height up to the terminal attack phase. The MODUS can detect ECM emissions and initiate counters, and can also be reprogrammed to meet new threats. The missile remains passive until 15 to 20 seconds prior to impact in order to evade detection and limit reaction time.
There are four firing modes with the Kormoran 2: Silent firing, where the target is acquired outside the maximum missile range and the missile is launched without additional radar transmission; Radar firing, where the target position is fed in or updated by the aircraft radar at the launch point; Visual firing, a short-range alternative for ad hoc targets or in case of avionics failure; and Offset firing, where the target data are fed through the datalink to the launch aircraft from another source, such as a maritime patrol aircraft.
https://www.forecastinternational.com/archive/disp_old_pdf.cfm?ARC_ID=1081
MW-1
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Notes: This versatile weapon can be carried by the Tornado, F-104G Starfighter, and F-4 Phantom. It became operational in 1984. Currently only the Tornado uses it. It dispenses a variety of weapons:
The 1lb KB44; a small weapon is designed to pierce the tops of tank turrets and destroy by sheer numbers. Each MW-1 can dispense 4,704.
The 7.5lb MIFF anti-tank mine. Each MW-1 can dispense 872.
The 9.25lb MUSA bomb; a simple small iron bomb. Each MW-1 can dispense 672.
The 9.25lb MPSUA; similar to MUSA but with a time-delayed fuse. Each MW-1 can dispense 672.
The 37.5lb STABO anti-runway bomblet. Each MW-1 can dispense 224.
The 37.5 A-SW which has a small rocket booster and is designed to penetrate hardened aircraft shelters and bunkers. Each MW-1 can dispense 224.
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Dornier Do 215
The Dornier Do 215 was a light bomber, aerial reconnaissance aircraft and later a night fighter, produced by Dornier originally for export, but in the event most served in the Luftwaffe . Like its predecessor, the Dornier Do 17, it inherited the title “The Flying Pencil” because of its slim fuselage. The successor of the Do 215 was the Do 217.
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Design and development
The Do 17 fast bomber elicited renewed interest from foreign air forces (after the initial Do 17K series production). In July 1937, Dornier therefore prepared a pre-series Do 17 Z-0 as a demonstrator for export customers. It was given the civil registration D-AAIV. While this aircraft was essentially identical to the production Do 17Z, the Reichsluftfahrtministerium assigned the designation Do 215 to the export version. However, in spite of the Do 215 being designated as an export version, many Do 215s were used by the Luftwaffe.
The first prototype, Do 215 V1, retained the nine-cylinder Bramo 323 Fafnir radial engine of the Do 17Z. It crashed during testing. The second prototype, Do 215 V2, was equipped with the Gnome-Rhône 14-NO radial engine. It safely completed testing, but did not attract export orders because it did not offer a notable performance increase over the Do 17Z. The third prototype, Do 215 V3, used a 1,175 PS (1,159 hp) Daimler-Benz DB 601 Ba inline engine. In 1937, Dornier had used the earlier Daimler-Benz DB 600 powerplants in the Do 17L and Do 17M subtypes. The Do 215 V3, which first flew in the spring of 1939, demonstrated a noticeable improvement in flight performance compared to the earlier prototypes.
Series production of the Do 215 A-1 began in 1939. The order, intended for the Swedish Air Force, was stopped in August 1939, due to the political situation. The 18 extant aircraft were embargoed and pressed into Luftwaffe service upon the outbreak of World War II.
Some modifications were made and the resulting aircraft were redesignated as Do 215 B-0 through Do 215 B-5. This was the standard production version. According to official figures, 105 Do 215s were produced between 1939 and 1941 by Dornier in its factory at Oberpfaffenhofen.
Operational history
The Luftwaffe initially operated the Do 215 as a bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. Aircraft equipped with Rb 20/30 and Rb 50/30 cameras were used for long-range reconnaissance missions, primarily at the Ob.d.L Oberkommando der Luftwaffe. Later aircraft operated as night fighters. The last of the Do 215s were retired in late 1944.
Variants
Do 215 V1
Dornier Do 17 Z-0 used as first prototype of Do 215 and crashed during trials.
Do 215 V2
Dornier Do 17 Z-0 (D-AIIB) equipped with Gnome-Rhône 14-cylinder radial engines and used as second prototype of Do 215.
Do 215 V3
Third prototype of Do 215, equipped with Daimler-Benz DB 601Ba inline engines.
Do 215 A-1
Designation of original 18 aircraft built for Swedish Air Force order.
Do 215 B-0
Three aircraft of A-1 version re-equipped for Luftwaffe with FuG 10 and operated for bomber/reconnaissance duties.
Do 215 B-1
Renamed remaining 15 aircraft of A-1 version operated by Luftwaffe.
Do 215 B-2
Rebuilt with sliding cover under bomb bay and equipped with three Rb 50/30 cameras in bomb bay used for reconnaissance missions.
Do 215 B-3
Two aircraft similar to B-1 sold to Soviet Union.
Do 215 B-4
Improved reconnaissance version developed from B-2 version and equipped with Rb 20/30 & Rb 50/30 cameras.
Do 215 B-5
Night fighter version called Kauz III. 20 aircraft converted from B-1 and B-4 versions with Do 17 Z-10 Kauz II nose-equipped with IR searchlight for the Spanner infrared detection system. Do 215 B-5s were armed with four 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 machine guns grouped above the IR light and two 20 mm MG FF cannon in the lower nose. The Spanner system proved to be useless and the Lichtenstein 202 B/C radar was installed on some aircraft starting from the middle of 1942.
Of the versions of the Do 215 that existed, the A-1 bomber with DB 601 engines, and the B-0 and B-1 export machines were both re-equipped with FuG 10 navigation devices for the Luftwaffe. The Do 215 B-5 was the first night fighter to be equipped with the FuG 202 Lichtenstein B/C navigation device. These aircraft saw action from January 1941 to May 1944 with I. and IV./NJG 1 and II./NJG 2.
Surviving aircraft
Until recently, none of the Dornier twin-engined bomber variants were thought to have survived. In September 2007, a Dornier Do 215 B was found largely intact in the shallow waters of the Waddenzee, the Netherlands. This aircraft was flown by a Luftwaffe fighter ace Helmut Woltersdorf. On the night of 6/7 July 1941, Woltersdorf shot down a Vickers Wellington, but his Dornier was damaged by return fire and crash-landed off the Dutch Coast. The area where the Dornier came down was named as a seal sanctuary and thus it escaped the attentions of scrap merchants and souvenir hunters. At low tide the aircraft becomes visible.
The Aircraft Recovery Group from the Airwar Museum at Fort Veldhuis in Heemskerk received permission to partially recover the Do 215. The only missing part of the aircraft is the tail section which lies 70 ft (21 m) to the rear of the main wreckage. The Daimler-Benz DB 601 engines were recovered along with the starboard portion of the cockpit.
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
- Wingspan: 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
- Height: 4.56 m (15 ft 0 in)
- Wing area: 55 m2 (590 sq ft)
- Airfoil: root: NACA 2218; tip: NACA 2209
- Empty weight: 4,739 kg (10,448 lb)
- Gross weight: 9,200 kg (20,283 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 1,550 L (410 US gal; 340 imp gal) in two wing tanks + optional 875 L (231 US gal; 192 imp gal) auxiliary tank in the bomb bay
- Powerplant: 2 × Daimler-Benz DB 601Aa V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines, 820 kW (1,100 hp) each
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers
Performance
- Maximum speed: 470 km/h (290 mph, 250 kn) at 5,000 m (16,000 ft)
- Cruise speed: 410 km/h (250 mph, 220 kn)
- Range: 1,553 km (965 mi, 839 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,200 ft)
- Rate of climb: 6.0 m/s (1,180 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 167 kg/m2 (34 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.178 kW/kg (0.108 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 4 × 7.92 mm (0.312 in) MG 15 machine guns, (later upgraded to 6)
- Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) bombs carried internally
- Sources
Description of History and Info : Dornier Do 215 - Wikipedia
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MG 15 7.92 mm light machine gun, 1941 (c) | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London
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Would also love the addition of DM53’s incendiary core
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it has an incendiary core?
seeing as how the incendiary effect for the gepards 30mm AP works… this would be lethal. like an APHEFSDS lol
Incendiary core makes it so the shrapnel does more damage inside the vehicle aswell as damaging the components much more easily
yeah but did the 53 have it irl?
if so… bug report lol
While beeing from Interwar (or maybe still in use in the interwar, at least the pictures are from interwar) still fit for WW1 mode, because of the gun, would be this nice vehicle with some armor and the 3,7 cm Flak M14 “Pom-Pom” which is the 1 pounder pom pom. It is mounted most likely on a 1935 Ford V8-51.
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Ammo would be the same as the 3,7 cm Sockel-Flak L/14,5 uses, but at 550m/s instead of mere 355-360m/s
I will only note the 2 usable rounds again, there was later also a 600g Aphe shell developed, but i couldnt find much info on it anyway.
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Sprgr. L/2,5 (Kz.) He (Tracerless) 0,47 kg 0,022kg Filler of Pieretic Acid (and something to TnTa of 0,042 kg 550m/s
L'Spur.-Gr. L/2,5 (Stahl) Sap-T 0,465 kg 550m/s 25mm/10m
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FG1250 being on either the panther A or G is WAY overdue. All the experimental modifications alot of vehicles get but one of the panthers cant get an FG1250 IR mod?
It’s really ugly so I’d rather it be a premium than every Panther running around with one lol
Especially because it’s pretty much useless
how about the Panther F getting some other of its weird modifications like the loading assisted breech, or the sight stabilization/gun disconnect, where the gunner could hold down the trigger but the gun would only fire if the gun and the sight where in sync
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isn’t that already ingame with the panther f having a faster reload than all the other panthers?
does it? Havent played it for a while so you may be right
I looked it up in the wiki. Difference between the G and F are 0.7 seconds ace reload. Not much but the panther f is already the best 6.0 panther with the range finder
They could add this, it would be a great feature, but then they would have to ‘stabilise’ just about every french tank after 5.0 as they used a similar system.
Would also be good to have in naval as there are fire control systems which do the same thing, Britain I know for a fact had them on the admiralty fire control table.