Years in the making - this has been revised and completed for current scenarios.
It is intended for player use when trying to figure out which plane to upgrade to,
or which type to assign a mission. Player useful data including ceiling, ranges,
payloads, etc are defined.
This has been sent to the primary distribution list.
RHS Allied Bomber Utility (FIRST RELEASE)
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RE: RHS Allied Bomber Utility (FIRST RELEASE)
The RHS Allied BomberPerformance.xls is now available at the RHS web site.
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Designation Name Type Avail Durability Maneuverability Op. Ceiling Ferry Range Extended Range Normal Range R&TR20mm R&TRHMG R&TRMMG R&TR RHS FP Fwd Guns Other Guns NRBomber LRBomber NavBomber XptLoad Notes Air Combat SR Bmr LR Bmr Nav Bmr LR NavBmr Combined Cost/Eff Designation
A-20B Boston Land Dec-41 16 10 22773 48 16 12 0 3 0 6 2 x 12.7 0 682 341 682 2600 2.9 15.7 3.1 7.9 1.6 7.1 1.31 A-20B
A-20G Havoc Land Jan-43 18 12 20640 57 19 14 0 2 0 4 6 x 12.7 1 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 4000 5.0 63.2 12.9 31.6 6.4 28.5 5.29 A-20G
A-24 Dauntless Land Jan-40 14 15 21680 34 11 8 0 0 2 2 2 x 12.7 0 909 455 909 0 Note 4 3.6 26 5 17 4 13 3.62 A-24
A-26B Invader Land Jan-45 20 10 25040 47 15 11 0 2 0 4 8 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 6000 4.8 48.0 9.8 24.0 4.9 21.7 4.02 A-26B
A-36A Apachi Land May-43 14 26 25600 17 5 4 0 0 0 0 Note 28 0 455 228 455 0 Notes 4 & 28 10.2 19 3 12 2 9 2.55 A-36A
Albacore Albacore Carrier Dec-41 12 9 12500 16 5 4 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 12.7 454 227 248 0 Note 1 1.1 1 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.23 Albacore
Anson I Anson I Land Dec-41 12 9 12500 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.7 2 x 7.7 211 106 211 0 Note 17 1.1 1 0.2 0 0.1 0 0.12 Anson I
Avenger I/II Avenger Carrier Dec-42 12 5 17920 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 454 227 273 0 Note 2 0.4 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.12 Avenger I/II
Barracuda Barracuda Carrier Dec-41 14 15 17707 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 454 227 248 0 Note 1 3.2 5.7 1.1 6.2 0.6 3.4 0.95 Barracuda
Beaufighter VIF NF Baeaufighter Intruder Sep-42 18 12 23120 25 8 6 0 0 0 0 Note 18 0 181 91 181 0 Note 18 6.3 4.5 0.9 2.3 0.5 2.0 0.38 Beaufighter VIF NF
Beaufighter X Baeaufighter Land Jul-43 18 10 12000 24 8 6 0 0 0 0 4 x 20 1 x 7.62 1000 500 248 2127 Note 1 4.4 17.6 3.5 8.7 1.8 7.9 1.47 Beaufighter X
Beaufort VII Beaufort Land May-42 20 8 13200 33 11 8 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.7 1 x 7.7 1000 500 248 1548 Note 1 1.5 8 2 4 1 4 0.68 Beaufort VII
Blenheim I Blenheim Land Jan-40 14 10 21824 23 7 5 0 0 2 2 1 x 7.7 0 909 455 909 2000 1.5 4 1 2 0.5 2 0.37 Blenheim I
Blenheim IF NF Blenheim Intruder Jan-40 16 10 21500 18 6 4 0 0 1 1 5 x 7.7 0 455 228 455 0 1.7 2 0.5 1 0.2 1 0.17 Blenheim IF NF
Blenheim IV Blenheim Land Jan-40 16 9 19680 30 10 7 0 0 2 2 2 x 7.7 0 909 455 909 2000 Note 19 1.4 6 1 3 1 3 0.52 Blenheim IV
B-17D Fortress Land Sep-40 32 5 33300 61 20 15 0 2 0 4 1 x 7.62 4 x 12.7 2045 1023 2045 4800 2.2 44 9 22 4 20 2.21 B-17D
B-17E/F Fortress Land Oct-41 32 4 32300 72 24 18 0 4 0 8 1 x 7.62 4 x 12.7 2727 1364 2727 10496 2.1 69 14 35 7 31 3.46 B-17E/F
B-17G Fortress Land Aug-43 32 4 32040 72 24 18 0 4 0 8 3 x 12.7 4 x 12.7 2727 1364 2727 17600 2.4 80 16 40 8 36 3.98 B-17G
B-18/B-23/F-2 Bolo Land Jan-39 20 6 19120 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 1364 682 1364 6500 0.8 5 1 2 0.5 2 0.38 B-18/B-23/F-2
B-24D/E/G Liberator Land May-42 32 4 25600 97 32 24 0 4 0 8 1 x 12.7 3 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 8800 2.0 119 24 60 12 54 5.96 B-24D/E/G
B-24J Liberator Land Sep-43 32 4 22400 80 26 20 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 4 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 8800 2.2 105 21 53 10 47 5.25 B-24J
B-25B [Doolittle] Mitchell Carrier Dec-41 20 12 19100 60 20 15 0 2 0 4 2 x 12.7 0 1364 682 1364 3000 Note 23 4.3 59 12 29 6 27 4.91 B-25B [Doolittle]
B-25C/D Mitchell Land Dec-41 22 8 16900 53 17 13 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 3000 3.5 42 8 21 4 19 3.46 B-25C/D
B-25H Mitchell Land Apr-43 20 7 19040 48 16 12 0 4 0 8 Note 7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 5200 Notes 6 & 7 12.9 141 28 70 14 63 11.71 B-25H
B-25J Mitchell Land Jan-44 20 7 19100 49 16 12 0 4 0 8 8 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 5200 Note 8 3.5 38 8 19 4 17 3.18 B-25J
B-26A Marauder Land Dec-41 22 9 18800 24 8 6 0 3 0 6 1 x 12.7 0 1818 909 273 5200 Note 8 3.2 23 5 3 2 8 1.55 B-26A
B-26G Marauder Land Dec-41 22 8 15840 23 7 5 0 4 0 8 5 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1818 909 1818 5200 4.0 25 5 12 3 11 2.06 B-26G
B-29/32 Superfortress Land May-44 36 4 22400 118 39 29 0 6 0 12 0 4 x 12.7 4545 2273 4545 20000 Note 9 2.9 253 51 127 26 114 12.67 B-29/32
CXIV-W CXIV Seaplane Jan-39 8 10 14176 12 4 3 0 2 0 4 2 x 13.2 0 91 46 91 0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.04 CXIV-W
Catalina Catalina Patrol Dec-36 18 6 19200 72 24 18 0 0 0 0 1 x 7.62 3 x 7.62 454 227 836 2000 Note 12 0.9 5 1 4 0.5 3 0.48 Catalina
Do 24K-2 Dornier Patrol Jan-39 22 3 14439 70 23 17 0 1 0 2 1 x 13.2 Note 20 600 300 600 2642 Note 20 0.9 6 1 3 1 3 0.52 Do 24K-2
Empire Flying Boat S 30 Type Patrol Jun-36 24 5 16000 32 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 7.7 0 0 764 2642 Note 21 0.7 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.4 0.07 Empire Flying Boat
F6F-5N NF Hellcat Intruder Sep-43 14 35 29000 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 Note 25 0 455 228 455 0 Notes 25 & 29 23.0 21 4.2 10 2 9 2.62 F6F-5N NF
F7F-2N Tigercat Intruder Nov-44 18 17 41600 26 8 6 0 0 0 0 Note 26 0 909 455 909 0 Notes 26 & 29 10.7 39 7.8 19 3.9 18 3.25 F7F-2N
Hudson IV Hudson Land Jan-41 16 10 19600 45 15 11 0 0 2 2 2 x 7.7 2 x 7.7 454 227 454 1000 . 1.9 6 1 3 1 3 0.53 Hudson IV
IL-2 Sturmovik Land Apr-41 16 12 15704 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 Note 27 0 182 91 182 0 Notes 4 & 27 4.0 1 0.3 1 0.2 1 0.21 IL-2
IL-2M Sturmovik Land May-42 17 14 15573 9 3 2 0 2 0 4 Note 27 0 182 91 182 0 Notes 4 & 27 6.4 2 0.5 2 0.4 1 0.33 IL-2M
IL-4C/DB-3F Ilyushin Land Dec-41 18 7 21784 47 15 11 0 0 1 1 1 x 12.7 1 x 7.62 454 227 248 5954 1.1 4 1 1 0.4 1 0.26 IL-4C/DB-3F
KOR-1 KOR Seaplane Dec-40 10 12 18373 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 200 100 200 0 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.04 KOR-1
Lancaster III Lancaster Land Jun-45 32 3 19600 57 19 14 0 0 6 6 2 x 7.7 0 6364 3182 6364 22000 0.4 23 5 11 2 10 1.14 Lancaster III
Liberator VI/B-24J Liberator Land Jun-44 32 4 22400 80 26 20 0 5 0 10 4 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 8800 2.2 105 21 53 10 47 5.25 Liberator VI/B-24J
Lysander I Lysander Land Jan-38 10 16 27733 13 4 3 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.7 0 182 91 182 0 2.7 1 0.3 0.5 0.1 1 0.17 Lysander I
Martin 139 B-10B Land Jan-41 14 8 20160 23 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 568 284 568 2260 1.0 2 0.4 1 0.2 1 0.16 Martin 139
Mitchell III B-25C Land Apr-42 20 10 19100 56 18 14 0 3 0 6 1 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 6000 3.8 48 9 24 5 22 4.01 Mitchell III
Mosquito Mk XIII NF Mossy Intruder Apr-44 14 13 31200 28 9 6 0 0 0 0 4 x 20mm 0 227 114 227 0 4.9 4 1.0 2 0.5 2 0.38 Mosquito Mk XIII NF
OS2U-3 Kingfisher Seaplane Jan-41 8 7 10400 24 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 227 114 227 0 0.4 1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.06 OS2U-3
P-61A NF Black Widow Intruder Apr-44 20 12 26480 50 16 12 0 0 0 0 Note 26 0 1818 909 1818 0 Note 26 7.2 105 21 52 10 47 8.73 P-61A NF
P-70A NF Havoc Intruder Dec-42 18 11 20640 45 15 11 0 0 0 0 8 x 12.7 0 1364 682 1364 0 3.8 38 8 19 4 17 3.15 P-70A NF
P63.11 Potez Land Jan-41 8 10 23625 19 6 4 0 0 4 4 1 x 7.5 0 200 100 200 441 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.04 P63.11
PB2M-1 Mars Patrol Jul-43 38 2 14320 63 21 15 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 32000 1.1 39 8 19 4 18 1.95 PB2M-1
PB2Y-3 Coronado Patrol Dec-41 32 2 16720 55 18 13 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 3636 1818 4400 12432 Note 12 0.9 28 6 17 3 14 1.50 PB2Y-3
PB4Y-1 Liberator Land Jan-43 32 4 25440 52 17 13 0 4 0 8 1 x 12.7 3 x 12.7 2727 1364 2727 12800 Note 22 2.0 48 9 24 5 22 2.41 PB4Y-1
PBB Sea Ranger Patrol Apr-43 30 6 13520 82 27 20 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 0 3636 1818 5032 2000 Notes 12 & 23 2.9 140 28 97 14 70 12.90 PBB
PBJ-1J Mitchell Land Apr-44 20 12 19100 57 19 14 0 4 0 8 8 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 5200 Note 22 6.0 76 16 38 8 34 6.38 PBJ-1J
PBM Mariner Patrol Apr-42 22 4 13520 45 15 11 0 2 1 5 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 455 228 674 2100 Note 10 1.0 3 1 2 0.3 2 0.31 PBM
PBN/PBY/GST Nomad Patrol Mar-43 18 4 17280 43 13 10 0 0 0 0 1 x 12.7 Note 11 455 228 674 4000 Notes 10 & 11 0.5 2 0.3 1 0.2 1 0.15 PBN/PBY/GST
PBY-5 Catalina Patrol Dec-36 18 5 17280 76 25 19 0 2 1 5 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 455 228 273 4000 Note 2 1.1 6 1 7 1 4 0.72 PBY-5
Pe-2 Peshka Land Aug-40 16 12 32882 19 6 4 0 1 0 2 2 x 7.7 1 x 7.62 1200 600 1200 2127 Note 1 3.0 9.5 2.1 19.0 1.1 7.9 1.47 Pe-2
PV-1/B-34 Ventura Land Dec-42 18 12 21040 35 11 8 0 2 0 4 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 1364 682 273 5200 Note 8 4.1 30 6 12 3 13 2.36 PV-1/B-34
PV-1 NF Ventura Intruder Jul-43 18 12 21040 52 17 13 0 2 0 4 6 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 909 455 909 5200 Note 8 5.2 41 8 20 4 18 3.39 PV-1 NF
PV-2 Harpoon Land May-44 18 12 21040 38 12 9 0 2 0 4 5 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 1818 909 1818 6000 4.8 52 10 26 5 23 4.32 PV-2
ROC SB-2 ANT-40 Land Jan-39 15 10 20000 30 10 7 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 182 91 248 1323 Note 1 1.7 1 0 4 0.2 1 0.27 ROC SB-2
SB-2M ANT-40 Land Jan-40 15 12 20472 37 12 9 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 182 91 248 1880 Note 1 2.4 3 1 7 0.3 3 0.49 SB-2M
SB2C-3/A-25 Helldiver Carrier Nov-43 15 21 21434 25 8 6 0 0 2 2 2 x 20 0 909 455 909 0 Note 4 8.8 48 10 32 6 24 6.68 SB2C-3/A-25
SB2U-2 Vindicator Carrier Nov-37 12 17 18880 23 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 455 228 455 0 Note 4 3.6 8 2 5 1 4 1.14 SB2U-2
SBC-4 Helldiver Carrier Mar-39 13 19 21840 9 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 455 228 455 0 Notes 4 & 16 4.8 4 1 3 1 2 0.62 SBC-4
SBD-3/4 Dauntless Carrier Apr-39 14 16 23125 23 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 2 x 12.7 455 228 455 0 Note 4 4.1 9 2 6 1 5 1.32 SBD-3/4
SBO-5/6 Dauntless Carrier Feb-43 14 16 20736 23 7 5 0 0 2 2 1 x 7.62 2 x 12.7 682 341 682 0 Note 4 4.1 14 3 9 2 7 1.98 SBO-5/6
SOC-1/3 Seagull Seaplane Dec-40 10 10 11920 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 182 91 182 0 1.1 1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.13 SOC-1/3
Sunderland III Sunderland Patrol Dec-41 32 3 14320 63 21 15 0 6 0 12 4 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 909 455 1673 4960 Note 12 2.0 18 4 17 2 10 1.14 Sunderland III
Swordfish I Swordfish Carrier Dec-41 12 7 8560 9 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 x 12.7 0 454 227 248 0 Notes 1 & 3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.07 Swordfish I
TB-3/G2 ANT-6 Patrol Sep-40 15 2 20314 58 19 14 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 2 x 7.62 1280 640 1280 8818 0.1 1 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.06 TB-3/G2
TBD Devastator Carrier Jan-37 12 11 16640 15 5 3 0 1 0 2 1 x 7.62 0 454 227 273 0 Notes 1 & 3 1.8 1.6 0.4 1.9 0.2 1.0 0.29 TBD
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger Carrier Jun-42 14 18 19115 17 5 4 0 1 0 2 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 454 227 273 0 Notes 1 & 3 5.3 6.4 1.2 7.7 0.6 4.0 1.11 TBF/TBM-1
TBF/TBM-3 Avenger Carrier Jul-43 14 21 25685 13 4 3 0 1 0 2 2 x 12.7 1 x 7.62 454 227 273 0 Notes 1 & 3 7.5 6.8 1.4 8.2 0.7 4.3 1.18 TBF/TBM-3
T-IVa Fokker Seaplane Dec-41 12 5 20651 23 7 5 0 1 0 2 1 x 13.3 1 x 13.3 100 50 482 0 Note 12 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.08 T-IVa
Tu-2S Tupilov Land Jul-44 20 13 24936 26 8 6 0 2 0 4 2 x 20 1 x 12.7 3000 1500 3000 6614 6.5 78 16 39 8 35 6.50 Tu-2S
Vengeance I Vengeance Carrier Aug-42 12 18 17840 48 16 12 0 0 2 2 4 x 7.62 0 455 228 455 0 Note 4 4.3 24 5 16 3 12 3.28 Vengeance I
Ventura V Ventura Land Apr-43 18 12 27520 22 7 5 0 2 0 4 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 909 455 1290 5200 Note 12 4.1 12 3 18 1 8 1.57 Ventura V
Vildebeeste/Vincent Vildebeeste Carrier Jul-38 10 9 13600 21 7 5 0 1 0 2 1 x 7.7 0 454 227 248 0 Note 1 1.0 1.6 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.9 0.26 Vildebeeste/Vincent
Walrus Walrus Seaplane Oct-40 10 10 14800 12 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 x 7.7 1 x 7.7 341 171 341 0 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.13 Walrus
Wellington IC Wellington Land Apr-42 22 7 14400 40 13 10 0 0 4 4 2 x 7.7 2 x 7.7 1364 682 1364 4500 1.4 13 2 6 1 6 1.05 Wellington IC
Note: RHS Firepower = the sum of the product of Effect and Penetration fields for all guns facing forward.
Note 1: Carries an 1801 pound torpedo with a 545 pound (248 kg) warhead vs naval targets at normal range.
Note 2: Carries an 2216 pound torpedo with a 600 pound (273 kg) warhead vs naval targets at normal range.
Note 3: Many versions armed with bombs or for ASW with DC and rockets and fitted with radar. See note 6. Naval bomber value understates vs submarines.
Note 4: Dive bomber.
Note 5: Cost / Effectiveness is in terms of combined value / HI points.
Note 6: The value of rockets is not evaluated in ratings. They may work in both air v air and air v ground combat.
Note 7: 1x75mm gun, 2x12.7 mm HMG, 8x5in FFA rockets. See Note 6.
Note 8: Squadrons with suffex (T) originaly assigned this aircraft carry a 2216 pound torpedo with a 600 pound (273 kg) warhead vs naval targets at normal range.
Note 9: Also 1x20 mm tail gun as originally produced.
Note 10: Default loadout [applies to ALL units with suffex (AS) in unit name) includes no bombs but has ASW sensors. Units with suffex (GP) carry GP bombs. Naval bomber value understated vs submarines.
Note 11: 2x12.7 mm HMG plus 1x7.62mm MMG
Note 12: Default load includes DC not of use vs land targets. Some units with this aricraft are unarmed transports and represent the Boeing 314 Clipper. Naval bomber value understated vs submarines.
Note 13: Improperly classified as Patrol so it can be a full function transport in one unit and a patrol bomber in another unit. Only the Patrol unit has bombs and defensive armament.
Note 14: Only EOS, EEO, EBO and MEBO.
Note 15: In most common de facto practice, 4x20 mm & 4x12.7 mm forward facing guns.
Note 16: Only in CVO, RAO, BBO, YPO, CAIO, JFO, AIO, MAIO and CAIO
Note 17: Recon plane only present as a bomber in RAAF squadrons with Anson as original equipment. All other units, including RAAF units upgrading to Anson, have no bombs.
Note 18: 4 x 20mm plus 6 x 7.7mm forward firing guns.
Note 19: Known as Bolingbroke in Canada.
Note 20: 1x20mm plus 1x13.2mm HMG rear facing.
Note 21: The Empire Flying Boat is unarmed in BOAC service. However, it is shown in its Quantas form here, with door guns and DC - but apparently no bombs.
Note 22: Not in BBO or YPO.
Note 23: Only in BBO and YPO.
Note 24: Carrier capable medium bomber only in EBO, EEO and MEBO.
Note 25: 2x20 mm and 4x12.7mm HMG.
Note 26: 4 x 20mm plus 4x12.7mm forward firing guns.
Note 27: 2x23mm plus 2x7.62 forward firing guns. Also 6x5 in FFA rockets. See Note 6.
Note 28; 4 x 12.7mm plus 4 x 7.62mm forward firing guns.
Note 29: Carrier based intruder.
A-20B Boston Land Dec-41 16 10 22773 48 16 12 0 3 0 6 2 x 12.7 0 682 341 682 2600 2.9 15.7 3.1 7.9 1.6 7.1 1.31 A-20B
A-20G Havoc Land Jan-43 18 12 20640 57 19 14 0 2 0 4 6 x 12.7 1 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 4000 5.0 63.2 12.9 31.6 6.4 28.5 5.29 A-20G
A-24 Dauntless Land Jan-40 14 15 21680 34 11 8 0 0 2 2 2 x 12.7 0 909 455 909 0 Note 4 3.6 26 5 17 4 13 3.62 A-24
A-26B Invader Land Jan-45 20 10 25040 47 15 11 0 2 0 4 8 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 6000 4.8 48.0 9.8 24.0 4.9 21.7 4.02 A-26B
A-36A Apachi Land May-43 14 26 25600 17 5 4 0 0 0 0 Note 28 0 455 228 455 0 Notes 4 & 28 10.2 19 3 12 2 9 2.55 A-36A
Albacore Albacore Carrier Dec-41 12 9 12500 16 5 4 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 12.7 454 227 248 0 Note 1 1.1 1 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.23 Albacore
Anson I Anson I Land Dec-41 12 9 12500 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.7 2 x 7.7 211 106 211 0 Note 17 1.1 1 0.2 0 0.1 0 0.12 Anson I
Avenger I/II Avenger Carrier Dec-42 12 5 17920 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 454 227 273 0 Note 2 0.4 1 0.1 1 0.1 0 0.12 Avenger I/II
Barracuda Barracuda Carrier Dec-41 14 15 17707 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 454 227 248 0 Note 1 3.2 5.7 1.1 6.2 0.6 3.4 0.95 Barracuda
Beaufighter VIF NF Baeaufighter Intruder Sep-42 18 12 23120 25 8 6 0 0 0 0 Note 18 0 181 91 181 0 Note 18 6.3 4.5 0.9 2.3 0.5 2.0 0.38 Beaufighter VIF NF
Beaufighter X Baeaufighter Land Jul-43 18 10 12000 24 8 6 0 0 0 0 4 x 20 1 x 7.62 1000 500 248 2127 Note 1 4.4 17.6 3.5 8.7 1.8 7.9 1.47 Beaufighter X
Beaufort VII Beaufort Land May-42 20 8 13200 33 11 8 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.7 1 x 7.7 1000 500 248 1548 Note 1 1.5 8 2 4 1 4 0.68 Beaufort VII
Blenheim I Blenheim Land Jan-40 14 10 21824 23 7 5 0 0 2 2 1 x 7.7 0 909 455 909 2000 1.5 4 1 2 0.5 2 0.37 Blenheim I
Blenheim IF NF Blenheim Intruder Jan-40 16 10 21500 18 6 4 0 0 1 1 5 x 7.7 0 455 228 455 0 1.7 2 0.5 1 0.2 1 0.17 Blenheim IF NF
Blenheim IV Blenheim Land Jan-40 16 9 19680 30 10 7 0 0 2 2 2 x 7.7 0 909 455 909 2000 Note 19 1.4 6 1 3 1 3 0.52 Blenheim IV
B-17D Fortress Land Sep-40 32 5 33300 61 20 15 0 2 0 4 1 x 7.62 4 x 12.7 2045 1023 2045 4800 2.2 44 9 22 4 20 2.21 B-17D
B-17E/F Fortress Land Oct-41 32 4 32300 72 24 18 0 4 0 8 1 x 7.62 4 x 12.7 2727 1364 2727 10496 2.1 69 14 35 7 31 3.46 B-17E/F
B-17G Fortress Land Aug-43 32 4 32040 72 24 18 0 4 0 8 3 x 12.7 4 x 12.7 2727 1364 2727 17600 2.4 80 16 40 8 36 3.98 B-17G
B-18/B-23/F-2 Bolo Land Jan-39 20 6 19120 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 1364 682 1364 6500 0.8 5 1 2 0.5 2 0.38 B-18/B-23/F-2
B-24D/E/G Liberator Land May-42 32 4 25600 97 32 24 0 4 0 8 1 x 12.7 3 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 8800 2.0 119 24 60 12 54 5.96 B-24D/E/G
B-24J Liberator Land Sep-43 32 4 22400 80 26 20 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 4 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 8800 2.2 105 21 53 10 47 5.25 B-24J
B-25B [Doolittle] Mitchell Carrier Dec-41 20 12 19100 60 20 15 0 2 0 4 2 x 12.7 0 1364 682 1364 3000 Note 23 4.3 59 12 29 6 27 4.91 B-25B [Doolittle]
B-25C/D Mitchell Land Dec-41 22 8 16900 53 17 13 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 3000 3.5 42 8 21 4 19 3.46 B-25C/D
B-25H Mitchell Land Apr-43 20 7 19040 48 16 12 0 4 0 8 Note 7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 5200 Notes 6 & 7 12.9 141 28 70 14 63 11.71 B-25H
B-25J Mitchell Land Jan-44 20 7 19100 49 16 12 0 4 0 8 8 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 5200 Note 8 3.5 38 8 19 4 17 3.18 B-25J
B-26A Marauder Land Dec-41 22 9 18800 24 8 6 0 3 0 6 1 x 12.7 0 1818 909 273 5200 Note 8 3.2 23 5 3 2 8 1.55 B-26A
B-26G Marauder Land Dec-41 22 8 15840 23 7 5 0 4 0 8 5 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1818 909 1818 5200 4.0 25 5 12 3 11 2.06 B-26G
B-29/32 Superfortress Land May-44 36 4 22400 118 39 29 0 6 0 12 0 4 x 12.7 4545 2273 4545 20000 Note 9 2.9 253 51 127 26 114 12.67 B-29/32
CXIV-W CXIV Seaplane Jan-39 8 10 14176 12 4 3 0 2 0 4 2 x 13.2 0 91 46 91 0 1.3 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.04 CXIV-W
Catalina Catalina Patrol Dec-36 18 6 19200 72 24 18 0 0 0 0 1 x 7.62 3 x 7.62 454 227 836 2000 Note 12 0.9 5 1 4 0.5 3 0.48 Catalina
Do 24K-2 Dornier Patrol Jan-39 22 3 14439 70 23 17 0 1 0 2 1 x 13.2 Note 20 600 300 600 2642 Note 20 0.9 6 1 3 1 3 0.52 Do 24K-2
Empire Flying Boat S 30 Type Patrol Jun-36 24 5 16000 32 10 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 7.7 0 0 764 2642 Note 21 0.7 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.4 0.07 Empire Flying Boat
F6F-5N NF Hellcat Intruder Sep-43 14 35 29000 14 4 3 0 0 0 0 Note 25 0 455 228 455 0 Notes 25 & 29 23.0 21 4.2 10 2 9 2.62 F6F-5N NF
F7F-2N Tigercat Intruder Nov-44 18 17 41600 26 8 6 0 0 0 0 Note 26 0 909 455 909 0 Notes 26 & 29 10.7 39 7.8 19 3.9 18 3.25 F7F-2N
Hudson IV Hudson Land Jan-41 16 10 19600 45 15 11 0 0 2 2 2 x 7.7 2 x 7.7 454 227 454 1000 . 1.9 6 1 3 1 3 0.53 Hudson IV
IL-2 Sturmovik Land Apr-41 16 12 15704 10 3 2 0 0 0 0 Note 27 0 182 91 182 0 Notes 4 & 27 4.0 1 0.3 1 0.2 1 0.21 IL-2
IL-2M Sturmovik Land May-42 17 14 15573 9 3 2 0 2 0 4 Note 27 0 182 91 182 0 Notes 4 & 27 6.4 2 0.5 2 0.4 1 0.33 IL-2M
IL-4C/DB-3F Ilyushin Land Dec-41 18 7 21784 47 15 11 0 0 1 1 1 x 12.7 1 x 7.62 454 227 248 5954 1.1 4 1 1 0.4 1 0.26 IL-4C/DB-3F
KOR-1 KOR Seaplane Dec-40 10 12 18373 6 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 200 100 200 0 1.5 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.04 KOR-1
Lancaster III Lancaster Land Jun-45 32 3 19600 57 19 14 0 0 6 6 2 x 7.7 0 6364 3182 6364 22000 0.4 23 5 11 2 10 1.14 Lancaster III
Liberator VI/B-24J Liberator Land Jun-44 32 4 22400 80 26 20 0 5 0 10 4 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 8800 2.2 105 21 53 10 47 5.25 Liberator VI/B-24J
Lysander I Lysander Land Jan-38 10 16 27733 13 4 3 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.7 0 182 91 182 0 2.7 1 0.3 0.5 0.1 1 0.17 Lysander I
Martin 139 B-10B Land Jan-41 14 8 20160 23 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 568 284 568 2260 1.0 2 0.4 1 0.2 1 0.16 Martin 139
Mitchell III B-25C Land Apr-42 20 10 19100 56 18 14 0 3 0 6 1 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 6000 3.8 48 9 24 5 22 4.01 Mitchell III
Mosquito Mk XIII NF Mossy Intruder Apr-44 14 13 31200 28 9 6 0 0 0 0 4 x 20mm 0 227 114 227 0 4.9 4 1.0 2 0.5 2 0.38 Mosquito Mk XIII NF
OS2U-3 Kingfisher Seaplane Jan-41 8 7 10400 24 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 227 114 227 0 0.4 1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.06 OS2U-3
P-61A NF Black Widow Intruder Apr-44 20 12 26480 50 16 12 0 0 0 0 Note 26 0 1818 909 1818 0 Note 26 7.2 105 21 52 10 47 8.73 P-61A NF
P-70A NF Havoc Intruder Dec-42 18 11 20640 45 15 11 0 0 0 0 8 x 12.7 0 1364 682 1364 0 3.8 38 8 19 4 17 3.15 P-70A NF
P63.11 Potez Land Jan-41 8 10 23625 19 6 4 0 0 4 4 1 x 7.5 0 200 100 200 441 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.04 P63.11
PB2M-1 Mars Patrol Jul-43 38 2 14320 63 21 15 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 3636 1818 3636 32000 1.1 39 8 19 4 18 1.95 PB2M-1
PB2Y-3 Coronado Patrol Dec-41 32 2 16720 55 18 13 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 3636 1818 4400 12432 Note 12 0.9 28 6 17 3 14 1.50 PB2Y-3
PB4Y-1 Liberator Land Jan-43 32 4 25440 52 17 13 0 4 0 8 1 x 12.7 3 x 12.7 2727 1364 2727 12800 Note 22 2.0 48 9 24 5 22 2.41 PB4Y-1
PBB Sea Ranger Patrol Apr-43 30 6 13520 82 27 20 0 4 0 8 2 x 12.7 0 3636 1818 5032 2000 Notes 12 & 23 2.9 140 28 97 14 70 12.90 PBB
PBJ-1J Mitchell Land Apr-44 20 12 19100 57 19 14 0 4 0 8 8 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 1364 682 1364 5200 Note 22 6.0 76 16 38 8 34 6.38 PBJ-1J
PBM Mariner Patrol Apr-42 22 4 13520 45 15 11 0 2 1 5 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 455 228 674 2100 Note 10 1.0 3 1 2 0.3 2 0.31 PBM
PBN/PBY/GST Nomad Patrol Mar-43 18 4 17280 43 13 10 0 0 0 0 1 x 12.7 Note 11 455 228 674 4000 Notes 10 & 11 0.5 2 0.3 1 0.2 1 0.15 PBN/PBY/GST
PBY-5 Catalina Patrol Dec-36 18 5 17280 76 25 19 0 2 1 5 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 455 228 273 4000 Note 2 1.1 6 1 7 1 4 0.72 PBY-5
Pe-2 Peshka Land Aug-40 16 12 32882 19 6 4 0 1 0 2 2 x 7.7 1 x 7.62 1200 600 1200 2127 Note 1 3.0 9.5 2.1 19.0 1.1 7.9 1.47 Pe-2
PV-1/B-34 Ventura Land Dec-42 18 12 21040 35 11 8 0 2 0 4 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 1364 682 273 5200 Note 8 4.1 30 6 12 3 13 2.36 PV-1/B-34
PV-1 NF Ventura Intruder Jul-43 18 12 21040 52 17 13 0 2 0 4 6 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 909 455 909 5200 Note 8 5.2 41 8 20 4 18 3.39 PV-1 NF
PV-2 Harpoon Land May-44 18 12 21040 38 12 9 0 2 0 4 5 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 1818 909 1818 6000 4.8 52 10 26 5 23 4.32 PV-2
ROC SB-2 ANT-40 Land Jan-39 15 10 20000 30 10 7 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 182 91 248 1323 Note 1 1.7 1 0 4 0.2 1 0.27 ROC SB-2
SB-2M ANT-40 Land Jan-40 15 12 20472 37 12 9 0 0 1 1 2 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 182 91 248 1880 Note 1 2.4 3 1 7 0.3 3 0.49 SB-2M
SB2C-3/A-25 Helldiver Carrier Nov-43 15 21 21434 25 8 6 0 0 2 2 2 x 20 0 909 455 909 0 Note 4 8.8 48 10 32 6 24 6.68 SB2C-3/A-25
SB2U-2 Vindicator Carrier Nov-37 12 17 18880 23 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 455 228 455 0 Note 4 3.6 8 2 5 1 4 1.14 SB2U-2
SBC-4 Helldiver Carrier Mar-39 13 19 21840 9 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 455 228 455 0 Notes 4 & 16 4.8 4 1 3 1 2 0.62 SBC-4
SBD-3/4 Dauntless Carrier Apr-39 14 16 23125 23 7 5 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 2 x 12.7 455 228 455 0 Note 4 4.1 9 2 6 1 5 1.32 SBD-3/4
SBO-5/6 Dauntless Carrier Feb-43 14 16 20736 23 7 5 0 0 2 2 1 x 7.62 2 x 12.7 682 341 682 0 Note 4 4.1 14 3 9 2 7 1.98 SBO-5/6
SOC-1/3 Seagull Seaplane Dec-40 10 10 11920 25 8 6 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 0 182 91 182 0 1.1 1 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.13 SOC-1/3
Sunderland III Sunderland Patrol Dec-41 32 3 14320 63 21 15 0 6 0 12 4 x 12.7 2 x 12.7 909 455 1673 4960 Note 12 2.0 18 4 17 2 10 1.14 Sunderland III
Swordfish I Swordfish Carrier Dec-41 12 7 8560 9 3 2 0 0 1 1 1 x 12.7 0 454 227 248 0 Notes 1 & 3 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.07 Swordfish I
TB-3/G2 ANT-6 Patrol Sep-40 15 2 20314 58 19 14 0 0 1 1 1 x 7.62 2 x 7.62 1280 640 1280 8818 0.1 1 0.3 1 0.1 1 0.06 TB-3/G2
TBD Devastator Carrier Jan-37 12 11 16640 15 5 3 0 1 0 2 1 x 7.62 0 454 227 273 0 Notes 1 & 3 1.8 1.6 0.4 1.9 0.2 1.0 0.29 TBD
TBF/TBM-1 Avenger Carrier Jun-42 14 18 19115 17 5 4 0 1 0 2 1 x 7.62 1 x 7.62 454 227 273 0 Notes 1 & 3 5.3 6.4 1.2 7.7 0.6 4.0 1.11 TBF/TBM-1
TBF/TBM-3 Avenger Carrier Jul-43 14 21 25685 13 4 3 0 1 0 2 2 x 12.7 1 x 7.62 454 227 273 0 Notes 1 & 3 7.5 6.8 1.4 8.2 0.7 4.3 1.18 TBF/TBM-3
T-IVa Fokker Seaplane Dec-41 12 5 20651 23 7 5 0 1 0 2 1 x 13.3 1 x 13.3 100 50 482 0 Note 12 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.08 T-IVa
Tu-2S Tupilov Land Jul-44 20 13 24936 26 8 6 0 2 0 4 2 x 20 1 x 12.7 3000 1500 3000 6614 6.5 78 16 39 8 35 6.50 Tu-2S
Vengeance I Vengeance Carrier Aug-42 12 18 17840 48 16 12 0 0 2 2 4 x 7.62 0 455 228 455 0 Note 4 4.3 24 5 16 3 12 3.28 Vengeance I
Ventura V Ventura Land Apr-43 18 12 27520 22 7 5 0 2 0 4 2 x 12.7 2 x 7.62 909 455 1290 5200 Note 12 4.1 12 3 18 1 8 1.57 Ventura V
Vildebeeste/Vincent Vildebeeste Carrier Jul-38 10 9 13600 21 7 5 0 1 0 2 1 x 7.7 0 454 227 248 0 Note 1 1.0 1.6 0.3 1.7 0.2 0.9 0.26 Vildebeeste/Vincent
Walrus Walrus Seaplane Oct-40 10 10 14800 12 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 x 7.7 1 x 7.7 341 171 341 0 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.8 0.1 0.5 0.13 Walrus
Wellington IC Wellington Land Apr-42 22 7 14400 40 13 10 0 0 4 4 2 x 7.7 2 x 7.7 1364 682 1364 4500 1.4 13 2 6 1 6 1.05 Wellington IC
Note: RHS Firepower = the sum of the product of Effect and Penetration fields for all guns facing forward.
Note 1: Carries an 1801 pound torpedo with a 545 pound (248 kg) warhead vs naval targets at normal range.
Note 2: Carries an 2216 pound torpedo with a 600 pound (273 kg) warhead vs naval targets at normal range.
Note 3: Many versions armed with bombs or for ASW with DC and rockets and fitted with radar. See note 6. Naval bomber value understates vs submarines.
Note 4: Dive bomber.
Note 5: Cost / Effectiveness is in terms of combined value / HI points.
Note 6: The value of rockets is not evaluated in ratings. They may work in both air v air and air v ground combat.
Note 7: 1x75mm gun, 2x12.7 mm HMG, 8x5in FFA rockets. See Note 6.
Note 8: Squadrons with suffex (T) originaly assigned this aircraft carry a 2216 pound torpedo with a 600 pound (273 kg) warhead vs naval targets at normal range.
Note 9: Also 1x20 mm tail gun as originally produced.
Note 10: Default loadout [applies to ALL units with suffex (AS) in unit name) includes no bombs but has ASW sensors. Units with suffex (GP) carry GP bombs. Naval bomber value understated vs submarines.
Note 11: 2x12.7 mm HMG plus 1x7.62mm MMG
Note 12: Default load includes DC not of use vs land targets. Some units with this aricraft are unarmed transports and represent the Boeing 314 Clipper. Naval bomber value understated vs submarines.
Note 13: Improperly classified as Patrol so it can be a full function transport in one unit and a patrol bomber in another unit. Only the Patrol unit has bombs and defensive armament.
Note 14: Only EOS, EEO, EBO and MEBO.
Note 15: In most common de facto practice, 4x20 mm & 4x12.7 mm forward facing guns.
Note 16: Only in CVO, RAO, BBO, YPO, CAIO, JFO, AIO, MAIO and CAIO
Note 17: Recon plane only present as a bomber in RAAF squadrons with Anson as original equipment. All other units, including RAAF units upgrading to Anson, have no bombs.
Note 18: 4 x 20mm plus 6 x 7.7mm forward firing guns.
Note 19: Known as Bolingbroke in Canada.
Note 20: 1x20mm plus 1x13.2mm HMG rear facing.
Note 21: The Empire Flying Boat is unarmed in BOAC service. However, it is shown in its Quantas form here, with door guns and DC - but apparently no bombs.
Note 22: Not in BBO or YPO.
Note 23: Only in BBO and YPO.
Note 24: Carrier capable medium bomber only in EBO, EEO and MEBO.
Note 25: 2x20 mm and 4x12.7mm HMG.
Note 26: 4 x 20mm plus 4x12.7mm forward firing guns.
Note 27: 2x23mm plus 2x7.62 forward firing guns. Also 6x5 in FFA rockets. See Note 6.
Note 28; 4 x 12.7mm plus 4 x 7.62mm forward firing guns.
Note 29: Carrier based intruder.