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There are all kinds of different War Thunder pilots, and each player has their own preferences in choosing vehicle classes and specific vehicles. In striving to meet the needs of all players, we’re trying to add vehicles of various classes and designs to the game. In update 1.59, one of the most significant serial production vehicles added to the game will be the legendary British four-engine bomber, the Handley Page Halifax B.III. This aircraft served with the Allied air force for almost the entirety of the war and has an impressive service record.
The design for this bomber began long before the beginning of World War II. The task to develop an aircraft that fulfilled the requirements began back in 1935, when the RAF sought a replacement for the series-produced Armstrong Whitworth A.W.38 Whitley. The new four-engine aircraft had to have a long range and was designed with a view to completing missions during the night. Initially, the maximum wingspan of the aircraft was limited to the traditional 100 ft (30.5 metres); British command placed this requirement on all aircraft of the time, in order to make them easier to transport and store in hangars.
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The first-series Halifax aircraft left the factory in 1940 where their first combat took place in 1941, when on the night of March the 10th, six aircraft flew to a port in Le Havre occupied by German troops. The Halifax III, which will be first to appear in our game in update 1.59, is the later and most mass-produced version of the aircraft, having been put into series production in 1943. Some of the key changes in comparison to the earlier versions are the air-cooled Bristol Hercules engine, increased defensive weaponry and improved aerodynamics: the Halifax B.III was cured of a common illness among bombers: poor durability leading to a spin when both engines on one side fail.
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The Halifax’s bomb load is impressive: the aircraft can carry almost five tons of varying size bombs on its internal and external bomb mounts. With such a mass of bombs, the aircraft becomes a deciding factor on the battlefield, where victory often depends on the effective and timely destruction of enemy bases. Among the bomber’s weaknesses is its far from outstanding maximum speed – a little more than 280 mph (450 km/h) at a height of roughly 13100 ft (4000 m).
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However, in exchange, even at rank II this aircraft has good survivability and powerful defensive weaponry provided by nine 7.7 mm Browning .303 machine guns. Four of them are housed in a rear turret (with an ammunition complement of 6800 shots), another four – in a fuselage turret (2400 shots) and one 7.7 mm Vickers K is mounted on the nose. The sole serious weakness in the aircraft’s defensive weaponry is its lack of lower turrets, which means that the player has to avoid exposing the underside of their aircraft to enemy fire by veering away.
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The Handley Page Halifax B.III will arrive in the game with update 1.59. Look out for this bomber in the virtual skies of War Thunder. See you on the battlefield!
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Comments (70)
will it be more models of this type of bomber in the near future? and i cant help saying this, but will it be more armoured cars in the future?
1.59 coming next week?
On the dev server it had 4 x 12.7 mm turret. Why? :D It never ever had those turrets.
In real life, British bombers did receive .50 cals as an upgrade. I saw a photo of a Lancaster with such armament the other day.
The_Brony_Ace, I know but the Halifax didn't have any quad 12mm turret. Even the Lancaster had only twin 12mms, not 4 of them. Or can you prove it? Because I didn't find any evidence.
I don't get the point of another slow, badly-defended British bomber , even as a manual gunner, you can simply not survive in a lancaster or stirling in realistic, only in simulator. But these are probably not planned, someone just decided to give you some meshes.
You're supposed to not rely on the defensive armament. British strategy was night bombing to make this easier, but in-game you have to be more creative with avoiding enemy fighters. The armament is more a last resort than anything. This is exemplified in the unarmed Canberra - after so long with might-as-well-not-be-there gunners you get to ditch them :P (It's similar to the German bomber line, coincidentally. The german bombers' gunners have significantly less range than allied guns. + Arado)
Aubreykun, The planes are so slow and overteired it will take an hour to get up to safe altitudes, or flank the enemy areas. Meaning, nobody will want to play this and get an american bomber with defense instead. If they are adding so many British bombers they need to have night mode in EC, or it will switch between night and day like in real life..
Allright, another big brit bomber in the game. Personally, I'm looking forward to the Handley Page Hampden and the Avro Manchester the most.
Another heavy British Bomber? They already have an abundance of those. Where's a heavy bomber for the Germans?
the germans never had a heavy bomber IRL but there were paper designs for an "amerika bomber"
What's the point of adding new bombers when you have killed bomber gameplay in WT (as well as early and mid jet and most heavy fighter gameplay).
10 7.7s....impressive defensive armament? https://youtu.be/ztVMib1T4T4
I hope the patch will be tomorrow! :P
Finally, the circle is compete! BTW, the Halifax has airborne H2S radar, any thought of giving this (and Lancaster) a spotting range bonus? (don't know all details on H2S, but it was airborne radar)