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M-18D-1

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Description:
The M-18 is an hungarian medium bomber manufactured in mid 1935 and a month ago had it's first flight, and introduced in 1936. By the end of 1939, the main missions of the M-18s were the bombing of Polish cities, until in 1941 the main targets began to be enemy bases and airfields. By 1944, it was apparent that the M-18 was becoming obsolete due to rapidly changing technology. To minimize the problem, Hungary upgraded and improved the M-18s to continue to perform bombing operations. In mid-1944, the M-18 was replaced by the M-24 as the new long-range bomber, but it still served well as a short-range bomber.

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The bomber it's armed with:
- One 20 mm cannon (300 ammunition)
- Twelve 250 kg bombs

The bomber it's defended by:
- Dorsal gunner with one 7,92 mm MG-15
- Side gunner with two 7,92 mm MG-15
- Ventral gunner with one 7,92 mm MG-15
- Tail gunner with one 12,7 mm HMG
(The MGs wont fire at dead zones)

Controls:
- Ac1: Open/close canopy/doors
- Ac2: Change vision position to try to see under the nose (Cockpit view)
- Ac3: Open/close bomb bay doors
- Ac4: Drop all bombs
- Ac5: Extend/Retract air brakes
- Ac6: None
- Ac7: None
- Ac8: Activate/Desactivate ailerons and elevators

Flight performance:
(All the perfomance without the suspended armament)
Max speed in a straight line at 1000 m / 3280 ft: 452 km/h / 280 mph

Turn time at 300 km/h
- Vertical: 33 s
- Horizontal: 26 s

Speed to take off:
- Without suspended armament: 176 km/h / 109 mph
- With suspended armament: 217 km/h / 134 mph

Variants:
- M-18D-5
- M-18F-11

First flight in game: September 8, 2024
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Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 65.0ft (19.8m)
  • Length 105.5ft (32.2m)
  • Height 15.6ft (4.8m)
  • Empty Weight 15,316lbs (6,947kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,888lbs (9,474kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.031
  • Wing Loading 38.3lbs/ft2 (187.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 545.3ft2 (50.7m2)
  • Drag Points 1070

Parts

  • Number of Parts 894
  • Control Surfaces 2
  • Performance Cost 4,162