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Blackburn B-24 Skua
A rugged monoplane dive bomber. Advanced in concept, it was nevertheless nearing obsolescence when it entered service. The Skua was a low-wing monoplane with a distinctive 'greenhouse' cockpit. Originally intended to act also as two-seat fighter, it was clearly unsuitable for that role. The German cruiser Koenigsberg had the dubious honour, on 10 April 1940, to be the first large warship sunk by aircraft --- 16 Skuas.
All types was removed from first-line service in 1941.
Blackburn B-25 Roc
Fighter developed from 136 aircrafts Skua, armed with a four-gun turret. This shipboard equivalent to the Defiant suffered not only from a bad tactical concept but also from having ridiculous performance for a fighter. After a few months it was relegated to training duties. The Roc could be equipped with floats, but only three ever were.
| General characteristics Skua II | |||
| Primary function | Dive bomber | ||
| Power plant | One 9cylinder Bristol Perseus XII radial engine | ||
| Thrust | 905 HP | 675 kW | |
| Wingspan | 46.2 ft | 14.07 m | |
| Length | 35.6 ft | 10.85 m | |
| Height | 12.4 ft | 3.79 m | |
| Wingarea | 312 sq ft | 28.98 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 5,490 lb | 2,490 kg |
| max. | 8,228 lb | 3,732 kg | |
| Speed | 225 mph | 362 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 19,095 ft | 5,820 m | |
| Range | 800 mi | 1,287 km | |
| Armament | 5x 7.7mm machine gun;1x 227 kg bomb or 8x 14 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | Two | ||
| First flight | 9.2.1937 | ||
| Date deployed | November 1938 | ||
| Number built | 192 | ||
| General characteristics Roc | |||
| Primary function | Fighter | ||
| Power plant | One 9cylinder Bristol Perseus XII radial engine | ||
| Thrust | 905 HP | 675 kW | |
| Wingspan | 46 ft | 14.02 m | |
| Length | 35 ft | 10.67 m | |
| Height | 12.4 ft | 3.79 m | |
| Wingarea | 310 sq ft | 28.8 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 5,018 lb | 2,276 kg |
| max. | 8,800 lb | 3,992 kg | |
| Speed | 196 mph | 315 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 17,720 ft | 5,400 m | |
| Range | 800 mi | 1,287 km | |
| Armament | 4x 7.7mm machine gun; 110 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | Two | ||
| First flight | 23.12.1938 | ||
| Date deployed | April 1939 | ||
| Number built | 136 | ||
Jirka Wagner
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