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Vought SB2U Vindicator
The SB2U combined biplane technology with a monoplane layout. It was a very important advance for the USN when it entered service, but already obsolete in 1940. Some were nevertheless used in WWII, with little success. The additional weight of combat equipment had very adverse effects on the performance of the SB2U.
| General characteristics SB2U-1 | ||
| Primary function | dive bomber | |
| Power plant | One Pratt&Whitney R-1535-96 engine | |
| Thrust | 818 HP | 610 kW |
| Wingspan | 42 ft | 12.80 m |
| Length | 34 ft | 10.36 m |
| Height | 10.2 ft | 3.12 m |
| Speed | 250 mph | 402 km/h |
| Ceiling | 27,400 ft | 8,350 m |
| Range | 1,000 miles | 1,610 km |
| Armament | 2x 7.62mm machine gun, 454 kg bombs | |
| Crew | Two | |
| Date deployed | 1937 | |
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Pictures of Vindicator´s camouflages
Jirka Wagner
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