A polish Bomber for Romanian Axis PZL.37 Łoś

Eule99 · July 30, 2026, 11:36am

Romanian PZL.37 on a bombing mission

History
At the time of the German invasion of Poland, the Polish Air Force thus effectively possessed 66 Łoś aircraft; however, only 46 of these were fully equipped and took part in combat operations. These aircraft carried out 30 reconnaissance missions and 100 bombing raids, dropping a total of approximately 124 tons of bombs on the German invaders. Their first combat mission took place on September 4 and 5, 1939, against a German Panzer corps in the Częstochowa region; the corps suffered heavy losses and was forced to halt its advance. During the fighting, the PZL.37s’ gunners managed to shoot down a total of five German aircraft, including two Bf 109s and one Bf 110. Twenty-six PZL.37s were lost during the fighting against German troops and in attacks on Polish airfields. Both the German Reich and the Soviet Union captured intact aircraft, which were subsequently tested by their respective air forces and displayed as war trophies.

The aircraft that survived the hostilities were flown to Romania to keep them out of German hands. A total of 50 PZL.37A and B aircraft—including those from the training squadron that were only partially combat-ready—crossed the Romanian border. Romanian authorities confiscated the aircraft and interned the crews; the aircrews eventually made their way to France. The PZL.37s, however, were integrated into the Romanian Air Force and remained in service until August 1944, primarily deployed against Soviet forces on the Eastern Front.

Source German wikipedia

Captured aircraft

Romanian PZL.37 on a bombing mission

Twenty-six or twenty-seven Polish Air Force PZL.37s (17 from the Bomber Brigade and ten training ones) were withdrawn in 1939 to Romania. During October 1940, these aircraft were seized by the Romanian government and 23 of these aircraft would be used by the Royal Romanian Air Force in the 4th Group, consisting of the 76th and 77th bomber squadrons.[27] Some were uparmed with four machine guns (the Polish PWU machineguns were still used). About one third were lost in crashes due to lack of experience of Romanian pilots with the PZL.37’s handling and its high wing loading, and due to engine faults. About 15 were used in combat against the Soviet Union from 22 June 1941. Among others, they first operated in Bessarabia, while they were later used to conduct bombing missions targeting Kiev and Odessa. Some of the bombers were lost on these missions, mostly due to anti-aircraft fire. Because of a lack of spare parts, the remaining planes were withdrawn from the front in October 1941; after this, the type was mainly used for training. During April 1944, the 76th squadron returned to combat, with nine aircraft, but it was withdrawn from the front on 3 May 1944. After Romania joined the Allies, on 1 September 1944, German aircraft destroyed five PZL.37s on the ground during retaliatory attacks against Romanian targets.

Additionally, a number of captured planes underwent testing by both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.[28] Relatively few PZL.37s fell into German hands, probably only two aircraft; this is partially due to the efforts of Polish factory workers who scrapped roughly 30 PZL.37s that remained in factories in Okęcie and Mielec, under the pretext of cleaning up the area, during October 1939, before the German authorities were able to reconnoiter.

PZL.37 Łoś - Wikipedia

I think it would be great for a Event reward with a event Squad.

Potential Event squads

Romania

Royal Romanian Air Force
- 1st Bomber Flotilla (Flotila 1 Bombardament)
  - 4th Bomber Group (Grupul 4 Bombardament)
    - 76 Bomber Squadron (Escadrila 76 Bombardament)
    - 77 Bomber Squadron (Escadrila 77 Bombardament)

Specifications (PZL.37B)

Data from P.Z.L. P.37 Łoś (Aircraft in Profile number 258) [1]

General characteristics

Crew: 4
Length: 12.92 m (42 ft 5 in)
Wingspan: 17.93 m (58 ft 10 in)
Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 53.5 m2 (576 sq ft)
Empty weight: 4,280 kg (9,436 lb)
Gross weight: 8,865 kg (19,544 lb) basic combat loading
Max takeoff weight: 9,105 kg (20,073 lb)
Powerplant: 2 × PZL Pegaz XX 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 723 kW (970 hp) each [15]
Propellers: 3-bladed variable-pitch propellers

Performance

Maximum speed: 412 km/h (256 mph, 222 kn) 2,800 m (9,186 ft) with 1,995 kg (4,398 lb) bomb load[15]
Range: 2,600 km (1,600 mi, 1,400 nmi)
Combat range: 1,000 km (620 mi, 540 nmi) with 1,760 kg (3,880 lb) bomb load and extra fuel tanks
Service ceiling: 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 4.7 m/s (930 ft/min)
Wing loading: 166 kg/m2 (34 lb/sq ft)

Armament

Guns: 3 × 7.92 mm lotniczy karabin maszynowy wz.37 - 1 in the nose, 1 in the rear upper station, 1 in the rear lower station
Bombs: Up to 2,580 kg (5,690 lb) of bombs [18 × 110 kg (240 lb) + 2 × 300 kg (660 lb)].[b]

I think this Max Bomb Load would be to much for Enlisted.

But there was a Historical weaker Bomb load!

Maximal bomb load taken from soft surface runways was reduced to about 800–1200 kg.[

I think for Battle Rating 3, 800 kg or 8 x 100 kg bombs) would be the Maximum.

I think o 900 - 1200 Kg would be Br 4.