LEO 451
It was used in the Battle of France 1940 by the french!
After the Armistice
They where used by Axis Vichy France and Allied Free French!
On 24 October 1940, Vichy French LeO 451s carried out an air raid against Gibraltar in retaliation for the Free-French attack on Dakar, losing one of their number to British anti-aircraft fire.[21] Two bomber units equipped with LeO 451s, GB I/12 and GB I/31 were based in Syria when Allied forces invaded on 8 June 1941, at the start of the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. These were supplemented by GB I/25, which was dispatched from Tunisia. During this campaign, the LeO 451s flew a total of 855 sorties, losing 29 LeO 451s in the process.[25] After Operation Torch which began on 8 November 1942, surviving French LeO 451 in North Africa were used primarily for freight duties, although they flew a few bombing missions against Axis forces during the [Tunisia campaign!
Source Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 - Wikipedia
More Informations about the LEO 451 here https://youtu.be/Hp29Wb4zoEc
Stats and Performence
Specifications (LeO 451)
3-view drawing of the LeO 45
Data from The Lioré et Olivier LeO 45 Series (Aircraft in Profile 173) [29]
General characteristics
- Crew: 4
- Length: 17.17 m (56 ft 4 in)
- Wingspan: 22.52 m (73 ft 11 in)
- Height: 5.24 m (17 ft 2 in)
- Wing area: 66 m2 (710 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 7,530 kg (16,601 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 11,398 kg (25,128 lb)
- Fuel capacity: 3,235 L (855 US gal; 712 imp gal)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 14N−48 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 790 kW (1,060 hp) LH rotation (or −38 or −46)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône 14N−49 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 790 kW (1,060 hp) RH rotation (or −39 or −47)
- Propellers: 3-bladed constant-speed propellers (LH and RH rotation)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 495 km/h (308 mph, 267 kn) at 4,000 m (13,000 ft)[30]
- Cruise speed: 420 km/h (260 mph, 230 kn)
- Range: 2,900 km (1,800 mi, 1,600 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,000 m (30,000 ft)
Armament
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Guns:
- 1 × 20 mm (0.79 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon in dorsal turret with 120 rounds
- 1 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 fixed forward-firing machine gun with 300 rounds
- 1 × 7.5 mm (0.295 in) MAC 1934 in “dustbin” retractable ventral turret with 500 rounds
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Bombs:
- Up to 1568 kg (3,457 lb) of bombs in fuselage and wing root bomb bays
- 7 × 200 kg bombs (actual bomb weight: 224 kg (494 lb))
Battle rating is in my opinion mostly based on the Bomb load
I think the lowest BR maybe possible is BR 3 with arround 600- 700 KG Bomb load max
Example 3x 200 KG Bombs or maybe even 100 Kg Plus if the Vidoe with link in the Suggestion is correct than it could use 100 Kg Bombs as well, Then a mix from 200 Kg and 100 Kg Bombs with max
600 - 700 Kg would be possible in Br3.
If you want it Br 4 then i think 1000 Kg max Bomb L.
Higher would it be BR 5
Kind of Addition!
I think a Event for it would be maybe the Best.
With 2 Event squad Orders 1 for Axis Vichy France the another 1 for Allied Free French.
Maybe in the Event there can be given Small Arms like SMg,s and Rifles and deco and profile pictures.
Reasons for addition
It would maybe make axis and allies player happy?
Its exist in Warthunder it would be more easy the to put it in Enlisted https://youtu.be/FW37BXbtrjA
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