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Macchi C.200C.B "Saetta"

by J.D. Webster


Macchi C.200C.B "Saetta"

Country: Italy Service Entry Date: February 1942 Class: F
A/C Type: Short Range Fighter-Bomber A/C Crew: Pilot
Engine(s): One Fiat A.74 R1C.38
Eng. Pwr: 740-840HP Radial, Air Cooled, No F.I.
Maximum Speed: 312 MPH at 14,800
Maximum Ceiling: 29,200 / 24,500 / NA Feet
Defense Factor: 5 Size Modifier: +0 Damage Factor: 7 / 11
Endurance: 75 Cockpit View: Good Blind Area: Rear
Protection: Cockpit +1 Fuel +1 Engine +0
Climb Decel / Dive Accel: 3.0/1.0
Weight and Load Limit: 710/2-NA Victory Points: 3 - 6
Wpn. Stations:Weight:Allowed Loads:
1,3355Bomb, Fuel tank
2280Fuel tank

AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCE CHART
AltitudeMinimum
Speed
Maximum
Speed
Maximum
Dive Speed
Min
TT (1)
Min
HT (1)
Min
BT (2)
Min
ET (2)
Average
Rate of Climb
LevelsBand
43+UH--------
37-42EH--------
31-36VH--------
25-30HI2.55.010.03.05.05.56.5900
19-24MH2.05.511.03.04.55.06.01800
13-18ML2.06.011.52.54.04.55.52600
7-12LO1.56.011.02.53.54.05.02800
1-6VL1.55.510.02.03.03.54.53200
FIRE POWER CHART
GunsType WeaponsAmmoCriticals
N1One 12.7mm Breda S. 183
N2One 12.7mm Breda S. 183
(W1)One 7.7mm Breda S. 184
(W2)One 7.7mm Breda S. 184
GUN ATTACK FACTORS
RangeN1N2 (W1)(W2)(Total)
07 75514/24
15 54410/18
24 4238/12
33 3116/8
42 2114/6
51 1--2/4
61 1--2/-

POWER VERSUS SPEED CHART
LevelsBand1.0-4.55.0-7.58.0-9.510.0+
43+UH----
37-42EH-- ---
31-36VH----
25-30HI3/41/2--
19-24MH5/62/3--
13-18ML6/73/4--
7-12LO7/84/5--
1-6VL7/84/5--
Banking FPs:1135
Side Slip FPs:2357

NOTES AND VARIANTS:

Macchi C.200C.B.: Stations 1 and 3 may each carry four 331b. Light bombs, one larger bomb, or one 229 or 339 drop tank. Station 2 may carry a non jettisonable 339 ventral tank. (Fuel tank data: 339 weight=280, load=2.0/1.5, +20 endurance, 229 weight= 220, load= 1.0/1.5, +13 endurance).

Macchi C.200C.B. (4-gun model): Mid-1942 version with two 7.7mm Breda guns added in wings. Add weapons W1 & W2 and use total firepower after slash. Reduce all power nos. by 1 (but not less than 1). All else as standard C.B.

Macchi C.200A.S.: Mid-1940 version for African theater. As standard C.B. cept stations 1 & 3 may not carry bombs and V.P.s = 2 - 6. Early production "Saettas" (November 1939+): As A.S. model except cockpit prot.= +0 and stations 1 and 3 were not fitted.

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