Aircraft Rating Notes
A-17A 2A2 1/13 Nomad.
A-19 Not rated; not to U.S. service in USAAF. V-11 (A-19) light bomber was exported to Brazil, China, Turkey, and the Soviet Union in the late 1930s.
A-20A 4A4 3-1/12 Havoc; British as Boston.
A-20B 4A4 3-1/14
A-20C 4A5 3-1/13
A-20G5 4A5 4-1/19 British as Boston IV.
A-20G20 5A6 5-2/19 There's a significant difference between the early and late Gs. The range is the same for both versions-although the later Gs had increased fuel tankage, I estimate that the aircraft's increased weight negated any significant increase in range.
A-20H 5A6 5-2/19 The Soviet lend-lease version will likely be down-rated (possibly 4A6 4-1/19), as I doubt Soviet pilots could realize the full potential of this model.
A-20J 4A6 5-4/18 This is an A-20G with a bomber-style (transparent) nose in place of the G's attack-style nose. Strategic bombing accuracy was increased at the expense of gun firepower. British as Boston V.
A-20K 4A6 5-4/18 A-20H with a bomberstyle nose.
A-22 3A3 2-1/19 This is the British Maryland bomber; not in service with the USAAF. There are actually two models, Maryland I and II, but both have the same rating and aren't broken out. (Europa could split out the two models, Maryland I as A-22 and Maryland II as A-22A, but it doesn't seem worth it.)
A-24B 3D3 3-1/17 Army version of USN SBD-5. This is similar to the German Ju 87B, but with a 3 attack for better firepower. The USAAF found the A-24 to be too slow and too vulnerable for "continued operation "--the fate of most land-based dive bombers.
A-25A 3D4 3-1/19 The Helldiver (USN SB2C-1 variant) in USAAF service.
A-26B 5A7 7-3/25 Invader.
A-26C 4A6 5-6/25 A-26B with bomberstyle nose.
A-28 2B3 2-2S28 Also includes A-28A. British as Hudson I; USN as PBO-1.
A-29 2B4 2-2S28 Also includes A-29A. Both went to Britain as Hudson II-VI (particularly in the early part of the war, the British and American designated models differently); some saw service in the USAAF. USN as PBO-1.
A-30 3A4 3-1/17 This saw service as the British Baltimore I and II. The Baltimore was an improved version of the Maryland (A-22), roughly the quality of early A-20s. The A-22/Maryland was a rejected USAAF design ordered by France, taken over by Britain after France fell, and was fairly quickly reassigned from bombing to recon duties. The A-30/Baltimore was designed off the Maryland to British requirements. The British by this time had useful experience and were getting the right idea about attack bombers, and all this paid off for the Baltimore. "Baltimores did sterling work" in North Africa and Sicily, and some squadrons flew Baltimores in Italy right through to the end of the war. All told, the Baltimore was a definite improvement over the Maryland (hence 3A4 over 3A3), and British growing experience with attack bombers by this time justifies a 3 tac bombing over a 2.
A-30A 4A4 3-1/15 British Baltimore III-V.
A-31A 3D4 3-1/13 Vengeance; British as Vengeance I & II. Repossessed British Vengeances in Army service were designated V-72.
A-35A 3D4 3-1/11 British as Vengeance IV.
A-35B 3D4 3-1/11 Few A-35's saw combat service in the USAAF; most were relegated to target towing duties.
A-36A 6F6 2-1/15 The early P-51 outfitted as a ground attack aircraft. It was not particularly successful in this role and A-36 units soon were used as fighters.

B-17C 4HB4 1-10/38 Flying Fortress; British as Fortress I.
B-17D 4HB5 1-10/36
B-17E 5HB5 2-16/32 British as Fortress IIA.
B-17F 5HB5 2-17/?? Range not worked out. British as Fortress II.
B-17F5 5H136 2-18/24
B-17F20 6HB6 2-18/32
B-17G 6HB7 2-18/42* British as Fortress III. An asterisked range means the air unit flies extended range missions at 1.5 times, not 2 times, its printed range.
B-17G 4HB6 0 E 32 Code E: Electronic warfare version used to disrupt air defenses over Germany.
B-18 2B2 2-6/?? Range not worked out. Derived from DC-2 civil airliner.
B-18A 2B2 2-6/?? Range not worked out.
B-24A 3HB3 2-12/35 Liberator.
B-24B Not rated. British as Liberator I.
B-24C 3HB4 2-12/35 British as Liberator II.
B-24D#? 4HB5 2-16/37 Early B-24D submodel, exact submodel not yet identified. The Ds also include the Es. British as Liberator III, IIIA, IV.
B-24D#? 5HB5 2-18/34 Later B-24D submodel, exact submodel not yet identified. The defense rating does not yet go to 6, as the B-24 was still vulnerable to head-on attacks.
B-24G 5HB6 2-18/34 British as Liberator V. B-24H 5HB6 2-21/34 The B-24s carried a larger standard bomb load than the B-17s (5-6000lb vice 4-6000lb). The US Strategic Bombing Survey indicates that B-24s were a few percentage points more accurate than B-17s, although this could be because they typically bombed at slightly lower altitudes. British as Liberator VI.
B-24J 5HB7 2-21/44*
B-24L 5HB7 2-21/44*
B-24M 5HB7 2-21/45* B-24J, L, or M (not sure which) British as Liberator VIII.
B-25A 3B4 3-6/24 Mitchell.
B-25B 4B4 3-6/24 Stripped-down B-25Bs used in the Doolittle raid on Japan rate as 2B2 1-3 C 52. British as Mitchell I.
B-25C 4B5 3-6/24 In the Pacific, some equipped as 3-6 V 24. British as Mitchell II.
B-25D 4B5 3-6/24 In the Pacific, some equipped as 3-6 V 24.
B-25G 3A4 4-3/21 With an attack-style nose in place of the bomber-style nose, and with a 75mm gun that proved problematic in actual operations.
B-25H 4A5 4-3/22 Attack-style nose and 75mm gun.
B-25J 5B6 3-6/24 Bomber-style nose. B-25s could quite easily be used for low-level bombing (and occasionally were used for this when the AA defenses were light-such as against Japanese positions in the Pacific). Although I don't particularly recommend it, you can use the following optional rule to show this: You can use a type B B-25 (any model) as a code L air unit (announce its use as such the moment it makes a difference in an air operation): The air unit's tactical bombing strength is increased by 1 (before modifying for extended range, etc.) but the air unit is subject to the code L modifiers. British as Mitchell Ill.
B-25J 5A6 4-3/24 Attack-style nose.
B-26 3B4 2-9/18 Marauder. This has a higher strategic bombing strength than later models, as the B-26 was designed to carry up to a 5800-lb bomb load and a standard load was 4800-lbs. Later models had their bomb loads cut back to accommodate the heavier armament and equipment changes the B-26 required.
B-26A 4B4 2-6/16 British as Marauder I. Some British versions equipped as 2-6 V 16.
B-26B 4B5 3-6/21 B-26Bs also include Cs. The B-26B10 rates 5B6 3-6/19? but may not be worth showing separately. British as Marauder IA, II.
B-26F 5B6 3-8/20 B-26Fs also include Gs. British as Marauder Ill.
B-29 7HB9 2-20/58 Superfortress. The factory standard, fully equipped version B-29.
B-29 3NHB8 2-24/58 The stripped version. Since Japanese air defense could hardly touch the B-29, stripping out armament allowed a greater bomb load to be carried.
B-29A 7HB9 2-20/72* Factory standard, fully equipped version.
B-29A 3NHB9 2-24/72* Stripped version.
B-29B 3NHB9 2-24/72* Produced as a stripped version at the factory.
B-34 3B5 3-4S18 Includes B-34A. Army version of USN PV-1; British as Venture I, 11.
B-34 3B5 3-4/18 Non-shipping version performing as a standard bomber.
BT-1 1D2 2 C 18
BTD-1 2A3 2 VC ?? Destroyer. Range not worked out.

C-32 OT2 0/?? Range not worked out. Military version of DC-2. C-32 incorporates C-32A, C-33, C-39, C-41, C-41 A, C-42.
C-46 OT3 0/28 Commando. C-46 incorporates C-46A, B, D-G. USN as R5C.
C-47 OT2 0/34 Skytrain. C-47 incorporates C-47A, B, C-48, C-49, C-50, C-51, C-52, C-53, C-68, C-84. USN as R4D; British as Dakota I-IV.
C-54 Skymaster. Not rated. C-54 incorporates C-54A, B, D-G. USN as R5D-1; British as Skymaster.
C-56 Lodestar. Not rated. C-56 incorporates C-56, C-56A-E, C-57, C-59, C-60, C-60A, C-66, C-111. British as Lodestar 1,11.
C-69 OHT3 0/60 Constellation.
C-87 1T4 0/45 Transport version of B-24D. Includes C-87A. USN as RY-1; British as Liberator C.VII, C.IX
CG-4A OGT-1 0/T British as Hadrian.
CG-13A OGHT-1 0/T
CG-15A OGT-1 0/T Improved CG-4A.

DB-7 3A3 2-1/11 Became the A-20 in Army service. "DB-7" designations used for models that differed fairly considerably from A-20 models. Rating shown is the French version. When the British took over the various DB-7 models after France fell, they extensively reworked and essentially re-manufactured them, turning them into Havoc night fighters. Thus, Havocs are considered British originated aircraft and will be shown in the British listings.
DB-7A 3A4 2-1/11 French version. British Boston II.
DB-7B 4A4 2-1/9 French version. British Boston Ill.
DB-7C 4A4 3-1/11 Dutch order, to Britain.
F2A-1 4F3 0/11 Buffalo. Finnish F2A without some of the crap that hindered performance.
F2A-1 3F2 0/12 Belgian version.
F2A-1 3F2 0C11 French version.
F2A-2 3F3 0/12 British as Buffalo I, with heavier armament than other versions.
F2A-3 4F3 1/11
F2F-1 2F2 0 C 15
F3F-1 2F2 0 C 15
F3F-2 2F2 0 C 15
F3F-3 2F3 0 C 15
F4F-3 5F5 0 C 13 Wildcat. British as Martlet I.
F4F-3A 5F5 0/15
F4F-4 5F5 1 C 12 Also includes FM-1, which was the F4F-4 built by a different manufacturer. British as Martlet V.
FM-2 4F5 2 C 12 Wildcat. This would have been the "F4F-8," except that the original manufacturer didn't build any (they had better aircraft to build), leaving all production to the secondary manufacturer. Armament was cut from the F4F-4, as the aircraft's primary mission was shifted to ground support (since better fighters were available). British as Wildcat VI (American name standardized upon, replacing "Martlet.")
F6F-3 7F8 2 C 16 Hellcat. Also -3N (night fighter) and -3E (radar) versions. British as Hellcat I.
F6F-5 8F8 3-1 C 15 Also -5N and -5E versions. British as Hellcat II.
F7F-1 9HF8 3-1 VC 18 Tigercat.
F7F-2N 9NHF8 0 C 20 Night fighter.
F7F-3 9HF8 3-1 VC 19
F8F-1 8F8 2-1 C 16 Bearcat.
F4U-1 8F8 3-1 C 16 Corsair. Includes F3A 1s and FG-1s. British version used as carrier plane; U.S. version was land plane until April 1944.
F4U-4 8F9 4-1 C 16 Includes FG-4s.

Hawk 75 3F4 1/12 Narvik rating. Hawk 75 was the export version of the P-35.
Hawk75A 4F5 0/11 Hawk 75A was the export version of the P-36.
H75A-1 3F4 0/14 Hawk 75A-1, a version of the P-36A specially modified to French requirements; went to Britain as Mohawk III.
H75A-2 4F4 0/12 Hawk 75A-2, a version of the P-36A specially modified to French requirements; went to Britain as Mohawk Ill.
H75A-3 4F5 0/11 Hawk 75A-3, a version of the P-36A specially modified to French requirements; went to Britain as Mohawk Ill.
H75A-4 4F5 0/11 Hawk75A-4, a version of the P-36A specially modified to French requirements; went to Britain as Mohawk IV.

LB-30 OT3 0/42 Includes LB-30A. LB-30 from B-24C; LB-30A from B-24B.
P-35A 3F4 0/17
P-36A 4F4 1/13
P-322 5F5 1/8 To Britain as the Lightning I. At the time this model went to Britain, the US had banned export of turbo-superchargers, so the aircraft was a dog in performance. The British rejected it, and the US took it over as P-322 for use in training.
P-38D 5F6 1/8 Lightning. The first major combat version of the P-38. Second Front introduced the heavy fighter, HF, type. Twin engined fighters usually have significantly more drag, potential problems with turbulence, and significantly less maneuverability than single engined fighters, while being strong bomber-hunter platforms. Type HF allows these characteristics to be represented in the game. Some twin-engine fighters, through their outstanding abilities, qualify as type F -the Mosquito fighter being the exemplar. The P-38's special design attempted to cut the heavy fighter problems. Although the P-38 "did not prove wholly successful in fighter-to-fighter combat," it was sufficiently good enough to rate it as a type F.
P-38E 6F6 1/8
P-38F 6F7 2-1/15
P-38G 6F7 2-1/16
P-38H 7F7 3-1/19
P-38J 7F8 4-1/22
P-38L 8F8 4-1/25
P-38M 8NF8 0/25
P-39C 4F3 1/12 Airacobra.
P-39D 5F4 2/12 A poor rate of climb, poor high-altitude performance, and heavy unserviceability rendered the P-39D less capable than the Hurricane I. Due to the heavy armament, 5F4 is a better reflection of the aircraft than the previous 4F5. P-39Ds also include Fs and Js.
P-400 4F4 1/14 British Airacobra I, which the USAAF repossessed and flew as P-400. The P-400 was a modified P-39D with a 20mm gun in place of the standard 37mm, which decreased firepower without increasing the aircraft's poor performance.
P-39K 5F5 2/12 The higher horsepower engine does not substantially improve the aircraft's performance. P-39Ks should also include Ls, since they're identical except for the propeller.
P-39M 6F6 2/11 Another engine change, this time performance is clearly improved.
P-39N 6F7 2/13 The aircraft is reworked to boost performance, which finally pays off.
P-39Q 7F6 2/11
P-40 4F5 0/14 Warhawk.
P-40A 5F5 1/13 The "A" designation was reserved for the British Tomahawk I (the planned French H-81A-1).
P-40B 5F5 1/13 To have gone to France as H-81A-2; British as Tomahawk IIA.
P-40C 5F5 1/13 To have gone to France as H-81A-3; British as Tomahawk IIB.
P-40D 5F5 1/13 British as Kittyhawk I.
P-40E 6F5 1/11 British as Kittyhawk IA.
P-40F 6F6 1/12 Equipped with the Merlin engine.
P-40K 6F5 2/12 British as Kittyhawk Ill. P-40L 5F6 2/12
P-40M 6F5 2/12 British as Kittyhawk Ill.
P-40N 6F6 2/12 British as Kittyhawk IV.
P-47B 6F8 1/10 Thunderbolt. No bomb load, but gets 1 tac point for strafing ability of its heavy armament. British as Thunderbolt I.
P-47C 7F8 2/11 Improved performance. 2 tac bombing, for strafing plus bomb load.
P-47D 8F8 3-1/15 P-47D base rating. I think the P-47's defensive capability and ability to withstand damage is slightly underrated at 8, but a 9 defense makes the P-47 too good in the compressed air ratings scheme. P-47Ds also include Gs.
P-47D10 8F8 3-1/15
P-47D25 8F9 4-1/19 British as Thunderbolt II.
P-47M 9F10 1/9
P-47N 9F9 4-1/14
P-51 7F6 1/15 Mustang. British as Mustang I, IA, II.
P-51A 6F7 1/15
P-51B 7F8 2-1/18 Equipped with the Merlin engine. P-5113s also include Cs. British as Mustang Ill.
P-51D 8F8 3-1/23 P-51D base rating. P-51Ds also include Ks. British as Mustang IV.
P-51 D5 8F8 3-1/23
P-511320 918 3-1/28
P-51 H 10F9 3-1/26
P-61A 6NHF7 4-2/23
P-61B 8NHF7 4-2/22 Black Widow.
P-61C 8NHF8 4-2/20
P-63A 8F7 2-1/10 Kingcobra. P-39 development with P-39Q armament, higher speed, but not noticeably better performance. Submodels progressively got more and more armor.
P-63C 8F7 2-1/10 Lend-lease version for Soviets and French.
P-80A 9JF10 1/10 Shooting Star.
PB-1 Fortress. USN B-17G; used for patrol with no bomb load.
PBJ-1 Mitchell. USN B-25s. PBJ-1C = B-25C, PBJ-1D = B-25D, PBJ-1G = B-25G, PBJ-1H = B-25H, PBJ-1J = B-25J.
PBM-1 2B2 1-2 SF 38 Mariner.
PBM-3R OT2 0 F 53
PBM-3C 2B2 2-2 SF 38
PBM-3D 2B3 2-2 SF 36
PBM-3S Not rated (long-range ASW variant).
PBM-5 3B3 2-2 SF ??
PBN-1 2B2 3-2SA38 Nomad. PBY-5A variant.
PBO-1 USN Hudsons. See A-28 & A-29.
PBY-1 1B2 2-2 SF ?? Catalina. Range not worked out.
PBY-2 1132 2-2 SF 37
PBY-3 1B2 2-2 SF ?? Range not worked out.
PBY-4 1B2 2-2 SF ?? Range not worked out.
PBY-5 2B2 3-2 SF 34 PBY-5B to British as Catalina I-IV.
PBY-5A 2B2 3-2 SA ?? Range not worked out. Code A: Amphibian = Code F + land basing capability.
PBY-6A 2B3 3-2 SA ?? Range not worked out.
PB2Y-3 4B5 4-4 SF 36 Coronado. Some to Britain.
PB2Y-3R ?T? 0 F 50? Not completely rated.
PB4Y-1 4HB6 3-9S38 USN B-24s: B-24D/J = PB4Y-1, RY-1, RY-2; modified B-24D = PB4Y-2, RY-3. RYs were transport versions.
PV-1 3B5 3-5 V 18 Ventura. USAAF B-34; British Ventura. Repossessed Ventures to USN as PV-3.
PV-2 4B5 5-6S20 Harpoon.

SBA-1 2A2 1 C 16 Also as SBN-1 with different engine.
SB2A-1 3A3 2S12 Buccaneer; British as Bermuda. USN repossessed Dutch SN2A as SB2A-4.
SB2A-2 3A3 2S12 Lighter armed than SB2A-1, but this makes no difference at Europa scale.
SB2A-3 3A3 2C10 Only Buccaneer model that was carrier-capable.
SBC-3 1D2 2C10 Helldiver.
SBC-4 1D2 3C9
SB2C-1 3D4 4-1 C 17 Helldiver. Canadian production as SBF and SBW.
SB2C-3 3D5 4-1 C 19 SB2C-4 3D5 5-1 C 17 SB2C-5 3D5 5-1 C 19
SBD-1 2D2 3-1S15 Dauntless. All SBD-1s went to USMC, not equipped for carrier operations.
SBD-2 2D2 3-1 C 15
SBD-3 3D3 4-1 C 19 SBD-3A to Army: A-24.
SBD-4 3D3 4-1 C ?? Range not worked out.
SBD-4A to Army as A-24A.
SBD-5 3D4 4-1 C 17 SBD-5A to Army as A-24B.
SBD-6 3D4 4-1 C 16
SB2U-1 1D2 2 C 18 Vindicator. British as Chesapeake.
SB2U-2 1D2 2 C 17
SB2U-3 102 2S20 Land version, most went to USMC.

TBD-1 1A2 2 VC 11 Devastator.
TBF-1 3A4 3-1 VC 19 Avenger. Includes TBM-1s. TBF-1B to Britain.
TBM-3 3A5 3-1 VC 18 

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