British-Produced Aircraft

Aircraft Rating Notes
Albacore 2A2 3-1 VC 15
Amarle 1T2 0/33 Albemarle. Originally designed as a bomber, but not used as such. Existed in Marks I, II, V, VI, which are factored together.
Anson 1 1B2 1S14 Anson I. "Faithful Annie." Later marks were trainers and light transports.
Audax 1A1 1/8 Includes similar Hart, Hardy, and Hind light bombers.

Barra 2 2A3 3-1 VC 11 Barracuda II. There was also a Barracuda I, not rated.
Barra 3 2A3 3-1 VC 13 Barracuda III.
Battle 2B2 2-1 L 19 Battle I.
Bfort 1 3B3 2-1 V 18 Beaufort I.
Bfort 2 3B3 2-1 V 22 Beaufort II.
Bftr 1F 6NHF5 1/21 Beaufighter IF ("F" for Fighter Command).
Bftr 1C 6HF5 1S21 Beaufighter IC ("C" for Coastal Command).
Bftr2F 5HF5 1/19 Beaufighter IIF. Performance reduced due to receiving lowerhorsepower Merlin engine (Griffon engines were diverted to other aircraft and Hercules engines were scarce at this time).
Bftr 6F 6NHF5 1/28 Beaufighter VIF.
Bftr 6C 6HF5 3V24 Beaufighter VIC. The rating shows the Torbeau version, which carried torpedoes; the Flakbeau (not rated) instead had rockets and bombs.
Bftr 10 6HF5 3 V 26 Beaufighter X. Except for the interim Mark Xl, all Beaufighters from X on were equipped for Coastal Command, so there was no need for "F" or "C" suffixes.
Bftr 11C 6HF5 3 V 24 Beaufighter XIC. This was an interim version based on the VIC.
Bien 1 2B3 1-2/16 Blenheim I.
Blen 1F 4NHF3 0/20 Blenheim IF, twin engined; first British fighter to carry night-fighter radar. Blen 4 3B3 1-2/23 Blenheim IV.
Blen 4F 5NHF3 0/26 Blenheim IVF.
Blen 5 3B4 1-2/28 Blenheim V. The "Bisley;" proved to be very disappointing in action.
Bombay 1T2 1-2/15 Bombay I. Pre-war dual purpose bomber-transport.

Defiant 1 5NF3 0/8 Defiant I. This is a tough one to rate, with four machine guns mounted in a turret that couldn't face forward. On the face of it, its four .303's don't rate a 5 attack. However, the rear-firing turret proved effective against bombers, and indeed the Defiant had the best kill rate of all British night fighters in winter 1940/41: a 3 or even 4 attack doesn't capture it. At day, the lack of forward-firing ability made the Defiant dead meat against enemy single-engined fighters. The 3 defense captures this vulnerability. In its initial operations, German fighters were often caught by surprise when the Defiant fired on them as they closed in behind it. Once the Germans realized the Defiant's characteristics, they attacked head-on, with tragic results for the Defiant-hence its relegation to night fighter duties. Die-hard lovers of optional rules can add a rule to account for this: in the first two turns that the Defiant becomes available for operations, its air attack and defense strengths are each increased by 2 to account for surprise effects.

Defiant 2 5NF4 0/8 Defiant II.

Firebr 2 6A5 3-1 VC 12 Firebrand II. In production mid-war, put into service in September 1945.
Firefly 1 6F5 3-1 C 12 Firefly I.
Firefly 1 6NF5 0 C 17 Firefly I night fighter.
Firefly 2 6NF5 0 C 17 Firefly II.
Fulmar 1 4F4 1 C 13 Fulmar I.
Fulmar 2 5F4 1 C 12 Fulmar II.
Fury 2 2F2 0/6 Fury II. There was a much different and earlier Fury I, with a rating of 2F1 0/?.

Gaunt 2F3 0/8 Gauntlet I & II (very little difference between models).
Glad 3F3 0/8 Gladiator I & II (few differences between models).

Halfx 1 3NHB4 2-13/28 Halifax I. Its armament was good when compared to early B-17s/B-24s, but its speed was much worse.
Halfx 2 4NHB5 2-21/30 Halifax II.
Halfx 3 4NHB5 2-24/28 Halifax III.
Halfx 5 4NHB5 2-21/30 Halifax V. Appeared before the Halifax III.
Halfx 5 4HB5 3-12S30 Halifax V.
Halfx 6 4NHB5 2-24/30 Halifax VI.
Halfx 7 4NHB5 2-24/28 Halifax VII.
HalfxC 2T4 0/30 Halifax C.111, C.VI, C.VII.
Halfx C8 OT4 0/52 Halifax C.VIII.
Halifax 4NHB5 0 E 30 Halifaxes equipped for electronic war against German air defenses.
Hamilcar OGHT-1 0/T
Hamil 10 OHT1 0/18 Hamilcar X. The British answer to the Me 323.
Hamp 3NB4 1-4/21 Hampden I. Also includes Hereford (a Hampden with different engines).
Hamp 3B3 2-4 V 19 Hampden I, Coastal Command version.
Harrow 2NB2 1-6/22 Harrow I & II.
Harrow OT2 0/31 Harrow bombers converted to transports. (The bomber itself was a converted transport design.)
Havoc 1 5NHF4 1/18 Havoc I. American DB-7A, for France but taken by Britain. Extensively (but not successfully) reworked-enough to count them as British production. 
Havoc 2 5NHF4 1/18 Havoc II. Adding 50% more guns did not improve this aircraft.
Hendon 2 1NB2 1-1/24 Hendon II.
Hayford 1 NB2 1-2/16 Heyford I, IA, II, 111.
Hornet 1 11F9 4-2/27 Hornet I. Twin engined but agile; fastest pistol engine aircraft ever in RAF; just entering service as war ended.
Horsa OGT-1 0/T
Hurri 1 5F5 1/8 Hurricane I. Early Mark Is had an inferior propeller compared to later ones, but this is insufficient to downrate them.
Hurri 2 5F5 1/9 Hurricane IIA & JIB. IIA had twelve .303" machine guns; 116 four 20mm cannon. Arguably (very) the cannon-armed version could rate 6F5, as the four 20mm guns do have a heavy firepower. But, the aircraft is at least 15mph slower than other 6F5s (P-40E, Spitfire I). In practice four cannon were only marginally better for air combat than the lighter combo of two 20mm cannon and four .303 MGs, which the British came to prefer (witness mid/late-war Spitfires).
Hurri 2C 5F5 2/9 Hurricane IIC, revitalizing the aircraft as the "Hurribomber" fighterbomber.
Hurri 2D 3A4 2T8 Hurricane IID, mounts an antitank gun.
Hurri 2E 3A5 2T8 Hurricane IIE, mounts an antitank gun.
Hurri 4 3A5 3T8 Hurricane IV, mounts an antitank gun.
Hurri 10 5F5 1/9 Canadian-produced Hurricanes. Includes Mks X, XI, XII, XIIA.

Lanc 1 4NHB5 2-24/24 Lancaster I.
Lanc 2 4NHB6 2-24/30 Lancaster II.
Lanc 3 4NHB6 2-24/40* Lancaster Ill.
Lanc 6 3NHB5 2-24/40* Lancaster VI. Very few. Perhaps code E (carried radar-jammers).
Lanc 7 5NHB6 2-24/40 Lancaster VII.
Lanc 4NHB6 0 E 30 Lancasters equipped for electronic war against German air defenses.
Lanc 3HB5 2-18B40* Lancaster bombers equipped and trained for special bombing operations. A code B aircraft can use its strat bombing strength in place of its tac strength when flying any tac mission that uses the bombing table.
Lancn OT4 0/52 Lancastrian I, II, & IV; transport versions of the Lancaster.
Linc 1 5NHB7 2-28/26 Lincoln I, development of the Lancaster. It was just getting ready to bomb Japan with Tiger Force when Japan surrendered.
Lerwick 3B3 2-2 SF 26 Few.
London 2 1B2 1-2 SF 19 London ll.
Lysndr 1A2 1/10 Lysander 1-111; the "Lizzie." Recon aircraft; in 1940 was equipped to make gas attacks against enemy troops, had German ground forces invaded Britain.

Manch 3NHB4 2-16/29 Manchester I, IA. The only 2-engined HB in Europa.
Meteor 1 8JF7 1/12 Meteor I. Includes early Meteor III, which had the I's undistinguished engine.
Meteor3 10JF9 1/11 Meteor Ill (with improved engines).
Msqto 2 6NF6 1/20 Mosquito II.
Msqto 4 ONA7 2-4/24 Mosquito IV. Ignores a later refit to carry a 4000-lb bomb. Bomber-version Mosquitoes were unarmed, relying on their high speed to elude German fighters.
Msqto 6-1 6NF6 2/20 Mosquito VI Series 1.
Msqto 6-1 6A6 4-2/20
Msqto 6-1 6A6 3-2S20
Msqto 6-2 6NF7 3-1/22 Mosquito VI Series II.
Msqto 6-2 6A7 5-2/22
Msqto 6-2 6A7 4-2S22
Msqto 9 ONA8 2-6/24 Mosquito IX.
Msqto 12 7NF6 1/20 Mosquito XII.
Msqto 13 7NF6 1/22 Mosquito XIII.
Msqto 16 ONA8 2-8/24 Mosquito XVI. Includes Mosquito IXs fitted for 4000-lb bombs.
Msqto 17 7NF6 1/20 Mosquito XVII.
Msqto 18 7HF6 2S20 Mosquito XVIII.
Msqto 19 7NF6 1/22 Mosquito XIX.
Msqto 30 7NF7 1/23 Mosquito XXX.
Msqto 35 0NA9 2-8/28 Mosquito 35 (British used arabic numerals for Mosquitoes after XXX).
Msqto 36 8NF7 1/23 Mosquito 36.

Roc 4F2 O C 10 The FAA try at the Defiant layout, using a Skua airframe. Few.

Sfire 1B 7F6 1 C8 Seafire IB, a Spitfire VB conversion. There was no Seafire IA. The Spitfire was a very temperamental aircraft to fly from a carrier.
Sfire 2C 7F6 2 C 8 Seafire IIC, a Spitfire VC conversion. There was no Seafire IIA or 1113. For the naval version, tac bombing is boosted to 2 for the bombs and cannon, which would do a job on Axis unarmored ships.
Sfire 3 7F7 2 C 9 Seafire III.
Sfire 15 9F8 1 C 8 Seafire XV.
SGlad 3F3 0 C 7 Sea Gladiator, based on the Gladiator.
SHurri 1 5F5 1 C 8 Sea Hurricane IA, 113, IC. Based on the Hurricane I.
SHurri 2C 5F5 1 C 10 Sea Hurricane IIC. There was no Sea Hurricane IIA or IIB.
Sing 3 1B2 1 SF 18 Singapore III.
Skua 2D(F)2 2 C 24? Dual purpose. Range perhaps 20. When used as Type F, it has 0 bombing strength and half the printed range.
Spit 1 6F5 0/8 Spitfire I. There are conflicting stats on the range, although 7 seems most strictly accurate. However, I prefer to stick with 8, as this helps even up the Spit 1 compared to the Me 109E. The one extra hex range (and patrol zone) helps compensate for the Me 109's higher attack strength. Otherwise, the Me 109E is equal or superior to the Spit 1 in all categories, which was not the case. By the way, Spit 1 and 2 would normally rate 1 tac bombing for strafing, but are too "high strung" for effective strafing.
Spit 2 6F6 0/9 Spitfire II.
Spit 5 7F6 1/10 Spitfire V.
Spit 6 7F6 0/8 Spitfire VI. Highaltitude version; very few.
Spit 7 8F7 0/12 Spitfire VII. Highaltitude version; very few.
Spit 8 8F7 2/12 Spitfire VIII. This is the standard version. There were also special high- and lowaltitude versions, which are ignored. 
Spit 9 8F7 2/10 Spitfire IX. This is the standard version. There were also special high- and low-altitude versions, which are ignored. The Spitfire IX was a stop-gap development to counter the Fw 190A, which the Spitfire V couldn't stand up to, and appeared before the Spitfire VIII.
Spit 12 9F7 1/9 Spitfire XII. This marks the appearance of the powerful Griffon engine in the Spitfire series.
Spit 14 10F8 2/11 Spitfire XIV.
Spit 16 9F7 2/10 Spitfire XVI; Merlin engine. In Europa, later, improved Spitfire IXs are factored in with these.
Spit 18 10F8 2/13 Spitfire XVIII.
Spit 21 10F9 1/11 Spitfire F.21. The Spitfire F.21 was too late to see war service, but it was in production at the end of the war. There was also a long series of unarmed Spitfires used for recon, not shown in Europa: Marks IV, X, XI, XIII.
Stirl 1 3NHB4 2-14/24 Stirling I.
Stirl 2 3NHB4 2-16/24 Stirling II. Few.
Stirl 3 4NHB4 2-18/24 Stirling Ill.
Stirl 4 2T3 0/33 Stirling IV. Stirlings are no longer suitable as heavy bombers and are used as transports (and glider tugs).
Stirl 5 OT3 0/36 Stirling V.
Stran 2 1B2 1-1 SF 18 Stranraer II.
Sunder 1 3B4 2-1 SF 30 Sunderland I & II.
Sunder 3 3B5 2-1 SF 32 Sunderland Ill.
Sunder 5 3B5 3-1 SF 34 Sunderland V. There were also a few Sunderland IV, redesignated as the Seaford (not rated).
Sword 1 1A2 2-1 VC 16 Swordfish I.
Sword 2 1A2 3-1 VC 16 Swordfish II, III, & IV.

Temp 2 10F9 3-1/16 Tempest II. Post war.
Temp 5 10F8 3-1/15 Tempest V. Appeared during the war.
Typhn 1A 7F8 2/11 Typhoon IA (or Is).
Typhn 1B 8F8 4-1/11 Typhoon IB (or Ib). Fitted to carry 3-inch rockets.

Val 1T1 2-2/14 Valentia. Another pre-war bomber-transport design.
Vild 1A2 1-1 V 11 Vildebeest III & IV. There were Vildebeest I & II (probably same ratings), but I'm not sure any are still operational by 1939.

Warwk 3 OT3 0/38 Warwick III.
Warwk 5 3B4 2-2 S ?? Warwick V. ASW plane for Coastal Command just missed the war.
Well 1C 3NB4 1-6/28 Wellington IC. (Also incorporates Wellington I and IA.) I had long kept the Wimpey's 4NB3 rating that I inherited from earlier Europa games, but since I was rerating all the British aircraft, this rating was fair game this time. The Wellington was not sufficiently armed to warrant a 4 air attack, while its damage-sustaining geodetic construction made it tougher than a 3 air defense. The new rating corrects both items. The early Wellingtons present range difficulties. Normally, the Well 1C would rate 3NB4 1-9/21. However, the Wellington was employed on many of the RAF's early-war long-range missions, particularly in the Middle East and Mediterranean. For these missions, such as bombing southern Italy and Albania from bases in Egypt, the minimum acceptable range is 28, allowing an extended range of 56. (Even that fudges things slightly, as it assumes the Well 1C flies from the Mersa Matruh area, rather than Alexandria, but I can live with this.) It could not carry its full bomb load to 28 hexes, of course, so I've reduced it in the rating to compensate. This representation allows the IC to use the same rating in all games, rather than rerating it for the peculiarities of each campaign.

Well 2 4NB4 1-6/36 Wellington II. Like the IC, the II has its range and bomb loads adjusted. The limiting factor is that it must be able to bomb Tripoli, Libya, from airfields around Mersa Matruh (62 hexes) and even near Alexandria (circa 72 hexes). Thus, some bomb load is sacrificed for range.

Well 3 4NB5 2-9/28 Wellington Ill.
Well 4 3NB4 2-9/21 Wellington IV.
Well 6 4NB4 1-9/?? Wellington VI. Highaltitude version; equipped one flight. (Wellington V was also high-altitude; very few produced.)
Well 8 3NB4 2-4S24 Wellington VIII. Coastal Command version; has Leigh Lights.
Well 10 4NB5 2-9/28 Wellington X.
Well 11 3NB4 2-4 V 24 Wellington XI. Coastal Command version; Leigh Lights and torpedoes.
Well 12 3NB4 2-4 V 24 Wellington XII. Few.
Well 13 4NB4 3-4 V 24 Wellington XIII.
Well 14 3NB4 2-4 V 26 Wellington XIV.
Well 15 0T2 0/28 Wellington XV & XVI. These were conversions of earlier Wellington marks, typically the IC.
Wellsly 1B2 1-2 L 20 Wellesley I & II.
Welkin 1 6HF5 1/21 Welkin I. Highaltitude fighter. About 60 built, did not reach operational service. Would have probably done so if the Luftwaffe had a high-altitude bomber force.
Welkin 2 6NHF5 1 H 21 Welkin II. Projected high-altitude night fighter. One prototype built.
Whirl 6F5 2-1/14 Whirlwind I. (The initial Whirlwinds, lacking bomb rack, rate as 6F5 1/14.) Although a twin-engined aircraft, it rates as type F, not HE According to William Green, "For a twin-engined aircraft it was highly maneuverable; its handling characteristics were frequently referred to as delightful, and its performance at low altitudes was superior to that of contemporary single-engined fighters." It was 20mph faster than the fastest Hurricane at all altitudes, more heavily armed, could climb at least as well, could probably outdive it, and was a more advanced design.
Whit 3NB3 1-6/22 Whitley I, II, III, IV, IVA. Rating skewed toward later models.
Whit 5 3NB3 1-6/29 Whitley V. Similar to the early Wellingtons based in the Med and Middle East, the Whitley V based in Britain was used on earlywar long range missions, flying on leaflet raids to Germany (Oct. 1939 to Berlin, 40-50 hexes) and on bombing raids to Italy (June 1940 to Genoa, 45-50 hexes). Accordingly, range is increased and bomb load is decreased to handle this configuration.
Whit 5 OT2 0/29 Whitley V. Some Whitley V aircraft converted to transport duties with no designation change (i.e., not designated Whitley C.V).
Whit 7 3B3 2-6S29 Whitley VII. Coastal Command version.

York 0T4 0/42 York I. 92