Short Sunderland III

Patrol Great Britain

by Larry Bond

BASIC AIRCRAFT DATA

Gun Attack .4 (.15)
D-ATA: .5/.5
Damage Value: 30

PERFORMANCE

AttitudeRng Cruise Cbt CruiseFull Mil
VLow.96140178
Med.96140178
High:---

Ceiling: 4570 meters

ENDURANCE
Cruise Range: 1649 nm
Internal Fuel: 7758 kg

REMARKS
Internal bomb stowage, racks for up to 8 bombs can be e)dended through side hatches. Inflight reloading takes 5 min per weapon (est).

WEAPONS LOADS
Max Payload: 1025kg
Internal Guns: Some Fitted w/4 .303 mg to strafe U-boats
Def Guns: 2 .303 Vickers in nose turret, 4.303 in tail, 2 .303 in dorsal turret
Hardpoint Location: Internal
Rating (kg): 907
Ordhance weight
100 lb AS bomb 45 OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OOO OO
MkVI DC 132 OOO OOO

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