Introducing the P40 fighter, the P 40 Warhawk fighter

<> P-40 Warhawk is an all-metal underwing single-engine fighter that was improved from the Curtiss P-36 fighter, with the main improvement being the replacement of the "Twin Wasp" star engine with a turbocharged Allison V-1710 in-line engine. The P-40 fighter was equipped with 2 mm M2 heavy machine guns in the nose and 2 mm M1919 machine guns on the left and right wings.

The P-40 fighter was replaced with three mm M2 heavy machine guns on each of the left and right wings, but some of the machine guns were removed to improve flight performance or increase the amount of ammunition carried. In addition, 2 334-kilogram bombs can be carried under the wing.

In general, the performance of the P-40 fighter was not too good, and Xiang Xunxian still had a big gap with the German fighters at that time. Under normal circumstances, the P-40 fighter can only achieve a certain advantage at medium and low altitudes with relatively good firepower and armor when it was in service. With the introduction of new fighters such as the P-47 and P-51, most P-40 fighters quickly took a back seat or took up training duties.

English name: P-40 Warhawk

Country: United States.

Manufacturer: Curtiss Corporation.

Important models: P-40A B C D E F G L K M.

Number produced: 13,738 aircraft.

Main users: U.S. Army Air Corps, British Air Force, Australian Air Force, Canadian Air Force.

Basic parameters: length meters, height meters, wingspan meters, weight 2753 kg, maximum speed 580 km h, maximum range 1100 km.

First of all, it's sure that bai is the lower the letter, the better, no.

However, how do you call it a modified type?

When talking about P40, we have to say that the U.S. aid China Airlines returned to the air force - the Flying Tigers, before answering P51 (Mustang), P40 (Warhawk) was the main fighter of the Flying Tigers.

The P40A was the prototype, with only two millimeter coordinated machine guns and a speed of 573 km/h at an altitude of 4,570 meters.

The P40B is based on the Type A with pilot armor, bulletproof glass windshield and self-sealing fuel tanks, and two mm machine guns added to the aircraft. This is the first mass-produced model of the P40 family of fighters.

The P40C** is a two-millimeter-nose machine gun, four millimeter-mounted machine guns, and a pylons with a belly fuel tank. However, due to the increased weight of wartime modifications, the performance was reduced.

The P40D was replaced with a new engine on the basis of the C, and the maneuverability and speed were further increased.

The P-40E was further armed with 6 millimeter machine guns (in support of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union).

In fact, there is also the P40F, which is a modification of the British Rolls-Royce Merlin 28 engine produced in the United States.

The P-40N (March 1944) had a lightweight construction, an improved visibility, and four wing machine guns, compared to the P-40N-5 to P-40N-15 in April 1944 with six machine guns.

After that, there was the P40Q, but the P40 could not compare to the P47 and P51 no matter how much it was changed, and the Q model was not in service.

Technology is constantly advancing, and of course the n-type performs best.