Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

B-17D

Totals

500000 Price

1250 Survivability

22325 kgWeight

224 Damage

Speed

1188 Airspeed

336 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level

480 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude

2100 mOptimum Altitude

630 km/hMaximum Dive Speed

24.4 m/sRate of Climb

180 km/hStall Speed

330 km/hOptimum Airspeed

Mobility

47.2 Controllability

26.2 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg

25 °/sRate of Roll

519.2 Maneuverability

XP-44

B-17D

B-17G

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500000

The B-17D modification was developed in February 1941. Most of these bombers were sent to the U.S. air bases in the Pacific, where the beginning of the war with Japan found them.

Tech Tree

Engine

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EngineR-1820-57

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1060
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	4000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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4xR-1820-57

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3600

EngineR-1820-65

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1200
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	4000

Price:
Research cost	3600
Purchase price	36100

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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3600

4xR-1820-65

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Engine

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1350
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	4000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

VI

4x

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6400

EngineR-1820-62

Specifications:
Engine Power, hp	1350
Type	air-cooled
Weight, kg	4000

Price:
Research cost	6400
Purchase price	48000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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6400

4xR-1820-62

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Airframe

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5000

AirframeB-17D (1941)

Specifications:
Survivability	1400
Weight, kg	18000

Price:
Research cost	5000
Purchase price	50000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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5000

B-17D (1941)

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Airframe

Specifications:
Survivability	1400
Weight, kg	18000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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AirframeB-17D (1940)

Specifications:
Survivability	1250
Weight, kg	18000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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B-17D (1940)

Outboard weapon

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Bombs500 lb

Specifications:
Damage Radius, m	75
Damage	4300
Weight, kg	225

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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8x500 lb

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10000

Bombs500 lb

Specifications:
Damage Radius, m	75
Damage	4300
Weight, kg	225

Price:
Research cost	10000
Purchase price	2000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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10000

16x500 lb

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Bombs

Specifications:
Damage Radius, m	75
Damage	4300
Weight, kg	225

Price:
Purchase price	1150

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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16x

Turret

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Turret7.62 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	3
Damage	32
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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7.62 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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Turret7.62 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	3
Damage	32
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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7.62 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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6200

Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	2
Damage	96
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Price:
Research cost	6200
Purchase price	41000

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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6200

12.7 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	2
Damage	96
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

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Turret12.7 mm M2

Specifications:
Caliber	13.2
Machine gun	1
Damage	48
Rate of Fire, rounds/min	30
Weight, kg	5

Applicability:Boeing B-17D Flying Fortress

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12.7 mm M2

No weapons

No weapons

No weapons

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Modules

Engine

Tier	Engine	Engine Power, hp / Thrust	Type	Weight, kg	Price,
V	R-1820-57	1060	air-cooled	4000	33500
V	R-1820-65	1200	air-cooled	4000	36100
VI		1350	air-cooled	4000	48000

Airframe

Tier	Airframe	Survivability	Weight, kg	Price,
V	B-17D (1941)	1400	18000	50000
V		1400	18000	50000

Outboard weapon

Tier	Bombs	Damage Radius, m	Damage	Weight, kg	Price,
V	500 lb	75	4300	225	2000
V		75	4300	225	1150

Turret

Tier	Turret	Caliber	Machine gun	Damage	Rate of Fire, rounds/min	Weight, kg	Price,
V	7.62 mm M2	13.2	3	32	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	1	48	30	5	41000
V	7.62 mm M2	13.2	3	32	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	1	48	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	1	48	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	2	96	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	1	48	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	1	48	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	1	48	30	5	41000
V	12.7 mm M2	13.2	2	96	30	5	41000

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Very powerful bombload
• Heavy armor
• Powerful turret
• Many hitpoints.

Cons:

• Low airspeed
• Very vulnerable to enemy fire and flak.
• Bomb cluster cannot be stopped; it just keeps dropping until the group runs out.

Performance

This bomber is very strong. It has powerful turrets and a health pool that matches many tier 10 aircraft. However, the nature of the bomb cluster means the bombing path must be carefully planned so as to maximize the potential of the bombs. The long reload time is an annoyance, but the bombs you have in one reload with probably be enough to capture a sector.

Historical Info

Though changes in the design made the Army Air Corps decide that the B-17D was worthy of a new subdesignation, the B-17C and B-17D were very similar. In fact, both were given the same subdesignation (299H) by Boeing.
Several minor changes were made, both internally and externally. Outside, the engines received a set of cowling flaps for better cooling, and the external bomb racks were removed. On the inside, the electrical system was revised, and another crew member added. In the aft-dorsal radio compartment room just behind the bomb bay with a flexible machine gun mount, and the ventral "bathtub" armament emplacement — as well as adding the nose-mount, "cheek" guns for the first time, in a longitudinally staggered mount layout (the starboard "cheek" gun further forward in relation to the portside ordnance) the guns were doubled, bringing the total armament to one 0.30 in (7.62 mm) and six 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns. The B-17D also featured more extensive armor protection. A total of 42 "D"s were built, and the 18 remaining B-17Cs were also converted to B-17D format. The sole surviving example of this model of the Flying Fortress – originally built in 1940 and nicknamed the Ole Betsy by her original crew – is undergoing restoration at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. She was later renamed "The Swoose" by her pilot Frank Kurtz; he later named his daughter, actress Swoosie Kurtz, after the bomber.

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Historical Gallery

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  B-17D in flight.

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  This Philippines-captured USAAF Boeing B-17D, in Japanese livery, was flown to Japan for technical evaluation.

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