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Skua

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Totals
38000 Price
220 Survivability
3658 kgWeight
117.5 Damage
Speed
893.2 Airspeed
340 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level
340 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude
1000 mOptimum Altitude
500 km/hMaximum Dive Speed
59.6 m/sRate of Climb
120 km/hStall Speed
234 km/hOptimum Airspeed
Mobility
77.8 Controllability
11.1 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg
90 °/sRate of Roll
1163.2 Maneuverability
Demon
Skua
Blenheim FHurricane I
III
Blackburn Skua
38000
Developed as a multi-purpose aircraft for the Royal Air Force. The first prototype flew in February 1937, with total of 192 aircraft being built.


The last multirole fighter in the British heavy fighter tree. Coming from the Demon you will recognize a slightly less manouverable flight experience. This plane was classified as a regular fighter before the inrtoduction of multirole fighters.

Tech Tree

Engine
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0
EngineMercury IVS.2
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp560
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg438
Applicability:Bristol Bulldog, Bristol Type 133, Blackburn Skua
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Mercury IVS.2
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225
EngineMercury VIS
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp605
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg438
Price:
Research cost225
Purchase price4100
Applicability:Bristol Bulldog, Bristol Type 133, Blackburn Skua, Bristol Type 146
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225
Mercury VIS
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0
Engine
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp905
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg465
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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830
EnginePerseus XII
Specifications:
Engine Power, hp905
Typeair-cooled
Weight, kg465
Price:
Research cost830
Purchase price12500
Applicability:Blackburn Skua, Bristol Type 146
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830
Perseus XII
Airframe
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0
AirframeSkua Mk.1
Specifications:
Survivability220
Weight, kg3082
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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Skua Mk.1
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1100
AirframeSkua Mk.2
Specifications:
Survivability250
Weight, kg3132
Price:
Research cost1100
Purchase price10550
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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1100
Skua Mk.2
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0
Airframe
Specifications:
Survivability250
Weight, kg3132
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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Wing-mounted weapon
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0
Machine gun.303 Vickers Mk.II (W)
Specifications:
Caliber7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage23
Rate of Fire, rounds/min600
Weight, kg30
Applicability:Bristol Type 133, Blackburn Skua, Bristol Type 146
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4x.303 Vickers Mk.II (W)
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425
Machine gun.303 Vickers Mk.III (W)
Specifications:
Caliber7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage25
Rate of Fire, rounds/min600
Weight, kg30
Price:
Research cost425
Purchase price3200
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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425
4x.303 Vickers Mk.III (W)
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0
Machine gun
Specifications:
Caliber7.7
Muzzle Velocity, m/s960
Damage25
Rate of Fire, rounds/min600
Weight, kg30
Price:
Purchase price3200
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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4x
IVHurricane I →
Outboard weapon
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No weapons
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0
Bombs250 lb
Specifications:
Damage Radius, m60
Damage2200
Weight, kg113
Price:
Purchase price750
Applicability:Blackburn Skua, Bristol Blenheim F, Hawker Hurricane Mk I, Bristol Beaufighter, Hawker Hurricane Mk II, De Havilland 98 Mosquito, Hawker Tornado
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250 lb
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3000
Bombs500 lb
Specifications:
Damage Radius, m75
Damage4300
Weight, kg227
Price:
Research cost3000
Purchase price1150
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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3000
500 lb
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0
Bombs
Specifications:
Damage Radius, m75
Damage4300
Weight, kg227
Price:
Purchase price1150
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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Turret
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0
Turret.303 Lewis Mk II
Specifications:
Caliber13.2
Machine gun1
Damage20
Rate of Fire, rounds/min30
Weight, kg5
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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.303 Lewis Mk II
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1100
Turret.303 Lewis Mk III
Specifications:
Caliber13.2
Machine gun1
Damage24
Rate of Fire, rounds/min30
Weight, kg5
Price:
Research cost1100
Purchase price7200
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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1100
.303 Lewis Mk III
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0
Turret.303 Lewis Mk III
Specifications:
Caliber13.2
Machine gun1
Damage24
Rate of Fire, rounds/min30
Weight, kg5
Applicability:Blackburn Skua
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.303 Lewis Mk III
IVBlenheim F →
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No weapons
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No weapons
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No weapons


Modules

Engine

Engine

Tier Engine Engine Power, hp / Thrust Type Weight, kg Price,
II Mercury IVS.2 560 air-cooled 438 1350
III Mercury VIS 605 air-cooled 438 4100
IV 905 air-cooled 465 12500
Airframe

Airframe

Tier Airframe Survivability Weight, kg Price,
IV Skua Mk.2 250 3132 10550
IV 250 3132 10550
Wing-mounted weapon

Wing-mounted weapon

Tier Machine gun Caliber Muzzle Velocity, m/s Damage Rate of Fire, rounds/min Weight, kg Price,
II .303 Vickers Mk.II (W) 7.7 960 23 600 30 2400
III .303 Vickers Mk.III (W) 7.7 960 25 600 30 3200
Outboard weapon

Outboard weapon

Tier Bombs Damage Radius, m Damage Weight, kg Price,
V 250 lb 60 2200 113 750
VI 75 4300 227 1150
Turret

Turret

Tier Turret Caliber Machine gun Damage Rate of Fire, rounds/min Weight, kg Price,
I .303 Lewis Mk II 13.2 1 20 30 5 450
III .303 Lewis Mk III 13.2 1 24 30 5 7200


Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:


  • Rear gunner
  • Highest HP for a fighter/multirole fighter in its tier


History for this plane not found


Fighters IIBristol Bulldog • IIIBristol Type 133 • IIIHawker P.V.3 • IIISupermarine Type 224 • IVBristol Type 146 • IVFairey Fantome • IVHawker Hurricane Mk. Ia • VCAC CA-12 Boomerang • VMiles M.20 • VSupermarine Spitfire I • VSupermarine Spitfire Mk Ia • VVickers Venom • VINorth American Mustang Mk.I • VINorth American Mustang IA • VISupermarine Spitfire V • VISupermarine Spitfire Vb IM • VISupermarine Spitfire Vb • VIIGloster Meteor F. I • VIISupermarine Spitfire IX • VIIISupermarine Spitfire XIV • VIIIDe Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.1 • IXSupermarine Attacker • XSupermarine Swift
Heavy Fighters IVBristol Blenheim F • VBristol Beaufighter • VBristol Beaufighter V • VIDe Havilland 98 Mosquito • VIIDe Havilland 103 Hornet • VIIIWestland P.1056 • IXGloster P.228 • XGloster Javelin
Attack Aircraft IIICAC CA-1 Wirraway
USA IBoeing P-12 • IICurtiss F11C-2 • IIGrumman F2F • IIBoeing P-26 Peashooter • IIIGrumman F3F • IIISeversky P-35 • IVBrewster F2A Buffalo • IVRepublic P-43 Lancer • VGrumman F4F Wildcat • VRepublic XP-44 Rocket • VIChance-Vought F4U-1 Corsair • VIRepublic P-47B Thunderbolt • VIIChance-Vought F4U-4 Corsair • VIIRepublic P-47N Thunderbolt • VIIIGoodyear F2G Super Corsair • VIIIRepublic XP-72 • IXRepublic F-84B Thunderjet • IXF-94D Starfire • XRepublic F-84F Thunderstreak • XChance-Vought F7U Cutlass
UK IGloster Goldfinch • IIHawker Demon • IIIBlackburn Skua • IVHawker Hurricane Mk I • VHawker Hurricane Mk II • VHawker Hurricane IID • VIHawker Tornado • VIIHawker Typhoon • VIIISupermarine Seafang F.32 • VIIIHawker Tempest • IXHawker Sea Hawk • XHawker Hunter
Germany IArado Ar 65 • IVArado Ar 197 • VFocke-Wulf Fw 190 A-1 • VIFocke-Wulf Fw 190 A-5 • VIIFocke-Wulf Fw 190 A-8/R2 • VIIFocke-Wulf Fw 190 D • VIIIMesserschmitt Me 109 TL • VIIIBlohm und Voss P.210 • IXBlohm und Voss P.212.03 • XBlohm und Voss P.215.02
USSR IPolikarpov I-5 • IIPolikarpov I-15 • IIPolikarpov I-5 ShKAS • IIIKochyerigin-Yatsenko DI-6i • IIIPolikarpov I-16 (early mod.) • IVPolikarpov I-16 (late mod.) • IVPolikarpov I-16 Type 29 • IVBorovkov-Florov I-207/4 • IVLavochkin LaGG-3 series 4 • VLavochkin LaGG-3 series 34 • VCurtiss P-40 M-105 • VYakovlev Yak-7 • VYakovlev Yak-7 M-82 • VIIlyushin IL-1 • VIYakovlev Yak-9 • VIIYakovlev Yak-9U • VIIIMikoyan-Gurevich I-260 • VIIISukhoi Su-9 • IXAlekseyev I-211 • XAlekseyev I-215
China IICurtiss Hawk III
Japan INakajima Type-91 • VIIMitsubishi J4M Senden • VIIIKyushu J7W1 Shinden • IXKyushu J7W2 Shinden-Kai • XKyushu J7W3
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