XP-58 Chain Lightning
XP-58
| 12800 Price |
| 700 Survivability |
| 20161 kgWeight |
| 1164.6 Damage |
| 1925.7 Airspeed |
| 780 km/hTop Speed at Sea Level |
| 780 km/hTop Speed at Best Altitude |
| 2500 mOptimum Altitude |
| 900 km/hMaximum Dive Speed |
| 106.1 m/sRate of Climb |
| 200 km/hStall Speed |
| 615 km/hOptimum Airspeed |
| 77.1 Controllability |
| 13.9 sAverage Time to Turn 360 deg |
| 80 °/sRate of Roll |
| 947.5 Maneuverability |
Tech Tree
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Modules
Engine
| Tier | Engine | Engine Power, hp / Thrust | Type | Weight, kg | Price, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IX | 3000 | water-cooled | 2408 | 130000 |
Airframe
| Tier | Airframe | Survivability | Weight, kg | Price, |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIII | 700 | 17208 | 100000 |
Cowling-mounted weapon
| Tier | Machine gun | Caliber | Muzzle Velocity, m/s | Damage | Rate of Fire, rounds/min | Weight, kg | Price, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | 37 | 1120 | 200 | 120 | 120 | 47500 |
Turret
| Tier | Turret | Caliber | Machine gun | Damage | Rate of Fire, rounds/min | Weight, kg | Price, |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VII | 12.7 mm AN/M2 | 13.2 | 4 | 128 | 30 | 5 | 90000 |
Player Opinion
Pros and Cons
Pros:
- High Durability
- High speed and good maneuverability for a heavy
- Long, powerful boost
- Powerful foward-armament with long range
- 2 twin tail guns with high damage and wide arc of fire
Cons:
- Very large target
- Autocannons have a slow firing rate and fast overheat
- Fairly inaccurate without equipment or skills
- Autocannons lose accuracy significantly when pilot is killed
- Slow airspeed compared to jets
Performance
The XP-58 "Chain Lightning" is an interesting breakaway from its predecessor, the P-38 line.
Unlike the P-38, the XP-58 doesn't have rapid-firing machine guns and autocannons as well as a wide array of powerful ordnance. This minor setback makes it a bit worse in respects of sustained fire.
Instead, its four accurate cannons have a very long reach and a very high damage per shot; this mixed with its impressive mobility characteristics makes it not only an effective bomber killer, but also a very good defensee aircraft. It can train its guns on multirole and pure fighters with relative ease, but absolutely shred bombers and attack aircraft quickly.
Its powerful defense armament of 4 AN/M2s in dorsal and ventral twin turrets allow for very good defense against pests, especially with its wide gun arc.
Overall, the XP-58 "Chain Lightning" is a very different beast than its smaller cousins. It's not quite as flexible, but can punish nearly everything better than most planes it encounters.
Early Research
Premium aircraft, no research required
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