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[WWI] Halberstadt D.II
Halberstadt D-series Fighters
Despite being unremarkable in design, the Halberstadt fighting scout was used in significant numbers by the Central Powers. While it appeared frail, it was actually of very sound construction. Its main disadvantage was being lightly armed with but a single MG mounted to the starboard side of the fuselage. Delivered to the front in 1916, it remained in service until 1918. The D.II burns 4.5 gallons of aviation fuel per hour of routine usage. The plane had a historical range of 156 miles. A full load of fuel and ammo costs $13. Halberstadt D.II Subassemblies: Recon Fighter chassis +2; Recon Fighter wings with Biplane option +2; 2 fixed wheels +0. Powertrain: 90-kW HP gasoline engine with 90-kW old prop and 40-gallon fuel tank [Body]. Occ.: 1 XCS Body Cargo: 8 Body Armor F RL B T U Body: 2/2C 2/2C 2/2C 2/2C 2/2C Wings: 2/2C 2/2C 2/2C 2/2C 2/2C Wheels: 2/3 2/3 2/3 2/3 2/3 Weaponry: Aircraft LMG/7.92 mm LMG 08/15 [Body:F] (500 rounds). Statistics: Size: 24'x29'x9' Payload: 0.23 tons Lwt.: 0.80 tons Volume: 96 Maint.: 123 hours Cost: $2,651 HT: 9. HPs: 30 Body, 50 each Wing, 3 each Wheel. aSpeed: 93 aAccel: 3 aDecel: 45 aMR: 11 aSR: 1 Stall Speed: 35 mph. Take-Off Run: 136 yards. Landing Run: 123 yards. gSpeed: 182 gAccel: 9 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 2 Ground Pressure: High. 1/6 Off-Road Speed. Design Notes: Historical wing area was 254 sf. MG load outs and fuel capacity are a guess based on historical payload. Design payload was 485 lbs; the historical value has been substituted. The weight, cost, and HPs of the chassis were doubled to increase design weight; it was increased another 2% to the historical. Design aSpeed was 93 mph. Performance calculations were based on historical values for wing area and loaded weight. Using the calculated gSpeed at 1/6 Off-Road speed (28 mph) gSpeed is still 80% of stall speed, so the plane could therefore potentially get airborne in a bumpy field, at the GM's discretion. Variants: The D.I (1916) featured a 75-kW engine. The D.III (1916) featured a 90-kW engine, and an enlarged fuel supply. About 100 of the D.II and D.III models were built in total. The D.IV (1916) were 3 prototypes featuring a 112-kW engine and an additional machine gun. The D.V (1916) was similar to the D.III, but with the MG located on the opposite side of the fuselage. Later versions added a second MG. In 1917, about 30 D.Vs were delivered to Turkey.
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