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Douglas A-26 / B-26 Invader vs Douglas A-20 Havoc / Boston Comparison


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Subjects
Douglas A-26B Invader
Twin-Engine Medium Bomber / Heavy Attack Aircraft
Douglas A-20G Havoc
Light Bomber / Night-Fighter Aircraft
Basics
ORIGIN
United States
ORIGIN
United States
YEAR
1944 [Diff.+3 yrs]
YEAR
1941 [Diff.-3 yrs]
CREW
3
CREW
3
PRODUCTION
2,452 units [Diff.-5,026]
PRODUCTION
7,478 units [Diff.+5,026]
Dimensions
LENGTH
50.6 ft (15.4 m) [Diff.+2.6 ft]
LENGTH
48.0 ft (14.6 m) [Diff.-2.6 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
70.0 ft (21.3 m) [Diff.+8.7 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
61.3 ft (18.7 m) [Diff.-8.7 ft]
HEIGHT
18.5 ft (5.6 m) [Diff.+0.9 ft]
HEIGHT
17.6 ft (5.4 m) [Diff.-0.9 ft]
Relative Size Comparison
Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.
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Douglas A-26B Invader
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Douglas A-20G Havoc
Weights
EMPTY WT.
22,370 lb (10,147 kg) [Diff.+6,387 lb]
EMPTY WT.
15,984 lb (7,250 kg) [Diff.-6,387 lb]
M.T.O.W.
35,001 lb (15,876 kg) [Diff.+7,800 lb]
M.T.O.W.
27,201 lb (12,338 kg) [Diff.-7,800 lb]
Installed Power
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines developing 2,000 horsepower each and driving three-bladed propeller units.
2 x Wright Cyclone R-2600-23 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines developing 1,600 horsepower driving three-bladed propeller units.
Performance
SPEED
355 mph (571 kph) [Diff.+16 mph]
SPEED
339 mph (545 kph) [Diff.-16 mph]
RANGE
1,300 miles (2,092 km) [Diff.+209 miles]
RANGE
1,091 miles (1,755 km) [Diff.-209 miles]
CEILING
22,096 ft (6,735 m) [Diff.-3,002 feet]
CEILING
25,098 ft (7,650 m) [Diff.+3,002 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,250 ft/min [Diff.-250 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
1,500 ft/min [Diff.+250 feet]
Armament
B-26B:
6 OR 8 x 12.7mm machine guns in forward-fixed nose assembly
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal barbette.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in remote-controlled ventral barbette.

B-26C:
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in nose position
6 x 12.7mm machine guns in wings
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal barbette.
2 x 12.7mm machine guns in remote-controlled ventral barbette.

Up to 4,000lb of internal ordnance with a further 8,000lb of under wing ordnance held externally.

Additional:
4 x dual 12.7mm machine gun "packs" underwing (two-guns per pack for a total of eight possible underwing gun positions).
8 OR 14 x 5" rockets
2 x bombs held under wing
2 x fuel tanks held under wing
Dependent upon specific Havoc Model. Can include:

4, 6 OR 8 x 12.7mm Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs) in nose assembly.
4 x 20mm Automatic cannons in nose.

OPTIONAL:
2 x 12.7mm HMGs in lower-fuselage position.
2 x 7.62mm OR 12.7mm machine guns in flexible rear dorsal position.
1 x 7.62mm OR 12.7mm machine gun in flexible ventral position.
4 x 7.62mm machine guns in fuselage blisters (2 to a side).
6 x 12.7mm machine guns in fuselage blisters (3 to a side).
2 x 7.62mm machine guns in fixed rear-firing engine nacelle positions (1 per nacelle).

1,600lb to 4,000lb of conventional drop bombs including four held in an internal bay and (later models) two external pylons outboard of the engine nacelles.

1 x 374-gallon fuel tank in place of some of the internally-held bombs.
Going Further
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