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Vultee A-35 Vengeance


Dive Bomber Aircraft [ 1941 ]



The Vultee A-35 Vengeance was delivered for the defense of France but the results there forced future orders to British hands via Lend-Lease.



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The A-35 Vengeance was a dive bomber produced by the Vultee Aircraft Company and resulted in over a thousand examples being used by foreign forces under the Lend-Lease Act. Originally ordered for French use as the V-72, some 300 examples arrived before the fall of France. Subsequent examples were sent to Britain where they were utilized in some limited operational roles (in Burma) but were mostly relegated to target towing tugs for the Royal Air Force in Europe. This light combat use mostly came from the under-performing specifications that followed the aircraft, quite the underdog when taken up against its contemporaries. Additional users included Free French forces operating in North Africa, the Indian Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force.

The A-35 appeared very much the fundamental aircraft with a low-set monoplane wing and a single vertical tail surface. The fuselage was long, fitting in a Wright-powered R-2600 14-cylinder radial engine capable of 1,700 horsepower (A-35B). A battery of 6 x 12.7mm (.50 caliber) machine guns were mounting in the leading edges of the wings, three to a wing, and a single 12.7mm machine was positioned in a flexible mount rear cockpit position. The pilot sat in a glazed covered canopy area with the rear gunner in tandem. In the dive bombing role, the system could take on some 2,000lb of bombs.©MilitaryFactory.com
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At its core, the A-35 was a further design of the preceding A-31 platform, developed at a time when the German Ju 87 Stuka (detailed elsewhere on this site) showed the world just how devastating dive bombers could be. Vultee produced about 99 A-35A models for the US Army and were followed by the improved A-35B model series at the 100th example and beyond. The A-35B came about due to the requirements of the Army for Vultee to fix several combat deficiencies in their initial production model. Changes and fixes included the expanding of the 4 x 12.7mm machine gun array in the wings to 6 x 12.7mm machine guns, a redesigned tail surface and modifications to the fuel system. Self-sealing fuel tanks were also implemented for added security, a practice now the norm at the height of World War 2.

Though evaluated and accepted by US military planners, the A-35 was never seriously used in combat with America forces, with the military seeing more value in light twin engine bombers already at play than with this dedicated dive bomber. As such, the A-35 was relegated to more menial roles when in service with the US Army, primarily as target tugs and trainers.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Specifications



Service Year
1941

Origin
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United States

Crew
2

Production
1,962
UNITS


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(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Ground Attack (Bombing, Strafing)
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.


Length
39.8 ft
(12.12 m)
Width/Span
48.0 ft
(14.63 m)
Height
15.3 ft
(4.67 m)
MTOW
16,400 lb
(7,439 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the Vultee A-35 Mk IV Vengeance production variant)
Installed: 1 x Wright R-2600-13 14-cylinder radial engine developing 1,700 horsepower.
Max Speed
279 mph
(449 kph | 242 kts)
Ceiling
22,293 ft
(6,795 m | 4 mi)
Range
1,400 mi
(2,253 km | 4,173 nm)


♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the Vultee A-35 Mk IV Vengeance production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
STANDARD:
6 x 12.7mm machine guns in wings
1 x 12.7mm machine gun in rear cockpit

OPTIONAL:
Up to 2,000lbs of bombs.

2 x 250lb bombs underwing
2 x 500lb bombs held in an internal bomb bay


Supported Types


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(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Hardpoint Mountings: 2


A-31 - Initial Model Series Designation
V-72 - Original Order Model Designation for French purchase; 300 examples delivered.
Mk I - British designation for Lend-Lease initial Venegance aircraft production model order.
Mk II - British designation for Lend-lease Vengeance aircraft.
Mk III - Lend-Lease transfer models purchased by US for British usage.
Mk IV - "Improved" Vengeance of which 563 examples produced.
A-35 - "Improved" A-31
A-35A - Conversion models based on the A-35; 99 examples produced; 4 x 12.7mm machine guns in wings plus 1 x 12.7mm machine gun in flexible rear mount; fitted with Wright R-2600-19 Cyclone radial engine of 1,600hp.
A-35B - Improved A-35A model withredesigned tail surface, 12.7mm armament from 7.62mm armament and mechanical fuel pump system implemented.


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