General info for Blenheim Mk IV

  • Country Britain
  • Vehicle role Frontline Bomber / Light Bomber
  • Rank 1
  • Battle rating in
    • arcade battles 2
    • realistic battles 2
    • simulator battles 1.7

Extended parameters

Arcade Battles
  • Price 2,100€
  • Wp bonus 50%
  • Max speed 428 km/h
  • Turn time 26.0 s
  • Training cost 600€
  • Climb speed 7.6 m/s
  • Airfield len 366 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 0.17 kg/s
  • Max altitude 8310 m
  • Max speed alt 3962 m
  • Weapon presets 2
  • Full repair cost 370€
  • Weapon
    7.7 mm Browning machine gun (Ammo: 500) Reload Time 15s
    Turret: 7.7 mm Browning machine gun x2 (Ammo: 1000) Reload Time 15s
    Turret: 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun x2 (Ammo: 1000) Reload Time 15s
    250 LB G.P. Mk.IV bomb x4
  • Full repair time crew 12m
Realistic Battles
  • Price 2,100€
  • Wp bonus 110%
  • Max speed 428 km/h
  • Turn time 26.0 s
  • Training cost 600€
  • Climb speed 7.6 m/s
  • Airfield len 366 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 0.17 kg/s
  • Max altitude 8310 m
  • Max speed alt 3962 m
  • Weapon presets 2
  • Full repair cost 639€
  • Weapon
    7.7 mm Browning machine gun (Ammo: 500) Reload Time 15s
    Turret: 7.7 mm Browning machine gun x2 (Ammo: 1000) Reload Time 15s
    Turret: 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun x2 (Ammo: 1000) Reload Time 15s
    250 LB G.P. Mk.IV bomb x4
  • Full repair time crew 23m
Simulator Battles
  • Price 2,100€
  • Wp bonus 90%
  • Max speed 428 km/h
  • Turn time 26.0 s
  • Training cost 600€
  • Climb speed 7.6 m/s
  • Airfield len 366 m
  • Free repairs 10
  • Mass per sec (shot) 0.17 kg/s
  • Max altitude 8310 m
  • Max speed alt 3962 m
  • Weapon presets 2
  • Full repair cost 1,248€
  • Weapon
    7.7 mm Browning machine gun (Ammo: 500) Reload Time 15s
    Turret: 7.7 mm Browning machine gun x2 (Ammo: 1000) Reload Time 15s
    Turret: 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun x2 (Ammo: 1000) Reload Time 15s
    250 LB G.P. Mk.IV bomb x4
  • Full repair time crew 41m

Blenheim Mk IV / statistics for the last 1 month

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Arcade Battles
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Realistic Battles
  • Battles 5
  • Win rate N/A
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  • Air frags per death N/A
  • Ground frags per battle N/A
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Simulator Battles
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Wiki info about Blenheim Mk IV

Official War Thunder wiki

Originally developed as a prototype fast civilian transport aircraft, the Bristol Blenheim was a British light bomber widely used during the early days of the Second World War. The Blenheim was the first British all-metal aircraft and one of the first with a retractable landing gear, an electric defensive turret and a variable pitch propeller. Conversion from fixed-gear biplane bombers with fixed-pitch propellers to Blenheims, with their modern features, proved troublesome for some squadrons. Large numbers of levers, often poorly positioned, had great potential to cause confusion in critical stages of flight. For example, the landing gear lever was close to the flap lever, which sometimes led to retraction of flaps together with landing gear at takeoff, causing an immediate loss of lift. Improper prop pitch setting at takeoff often led to an overly long takeoff run and passing the runway threshold without becoming airborne. The Blenheim Mk IV was not, as is often thought, a variant of the Mk I. Rather it was based on the Type 149 variant, based on the 11/36 requirement for a coastal reconnaissance/light bomber to replace the Avro Anson. During flight trials the Mk IV reached a top speed of 266 mph; faster than the Mk I. However, the data was misleading as the speed was reached at 12,000 ft, whereas the Mk I was tested at sea level, where it reached 239 mph - the Mk I was slightly faster at altitude. Unfortunately, this became obvious in combat, when Mk IVs fared no better against Luftwaffe fighters than the Mk I. It quickly became clear that Blenheims needed fighter escorts. Whilst certainly one of the world’s fastest aircraft during the prototype phase in 1935, the Blenheim did not have the speed to compete with enemy fighters by 1939. This, combined with its poor defensive armament and light payload made it an unsuccessful bomber, but tragically for the crews of RAF Bomber Command, it was available in large numbers. The Blenheim squadron losses up to 1941 were amongst the worst suffered by the RAF during the entire war. A modification of the Blenheim MkI did, however, have some notable successes as a pioneering night fighter until more suitable aircraft were developed in that role.