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Bomber: land, with bomb bay, multi-engine, actual bombing in WW 2
ranks for max internal (and enclosed) bomb load (if same weight smaller bomb preference, if again same the older)
B-29: 9072 kg (40x227 kg)
B-32: 9072 kg (40x227 kg)
Lancaster: 7258 kg (1x1814 kg + 12x454 kg)
Stirling: 6350 kg (6x907 kg + 4x227 kg)
Halifax: 5897 kg (2x907 kg + 6x454 kg + 6x227 kg)
B-17: 5806 kg (8x726 kg)
B-24: 5806 kg (8x726 kg)
PB4Y-2: 5806 kg (8x726 kg)
Manchester: 4695 kg (4x862 kg + 2x454 kg + 3x113 kg)
Farman 222: 4000 kg (20x200 kg)
ranks for Take Off power available (if same power lesser engine preference, if again same the older)
B-29: 8800 (4x2200)
B-32: 8800 (4x2200)
Pe-8: 6800 (4x1700)
Lancaster: 6540 (4x1635)
Stirling: 6460 (4x1615)
Halifax: 6460 (4x1615)
PB4Y-2: 5400 (4x1350)
TB-3: 4800 (4x1200)
B-17: 4800 (4x1200)
B-24: 4800 (4x1200)
ranks for max internal fuel available, excluding tanks in bomb bay (if same the older)
B-29: 31260
B-32: 20668
Pe-8: ~18000
PB4Y-2: 15005
(DB-A: 14000)*
B-24: 10652
B-17: 10523
Stirling: 10247
Halifax: 9956
Lancaster: 9792
(TB-3: 7960)*
* is probable that the DB-A was used only as transport in WW2, so i add the next
ranks by production (recce included) post war variant excluded, maybe
B-24: ~18000
B-17: ~12500
Wellington: ~11500
Pe-2: ~11000
B-25: ~9800
Lancaster: ~7400
A-20: ~7000
DB-3/Il-4: ~6800
SB: ~6500
Halifax: ~5600
Bomber: land, with bomb bay, multi-engine, actual bombing in WW 2
ranks for max internal (and enclosed) bomb load (if same weight smaller bomb preference, if again same the older)
B-29: 9072 kg (40x227 kg)
B-32: 9072 kg (40x227 kg)
Lancaster: 7258 kg (1x1814 kg + 12x454 kg)
Stirling: 6350 kg (6x907 kg + 4x227 kg)
Halifax: 5897 kg (2x907 kg + 6x454 kg + 6x227 kg)
B-17: 5806 kg (8x726 kg)
B-24: 5806 kg (8x726 kg)
PB4Y-2: 5806 kg (8x726 kg)
Manchester: 4695 kg (4x862 kg + 2x454 kg + 3x113 kg)
Farman 222: 4000 kg (20x200 kg)
ranks for Take Off power available (if same power lesser engine preference, if again same the older)
B-29: 8800 (4x2200)
B-32: 8800 (4x2200)
Pe-8: 6800 (4x1700)
Lancaster: 6540 (4x1635)
Stirling: 6460 (4x1615)
Halifax: 6460 (4x1615)
PB4Y-2: 5400 (4x1350)
TB-3: 4800 (4x1200)
B-17: 4800 (4x1200)
B-24: 4800 (4x1200)
ranks for max internal fuel available, excluding tanks in bomb bay (if same the older)
B-29: 31260
B-32: 20668
Pe-8: ~18000
PB4Y-2: 15005
(DB-A: 14000)*
B-24: 10652
B-17: 10523
Stirling: 10247
Halifax: 9956
Lancaster: 9792
(TB-3: 7960)*
* is probable that the DB-A was used only as transport in WW2, so i add the next
ranks by production (recce included) post war variant excluded, maybe
B-24: ~18000
B-17: ~12500
Wellington: ~11500
Pe-2: ~11000
B-25: ~9800
Lancaster: ~7400
A-20: ~7000
DB-3/Il-4: ~6800
SB: ~6500
Halifax: ~5600
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