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Aviation
D.373
I
Rank
AB
1.0
RB
1.0
SB
1.0
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
Free
Research
Free
Purchase
General information

The D.373 is a reserve French fighter. It was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".

The D.373 is the third production aircraft of the D.37 series, which is available as a follow-on aircraft for all pilots advancing in the French tech tree. The D.373 (along with its older siblings D.371 and D.371 D.S.9) is unique compared to other early aircraft in the game as it is a monoplane with a parasol wing, as opposed to other low-wing monoplanes and biplanes. Key features of this aeroplane include 4 x Darne 1933 Mle 33 7.5 mm machine guns and wheel brakes. On the other hand, the D.371 also features an open cockpit and no armour protection like many early aircraft. The key difference between the D.373 and the D.371, other than the type of machine guns utilised, is that the D.373 is a version specially modified to fly for the French Navy and has an added tail-hook for snagging arrestor cables on aircraft carrier flight decks.

This aircraft is the second of the D.37 series featured in the game, along with its older sibling, the D.371. As a single-engine monoplane, it is agile and quick and while it can be a formidable turn-fighter, maintaining speed in this aircraft is crucial or else it becomes a slow easy target for other aircraft. The Mle 33 machine guns are not that powerful, however having four of them will enable the pilot to sling quite a bit of lead at the target aircraft.

Due to the D.373 being a lower rank I aircraft, it is not uncommon for it to be pitted against higher rank I aircraft and even some lower rank II planes too. While slower than many of the higher aircraft it may face, not all is lost. The D.373 will have a manoeuvrability advantage and if the pilot can pull the higher rank enemy into a turn-fight, the D.373 may be able to turn the tables and score a win. Don't count the D.373 out of the fight until the pilot bails out of the plane, if still flying, it can fight!


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 5,000 m 411378427397 km/h
Rate of Climb 15.711.722.511.7 m/s
Turn time 1617.815.316.9 s
Max altitude 9,500 m
Takeoff Run 150 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
Gear
control
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 2.1 t
Engine Gnome Rhone 14Kfs
Length 7.4 m
Wingspan 11.2 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 630 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 240 km/h
Offensive armament
4 × 7.5 mm Mle 33 machine gun
Ammunition 1,200 rounds
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
T/Ball/Ball/Ball/I/AP13127320
T/AP/AP/I/I13127320
IT333300
AP/AP/I13127320
Economy
Repair cost
AB free
RB free
SB free
Crew training free
Experts 80,000 SL
Aces 10 GE
Research Aces 1,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
10 / 10 / 50 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 3,610 RP
168 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

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