Hawker Tempest V

"The Hawker Tempest V, successor to the Typhoon fighter-bomber, was the biggest, most potent piston-powered fighter flown by the RAF in World War II.

The Tempest’s massive 24-cylinder flat-H engine gave it more than 2,000 horsepower and a sound like no other fighter, its thin laminar flow wing gave it high speed without the handling problems that dogged the thick-winged Typhoon, and its four 20-mm cannon and ability to carry rockets or a ton of bombs made it a formidable fighter-bomber.

The Tempest became operational in April 1944, just in time to take on the growing threat from the V1 buzz bombs raining down on London.

''Between June and September, RAF Tempest pilots shot down 638 V1s. During the last months of the war in Europe, the Tempest served with distinction in the RAF’s Second Tactical Air Force.''

''While much of this service was in the ground attack role, Tempest pilots also destroyed 20 Me 262 jet fighters in air combat. There are very few situations or adversaries you can’t handle in this versatile fighter."''

-In game description of the Tempest V

The British Tempest V is a late war RAF fighter bomber descending straight from the Typhoon.

The Tempest Mark V is a big improvement its father, impressive velocity, thinner wings reducing drag and adding agility, a powerful engine w/some juicy WEP. It has everything: rockets, heavy bombs, four punishing 20mm cannons for shredding armor and tough planes, and very fast speed. It's a perfect match to late war variants like Fw 190 A8 as well as similar medium sized fighters like the P-47D-25.

Specifications
Tempest V specifications

Weight: 9,000/13,500 lb. (4,205/6,364 kg)

Span: 41ft (12.5 m)

Length: 33ft 8in (10.26 m)

Engine: Napier Sabre IIB 24-cyl. liquid-cooled flat-H, 2,400 hp

Armament:  Four 20-mm Hispano cannon with 150 r.p.g.

Two 1,000-lb. bombs or eight 60-lb. rocket projectiles

Max speed @ altitude: 35 mph (700 km/h) @ 17,000 ft (5,185 m)

Ceiling: 36,000 ft (10,980 m)

Initial climb rate: 3,000 ft/min (914 m/min)

Range: 820 miles (1,320 km)

Armament
Clean

2x 250lb bombs

2x 500lb bombs

2x 1,000 bombs

8x rockets

2x 45 gallon drop tanks

Trivia

 * The top Tempest ace was "David C. Foob" Fairbanks from The Canadian Royal Air Force. He scored 11 and one shared victories against German planes.
 * The effectiveness of the Tempest's dogfighting abilities was so high that the average kill ratio was 8:1, a total of 239 confirmed victories.