Albatros C.III

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Albatros C.III
Role Reconnaissance
Manufacturer Albatros
Introduction winter 1915-1916
Primary users Germany
Ottoman Empire
Number built 2271[1] [note 1]
Developed from Albatros B.III
Wingspan 11.69 m (38 ft 4 in) [2][3][4] [note 2]
Engine 150hp Benz Bz.III inline or
160hp Mercedes D.III inline
Armament rear flexible Parabellum and
sync. fixed LMG08/16[note 3]
91 kg (200 lb)[5]-100 kg (220 lb)[3] of bombs
Crew 2
Max Speed 140 km/h (87 mph)[6][7][5][3][4] to
135 km/h (84 mph)-150 km/h (93 mph)[2]
Climb 1,000 m (3,280 ft) in 8:00[2]-9:00[6][4][note 4]
2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 22:00[5][2][note 5]
3,000 m (9,840 ft) in 45:00[2][note 6]
Ceiling 3,350 m (11,000 ft)[4] - 3,400 m (11,200 ft)[6][7][5][3]
Endurance 4:00 [6][7][3][4]

The Albatros C.III was one of the most important aircraft of the mid-war. Due to its robust plywood fuselage, it could take a lot of punishment. Its reliable engines allowed a pilot's fixed gun to be added with little performance drop, making it one of the first two-seaters with weapons for both crew members.

So popular was the C.III that production was spread between Albatros, B.F.W., D.F.W., H.F.Caspar, Linke-Hofmann, L.V.G., O.A.W., and S.S.W. [8]

It was, in fact, the most common German two-seater at the front from spring of 1916 to the beginning of 1917.[9]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Albatros C.III.

Timeline [note 7]

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Official Stats
Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb Points
Nov/Dec15-late17 Y B/B 14 8 8 81
Card Links

Blue Max/Canvas Eagles

Aircraft Chart

Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

1:285/6mm/1:288 Scale

Resources

Orthographic Drawings

  • with Benz Bz.III

    with Benz Bz.III

  • with Mercedes D.III

    with Mercedes D.III

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Less than 800 were used operationally; the rest were used as trainers.[1]
  2. ↑ Some models appear to have been built with 11 m (36 ft 1 in) wings.[2]
  3. ↑ On many planes. Some were not fitted with the fixed gun.
  4. ↑ 5:00 best recorded time to 1,000 m (3,280 ft).[2]
  5. ↑ 12:30 best recorded time to 2,000 m (6,560 ft).[2]
  6. ↑ 25:00 best recorded time to 3,000 m (9,840 ft).[2]
  7. ↑ German numbers are from bi-monthly Frontbestand records (Effective Frontline Strength).[9]
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Updated card
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grosz'89, p.28.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Grosz'89, p.29.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Angelucci, p.84.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Argus Vol. 1, p.61.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Lamberton, pp.220-221.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Gray, p.26.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Munson, p.35.
  8. ↑ Lamberton, p.118.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Grosz'85, p.60 and Grosz'86, p.66.
Bibliography
  • Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
  • Argus Books, Airplane Archive: Aircraft of World War One, Volume 1. Great Britain: Argus Books, 1989. ISBN 0-85242-983-5
  • Peter Gray and Owen Thetford. German Aircraft of the First World War. Great Britain, Putnam, 1962, 1987. ISBN 0-85177-809-7.
  • Peter M. Grosz, "Archiv -- Frontbestand". WW1 Aero, № 107, Dec 1985 and № 108, Feb 1986. Poughkeepsie, NY: World War I Aeroplanes, Inc.
  • P.M. Grosz, Windsock Datafile 13: Albatros C.III. Great Britain: Albatros Publications, Ltd., 1989. ISBN 0-948414-17-0
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
  • Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711
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