Caudron R.4

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Caudron R.4
Role Reconnaissance/Escort
Manufacturer Caudron
Designer René Caudron
First flight June 1915[1][2]
Introduction 1 Oct 1916[2]
Primary user France
Number built 249
Wingspan 21.1 m (69 ft 4 in)[2]-21.2 m (69 ft 5 in) [3]
Engine 2× 130hp Renault 12Db inlines[note 1]
Armament 2× forward flexible Lewis MG and
2× rear flexible Lewis MG
100 kg (220 lb) of bombs[3]
Crew 3
Max Speed 130 km/h (81 mph)[4] to 138 km/h (86 mph)[3] to 142 km/h (88 mph)[2][note 2]
Climb 2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 18:00[4][3][2]
3,000 m (9,800 ft) in 35:00[3]
Ceiling 4,600 m (15,100 ft)[4][3]
Range 500 km (310 mi)[4]
Endurance 3:00 [4][3][2]

The Caudron G.3 and G.4 had no protection in the tail, and the Caudron G.6 and Caudron R.4 were designed to remedy this deficiency. The R.4 was initially intended as a bomber, but the limited horsepower of its two 130hp Renault engines limited its lifting power. It found its niche in reconnaissance and escort missions, where they began trickling in to units starting in the latter months of 1916. In all, 249 were built, and they served in small numbers with various units until they began to be replaced with the highly successful R.11 and various Letords. Escadrille R210, equipped with R.4's from October 1916 to July 1917, reported damaging 34 enemy aircraft in a two-month period, proving the R.4's worth as a gun platform.[1]

For more information, see Wikipedia:Caudron R.4.

Timeline [note 3]

Game Data

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Unofficial Stats
Availability Maneuver Damage Dmg Points Max Alt. Climb
17Q1-18Q2 XB A/A 14 11 6

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References

Notes
  1. ↑ Or 2×140hp Hispano engines.[2]
  2. ↑ Some sources say 160 km/h (99 mph) maximum speed.[4]
  3. ↑ Plane counts are approximate and based of escadrille usage in Davilla'97.
Citations
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Davilla, p.163.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Ferry'14, p.125.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Lamberton, pp.216-218.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Davilla, p.166.
Bibliography
  • Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
  • Vital Ferry. French Aviation During the First World War. Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2014. ISBN 978-2-35250-370-5
  • W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
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