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Elegant single-engined monoplane bomber. The Battle was too big an aircraft to be powered by a single Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, and battles in France (as "Advanced Air Striking Force") in May 1940 it was quickly demonstrated to be woefully vulnerable. The concept of this single-engined bomber was outdated. After 1940 only used in Canada and Australia as trainer and target tug.
| General characteristics Battle Mk.II | |||
| Primary function | Light bomber | ||
| Power plant | One Rolls-Royce Merlin II | ||
| Thrust | 1,030 HP | 768 kW | |
| Wingspan | 54 ft | 16.46 m | |
| Length | 42.4 ft | 12.93 m | |
| Height | 15.0 ft | 4.57 m | |
| Wingarea | 422 sq ft | 39.20 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 7,410 lb | 3,361 kg |
| max. | 10,900 lb | 4,944 kg | |
| Speed max. | 252 mph | 406 km/h | |
| Initial rate of climb | 919 ft/min | 280 m/min | |
| Ceiling | 26,000 ft | 7,925 m | |
| Range | 1,200 mi | 1,931 km | |
| Armament | 2x 7.7mm machine gun; 454 kg bombs | ||
| Crew | Three | ||
| First flight | 10.3.1936 | ||
| Date deployed | 1937 | ||
| Number built | 2,419 | ||
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