Bloch MB.162

Bloch MB.162 General Type: Bomber Owner: France Specifications Armament . . . .

History

The MB.162 was like a lot of bombers of that era the military version of a long range passenger plane, the MB.160. The prototype was ready in June 1940 only a few weeks before France fell, if it had been put into production at the start of 1941 as planed it would have given the French a heavy bomber on par with the B-17. In 1943 the prototype was taken to Germany & used by the KG 200 unit, who specialized in using captured & experimental aircraft for secret operations.

References

• Wikipedia

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Time Frames

	1930 - 1940: Pre-War	1940 - 1942: Early-War	1942 - 1944: Mid-War	1944 - 1945: Late-War	1945 - 1960: Post-War	1930 - 1960: Total-War
Buildable			Yes	Yes		Yes
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France
- America - Britain - France - Poland - Soviet Union - China - Germany - Italy - Hungary - Japan - Sweden - Czechoslovakia - Other -
Defenses
Anti-Infantry:	GFM Cloche
Anti-Tank:	75mm AC Mle.39, SS.11
Anti-Aircraft:	25mm CA Mle.40J, 75mm CA Mle.38, Bofors 40mm L/70
Artillery:	135mm Mle.32, 155mm Mle.50
Other:	Gate
Ground Vehicles
Construction/Supply:	Renault AGK, Loraine 37L, Bernard TT4, Hotchkiss CC2
Transport:	Laffly S20, AMX-VTT
Armoured Car:	Panhard 178, Panhard 201
Light Tank:	Renault FT, AMX-13, AMX-13 (SS-11), ELC Even
Medium Tank:	Schneider CA, Somua S-35, AMX-40, Renault G1R, Baudet-Donon-Roussel G1B, Lorraine G1L, Lorraine 40t, Batignolles-Châtillon 25t
Heavy Tank:	Saint-Chamond, Char 2C, Char B1 bis, Char B1 ter, FCM F1, Arl-44, AMX-50 mle.50
Anti-Aircraft:	L'autocanon de 75 mm, Berliet VPH, AMX-13 DCA
Tank Destroyer:	ACL-135, Somua Sau-40, Somua S-35 CA, Lorraine CA, AMX-50 Foch
Artillery:	Lorraine 39L Automoteur, Arl-40, Lorraine 155 mle.51
Aircraft
Fighter:	Dewoitine 520, Arsenal VG39, Bugatti 110P, Mystère IV
Ground Attack:	Breguet Bre-693, Arsenal VB10, MD.450 Ouragan
Carrier Aircraft:	Levasseur PL.101, Loire-Nieuport LN.42, SO.8000 Narval
Bomber:	Bloch MB.162, Bloch MB.175, Lioré et Olivier LeO 451, SO.4000, SO.4050 Vautour
Transport:	Farman F.222, Burnelli OA-1, Nord 2501 Noratlas
Helicopter:	SO.1310 Farfadet
Naval
Transport:	LCT Mk.I, LCT Mk.VI
Destroyer:	Adroit, Hardi, T 47
Cruiser/Battleship:	Dunkerque, Richelieu, Alsace
Aircraft Carrier:	Bearn, Joffre, Clemenceau PA28
Civilian
Vehicle:	Traction Avant, Citroën 2CV
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