- First flight1942
- Introduction1944
- StatusRetired
- Number built245
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 3: pilot/navigator, radio operator/gunner, scout (at an early stage bombardier)
- Length
- 13.23 m
- Wingspan
- 17.4 m
- Height
- 4.35 m
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 575-590 km/h
- Range
- 2,600 km
- Service ceiling
- 9,800 m
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × SFA DB-605B inverted-vee piston engines (1,475 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 1 × 13.2 mm fixed akan m/39A forwards-firing gun in wing root with 300 rpg, 1 × 13.2 mm movable akan m/39 defensive gun with 300 rpg, B 18B's delivered early had a second movable 13.2 mm akan m/39 defensive gun with 300 rpg for the scout (a leftover from the B 18A). This was quickly removed in the field due to the impracticality of it post-war and later production examples were delivered without it., Loadouts:, Formally: 1400 kg of bombs or 1500 kg of bombs and rockets, :Its biggest loadout was 2 × 600 kg bombs and 12 × rockets simultaneously.; Bombs: Bomb bay: ≈1228 kg max, :*10 × 50 kg