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Very powerful cannons with effective belts against air targets that can rip apart large bombers.

Extremely impressive performance at any altitude if it has energy (can even outturn some turnfighters depending on the circumstance).

BnZ is recommended and dogfights need to be avoided. Spitfires - Some spitfires may not seem a threat as they have a very lower performance at high altitude compared to yours, but as it can make you bleed your energy and after that accelerate to catch your tail, Spitfires need to be treated properly as dangerous enemies. This plane can rope-a-dope and outturn you, so proceed with caution. Ki-43-III otsu - It may outclimb the BV 155 at the beginning of a match and must be avoided if at higher altitude. Ideally, you should not commit to head-on engagements as your only protection is the 57 mm bulletproof glass of the windshield, which is completely inadequate against fighters equipped with cannons. But this plane can be very efficient when you get used to its BnZ and turn rate or bomber hunting capabilities (due its very reliable weaponry) while you don't let anyone dive on you and getting more energy. The BV 155 B-1 has some similarity with the playstyle of the Ho 229 V3 and you may get familiar to it, you need to keep in mind that BV 155 needs energy to keep its good performance, but at the same time trying to maintain IAS low due its constant compression at high speeds, it means you have to maintain the altitude and energy all the time to avoid any enemy fighter getting the upper hand on you, which means you will have a hard time escaping from it (even bombers such as SB2C may catch you easily), as you bleed considerably in long dogfights and have below average diving speed, bad straight line acceleration and top speed at most common engagement altitudes (3 km and 5 km).

2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total).

1 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon, nose-mounted (75 rpg).

The vast majority of fights in Air Realistic Battles don't happen at the altitude the BV 155 was designed to operate at, so it's quite limited in its capability. Furthermore, the BV 155 has a relatively low structural limit of 730 km/h (453 mph), which many fighters can easily exceed. Although the wings help the BV 155 turn tight with enough energy, it significantly hurts the roll rate. However, the climb rate is quite lacklustre at only 13.8 m/s, so climbing to high altitudes will be difficult. The BV 155 performs the best at high altitudes thanks to its wing design and supercharged DB 603.

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The BV 155 B-1 was introduced as a reward vehicle for Battle Pass: Season VIII, 'Field Testing' during Update 'Danger Zone'. The V1 was tested until it was written off, but the V2 is currently at the National Air and Space Museum. The fate of V3 is unknown, but V1 and V2 were sent to the RAF after the war. This would provide a substantial power increase thanks to its larger supercharger. During the V2's development, Blohm & Voss proposed that the new DB 603U engine be put in place of the DB 603E.

This led to the BV 155 V3, which would be the last 155. It had the DB 603E engine, but it still didn't meet performance expectations. Another prototype, the V2, was also being developed and was largely the same as the V1. The canopy was also revised, and bigger radiators were fitted to remedy the cooling issues brought on by high angles of attack. The BV 155 V1 featured a new laminar flow wing as well as parts from the Ju 87 'Stuka'. When Blohm & Voss took control of the project, they concluded that the original design had far too many problems and a redesign was in order. Messerschmitt continued to work on the project until the RLM (German Ministry of Aviation) saw numerous deficiencies and moved the work to Blohm & Voss. Due to delays with the Graf Zeppelin, the Me 155 project was put on hold for the indefinite future. However, it had new wings and carrier-specific features like folding wings and an arrestor gear. It still used the DB 605 engine, and the fuselage was from the Bf 109 G variant. The Me 155 was developed with the strict goal of using as many parts from the Bf 109 as possible. At this point, the Me 155 was developed to be a carrier fighter aboard the Graf Zeppelin. It first started life with Messerschmitt, respectively called the Me 155. The BV 155 was one of the many designs Germany developed during World War II for high-altitude performance.