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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tactical / medium bombers category.
01 / Overview
Dornier Do 23
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1934–1935
Quantity
282
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
108
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tactical / medium bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1934
- Crew4
- Primary Rolemedium bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine TypeBMW VIU
- Engine ModelBMW VIU
- Number of Engines2
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Top Speed260 km/h
- Cruise Speed210 km/h
- Service Ceiling4,200 m
- Ferry Range1,350 km
- Rate of Climb4.5 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length18.8 m
- Wingspan25.6 m
- Height5.4 m
- Wing Area106.6
- Empty Weight5,600 kg
- Loaded Weight8,750 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight9,200 kg
◆Armament3MOD.3
- Weapons Payload1,000 kg
- Internal Gun3 × MG 15 machine guns (nose, dorsal and ventral positions)
- Internal Weapons BayYes
▤Production3MOD.3
- Total Built282
- Operators2
- Variants5
⬢Service History2MOD.2
- Production Start1934
- Production End1935
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1934Production started
- 1935Production ended
92
years in service
1
years in production
282
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
238TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS108INTERWAR PERIOD · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS990GERMANY · ALL WEAPONS229PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTactical / Medium Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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