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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the ground attack / cas aircraft category.
01 / Overview
Douglas BTD Destroyer
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1944–1945
Quantity
30
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT · WORLD WAR II
29
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the ground attack / cas aircraft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1943
- Service Entry Year1944
- Crew1
- Primary Roledive/torpedo bomber
- GenerationWorld War II
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelWright R-3350 Duplex-Cyclone
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload1,900 kg
- Internal Gun2x 20 mm cannon; 2x .50 in machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
◇Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
◆Production3MOD.3
- Total Built30
- Operators1
- Variants4
▤Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1945
- Production Start1944
- Production End1945
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1944Production started
- 1945Production ended
82
years in service
1
years in production
30
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT RANKING Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
207GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT29WORLD WAR II · GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT2265UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS236PERFORMANCE/PRICE · GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT
ⓘ Rankings are within theGround Attack / CAS Aircraftcategory.
📖 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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