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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
Handley Page Halifax
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1946
Quantity
6,178
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · WORLD WAR II
12
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the strategic bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1939
- Service Entry Year1940
- Crew7
- Primary RoleStrategic bomber
- Generation4th
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant4MOD.4
- Engine TypePiston
- Engine ModelRolls-Royce Merlin
- Number of Engines4
- Internal Fuel10,000 kg
▣Performance8MOD.8
- Top Speed454 km/h
- Cruise Speed346 km/h
- Service Ceiling7,300 m
- Ferry Range3,000 km
- Combat Radius1,650 km
- Rate of Climb3.3 m/s
- G-Limit3.5
- Takeoff Run500 m
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length21.8 m
- Wingspan30.1 m
- Height6.3 m
- Wing Area116
- Empty Weight13,000 kg
- Loaded Weight24,600 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight29,600 kg
◆Armament5MOD.5
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload5,800 kg
- Internal GunNose turret (2x), dorsal turret (4x), tail turret (4x), beam guns (2x)
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth1MOD.1
- RadarH2S (some variants)
⬢Production1MOD.1
- Total Built6,178
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1961
- Production Start1940
- Production End1946
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1940Production started
- 1946Production ended
86
years in service
6
years in production
6,178
units produced
10
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries11country
05 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
74STRATEGIC BOMBERS12WORLD WAR II · STRATEGIC BOMBERS455UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS7PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STRATEGIC BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStrategic 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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