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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 Type O
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1915–1919
Quantity
600
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · WORLD WAR I
30
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
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
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1915
- Service Entry Year1916
- Crew4
- Primary RoleHeavy bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine TypeRolls-Royce Eagle VIII
- Engine ModelRolls-Royce Eagle
- Number of Engines2
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Top Speed156.897 km/h
- Service Ceiling2,590.8 m
- Rate of Climb1.219 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights4MOD.4
- Length18.898 m
- Wingspan30.48 m
- Loaded Weight6,360.379 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight8,618 kg
◆Armament3MOD.3
- Weapons Payload907 kg
- Internal Gun5 × Lewis Guns (2 on nose Scarff ring, 2 on dorsal position and 1 at ventral hatch)
- Internal Weapons BayYes
▤Production1MOD.1
- Total Built600
⬢Service History2MOD.2
- Retirement Year1922
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1915Production started
- 1916Entered service
- 1919Production ended
111
years in service
4
years in production
600
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 6 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
05 / Operators
Operator Countries6country
06 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
147STRATEGIC BOMBERS30WORLD WAR I · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1177UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS86PERFORMANCE/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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