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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
Lioré et Olivier LeO 20
Category
Country
Production
1926–1932
Quantity
320
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
99
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
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
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1927
- Service Entry Year1928
- Crew3
- Primary Rolenight-bomber
- Generationinterwar
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelGnome et Rhône 9Ady Jupiter
- Number of Engines2
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Top Speed196 km/h
- Service Ceiling5,750 m
- Ferry Range1,000 km
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length13.77 m
- Wingspan22.2 m
- Height4.26 m
- Wing Area105
- Empty Weight2,580 kg
- Loaded Weight5,060 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight5,600 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Weapons Payload500 kg
- Internal Gun2 × 7.7mm machine-guns at nose and dorsal positions and 1 × 7.7mm machine-gun at ventral position
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built320
- Operators2
- Variants7
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1939
- Production Start1926
- Production End1932
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1926Production started
- 1929Entered service
- 1932Production ended
100
years in service
6
years in production
320
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
223TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS99INTERWAR PERIOD · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS572FRANCE · ALL WEAPONS104PERFORMANCE/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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