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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
Saab 18B
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1944–1948
Quantity
119
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · WORLD WAR II
16
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
85
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 Flight1944
- Service Entry Year1944
- Crew3
- Primary RoleDive bomber / Attack aircraft
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelDaimler-Benz DB 605B
- Number of Engines2
▣Performance2MOD.2
- Top Speed530 km/h
- Service Ceiling9,000 m
◇Dimensions & Weights5MOD.5
- Length13.5 m
- Wingspan16.5 m
- Height4 m
- Empty Weight6,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight9,000 kg
◆Armament4MOD.4
- Hardpoints8
- Weapons Payload1,000 kg
- Internal Gun13.2 mm akan m/39A
- Internal Weapons BayYes
▤Production1MOD.1
- Total Built119
⬢Service History1MOD.1
- Retirement Year1958
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1944Production started
- 1948Production ended
82
years in service
4
years in production
119
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Saab 18B 
06 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
36TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS16WORLD WAR II · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS97SWEDEN · ALL WEAPONS31PERFORMANCE/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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