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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
Sopwith Pup
Category
Country
Production
1916–1918
Quantity
1,796
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR I
20
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
95
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1916
- Service Entry Year1916
- Crew1
- Primary Rolefighter
- GenerationWorld War I era
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypeLe Rhône 9C
- Engine ModelLe Rhône 9C
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Top Speed180.23 km/h
- Top Speed (Mach)0.145 Mach
- Service Ceiling5,334 m
- Ferry Range300 km
- Combat Radius150 km
- Rate of Climb5.5 m/s
- G-Limit5
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length5.791 m
- Wingspan8.53 m
- Height2.44 m
- Wing Area24.5
- Empty Weight356.983 kg
- Loaded Weight540 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight560 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints0
- Weapons Payload0 kg
- Internal Gun1 × Vickers machine gun fired forward through the propeller by means of a Sopwith-Kauper gun synchronizer
- Internal Weapons BayNo
- Air-to-Air MissilesYes
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built1,796
- Operators10
- Variants4
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1919
- Production Start1916
- Production End1918
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914First deployment: World War I
- 1916Production started
- 1918Production ended
110
years in service
2
years in production
1,796
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 9 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries9country
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
298AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS20WORLD WAR I · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS732UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS4PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
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