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Vengeance I
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Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft · United States · 1940
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VengeanceI

Vengeance I
Vengeance I Photo: Blumhouse · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Ground-Attack Lethality
40
Payload
35
Loiter / Endurance
50
Survivability
30
Accuracy
45
Low-Altitude Capability
40
Avionics
20
Reliability
70
Versatility
35
Cost-Effectiveness
75
Origin United States
ManufacturerNorthrop
CategoryGround Attack / CAS Aircraft
EraWorld War II
In service1940–1944
Operators6 countries
Quantity200
Data Quality88%
41
Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft MASS Rating
26/32
World War II
187/251
All-Time
Ground Attack / CAS Aircraft · 10 axes scored
Ground-Attack Lethality
40
Payload
35
Loiter / Endurance
50
Survivability
30
Accuracy
45
Low-Altitude Capability
40
Avionics
20
Reliability
70
Versatility
35
Cost-Effectiveness
75
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the ground attack / cas aircraft category.
01 / Overview
Vengeance I
Prime contractor
Production
1940–1944
Quantity
200
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
GROUND ATTACK / CAS AIRCRAFT · WORLD WAR II
26
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
70
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
41
ground attack / cas aircraft category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the ground attack / cas aircraft category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General3MOD.3
  • First Flight1941
  • Crew2
  • Primary RoleDive bomber
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
▣Armament7MOD.7
◆Production3MOD.3
  • Total Built200
  • Operators9
  • Variants11
▤Service History4MOD.4
  • Retirement Year1948
  • Production Start1940
  • Production End1944
  • Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
  1. 1939First deployment: World War II
  2. 1940Production started
  3. 1944Production ended
86
years in service
4
years in production
200
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 6 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
📖 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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