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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
Vickers Virginia
Category
Country
Production
1922–
Quantity
126
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
132
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
40
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 Flight1922
- Service Entry Year1924
- Crew4
- Primary RoleHeavy night-bomber
- Generationinterwar
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypeNapier Lion VB
- Engine ModelNapier Lion
- Number of Engines2
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance3MOD.3
- Top Speed173.794 km/h
- Service Ceiling4,000 m
- Ferry Range1,585 km
◇Dimensions & Weights5MOD.5
- Length15.85 m
- Wingspan0.203 m
- Height6 m
- Empty Weight4,377.24 kg
- Loaded Weight7,983.36 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Weapons Payload1,361 kg
- Internal Gun3 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built126
- Operators1
- Variants10
▲Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1941
- Production Start1922
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1922Production started
- 1924Entered service
104
years in service
126
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
290TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS132INTERWAR PERIOD · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS1187UNITED KINGDOM · ALL WEAPONS266PERFORMANCE/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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