A French Premium Hydroplane with a deadly torpedo is one of the prize in the upcoming winter special event in War Thunder.
Laté 298, hydroplane, France, rank I, Premium vehicle
Features:
Good handling characteristics
Defensive gunner
Deadly torpedo
History
The Laté 298 was designed on the basis of a requirement of the French Navy for a new single-engine seaplane to replace an older, less successful aircraft. As a result, engineers at Latécoère developed the Laté 298 which undertook its maiden flight in May 1936 and subsequently entered service in October 1938. Following the outbreak of WWII, the Laté 298 first saw combat during the Battle of France in 1940, harassing German units as they made their way inland. After th...