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Variants
Pre-production prototypes; 13 built.
P-43
First production version, identical to YP-43; 54 built.
P-43A
Version powered by R-1830-49 engine and armed with 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in the wings replacing the P-43's original 0.30 in (7.62 mm); 80 built.
P-43A-1
Version for China, rudimentary armor and wing fuel tank protection, armed with four 0.50 in machine guns (one per wing, plus two in the nose), centerline hardpoint for an external fuel tank or up to 200 lb (91 kg) of bombs; 125 built.
P-43B
Photo-reconnaissance version with cameras in the tail; 150 converted from P-43A and P-43A-1.
P-43C
Photo-reconnaissance version differing from P-43B only in equipment; two converted from P-43A.
P-43D
Photo-reconnaissance version, R-1830-47 engine; six converted from P-43A.
P-43E
Proposed photo-reconnaissance version with R-1830-47 engine based on P-43A-1.
RP-43
All USAAF aircraft re-designated as "restricted from combat" in 1942.
P-44 Rocket
Proposed version with Pratt & Whitney R-2180-1 engine with 1,400 hp (1,044 kW); none built.
Sources:
Wikipedia
War Planes of the Second World War, Fighters, Volume Four, William Green, Doubleday, 1964.
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