- Changes
- Improved long-range torpedo bomber (also SM.79bis, SM.79GA, SM.579): three Alfa Romeo 128 R.C.18, ventral gondola deleted, a 1000 L tank in the bomb bay, forward gun retained. Introduced late 1942, in numbers from mid-1943; most of the ANR's torpedo bombers were of this type.
- Engines
- 3
Climb time
| Altitude | Time, min |
|---|
| 5,000 m | 16.12 |
Loadouts
| Name | Changes | Armament |
|---|
| Torpedo | One torpedo under the fuselage; two could be carried but usually only one was. | Whitehead 450 mm (1938) |
Service
193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945
≈ 10 Jul 1943 – 7 Sep 1943
19 Jul 1943 – 19 Jul 1943
10 Mar 1944 – 10 Apr 1944
≈ 5 Jun 1944 – 25 Dec 1944