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Martin 139WC
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Rank
AB
1.3
RB
1.3
SB
1.7
Battle rating
China
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
2,900
RP
Research
350
SL
Purchase
Republic of China
Operator country
General information

The Martin 139WC, often referred as the 馬丁式轟炸機 (Martin Bomber), was the export version of Martin B-10 bomber for the NRAAF in 1936. As part of the 50th birthday cerebration of Chiang Kai-Shek's fundraising campaign, some of the funds raised were taken as the fund to purchase nine Martin 139W bombers to strengthen the NRAAF; these aircrafts were in service alongside with some He 111A series and SM.72 during the early days of the total outbreak of Sino-Japanese War but with minimal efficiency. The most famous operation carried out by Martin 139WC was the propaganda leaflet "bombing" to Kyushu on 20th May, 1938 with the help of long-range radio and US instructors, 4 years before the Doolittle Raid on April 1942; as the bomber was already obsolete and new Soviet/US-built bombers arrived in China, the Martins were soon phrased out and left as training aids for bomber crews as late as 1945.

Introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision" with the Chinese tech tree, although having a rather peculiar aerodynamic design like a boat and less than desired self-defense firepower, Martin 139WC can still prove its worthiness with up to 600 kg bombs at its rank and deliver destruction to enemy stationary targets.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 2,438 m 370340389353 km/h
Rate of Climb 7.75.610.55.6 m/s
Turn time 2122.720.121.9 s
Max altitude 7,380 m
Takeoff Run 600 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 4 persons
Gross weight 6.7 t
Engine 2 x Wright Cyclone R-1820G2
Length 13.6 m
Wingspan 21.5 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 564 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 235 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 235 km/h
Defensive armament
3 × Turret — 7.62 mm Browning machine gun
Ammunition 1,800 rounds
Fire rate 1,000 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
T/Ball/Ball/AP/I13127320
T/AP/AP/AP/I13127320
Suspended armament
Setup 1 6 × 100 kg SAP 100M bomb
Setup 2 6 × 100 kg No.1
Setup 3 2 × 200 kg No.1
Setup 4 2 × 250 kg GP 250 bomb
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 111 → 139 SL
RB 159 → 199 SL
SB 211 → 264 SL
Crew training 200 SL
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 20 GE
Research Aces 96,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
10 / 30 / 50 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 2,960 RP
885 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

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