Hudson Mk V (Great Britain)

▄Hudson Mk V

▄Hudson Mk V

Britain

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.0	2.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Show in game

This page is about the British bomber Hudson Mk V (Great Britain). For other version, see A-29.

Description

The ▄Hudson Mk V is a premium rank II British bomber with a battle rating of 2.3 (AB) and 2.0 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.63 "Desert Hunters" and costs 700 .

General info

Flight performance

Fast for it's battle rating, this bird is a very versatile bomber, able to turn with some single engine fighters and outrun any it may face.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 1,981 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	399	386	5029	27.3	27.8	6.9	6.9	600
Upgraded	437	418		24.8	26.0	15.0	9.5

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	235	340	340	235	~8	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 260	< 290	< 320	> 324

Survivability and armour

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Hudson Mk V (Great Britain) is armed with:

• 2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Suspended armament

The Hudson Mk V (Great Britain) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 4 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 6 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (1,600 lb total)
• 8 x AP Mk I rockets
• 4 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 6 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs + 8 x AP Mk I rockets (1,600 lb total)

Defensive armament

The Hudson Mk V (Great Britain) is defended by:

• 2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)
• 1 x 7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun, ventral turret (500 rpg)

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 7 mm	HRC mk.8
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs
III	Wings repair	Engine		Turret 7 mm
IV		Engine injection	Cover	New 7 mm MGs (turret)

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good field of fire for dorsal turret
• Can carry 8 rockets in addition to the internal bomb bay
• Internal bombay can accommodate 4 x 250 lb bombs and 6 x 100 lb bombs
• Can fly on one engine
• Forward-firing fixed guns means the ability to strafe soft targets (eg: unarmoured vehicles, artillery, AAA, etc)
• Very fast for a bomber

Cons:

• Low amount of gunners means vulnerable if they're knocked out
• Controls lock quickly in a steep dive
• Flaps tear off easily above 330 km/h
• Only two fixed forward-firing guns

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

The Shooting Range #30 - Pages of History section at 06:12 discusses the Hudson.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

• topic on the official game forum;
• encyclopedia page on the aircraft;
• other literature.

Lockheed Corporation
Fighters	XP-38G · P-38E · P-38G-1 · P-38J-15 · Bong's P-38J-15 · P-38K · P-38L-5-LO · YP-38
Bombers	B-34 · PV-2D
Jet Fighters	F-80A-5 · F-80C-10
	F-104A · F-104C
Strike Aircraft	F-117
Export / License	A-29 · ▄Hudson Mk V
	␗P-38L-1
	␗F-104A · ▀F-104G · ␗F-104G · ▄F-104G · ▅F-104J · ▄F-104S
	The Lockheed Corporation merged with Martin Marietta Corporation in 1995 to form Lockheed Martin Corporation.
See Also	SABCA · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Fiat Aviation