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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.41]].
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The PBJ-1H is U.S. Navy variant of the [[B-25J-20|B-25]] which was operated by the U.S. Marine Corps as a ground attacker. This aircraft is a powerful ground strafing machine and due to the weapons package built-in, it can be viewed as a gunship. With eight 12.7 mm machine guns and a 75 mm cannon, most light ground targets such as AAA positions and Artillery positions can be destroyed. The 75 mm T13E1 cannon is similar to the 75 mm M3 on the Sherman tank and shares its powerful support capability. With Armoured Targets belt loaded, it can knock out light pillboxes with ease and greater accuracy than bombs in Realistic and Simulator modes. It is even effective against light and medium tanks, although the low fire rate makes it less than ideal for strafing several targets in a short target window. It is recommended to use the virtual cockpit view to aim the main gun. The 12.7 mm guns should be mainly utilized against "soft" targets such as armoured Cars, AA and artillery positions, and the 75 mm Gun against hardened targets such as light pillboxes and tanks. That said, the concentrated MG fire can also be used to destroy light pillboxes (with practice), though will require significant ammo usage to do so.
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Despite armament differences, the airframe of the PBJ is still that of the B-25. While this means that it will have a relatively large number of defensive weapons, it also means that it is relatively sluggish compared to other close-support aircraft. It also presents a relatively large and slow-moving, though semi-well-defended target. Beware all variants of the Bell [[P-39 (Family)|P-39]] Airacobra, [[P-63 (Family)|P-63]] Kingcobra, [[P-47 (Family)|P-47]] Thunderbolt, all variants of the [[Me 410 (Family)|Me 410]] and the [[Yak-9T]]; these aircraft can destroy your aircraft without much difficulty, whereas you will have a difficult time expending numerous 12.7 mm rounds trying to knock them out of the sky or off your tail.
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This aircraft has several weaknesses in which the pilot must be aware of which could be exploited by attacking aircraft. First, the twin rudders in the tail section create gunner dead zones. The rudders will prevent the side gunners and to an extent the dorsal gunner from firing on an enemy attacking from the shadow of either of these two spots. The tail gunner should be able to neutralize this weakness as long as he has not been knocked out. The underside of the aircraft is especially vulnerable as there is no ventral turret and the tail gunner, side gunners only have a limited downward angle in which they can shoot, so it may be best to fly as low as possible in certain circumstances. Even with the great fire-power utilized on this aircraft, the pilot's best bet will be to operate under fighter cover when possible.
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Other differences from the B-25 are the smaller bomb payload, attacker spawn location (lower altitude than bombers) and the lack of a bomb-sight view for precision bombing.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight Performance ===
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=== Flight performance ===
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Maximum speed, maneuverability, speed and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 4,390 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
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! Stock
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| 429 || 416 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 38.4 || 39.7 || 5.4 || 5.4 || rowspan="2" | 850
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| 477 || 451 || 35.2 || 37.0 || 12.8 || 7.7
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==== Details ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | Features
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|-
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | Limits
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
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! colspan="2" | Max Static G
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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| 611<!--{{Specs|destruction|body}}--> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 382 || 320 || 293 || ~5 || ~2
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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| < 270 || < 320 || < 350 || > 320
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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| 524 m || 3,000 hp || 3,339 hp
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! colspan="3" | Setting 2
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! Optimal altitude
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! 100% Engine power
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! WEP Engine power
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| 3,700 m || 2,700 hp || 3,005 hp
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
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* 8 mm Steel - Lower nose armour plate
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* 8 mm Steel - Pilot and Co-pilot's seats
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* 9.5 mm Steel - Fore cockpit armour plate
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* 9.5 mm Steel - Side armour cockpit plates
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* 9.5 mm Steel - Cockpit rear plate
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* 9.5 mm Steel - Dorsal gunner aft plate
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* 6.35 mm Steel - Side gunners armour plate x 2
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* 9.5 mm Steel - Tail gunner protective armour plate
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* 12 mm Bulletproof glass - Dorsal gunner turret
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* 38 mm Bulletproof glass - Tail gunner canopy
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Rugged, sturdy, though, the PBJ-1H is all of those things. Featuring crew armour protection that outclasses the [[B-17G-60-VE|B-17 ''Flying Fortress'']] in a handier, smaller design, the PBJ-1 is a tough nut to crack and even harder to devoid of the crew. Calibres above 20 mm are a must for a quick kill, otherwise, the PBJ-1H will repay in kind. Forgoing all defence is good, but all offence, too? It is called overkill, of the pursuit fighter.
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The two Wright R-2600 air-cooled radial engines are themself hard to destroy and with dropped payload, the PBJ will just keep flying on a single damaged one. Denying under armed fighters the ability to lethally cripple it. Yet this aircraft has got one downside: Fuel tanks. While present in all planes, the armour, crew and bomb bay take up all the fuselage. Leaving only space in the wings. A common cause of the crash is hence a fire and thus a structural failure of the wing spar.
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{Specs-Economy}}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
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{{main|T13E1 (75 mm)|M2 Browning (12.7 mm)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
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* 1 x 75 mm T13E1 cannon (21 rounds)
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* 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (400 rpg = 1,600 total)
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* 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, cheek-mounted (400 rpg = 1,600 total)
  
 
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{{main|AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)}}
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{{main|AN-Mk 1 (1,600 lb)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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* Without load
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* 12 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (1,200 lb total)
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* 8 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,000 lb total)
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* 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
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* 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
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* 2 x 1,600 lb AN-Mk 1 bombs (3,200 lb total)
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* 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb (2,000 lb total)
  
 
=== Defensive armament ===
 
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{{main|M2 Browning (12.7 mm)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
  
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== Usage in the battles ==
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* 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (400 rpg = 800 total)
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* 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, tail turret (600 rpg = 1,200 total)
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* 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, 2 x beam turrets (250 rpg)
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== Usage in battles ==
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The best way to destroy tanks with the 75 mm cannon is to use first-person pilot view which reduces parallax because you are closer to the level of the cannon, allowing for the crosshairs to be more accurate. The shells will almost always penetrate an enemy vehicle, so shoot at the points where the crew is in mixed battles.
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=== Manual Engine Control ===
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! rowspan="2" | Mixer
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! rowspan="2" | Pitch
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! colspan="3" | Radiator
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! rowspan="2" | Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger
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|-
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! Oil !! Water !! Type
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| Controllable || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Separate || Controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
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* Immense firepower in the form of eight 12.7 mm machine guns and a 75 mm cannon in the nose
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* Excellent defensive firepower, utilizing most of the B-25's gun positions
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* Durable airframe which can withstand numerous hits before going down
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* Tricycle landing gear makes takeoff and landing easier
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* 75 mm AP-T shells have 50 g of explosive filler, so side-shots into vehicles are mostly one-shot eliminations
  
 
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* 75 mm cannon fires so slow that it is usually impossible to destroy more than 2 tanks when passing over a convoy
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* Recoil from 75 mm cannon will literally yank the entire plane's nose off-target
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* Default belt for 75mm cannon alternates between HE and APT shells, giving mixed results
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* Payload is limited compared to B-25 Mitchell and configured as a dive bomber rather than a level bomber
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* Performance is sluggish at best
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* Twin tails create a blind spot for gunners, a trait carried by the B-25 family
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== History ==
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The US Navy and Marine Corps received large numbers of B-25 Mitchell bombers from the USAAF after a mid-1942 deal between the two services. A total of 248 PBJ-1H bombers were acquired by the Navy and Marine Corps.
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The PBJ-1H was a navalized variant of the B-25H Mitchell bomber. Marine Corps PBJ-1H bombers were heavily modified, with an AN/APS-3 search radar in a radome on the starboard wingtip, an AN/APN-4 Loran receiver, APK-2 IFF, AN/APN-1 altimeter, SCR-522A VHF radio, ARN-8 marker beacon, C-1 automatic pilot, ATC radio transmitter, ARB receiver, YC-2B receiver, BC-348 liaison receiver, and the AN/APG-13A "Falcon" 75mm radar gun director.
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The PBJ-1H was manned by a crew of seven. There was the pilot, co-pilot, navigator, two radio-gunners, a mechanic-turret gunner, and an armorer-turret gunner. The armament consisted of eight forward-firing .50 cal machine guns, and six turret and waist .50 cal machine guns, for a total of 14 .50 cal machine guns.
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The Marine Corps used PBJ Mitchells as land-based bombers. By the end of 1943, the Marine Corps was operating PBJs in eight squadrons, with four more squadrons being formed (these squadrons were not operational by the end of the war). These squadrons of PBJs were first operationally deployed in 1944, and they were mainly used to interdict enemy shipping while operating out of the Philippines, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa towards the end of the war.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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{{USA strike aircraft}}

Latest revision as of 18:52, 19 April 2024

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This page is about the American 75 mm-armed strike aircraft PBJ-1H. For the other variant, see PBJ-1J. For other vehicles of the family, see B-25 (Family).
PBJ-1H
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PBJ-1H
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Battle rating:
AB RB SB
4.0 3.7 4.3
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Description

The PBJ-1H is a rank III American strike aircraft with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB), 3.7 (RB), and 4.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.41.

The PBJ-1H is U.S. Navy variant of the B-25 which was operated by the U.S. Marine Corps as a ground attacker. This aircraft is a powerful ground strafing machine and due to the weapons package built-in, it can be viewed as a gunship. With eight 12.7 mm machine guns and a 75 mm cannon, most light ground targets such as AAA positions and Artillery positions can be destroyed. The 75 mm T13E1 cannon is similar to the 75 mm M3 on the Sherman tank and shares its powerful support capability. With Armoured Targets belt loaded, it can knock out light pillboxes with ease and greater accuracy than bombs in Realistic and Simulator modes. It is even effective against light and medium tanks, although the low fire rate makes it less than ideal for strafing several targets in a short target window. It is recommended to use the virtual cockpit view to aim the main gun. The 12.7 mm guns should be mainly utilized against "soft" targets such as armoured Cars, AA and artillery positions, and the 75 mm Gun against hardened targets such as light pillboxes and tanks. That said, the concentrated MG fire can also be used to destroy light pillboxes (with practice), though will require significant ammo usage to do so.

Despite armament differences, the airframe of the PBJ is still that of the B-25. While this means that it will have a relatively large number of defensive weapons, it also means that it is relatively sluggish compared to other close-support aircraft. It also presents a relatively large and slow-moving, though semi-well-defended target. Beware all variants of the Bell P-39 Airacobra, P-63 Kingcobra, P-47 Thunderbolt, all variants of the Me 410 and the Yak-9T; these aircraft can destroy your aircraft without much difficulty, whereas you will have a difficult time expending numerous 12.7 mm rounds trying to knock them out of the sky or off your tail.

This aircraft has several weaknesses in which the pilot must be aware of which could be exploited by attacking aircraft. First, the twin rudders in the tail section create gunner dead zones. The rudders will prevent the side gunners and to an extent the dorsal gunner from firing on an enemy attacking from the shadow of either of these two spots. The tail gunner should be able to neutralize this weakness as long as he has not been knocked out. The underside of the aircraft is especially vulnerable as there is no ventral turret and the tail gunner, side gunners only have a limited downward angle in which they can shoot, so it may be best to fly as low as possible in certain circumstances. Even with the great fire-power utilized on this aircraft, the pilot's best bet will be to operate under fighter cover when possible.

Other differences from the B-25 are the smaller bomb payload, attacker spawn location (lower altitude than bombers) and the lack of a bomb-sight view for precision bombing.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed
at 4 390 m451 km/h
Turn time37 s
Max altitude5 800 m
Engine2 х Wright R-2600-29
TypeRadial
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight16 t
Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 4,390 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 429 416 5800 38.4 39.7 5.4 5.4 850
Upgraded 477 451 35.2 37.0 12.8 7.7

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 + -
611 294 382 320 293 ~5 ~2
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 270 < 320 < 350 > 320
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
524 m 3,000 hp 3,339 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
3,700 m 2,700 hp 3,005 hp

Survivability and armour

Crew6 people
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear294 km/h
  • 8 mm Steel - Lower nose armour plate
  • 8 mm Steel - Pilot and Co-pilot's seats
  • 9.5 mm Steel - Fore cockpit armour plate
  • 9.5 mm Steel - Side armour cockpit plates
  • 9.5 mm Steel - Cockpit rear plate
  • 9.5 mm Steel - Dorsal gunner aft plate
  • 6.35 mm Steel - Side gunners armour plate x 2
  • 9.5 mm Steel - Tail gunner protective armour plate
  • 12 mm Bulletproof glass - Dorsal gunner turret
  • 38 mm Bulletproof glass - Tail gunner canopy

Rugged, sturdy, though, the PBJ-1H is all of those things. Featuring crew armour protection that outclasses the B-17 Flying Fortress in a handier, smaller design, the PBJ-1 is a tough nut to crack and even harder to devoid of the crew. Calibres above 20 mm are a must for a quick kill, otherwise, the PBJ-1H will repay in kind. Forgoing all defence is good, but all offence, too? It is called overkill, of the pursuit fighter.

The two Wright R-2600 air-cooled radial engines are themself hard to destroy and with dropped payload, the PBJ will just keep flying on a single damaged one. Denying under armed fighters the ability to lethally cripple it. Yet this aircraft has got one downside: Fuel tanks. While present in all planes, the armour, crew and bomb bay take up all the fuselage. Leaving only space in the wings. A common cause of the crash is hence a fire and thus a structural failure of the wing spar.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB744 → 1 121 Sl icon.png
RB1 222 → 1 842 Sl icon.png
SB2 784 → 4 198 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications24 250 Rp icon.png
44 400 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost1 100 Ge icon.png
Crew training22 000 Sl icon.png
Experts76 000 Sl icon.png
Aces500 Ge icon.png
Research Aces320 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
60 / 120 / 310 % Sl icon.png
142 / 142 / 142 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
Mods aerodinamic fuse.png
Fuselage repair
Research:
990 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 800 Sl icon.png
140 Ge icon.png
Mods radiator.png
Radiator
Research:
990 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 800 Sl icon.png
140 Ge icon.png
Mods armor frame.png
Airframe
Research:
1 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 000 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods compressor.png
Compressor
Research:
1 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 000 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods aerodinamic wing.png
Wings repair
Research:
1 200 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 200 Sl icon.png
170 Ge icon.png
Mods new engine.png
Engine
Research:
1 200 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 200 Sl icon.png
170 Ge icon.png
Mods armor cover.png
Cover
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
Mods metanol.png
Engine injection
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
Mods bulletproof vest.png
Protective vest
Research:
990 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 800 Sl icon.png
140 Ge icon.png
Mods engine extinguisher.png
EFS
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
Mods ammo.png
bmg50_belt_pack
Research:
990 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 800 Sl icon.png
140 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
SBC-25
Research:
990 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 800 Sl icon.png
140 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods weapon.png
bmg50_new_gun
Research:
1 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 000 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
MBC-25
Research:
1 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 000 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods ammo.png
m4_75mm_belt_pack
Research:
1 100 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 000 Sl icon.png
155 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods ammo.png
bmg50_turret_belt_pack
Research:
1 200 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 200 Sl icon.png
170 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
MBC-17
Research:
1 200 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 200 Sl icon.png
170 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods weapon.png
m4_75mm_new_gun
Research:
1 200 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 200 Sl icon.png
170 Ge icon.png
Mods turret gun.png
bmg50_turret_new_gun
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
AN-Mk 1
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow right 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
LBC-8
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
185 Ge icon.png

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 175 mm T13E1 cannon
Ammunition21 rounds
Fire rate18 shots/min
Weapon 28 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition3 200 rounds
Fire rate750 shots/min
Main articles: T13E1 (75 mm), M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

The PBJ-1H is armed with:

  • 1 x 75 mm T13E1 cannon (21 rounds)
  • 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose-mounted (400 rpg = 1,600 total)
  • 4 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, cheek-mounted (400 rpg = 1,600 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (6)
Setup 112 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb
Setup 28 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
Setup 34 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bomb
Setup 43 x 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb
Setup 52 x 1600 lb AN-Mk 1 armor-piercing bomb
Setup 61 x 2000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb
Main articles: AN-M30A1 (100 lb), AN-M57 (250 lb), AN-M64A1 (500 lb), AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb), AN-M66A2 (2,000 lb)
Main article: AN-Mk 1 (1,600 lb)

The PBJ-1H can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • Without load
  • 12 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (1,200 lb total)
  • 8 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (2,000 lb total)
  • 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
  • 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
  • 2 x 1,600 lb AN-Mk 1 bombs (3,200 lb total)
  • 1 x 2,000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb (2,000 lb total)

Defensive armament

Turret2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition800 rounds
Fire rate750 shots/min
2 х Turret12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition250 rounds
Fire rate750 shots/min
Turret2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition1200 rounds
Fire rate750 shots/min
Main article: M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

The PBJ-1H is defended by:

  • 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (400 rpg = 800 total)
  • 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, tail turret (600 rpg = 1,200 total)
  • 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, 2 x beam turrets (250 rpg)

Usage in battles

The best way to destroy tanks with the 75 mm cannon is to use first-person pilot view which reduces parallax because you are closer to the level of the cannon, allowing for the crosshairs to be more accurate. The shells will almost always penetrate an enemy vehicle, so shoot at the points where the crew is in mixed battles.

Manual Engine Control

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Immense firepower in the form of eight 12.7 mm machine guns and a 75 mm cannon in the nose
  • Excellent defensive firepower, utilizing most of the B-25's gun positions
  • Durable airframe which can withstand numerous hits before going down
  • Tricycle landing gear makes takeoff and landing easier
  • 75 mm AP-T shells have 50 g of explosive filler, so side-shots into vehicles are mostly one-shot eliminations

Cons:

  • 75 mm cannon fires so slow that it is usually impossible to destroy more than 2 tanks when passing over a convoy
  • Recoil from 75 mm cannon will literally yank the entire plane's nose off-target
  • Default belt for 75mm cannon alternates between HE and APT shells, giving mixed results
  • Payload is limited compared to B-25 Mitchell and configured as a dive bomber rather than a level bomber
  • Performance is sluggish at best
  • Twin tails create a blind spot for gunners, a trait carried by the B-25 family

History

The US Navy and Marine Corps received large numbers of B-25 Mitchell bombers from the USAAF after a mid-1942 deal between the two services. A total of 248 PBJ-1H bombers were acquired by the Navy and Marine Corps.

The PBJ-1H was a navalized variant of the B-25H Mitchell bomber. Marine Corps PBJ-1H bombers were heavily modified, with an AN/APS-3 search radar in a radome on the starboard wingtip, an AN/APN-4 Loran receiver, APK-2 IFF, AN/APN-1 altimeter, SCR-522A VHF radio, ARN-8 marker beacon, C-1 automatic pilot, ATC radio transmitter, ARB receiver, YC-2B receiver, BC-348 liaison receiver, and the AN/APG-13A "Falcon" 75mm radar gun director.

The PBJ-1H was manned by a crew of seven. There was the pilot, co-pilot, navigator, two radio-gunners, a mechanic-turret gunner, and an armorer-turret gunner. The armament consisted of eight forward-firing .50 cal machine guns, and six turret and waist .50 cal machine guns, for a total of 14 .50 cal machine guns.

The Marine Corps used PBJ Mitchells as land-based bombers. By the end of 1943, the Marine Corps was operating PBJs in eight squadrons, with four more squadrons being formed (these squadrons were not operational by the end of the war). These squadrons of PBJs were first operationally deployed in 1944, and they were mainly used to interdict enemy shipping while operating out of the Philippines, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa towards the end of the war.

Media

Skins
Videos
The Shooting Range #259 - Tips & Tricks section at 10:29 discusses the PBJ-1H.

See also

Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
Other aircraft sporting a large-calibre gun

External links


North American Aviation
Fighters 
P-51A  P-51 · P-51A
P-51C  P-51C-10
P-51D  P-51D-5 · P-51D-10 · P-51D-20-NA · P-51D-30
P-51H  P-51H-5-NA
Twin-engine fighters  F-82E
Jet fighters  F-86A-5 · F-86F-2 · F-86F-25 · F-86F-35 · F-100D
Strike aircraft  A-36 · PBJ-1H · PBJ-1J
  FJ-4B · FJ-4B VMF-232
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Captured  ▅P-51C-11-NT
  Canadair Limited license-built the F-86 as the CL-13 for use in Canada and export to Europe.
  Fiat license-built the F-86K for the Italian Air Force though another 120 NAA built F-86Ks were also sold to the Italians.
See Also  Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Canadair Limited · Fiat Aviation

USA strike aircraft
Douglas  A-20G-25 · A-26B-10 · A-26B-50 · A2D-1 · AD-2 · AD-4 · A-1H
North American  A-36 · PBJ-1H · PBJ-1J
Other  AM-1 · AU-1 · XA-38

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