Hudson Mk V (Great Britain)

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

▄Hudson Mk V

▄Hudson Mk V

Britain

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.3	2.0	2.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

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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

Max speed

at 1 981 m418 km/h

Turn time26 s

Max altitude5 029 m

Engine2 х Pratt & Whitney S3C4-G

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight10 t

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

Crew5 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear235 km/h

• No armour
• Self-sealing fuel tanks (2 in each wingroot)

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB458

RB735

SB675

Crew training2 300

Experts15 000

Aces125

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 40 / 90 / 160 %

2 × 112 / 112 / 112 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Airframe Compressor Wings repair Engine Cover Engine injection	EFS	bmg303_belt_pack HRC mk.8 bmg303_new_gun bmg303_turret_belt_pack bmg303_turret_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 7.7 mm Browning machine gun

Ammunition1 000 rounds

Fire rate1 000 shots/min

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

List of setups (3)

Setup 14 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
6 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb

Setup 28 x AP Mk I rockets

Setup 34 x 250 lb AN-M57 bomb
6 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb
8 x AP Mk I rockets

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

Turret7.7 mm Vickers K machine gun

Ammunition500 rounds

Fire rate950 shots/min

Turret2 x 7.7 mm Browning machine gun

Ammunition2000 rounds

Fire rate1000 shots/min

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

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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

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
• Big, chubby fuselage may soak up bullets
• Adequate defensive guns: a powerful .50 cal protects the upper rear, and a 7.62 mm protects the lower rear which are common directions of attack
• Forward-firing fixed guns means the ability to strafe soft targets (eg: unarmoured vehicles, artillery, AAA, etc)
• Very fast for a bomber
• H-tail does not get in the way of the gunners

Cons:

• Low amount of gunners means vulnerable if they're knocked out
• Controls lock quickly in a steep dive
• Has no turrets facing the front, making it vulnerable to frontal attacks
• Lacks turret covering the sides
• Flaps tear off easily above 330 km/h
• Only two fixed forward-firing guns of small caliber

History

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Media

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

See also

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External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance

Lockheed Corporation
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