PBM-5A "Mariner"

PBM-5A "Mariner"

PBM-5A "Mariner"

USA

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Hydroplane

Torpedo bomber

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The PBM-5A "Mariner" is a premium gift rank III American bomber with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Seek & Destroy" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season XVI, "Skilled Marksman".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 3 963 m344 km/h

Turn time33 s

Max altitude6 500 m

Engine2 х Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight35 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 3,963 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	320	309	6500	34.3	35.8	5.3	5.3	1,100
Upgraded	371	344		31.8	33.0	9.0	6.9

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	+	-
405	450450	475	409	320	~3.9	~1.9

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 260	< 220	< 230	> 312

Survivability and armour

Crew7 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear450 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB681

RB1 186

SB2 289

Crew training10 000

Experts67 000

Aces400

Research Aces570 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 70 / 150 / 250 %

2 × 136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	bmg50_turret_belt_pack TC mk.I SBC mk.I bmg50_turret_new_gun LBC-25 Mk 13 Mod 0 AN-Mk 1

Armaments

Suspended armament

The PBM-5A "Mariner" can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4
100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs		6	6
500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs		4	4
1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs		4	4
1,600 lb AN-Mk 1 bombs	1	4	4	1
2,216 lb Mk.13-6 torpedoes	1			1
Type A Mark I mines		4	4

Default weapon presets
12 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (1,200 lb total) 8 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (4,000 lb total) 8 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (8,000 lb total) 8 x 1,600 lb AN-Mk 1 bombs (12,800 lb total) 2 x 1,600 lb AN-Mk 1 bombs (3,200 lb total) 2 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 torpedoes 8 x Type A Mark I mines

Note that equipping Mk.13-6 torpedoes will block landing gear, and needs to be deployed or jettisoned in order to allow the landing gear to unfold.

Defensive armament

The PBM-5A "Mariner" is defended by:

• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, nose turret (400 rpg = 800 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, dorsal turret (600 rpg = 1,200 total)
• 2 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, tail turret (1,000 rpg = 2,000 total)
• 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, 2 x beam turrets (420 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Can land on either land or water

Cons:

• Lacks a belly turret (due to being a boat) and therefore vulnerable to attacks directly from below
• Very slow aircraft with a poor climb rate

History

In 1944, the final version of the Mariner, the PBM-5, entered service. This model included upgraded radios, turrets, and radar, in addition to new R-2800 engines that were more reliable than the troublesome R-2600s installed on the PBM-3. One of the most innovative features of this version was the provision for Jet Assisted Takeoff (JATO) bottles. These were ideal for making short takeoffs in the heavy Pacific sea conditions frequently encountered on "Dumbo" rescue missions flown for B-29 crews that had to bail out or ditch.

As the submarine threat diminished towards the end of the war, PBMs operated in other combat roles, such as the "Nightmare" raids conducted against Japanese shipping under cover of darkness. Mariners also bombed shore installations on a number of Pacific islands, in addition to targets on mainland Japan. PBMs also claimed a number of Japanese fighters shot down in self-defense.

The Mariner continued in post-war use, and supported the early atomic bomb tests in the Pacific and mapped Antarctica under the command of Admiral Byrd. The PBM's lack of landing gear became a liability, because it could not operate from the well-equipped air bases that had become common in the areas served by the type. As a solution, the Navy ordered Martin to construct 36 PBM-5A amphibious models with retractable tricycle landing gear. A further four switched to this configuration from standard PBM-5s. The new models entered service in 1948, and 1949. Eventually, most became transports and had their turrets faired over. The Mariners swan song occurred during the Korean War, when they performed essential nighttime patrols along the Korean coastline with high-powered searchlights. In 1952, the superb Martin P5M-1 Marlin began to roll off the assembly line, and quickly rendered the Mariner obsolete. The last PBM in operational service retired from the Coast Guard in 1958.

Only one of the 1,366 Mariners constructed survives intact to the present-day.

https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/martin-pbm-5a-mariner/nasm_A19730270000

Media

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See also

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

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass Vehicles: PBM-5A Mariner

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