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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A."]].
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The P-51H-5NA is the last propeller plane in the USAAF fighter line. While retaining all features the earlier versions may offer, its powerplant is upgraded.
  
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a Rank {{Specs|rank}} American fighter {{Battle-rating|1}}.
 
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight Performance ===
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=== Flight performance ===
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The P-51H-5NA handles much better than its predecessors. It has a noticeably improved rate of climb that is one of the best in the game when it comes to propeller driven aircraft. It is also an extremely fast aircraft and can out run and climb almost all opponents in most situations. I's turn rate isn't as good as some other aircraft at its rank so don't get into long turning battles that take up large amounts of energy. However, it can turn well at higher speeds, but doing so is more risky considering that other aircraft can dogfight better by turning at lower speeds at a greater rate. The best way to use the advantages of the aircraft's speed and clime-rate is to use boom and zoom tactics. Handling and speed are diminished when bombs are loaded, which is the same for all aircraft. The key to winning in this aircraft is to stay fast, stay high, and pick your battles. It can be an extremely deadly aircraft if flown by an experienced pilot.  
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! colspan="8" | Characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 7,000 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
 
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
 
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
 
! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run<br>(meters)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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! AB
 
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! RB
 
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! AB
 
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! RB
 
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| ? || ? || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ???
 
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! colspan="8" | ''Upgraded''
 
 
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at ?,000 m)
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! rowspan="2" |Max altitude (meters)
 
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! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
 
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
 
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! rowspan="2" |Take-off run (meters)
 
 
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! AB
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! Stock
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! RB
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| 736 || 717 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 19.6 || 20.8 || 12.1 || 12.1 || rowspan="2" | 396
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! AB
 
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! RB
 
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! AB
 
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! RB
 
 
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| ? || ? || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ??.? || ???
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! Upgraded
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| 828 || 776 || 18.7 || 19.0 || 27.0 || 18.2
 
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====Details====
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==== Details ====
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! colspan="5" | Features
 
! colspan="5" | Features
 
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! Combat flap
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
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! Take-off flap
 
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! Landing flap
 
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! Air brakes
 
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! Arrestor gear
 
 
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! colspan="5" | Limits
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! colspan="7" | Limits
 
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! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Combat flap<br> (km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 651 || 450 || 265 || ~11 || ~4
 
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! Optimal altitude
 
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! 100% Engine power
 
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! WEP Engine power
 
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=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 38 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
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* 19.05 mm Steel plate in front of the engine.
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* No armour plating
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* 6.35 mm Steel plate between the engine and pilot.
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* No armour glazing
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* 15.87 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.
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* Critical components located at front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
 
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* More fuel tanks located in wings near fuselage
 
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{main|MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)}}
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{{main|M2 Browning (12.7 mm)}}
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
  
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* 4 x 7.5 mm [[MAC 1934 (7.5 mm)|MAC 1934]] machine guns (300 rpg = 1,200 total)
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* 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (260 rpg outer + 260 rpg mid + 390 rpg inner = 1,820 total)
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== Usage in the battles ==
 
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===Manual Engine Control===
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* Without load
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* 6 x HVAR rockets
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* 6 x M8 rockets
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* 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total)
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* 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
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* 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
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* 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
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* 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 6 x HVAR rockets (500 lb total)
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* 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs + 6 x HVAR rockets (200 lb total)
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* 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs + 6 x HVAR rockets (1,000 lb total)
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== Usage in battles ==
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The P-51H-5-NA is a high altitude turn fighter. It has impressive performance against most props it may face and it can put a considerable fight against earlier jets. Compared to its German and British counterparts, it outperforms them by a fair amount in engine performance. The P-51H-5-NA can also be used as a strike fighter, as it can have great loadouts of combinations of bombs and rockets for this purpose.
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Whilst having great engine performance, the P-51H-5-NA can turn impressively as well, out-manoeuvring most of its German counterparts. It has good ordnance, capable of shooting any aircraft down with relative ease, as well as being able to dodge incoming attacks by jets. It has a good climb rate which also gives it an option to put up a fight against jet encounters, being able to perform boom and zoom attacks as its energy retention is good. It has a tendency to break its wings while zoom climbing at speeds higher than 550km/h. It also uses high octane fuel, which means it has considerable susceptibility to fire.
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At low altitude, fighting with a turn fighter mindset will mostly work. If jets are present, try not to drop your speeds too much, as you may need to dodge multiple shots. The P-51H-5-NA will not perform as good against jets, as it does not have comparable speeds. Boom and Zoom attacks are the most effective against jets, as this manoeuvre mostly removes the speed out of the equation.
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Most enemies faced by the P-51H-5-NA will be easily taken down, but unfortunately it also faces jets from time to time. Me 262 and Ho 229 are the biggest predators of this plane. The Ho 229 will out-turn you while the Me 262 will outrun you.
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Since all matches will be an equal 1:1, the P-51H will have a great disadvantage since historically speaking during World War 2, the P-51s outnumbered the advanced German fighters leading them to victory, but since it will be an equal number battle, you will need to find a pair, a group or maybe even pack-up your whole team of fighters and escort the bombers, that way, the allied team's less manoeuvrable planes will have a greater chance of survival, not just to your own success, but to the team's victory.
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Since the P-51H-5-NA has a good engine and fast climb rate, you should be higher than ALL the enemies since it's going to be hard for allied planes to turn fight with both German and Japanese planes. This is one of the main advantages of American planes: powerful engines, to out-climb and out-speed most of their German counters, because most of the time, even a 1v1 turn-fight with a Bf 109 and Fw 190 will result of you being defeated assuming the pilot knows how to fly, in order to avoid this, Boom and Zoom is the best way to get a kill with a P-51H-5-NA.
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=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
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| Not controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Combined || Not controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable
 
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| I
 
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| Radiator
 
| Radiator
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| Offensive 12 mm
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| FSBC mk.1
 
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| Compressor
 
| Compressor
 
| Airframe
 
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| FSBC mk.5
 
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| III
 
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| Wings repair
 
| Engine
 
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| FMBC mk.1
 
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| G-suit
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| Engine injection
 
| Cover
 
| Cover
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| Rocket Launcher M10
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| FLBC mk.1
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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* Great top speed for a prop-driven aircraft
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* Respectable armament of 6 x 12.7mm (.50 calibre) machine guns
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* One of the most manoeuvrable P-51s in the game
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* Good climb rate
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* Good payload options
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* Good acceleration
  
 
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* .50 calibre machine guns aren't nearly as powerful compared to cannons, but will still do the job
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* High crew training and purchase cost - the same as the F-80A-5 Shooting Star
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* Can be up-tiered to fight against early jets
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* Limited WEP, once it runs out the planes performance drops dramatically
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* High repair cost on both RB and SB
  
 
== History ==
 
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The P-51H-5-NA was the last developed and built P-51 aircraft produced by the United States. It was the culmination of all American propeller aircraft technology. Despite this, the aircraft was too late to participate in World War 2 and did not see combat in the Korean War due to the readiness and large numbers of P-51D's in the United States' arsenal. The P-51H-5-NA and propeller aircraft in general began to be replaced by early jet aircraft and would continue to be replaced as jet technology further improved during the late 1940s and 1950s.
  
 
== Media ==
 
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;Other variants in-game
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* [[P-51 (Family)]]
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;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
  
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* Focke-Wulf [[Fw 190 D-9|Fw 190 D]]
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* Kawasaki [[Ki-61 (Family)|Ki-100]]
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* Lavochkin [[La-9]]
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* Messerschmitt [[Bf 109 (Family)|Bf 109]]
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* Nakajima [[Ki-84 (Family)|Ki-84]]
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* Supermarine [[Spitfire (Family)|Spitfire]]
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* Yakovlev [[Yak-9 (Family)|Yak-9]]
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* [[Wikipedia:North_American_P-51_Mustang_variants#P-51H|[Wikipedia<nowiki>]</nowiki> North American P-51 Mustang variants - P-51H]]
  
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This page is about the American fighter P-51H-5-NA. For other versions, see P-51 (Family).

Description

GarageImage P-51H-5-NA.jpg


The P-51H-5-NA is a rank IV American fighter with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB), 6.3 (RB), and 6.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A.".

The P-51H-5NA is the last propeller plane in the USAAF fighter line. While retaining all features the earlier versions may offer, its powerplant is upgraded.

General info

Flight performance

The P-51H-5NA handles much better than its predecessors. It has a noticeably improved rate of climb that is one of the best in the game when it comes to propeller driven aircraft. It is also an extremely fast aircraft and can out run and climb almost all opponents in most situations. I's turn rate isn't as good as some other aircraft at its rank so don't get into long turning battles that take up large amounts of energy. However, it can turn well at higher speeds, but doing so is more risky considering that other aircraft can dogfight better by turning at lower speeds at a greater rate. The best way to use the advantages of the aircraft's speed and clime-rate is to use boom and zoom tactics. Handling and speed are diminished when bombs are loaded, which is the same for all aircraft. The key to winning in this aircraft is to stay fast, stay high, and pick your battles. It can be an extremely deadly aircraft if flown by an experienced pilot.

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 7,000 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 736 717 13000 19.6 20.8 12.1 12.1 396
Upgraded 828 776 18.7 19.0 27.0 18.2

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 + -
887 281 651 450 265 ~11 ~4

Survivability and armour

  • 38 mm Bulletproof glass in front of the pilot.
  • 19.05 mm Steel plate in front of the engine.
  • 6.35 mm Steel plate between the engine and pilot.
  • 15.87 mm Steel plate behind the pilot.

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: M2 Browning (12.7 mm)

The P-51H-5-NA is armed with:

  • 6 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns, wing-mounted (260 rpg outer + 260 rpg mid + 390 rpg inner = 1,820 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: AN-M30A1 (100 lb), AN-M57 (250 lb), AN-M64A1 (500 lb), AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)
Main articles: HVAR, M8

The P-51H-5-NA can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • Without load
  • 6 x HVAR rockets
  • 6 x M8 rockets
  • 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (200 lb total)
  • 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs (500 lb total)
  • 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (1,000 lb total)
  • 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
  • 2 x 250 lb AN-M57 bombs + 6 x HVAR rockets (500 lb total)
  • 2 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs + 6 x HVAR rockets (200 lb total)
  • 2 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs + 6 x HVAR rockets (1,000 lb total)

Usage in battles

The P-51H-5-NA is a high altitude turn fighter. It has impressive performance against most props it may face and it can put a considerable fight against earlier jets. Compared to its German and British counterparts, it outperforms them by a fair amount in engine performance. The P-51H-5-NA can also be used as a strike fighter, as it can have great loadouts of combinations of bombs and rockets for this purpose.

Whilst having great engine performance, the P-51H-5-NA can turn impressively as well, out-manoeuvring most of its German counterparts. It has good ordnance, capable of shooting any aircraft down with relative ease, as well as being able to dodge incoming attacks by jets. It has a good climb rate which also gives it an option to put up a fight against jet encounters, being able to perform boom and zoom attacks as its energy retention is good. It has a tendency to break its wings while zoom climbing at speeds higher than 550km/h. It also uses high octane fuel, which means it has considerable susceptibility to fire.

At low altitude, fighting with a turn fighter mindset will mostly work. If jets are present, try not to drop your speeds too much, as you may need to dodge multiple shots. The P-51H-5-NA will not perform as good against jets, as it does not have comparable speeds. Boom and Zoom attacks are the most effective against jets, as this manoeuvre mostly removes the speed out of the equation.

Most enemies faced by the P-51H-5-NA will be easily taken down, but unfortunately it also faces jets from time to time. Me 262 and Ho 229 are the biggest predators of this plane. The Ho 229 will out-turn you while the Me 262 will outrun you.

Since all matches will be an equal 1:1, the P-51H will have a great disadvantage since historically speaking during World War 2, the P-51s outnumbered the advanced German fighters leading them to victory, but since it will be an equal number battle, you will need to find a pair, a group or maybe even pack-up your whole team of fighters and escort the bombers, that way, the allied team's less manoeuvrable planes will have a greater chance of survival, not just to your own success, but to the team's victory.

Since the P-51H-5-NA has a good engine and fast climb rate, you should be higher than ALL the enemies since it's going to be hard for allied planes to turn fight with both German and Japanese planes. This is one of the main advantages of American planes: powerful engines, to out-climb and out-speed most of their German counters, because most of the time, even a 1v1 turn-fight with a Bf 109 and Fw 190 will result of you being defeated assuming the pilot knows how to fly, in order to avoid this, Boom and Zoom is the best way to get a kill with a P-51H-5-NA.

Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage repair Radiator Offensive 12 mm FSBC mk.1
II Compressor Airframe FRC mk.2 FSBC mk.5
III Wings repair Engine New 12 mm MGs FMBC mk.1
IV G-suit Engine injection Cover Rocket Launcher M10 FLBC mk.1

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Great top speed for a prop-driven aircraft
  • Respectable armament of 6 x 12.7mm (.50 calibre) machine guns
  • One of the most manoeuvrable P-51s in the game
  • Good climb rate
  • Good payload options
  • Good acceleration

Cons:

  • .50 calibre machine guns aren't nearly as powerful compared to cannons, but will still do the job
  • High crew training and purchase cost - the same as the F-80A-5 Shooting Star
  • Can be up-tiered to fight against early jets
  • Limited WEP, once it runs out the planes performance drops dramatically
  • High repair cost on both RB and SB

History

The P-51H-5-NA was the last developed and built P-51 aircraft produced by the United States. It was the culmination of all American propeller aircraft technology. Despite this, the aircraft was too late to participate in World War 2 and did not see combat in the Korean War due to the readiness and large numbers of P-51D's in the United States' arsenal. The P-51H-5-NA and propeller aircraft in general began to be replaced by early jet aircraft and would continue to be replaced as jet technology further improved during the late 1940s and 1950s.

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Other variants in-game
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

External links


North American Aviation
Fighters 
P-51A  P-51
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
Bombers  B-25J-1 · B-25J-20
Export/Licence  ▂B-25J-30 · ␗B-25J-30
  ▄Mustang Mk IA · F-6C-10-NA · ␗P-51D-20 · J26 David · J26 · P-51D-20-NA · ␗P-51K
  F-86F-30 ▅ · ␗F-86F-30 · F-86F-40 ▅ · F-86F-40 JASDF▅ · ␗F-86F-40
  ◄F-86K · ▄F-86K (Italy) · ▄F-86K (France)
  ␗F-100A · ▄F-100D · ␗F-100F
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 fighters
P-26 Peashooter  P-26A-33 · P-26A-34 · P-26A-34 M2 · P-26B-35
P-36 Hawk  P-36A · Rasmussen's P-36A · P-36C · ○P-36C · P-36G
P-39 Airacobra  P-400 · P-39N-0 · P-39Q-5
P-40  P-40C · P-40E-1 · P-40E-1 TD · P-40F-10
P-43 Lancer  P-43A-1
P-47 Thunderbolt  P-47D-22-RE · P-47D-25 · P-47D-28 · P-47M-1-RE · ⋠P-47M-1-RE · P-47N-15
P-51 Mustang  P-51 · P-51A (Thunder League) · P-51C-10 · P-51D-5 · P-51D-10 · P-51D-20-NA · P-51D-30 · P-51H-5-NA
P-63 Kingcobra  P-63A-5 · P-63A-10 · P-63C-5 · ␠Kingcobra
Prototypes  XP-55
F2A Buffalo  F2A-1 · Thach's F2A-1 · F2A-3
BF2C  BF2C-1
F3F  F3F-2 · Galer's F3F-2
F4F Wildcat  F4F-3 · F4F-4
F4U Corsair  F4U-1A · F4U-1A (USMC) · F4U-1D · F4U-1C · F4U-4 · F4U-4B · F4U-4B VMF-214 · F2G-1
F6F Hellcat  F6F-5 · F6F-5N
F8F Bearcat  F8F-1 · F8F-1B
Other countries  ▃Ki-43-II · ▃Ki-61-Ib · ▃A6M2 · ▃Bf 109 F-4 · ▃Fw 190 A-8 · ▃Spitfire LF Mk IXc

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