PBM-5A "Mariner" - War Thunder Wiki (2024)

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 as a reward for Battle Pass: Season XVI, "Skilled Marksman".

General info

Flight performance

Details

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.

Modifications and economy

Armaments

Suspended armament

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

Note that equipping Mk.13-6 torpedoes will block landing gear, forcing the plane to land on a hydroplane strip, rather than an airfield, in order to reload. This might prevent reloading on some of the maps in Realistic and Sim battles.

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

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Can land on either land or water

Cons:

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 If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: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

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

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

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