B-25J-30 (China) - Revision history

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 For such playstyle, it is best to choose the 3 x 1,000 lb bombs loadout to destroy a base in one go. Universal belt is great for the offensive and defensive guns, and their convergence is up to you. At the start of the match, choose the nearest base from you and '''tag it on the map''', this way other bombers are not likely to fight for that base. Now, with WEP, directly dive at the front edge of the base. The B-25 has a reasonably good dive acceleration and can soon dive at more than 500 km/h. However, keep watching the air speed as the B-25 will experience severe lock-up at more than 500 km/h and will rip at 570 km/h. The fastest way to get to the base is to maintain air speed around 550 km/h. While on your way, you can have a look at what ground targets are near that base. Make sure your altitude is well below 500 m when approaching the base. Flying this low can prevent the opponents from attacking from below, which minimises the lack of belly gunners of the B-25. Also, most fighters tend to chase after low-flying bombers, so if you successfully lured some enemies into chasing you, you have already done a great job for the friendly fighters, as they now have altitude advantage over the ones at your tail.
-Once the base is near, level out and aim at it with the bombsight. Drop all 3 bombs at the center of the base, and immediately turn towards the nearest ground targets. Your priority should be soft targets like trucks, AA vehicles and artilleries, since they will be destroyed with a short burst of your 6x .50 cals. If you are lucky and found a long convoy of trucks, you will get plenty of RP out of it.
+Once the base is near, level out and aim at it with the bombsight. Drop all 3 bombs at the center of the base, and immediately turn towards the nearest ground targets. Your priority should be soft targets like trucks, AA vehicles and artilleries, since they will be destroyed with a short burst of your 6 x .50 cals. If you are lucky and found a long convoy of trucks, you will get plenty of RP out of it.
 While strafing, you must constantly look around, above and on the minimap for any potential threats. If an enemy fighter dives on you, drop your altitude to tree-top level at once, this way the fighter is forced to face your tail guns and turrets. Use the gunner view to fire at it, but remember, leading the target correctly requires lots of practice. For the enemy fighter, there will always be 2-5 .50 cals spraying bullets at it, which is quite deadly for Japanese fighters like the A6M2/M3. Sometimes it only requires a single bullet to set those fragile fighters on fire, or to damage their large radial engines or coolers. However, the B-25 is equally likely to be set aflame or lose its tail very quickly. Once on fire there is nothing you can do except keep spraying bullets until you are destroyed.
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 * Very effective front-facing armament of 6 x 12.7 mm machine for aerial attack or ground strafing
-* Durable airframe which can take a beating from weak guns like 20mm Type 99
+* Durable airframe which can take a beating from weak guns like 20 mm Type 99
 * Heavy defensive armament on both left and rights sides and especially the tail gunner
 * Can provide initial cover for other bombers until fighters reach their altitude
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 As one of the production blocks of the North American B-25J (-1, -5, -10, -15, -20, -25, -30, -35), the B-25J-30 was a natural upgrade of the B-25J-25. Incorporating many modifications over time, the aircraft replaced the stainless steel s-shaped exhaust with enamelled 1020 steel stacks on cylinders 1, 7, and 9 and beginning with AF S/N 44-31111, provisions were made to adapt the mounting of a chemical tank within the bomb bay and on S/N 44-31311, an electric C-6 Type bomb hoist was added to the bomb bay. Later on, S/N 44-31338 began the addition of T-64 Zero-Length Rocket Launchers carried under the wing, giving the aircraft a capability of carrying up to eight five-inch High-Velocity Aircraft Rockets (HVAR), and starting with S/N 44-31491, M-8A gun mounts and a K-10 Computing Gun Sight was added to the tail position, strengthening the position as a whole.
-S/N 44-86692 introduced the addition of mounting glide bombs suspended beneath the aircraft's fuselage, as well as providing a special cockpit sight and release controls for the aforementioned glide bombs. The Norden M9B bomb sight was added beginning with S/N 44-86792 and, with a later S/N 44-86799 the rudder controls were rerouted with added armour protections to the Emergency Equipment location. The aircraft type, throughout its upgrade history, was also used by USSR and China as a part of the Lend-Lease program, and were used on various fronts during their services.
+S/N 44-86692 introduced the addition of mounting glide bombs suspended beneath the aircraft's fuselage, as well as providing a special cockpit sight and release controls for the glide bombs. The Norden M9B bomb sight was added beginning with S/N 44-86792 and, with a later S/N 44-86799 the rudder controls were rerouted with added armour protections to the Emergency Equipment location. The aircraft type, throughout its upgrade history, was also used by USSR and China as a part of the Lend-Lease program, and were used on various fronts during their services.
 === Usage in China ===
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 == Media ==
-''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.''
+<!-- ''Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.'' -->
 == See also ==
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 * ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' -->
 ;Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
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 * Nakajima [[Ki-49 (Family)|Ki-49 ''Donryu'']]
 * Vickers [[Wellington (Family)|Wellington]]
 == External links ==

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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 382 || 320 || 293 || ~5 || ~2
+| 591 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 382 || 320 || 293 || ~5 || ~2
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 ! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 430 || 320 || 294 || ~4 || ~2
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 382 || 320 || 293 || ~5 || ~2
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 |}

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 == External links ==
 * [https://www.aafgroup.org/b25.html American Aeronautical Foundation - B-25 "Executive Sweet" History]
 * [http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b25_26.html Joe Baugher - B-25 Mitchell in Service with China]

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 * 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine guns, nose-mounted (400 rpg = 800 total)
 * 4 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine guns, cheek-mounted (400 rpg = 1,600 total)
 === Suspended armament ===
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 * 1 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb + 10 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
 * 3 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (3,000 lb total)
 === Defensive armament ===
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 * 1 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun, 2 x beam turrets (250 rpg)
 * 2 x 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine guns, tail turret (600 rpg = 1,200 total)
 == Usage in battles ==

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 {{About
 | about = Chinese bomber '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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 | link = B-25 (Family)
 }}
 == Description ==
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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]].
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 '''Enemies worth noting:'''
-* [[Fw 190 A-5 (Japan)|▅Fw 190 A-5]]: This Japanese Fw 190 is the same as the German ones. It is armed with 4 x 20 mm cannons and 2 x 7.92 mm MGs, which are very destructive and have plenty of ammo, allowing them to easily critically damage the B-25 in a burst. The plane itself is fairly well armoured, especially the thick, sloped windscreen protecting the pilot. Therefore the deadly firepower and good protection make the Japanese Fw 190 a great threat to the B-25, as China always faces Japan in air RB. When a Fw 190 is tailing the B-25, concentrate your fire on its big radial engine for better chance of crippling it. If you can, try to fly towards the higher-flying teammates to lure the Fw 190 into an altitude disadvantage.
+* [[Fw 190 A-5 (Japan)|▅Fw 190 A-5]]: This Japanese Fw 190 is the same as the German ones. It is armed with 4 x 20 mm cannons and 2 x 7.92 mm MGs, which are very destructive and have plenty of ammo, allowing them to easily critically damage the B-25 in a burst. The plane itself is fairly well armoured, especially the thick, sloped windscreen protecting the pilot. Therefore the deadly firepower and good protection make the Japanese Fw 190 a great threat to the B-25, as China always faces Japan in air RB. When a Fw 190 is tailing the B-25, concentrate your fire on its big radial engine for better chance of crippling it. If you can, try to fly towards the higher-flying teammates to lure the Fw 190 into an altitude disadvantage.
 * [[A6M2]] / [[A6M3|M3]]: These fighters are well known for their manoeuvrability and climb rate. However when they are at your 6, their manoeuvrability is no longer an advantage as they have to constantly chase after you, making themselves a great target. The Zeros are poorly protected with a high chance of being set on fire, and their 20 mm cannons lack the damage to effectively hurt the B-25. When dealing with them, again, aim at their engine or even the unprotected cockpit for a pilot snipe.
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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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 * Very effective front-facing armament of 6 x 12.7 mm machine for aerial attack or ground strafing
-* Durable airframe which can take a beating from weak guns like 20mm Type 99
+* Durable airframe which can take a beating from weak guns like 20mm Type 99
 * Heavy defensive armament on both left and rights sides and especially the tail gunner
 * Can provide initial cover for other bombers until fighters reach their altitude

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 == History ==
-''As one of the production blocks of the North American B-25J (-1, -5, -10, -15, -20, -25, -30, -35), the B-25J-30 was an upgrade of the B-25J-25 naturally. Incorporating many modifications over time, the aircraft replaced the Stainless-Steel S-Shaped exhaust with enameled 1020 Steel Stacks on Cylinders 1, 7, and 9 and beginning with AF S/N 44-31111, provisions were made to adapt the mounting of a chemical tank within the bomb bay and on S/N 44-31311 an Electric C-6 Type bomb hoist was added to the bomb bay. Later on, S/N  44-31338 began the addition of T-64 Zero-Length Rocket Launchers carried under the wing giving the aircraft a capability of carrying up to Eight five-inch high-velocity aircraft rockets (HVAR), and starting with S/N 44-31491 M-8A gun mounts and a K-10 Computing Gun Sight was added to the tail position, strengthening the position as a whole. ''
+<!-- ''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: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-''S/N 44-86692 introduced the addition of mounting Glide Bombs suspended beneath the aircraft’s fuselage, as well as providing a special cockpit sight and release controls for the aforementioned Glide Bombs.  The Norden M9B bomb sight was added beginning with S/N 44-86792 and, with a later S/N 44-86799 the rudder controls were rerouted with added armour protections to the Emergency Equipment location. The aircraft as a whole, throughout it’s upgrade history, was used by USSR and China as a part of the Lend-Lease program, and were used on various fronts during their services. ''
+S/N 44-86692 introduced the addition of mounting glide bombs suspended beneath the aircraft's fuselage, as well as providing a special cockpit sight and release controls for the aforementioned glide bombs. The Norden M9B bomb sight was added beginning with S/N 44-86792 and, with a later S/N 44-86799 the rudder controls were rerouted with added armour protections to the Emergency Equipment location. The aircraft type, throughout its upgrade history, was also used by USSR and China as a part of the Lend-Lease program, and were used on various fronts during their services.
 === Usage in China ===
-''During World War II, Nationalist China received over 100 B-25C and B-25D Mitchell medium-bombers, with a further 131 B-25Js arriving via the Lend-Lease program. Being applied to 4 newly formed squadrons of the 1st Medium Bomb Group, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Squadrons respectively, they replaced the older Soviet-built Tupolev SB bombers, having gradually been replaced by the newly acquired B-25s. ''
+During World War II, Nationalist China received over 100 B-25C and B-25D Mitchell medium-bombers, with a further 131 B-25Js arriving via the Lend-Lease program. Being applied to 4 newly formed squadrons of the 1st Medium Bomb Group, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Squadrons respectively, they replaced the older Soviet-built Tupolev SB bombers, having gradually been replaced by the newly acquired B-25s.
-''Under the command of the Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW), the B-25s were sent to fight spreading Communist forces within China, fighting alongside British-built DeHavilland Mosquito Fighter-Bombers. Four squadrons were created at this time to fight them, and in 1948 they were forced back to the Island of Taiwan, bringing along their Mitchells. Unfortunately, some were left behind and were impressed into the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Air Force. It’s unknown, though, if they were in their forces long enough to fight in the initial stages of the Korean War.''
+Under the command of the Chinese-American Composite Wing (CACW), the B-25s were sent to fight spreading Communist forces within China, fighting alongside British-built de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers. Four squadrons were created at this time to fight them, and in 1948 they were forced back to the Island of Taiwan, bringing along their Mitchells. Unfortunately, some were left behind and were impressed into the People's Republic of China (PRC) Air Force. It is unknown, though, if they were in their forces long enough to fight in the initial stages of the Korean War.
 == Media ==

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 <!--''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''-->
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
-|-
+! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
 ! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 3,049 m)
-! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(meters)
+! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
 ! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
-! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(meters/second)
+! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
-! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(meters)
+! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
 |-
 ! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
 |-
-| ??? || 410 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || ??.? || 33.6 || ??.? ||5.4|| 750
+! Stock
-|-
+| 423 || 410 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 32.3 || 33.6 || 5.4 || 5.4 || rowspan="2" | 750
 |-
-| 470 || 444 || {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.8 || 31.0 || 10.5 || 7.7 || 750
+! Upgraded
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 |}
 ==== Details ====
-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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 ! colspan="5" | Features
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-{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
+{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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-! colspan="5" | Limits
+! colspan="7" | Limits
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-! rowspan="2" | Wing-break speed<br>(km/h)
+! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
-! rowspan="2" | Gear limit<br>(km/h)
+! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
-! rowspan="2" | Combat flaps<br>(km/h)
+! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
 ! colspan="2" | Max Static G
 |-
-! + !! -
+! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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-| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 430 || ~4 || ~2
+| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 430 || 320 || 294 || ~4 || ~2
 |-
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 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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-! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities
+! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
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-! Ailerons<br>(km/h)
+! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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 | < 270 || < 320 || < 350 || > 320