Catalina Mk IIIa (Great Britain) - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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 The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined, multirole flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The '''Catalina Mk IIIa''' was the British designation for the PBY-5A variant, powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps and featuring retractable landing gear for amphibious operation. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4,000 lb.
-The Catalina Mk IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land on the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircraft. However, with access to 4,000 lb of ordnance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1,000 lb bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.
+It was initially introduced in [[Update 1.43]] as the Catalina Mk IVa, however, it was changed to its current version in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. The Catalina Mk IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land on the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircraft. However, with access to 4,000 lb of ordnance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1,000 lb bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.
 == General info ==
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 == See also ==
-'''Related development'''
+''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
-* [[PBY-5 (Family)]]
+* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 == External links ==

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 == Description ==
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 The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined, multirole flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The '''Catalina Mk IIIa''' was the British designation for the PBY-5A variant, powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps and featuring retractable landing gear for amphibious operation. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4,000 lb.
-It was initially introduced in [[Update 1.43]] as the Catalina Mk IVa, however, it was changed to its current version in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. The Catalina Mk IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land on the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircraft. However, with access to 4,000 lb of ordnance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1,000 lb bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.
+The Catalina Mk IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land on the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircraft. However, with access to 4,000 lb of ordnance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1,000 lb bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.
 == General info ==
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 == See also ==
-''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
+'''Related development'''
-* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
+* [[PBY-5 (Family)]]
 == External links ==

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 == Description ==
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-The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined, multirole flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The Catalina Mk IVa was the British designation for the PBY-5 variant; powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4,000 lb.
+The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined, multirole flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The '''Catalina Mk IIIa''' was the British designation for the PBY-5A variant, powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps and featuring retractable landing gear for amphibious operation. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4,000 lb.
 It was initially introduced in [[Update 1.43]] as the Catalina Mk IVa, however, it was changed to its current version in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. The Catalina Mk IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land on the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircraft. However, with access to 4,000 lb of ordnance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1,000 lb bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.

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 == Description ==
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-The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin engine, multi-role flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The Catalina Mk IVa was the British designation for the PBY-5 variant; powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4000lbs.
+The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin-engined, multirole flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The Catalina Mk IVa was the British designation for the PBY-5 variant; powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4,000 lb.
-It was initially introduced in [[Update 1.43]] as the Catalina Mk IVa, however, it was changed to its current version in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. The Catalina MK.IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land in the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircrafts. However, with access to 4000lbs of ordinance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1000lbs bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.{{Navigation-End}}
+It was initially introduced in [[Update 1.43]] as the Catalina Mk IVa, however, it was changed to its current version in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]]. The Catalina Mk IIIa can be easily identified, because, instead of the normal floats, this variant has access to a landing gear, extremely useful to land on the airfield. The Catalina is very large, and is also very slow, much like other bombers of its BR. Its defensive armament covers most of the aircraft, although an upgraded crew or a good manual aim will be necessary to survive attacks from other aircraft. However, with access to 4,000 lb of ordnance, with 2 x torpedoes, 4 x 1,000 lb bombs or 4 x Type A Mk.I naval mines, you can be a real threat to ground targets and specially early destroyers in naval battles.
 == General info ==

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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a premium rank {{Specs|rank}} British bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was initially introduced in [[Update 1.43]] as the Catalina Mk IVa, however, it was changed to its current version in [[Update 1.57 "Battle March"]].
+The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin engine, multi-role flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat. One of the most important changes was the introduction two 1,000 hp Twin Wasp engines. The Catalina I entered service with Nos.209 and 240 Squadrons of RAF Coastal Command in 1941. A popular and capable aircraft, orders were also secured for Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. In the hands of Coastal Command crews, the Catalina proved to be an effective and much feared U-boat killer. The Catalina Mk IVa was the British designation for the PBY-5 variant; powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps. Much like the Catalina I, it proved to be an excellent patrol aircraft while still retaining a reasonably large payload of up to 4000lbs.
 == General info ==
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 * 16 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (1,600 lb total)
 * 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=pby-5a_raf Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 == 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.''
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 == External links ==
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 * ''topic on the official game forum;''
 * ''other literature.''

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 * 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, 2 x beam turrets (478 rpg)
-* 1 x 7.62 mm Browning machine gun, nose turret (1,000 rpg)
+* 2 x 7.62 mm Browning machine guns, nose turret (1,050 rpg = 2,100 total)
 * 1 x 7.62 mm Browning machine gun, ventral turret (500 rpg)

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 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 * 16 x 100 lb AN-M30A1 bombs (1,600 lb total)
 * 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (2,000 lb total)
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 * 2 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 torpedoes
 * 2 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedoes
 === Defensive armament ===

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 {{main|AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)}}
-{{main|Mk.13-1 (1,927 lb)|Mk.13-1 Case (1,927 lb)|Type A Mark I mine}}
+{{main|Mk.13-6 (2,216 lb)|Mk.13-6 Case (2,216 lb)|Type A Mark I mine}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * 4 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 * 4 x Type A Mark I mines
-* 2 x 1,927 lb Mk.13-1 torpedoes
+* 2 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 torpedoes
-* 2 x 1,927 lb Mk.13-1 Case torpedoes
+* 2 x 2,216 lb Mk.13-6 Case torpedoes
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-=== In-game description ===
+{{break}}
 The Consolidated PBY Catalina was a twin engine, multi-role flying boat which was employed primarily as a maritime patrol aircraft. A development of Consolidated's P2Y flying boat, the aircraft adopted the same parasol wing but in a far more streamlined design with less struts and bracing wires and retractable stabilizing floats. The prototype XP3Y-1 first flew on March 28th 1935 before carrying out a highly successful series of service trials with the US Navy. Impressed by its long range, the US Navy requested that Consolidated Aircraft make further modifications to increase the aircraft's offensive capability. The original 825 hp engines were increased to 900 hp Pratt and Whitney R-1830-64 engines and the vertical fin was modified. The improved aircraft, now designated the X-PBY-1, broke records by carrying out the furthest nonstop distance flight of 3,443 miles. The PBY entered service with the US Navy in October 1936.
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 The Catalina Mk IVa was the British designation for the PBY-5 variant; powered by two 1,200 hp Twin Wasps, this aircraft was capable of reaching speeds of up to 179 mph at 7,000 feet and had a range of over 2,500 miles. Armed with defensive machine guns in four positions, the Catalina Mk IV's main offensive capability lay with its 4,000 lb of bombs or depth charges. One of the most famous and effective maritime patrol aircraft of the entire war, the true testament to the Catalina lies in the fact that many are still in service with civilian agencies across the globe to this day.
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