PBM-1 "Mariner" - Revision history

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2023-11-04T10:22:53Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U48664895: Updated description to new format

2023-09-19T04:58:44Z

Updated description to new format

U44629479: Edits

2022-12-31T12:12:25Z

Edits

U71191782: Fixed typos

2022-12-31T12:10:18Z

Fixed typos

U28580205 at 20:22, 11 December 2022

2022-12-11T20:22:44Z

U57926: Filling out missing sections and polising what is already posted.

2022-12-10T04:16:33Z

Filling out missing sections and polising what is already posted.

U44629479: Edits

2022-12-09T12:29:12Z

Edits

U57926: /* History */ Added history.

2022-12-08T19:15:49Z

‎History: Added history.

U97916902: /* Pros and cons */

2022-07-03T09:41:39Z

‎Pros and cons

U95831984 at 02:49, 7 June 2022

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
 Glenn L. Martin Company was one of the few companies in America that was heavily into designing and producing seaplanes. One of the many seaplanes they built was the twin-engine PBM Mariner intended to be the successor of the P3M. The PBM-1 would feature two Wright R-2600-6 engines each producing 1,600 hp as well as a gull wing type design and twin tail. They entered service in 1940 and were utilized in regular patrols as well as anti-submarine warfare. Ten U-boats were sunk by PBM Mariners including U-158 which was sunk near the Bermudas. Mariners in American service were used until the last squadron (VP-50) retired the aircraft in 1956.
 Introduced in [[Update "Hot Tracks"]], the '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a very well-defended bomber capable of carrying heavy bomb loads. Unfortunately, the larger bomb loads come at the price of being very big and heavy compared to other bombers around its BR. Luckily, the PBM-1 has 5 turrets all housing 12.7 mm machine guns which is excellent for its BR. None of the turrets cover the bottom of the aircraft so players need to take evasive action against aircraft climbing up to attack. The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a strong bomber thanks to its excellent bomb load and strong defensive armament.
 == General info ==
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 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
-{{main|AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)}}
+{{main|AN-M30A1 (100 lb)|AN-M57 (250 lb)|AN-M64A1 (500 lb)|AN-M65A1 (1,000 lb)|AN-Mk 1 (1,600 lb)}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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 * 2 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs + 4 x 500 lb AN-M64A1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 * 4 x 1,000 lb AN-M65A1 bombs (4,000 lb total)
 === Defensive armament ===
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 * Defensive armament has great coverage
 * Using WEP doesn't make engines overheat
 * Large fuselage with lots of non-critical empty space can absorb lots of bullets
 * Self-sealing fuel tanks (4 in lower fuselage, 1 in each wingroot)
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 == 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: <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).'' -->
-During the 1930s the United States had a vibrant seaplane making industry making ever larger flying boat category of seaplanes. Sikorsky, Boeing, Grumman, Consolidated (of [[PBY-5 (Family)|PBY]] fame), and Martin all vied for the lucrative opportunities of an aircraft that could land almost anywhere on earth with little investment in facilities. Advances in technology lead the US Navy created a few new “system designation” in 1935, with “PB” for “Patrol Bomber” being one of them. Glenn L. Martin company leveraged its considerable flying boat and bomber aircraft experience to design a new aircraft for the requirements of long range with considerable offensive ability and bomb load. In many ways similar to the PBY, it was superior in having internal bomb bay, providing a performance advantage when fully loaded (commonly posted stats often do not list fully loaded performance). It was also larger, more complex, and 50% heavier.
+During the 1930s the United States had a vibrant seaplane making industry making ever larger flying boat category of seaplanes. Sikorsky, Boeing, Grumman, Consolidated (of [[PBY-5 (Family)|PBY]] fame), and Martin all vied for the lucrative opportunities of an aircraft that could land almost anywhere on earth with little investment in facilities. Advances in technology lead the US Navy created a few new "system designation" in 1935, with "PB" for "Patrol Bomber" being one of them. Glenn L. Martin company leveraged its considerable flying boat and bomber aircraft experience to design a new aircraft for the requirements of long range with considerable offensive ability and bomb load. In many ways similar to the PBY, it was superior in having internal bomb bay, providing a performance advantage when fully loaded (commonly posted stats often do not list fully loaded performance). It was also larger, more complex, and 50% heavier.
-After testing with a 3/8 scale flying model (Martin 162A Tadpole Clipper), the XPBM-1 prototype first flew in 18 February 1939 proving a solid design, except for stability issue with the horizontal stabilizer and twin tails. To solve this the production PBM-1's horizontal stabilizer was given a dihedral to match the wing but maintained the 90 degree angle to the vertical stabilizer, resulting in an inward cant of the vertical/rudder tail (unlike nearly any other aircraft, like the Be-6). Like the PBY the wing floats retracted, but not to the tips but instead into the wing (like the [[BV 238]]). Defensive armament was 5 turrets, nose, dorsal, tail, and both waists in unique round windows, each a single .50 cal machine gun, considered very powerful in 1939. The doors under the nacelle and inner wing look like they are for landing gear, but are instead for the internal bomb bay! Able to carry a sizable bombload without the performance drag penalty of external mounts, the PBM-1 had a notable performance advantage over the PBY. Not immediately visible is the triangular shaped doors under the nose, which opened for the bomb sight station. There was also an adapter to carry two torpedoes just below the nacelle (similar to the Martin produced [[B-26B|B-26]]).
+After testing with a 3/8 scale flying model (Martin 162A Tadpole Clipper), the XPBM-1 prototype first flew in 18 February 1939 proving a solid design, except for stability issue with the horizontal stabilizer and twin tails. To solve this the production PBM-1's horizontal stabilizer was given a dihedral to match the wing but maintained the 90 degree angle to the vertical stabilizer, resulting in an inward cant of the vertical/rudder tail (unlike nearly any other aircraft, like the Be-6). Like the PBY the wing floats retracted, but not to the tips but instead into the wing (like the [[BV 238]]). Defensive armament was 5 turrets, nose, dorsal, tail, and both waists in unique round windows, each a single .50 cal machine gun, considered very powerful in 1939. The doors under the nacelle and inner wing look like they are for landing gear, but are instead for the internal bomb bay! Able to carry a sizable bombload without the performance drag penalty of external mounts, the PBM-1 had a notable performance advantage over the PBY. Not immediately visible is the triangular shaped doors under the nose, which opened for the bomb sight station. There was also an adapter to carry two torpedoes just below the nacelle (similar to the Martin produced [[B-26B|B-26]]).
-Although a sound design, only twenty one of the "-1" was built before the improved "-3" was put into production. Those 21 where heavily used in patrolling coastal North America, at first doing “neutrality patrols” hunting for enemy submarines and raiders in territorial waters and shadow allied convoys. PBM was also the first US Navy aircraft to be equipped with British made AVS surface search radar to improve its mission. Demand for this aircraft was destined to increase.
+Although a sound design, only twenty one of the "-1" was built before the improved "-3" was put into production. Those 21 where heavily used in patrolling coastal North America, at first doing "neutrality patrols" hunting for enemy submarines and raiders in territorial waters and shadow allied convoys. PBM was also the first US Navy aircraft to be equipped with British made AVS surface search radar to improve its mission. Demand for this aircraft was destined to increase.
 == Media ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} American bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Hot Tracks"]].  Overshadowed by the better known [[PBY-5 (Family)|PBY]], the Mariner was still a key part of Americas control of the oceans.
+Glenn L. Martin Company was one of the few companies in America that was heavily into designing and producing seaplanes. One of the many seaplanes they built was the twin-engine PBM Mariner intended to be the successor of the P3M. The PBM-1 would feature two Wright R-2600-6 engines each producing 1,600 hp as well as a gull wing type design and twin tail. They entered service in 1940 and were utilized in regular patrols as well as anti-submarine warfare. Ten U-boats were sunk by PBM Mariners including U-158 which was sunk near the Bermudas. Mariners in American service were used until the last squadron (VP-50) retired the aircraft in 1956.
 == General info ==

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 {{Specs-Avia-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.'' -->
-A robust aircraft and able to take more damage than others of size, compensating for lack of armor and slower speed.  It also has .50 caliber defensive machine guns covering nearly all angles, best angle is on beam where 3 of the mg's can converge. If one cannot fly above enemy fighters, then fly just above the ground where defensive gunners can engage.  A well-timed bomb could also take down a pursuing enemy. It also has advantages in its natural element, naval battles!
+A robust aircraft and able to take more damage than others of size, compensating for lack of armor and slower speed.  It also has .50 cal defensive machine guns covering nearly all angles, best angle is on beam where 3 of the mg's can converge. If one cannot fly above enemy fighters, then fly just above the ground where defensive gunners can engage.  A well-timed bomb could also take down a pursuing enemy. It also has advantages in its natural element, naval battles!
 === Modifications and economy ===

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 {{Specs-Avia-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.'' -->
-A robust aircraft and able to take more damage than others of size, compensating for lack of armor and slower speed.  It also has .50 calibur defensive machine guns covering nearly all angles, best angle is on beam where 3 of the mg's can converge. If one cannot fly above enemy fighters, then fly just above the ground were defensive gunners can engage.  Also a well timed bomb could take down a pursuing enemy.  It also has advantages in its natural element, naval battles!
+A robust aircraft and able to take more damage than others of size, compensating for lack of armor and slower speed.  It also has .50 caliber defensive machine guns covering nearly all angles, best angle is on beam where 3 of the mg's can converge. If one cannot fly above enemy fighters, then fly just above the ground where defensive gunners can engage.  A well-timed bomb could also take down a pursuing enemy. It also has advantages in its natural element, naval battles!
 === Modifications and economy ===
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 '''Cons:'''
 * No armour
 * Gunners can easily be taken out, especially the tail gunner (no armour, and no bulletproof glass either)

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 * 1 x 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun, tail turret (350 rpg)
-All the guns cover the upper hemisphere of the PBM, best to fly on deck when enemy is near.  The M2 Browning machine gun is potent at this BR, so you have a good chance of scoring a kill.  Remember to select the API-T belt.
+All the guns cover the upper hemisphere of the PBM, best to fly on deck when enemy is near.  The M2 Browning machine gun is potent at this battle rating, so you have a good chance of shooting down an aircraft.  Remember to select the API-T belt.
 == Usage in battles ==

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 == 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: <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).'' -->
-''During the 1930’s the United States had a vibrant seaplane making industry making ever larger flying boat category of seaplanes.  Sikorsky, Boeing, Grumman, Consolidated (of [[PBY-5 (Family)|PBY]] fame), and Martin all vied for the lucrative opportunities of an aircraft that could land almost anywhere on earth with little investment in facilities.  Advances in technology lead the US Navy created a few new “system designation” in 1935, with “PB” for “Patrol Bomber” being one of them.  Glenn L. Martin company leveraged its considerable flying boat and bomber aircraft experience to design a new aircraft for the requirements of long range with considerable offensive ability and bomb load.  In many ways similar to the PBY, it was superior in having internal bomb bay, providing a performance advantage when fully loaded (commonly posted stats often do not list fully loaded performance).  It was also larger, more complex, and 50% heavier.''
+During the 1930s the United States had a vibrant seaplane making industry making ever larger flying boat category of seaplanes. Sikorsky, Boeing, Grumman, Consolidated (of [[PBY-5 (Family)|PBY]] fame), and Martin all vied for the lucrative opportunities of an aircraft that could land almost anywhere on earth with little investment in facilities. Advances in technology lead the US Navy created a few new “system designation” in 1935, with “PB” for “Patrol Bomber” being one of them. Glenn L. Martin company leveraged its considerable flying boat and bomber aircraft experience to design a new aircraft for the requirements of long range with considerable offensive ability and bomb load. In many ways similar to the PBY, it was superior in having internal bomb bay, providing a performance advantage when fully loaded (commonly posted stats often do not list fully loaded performance). It was also larger, more complex, and 50% heavier.
-''After testing with a 3/8 scale flying model (Martin 162A Tadpole Clipper), the XPBM-1 prototype first flew in 18 February 1939 proving a solid design, except for stability issue with the horizontal stabilizer and twin tails.  To solve this the production PBM-1’s horizontal stabilizer was given a dihedral to match the wing but maintained the 90 degree angle to the vertical stabilizer, resulting in an inward cant of the vertical/rudder tail (unlike nearly any other aircraft, like the Be-6).  Like the PBY the wing floats retracted, but not to the tips but instead into the wing (like the [[BV 238]]).  Defensive armament was 5 turrets, nose, dorsal, tail, and both waists in unique round windows, each a single .50 Cal machine gun, considered very powerful in 1939. The doors under the nacelle and inner wing look like they are for landing gear, but are instead for the internal bomb bay!  Able to carry a sizable bombload without the performance drag penalty of external mounts, the PBM-1 had a notable performance advantage over the PBY.  Not immediately visible is the triangular shaped doors under the nose, which opened for the bomb sight station.  There was also an adapter to carry two torpedoes just below the nacelle (similar to the Martin produced [[B-26B|B-26]]).''
+After testing with a 3/8 scale flying model (Martin 162A Tadpole Clipper), the XPBM-1 prototype first flew in 18 February 1939 proving a solid design, except for stability issue with the horizontal stabilizer and twin tails. To solve this the production PBM-1's horizontal stabilizer was given a dihedral to match the wing but maintained the 90 degree angle to the vertical stabilizer, resulting in an inward cant of the vertical/rudder tail (unlike nearly any other aircraft, like the Be-6). Like the PBY the wing floats retracted, but not to the tips but instead into the wing (like the [[BV 238]]). Defensive armament was 5 turrets, nose, dorsal, tail, and both waists in unique round windows, each a single .50 cal machine gun, considered very powerful in 1939. The doors under the nacelle and inner wing look like they are for landing gear, but are instead for the internal bomb bay! Able to carry a sizable bombload without the performance drag penalty of external mounts, the PBM-1 had a notable performance advantage over the PBY. Not immediately visible is the triangular shaped doors under the nose, which opened for the bomb sight station. There was also an adapter to carry two torpedoes just below the nacelle (similar to the Martin produced [[B-26B|B-26]]).
-''Although a sound design, only twenty one of the “-1” was built before the improved “-3” was put into production.  Those 21 where heavily used in patrolling coastal North America, at first doing “neutrality patrols” hunting for enemy submarines and raiders in territorial waters and shadow allied convoys.  PBM was also the first US Navy aircraft to be equipped with British made AVS surface search radar to improve its mission.  Demand for this aircraft was destined to increase.''
+Although a sound design, only twenty one of the "-1" was built before the improved "-3" was put into production. Those 21 where heavily used in patrolling coastal North America, at first doing “neutrality patrols” hunting for enemy submarines and raiders in territorial waters and shadow allied convoys. PBM was also the first US Navy aircraft to be equipped with British made AVS surface search radar to improve its mission. Demand for this aircraft was destined to increase.
 == Media ==
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 ;Skins
-* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicleCountry=usa&vehicleType=aircraft&vehicleClass=hydroplane&vehicle=pbm_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
+* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=pbm_1 Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
 ;Videos
-{{Youtube-gallery|Q5kI27xlDFA|'''Boat LiFE Was Never Better! {{PAGENAME}} - USA - Review!'''  - ''Jengar''}}
+{{Youtube-gallery|Q5kI27xlDFA|'''Boat LiFE Was Never Better! {{PAGENAME}} - USA - Review!''' - ''Jengar''}}
 == See also ==

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