H-5

H-5

␗Tu-4

H-5

␗Tu-4

China

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

Bomber

Jet bomber

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

This page is about the Chinese jet bomber H-5. For the Russian variant, see IL-28.

Description

The H-5 is a rank V Chinese jet bomber with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,500 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	861	837	11500	49.4	50.3	16.4	15.5	1,480
Upgraded	947	905		46.7	48.0	24.0	20.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
✓	✓	✓	X	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	400	600	600	400	~7	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 600	< 600	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Empty mass			Wing loading (full fuel, no boosters)
Klimov VK-1		2	13,170 kg			326 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load, no boosters)					Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		23m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	60m fuel	77m fuel
892 kg	Centrifugal-flow turbojet		15,172 kg	15,772 kg	17,058 kg	18,344 kg	19,801 kg	23,200 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%, no boosters)
Condition	100%	WEP	23m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	60m fuel	77m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	2,678 kgf	N/A	0.35	0.34	0.31	0.29	0.27	0.23
Optimal	2,678 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.35	0.34	0.31	0.29	0.27	0.23

Booster (Solid fuel rocket)						Aircraft mass
Number	Booster weight (each)	Fuel weight (each)	Burn Time	Can be shutdown	Jettisoned after use	Mass with full booster fuel (no weapons load)
						23m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	60m fuel	77m fuel
2	50 kg	190 kg	13s	No	Yes	15,652 kg	16,202 kg	17,538 kg	18,824 kg	20,281 kg
Condition		Maximum booster thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)		Combined engine & booster thrust @ 0 m		Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100% with booster)
						23m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	60m fuel	77m fuel
Stationary		1,682 kgf		8,720 kgf		0.56	0.54	0.50	0.46	0.43
Optimal		1,682 kgf (any speed)		8,720 kgf (0kph)		0.56	0.54	0.50	0.46	0.43

Survivability and armour

Armour plates

Front gunner

• 6 mm steel plate for the front gunner's seat.
• 10 mm (bottom) and 32 mm (top) steel plates behind the front gunner.
• 10 mm steel plate under the nose.

Pilot

• 6 mm steel plate for the pilot's seat.
• 10 mm steel plate behind the pilot.
• 32 mm (top) steel plate in front of the pilot (part of the steel plate behind the front gunner).

Tail gunner

• 10 mm steel plate under the tail gunner.
• 8 mm steel plates in front of tail gunner.
• 102 mm (rear) and 68 mm (sides) bulletproof glass panes in front of tail gunner.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The H-5 is armed with:

• 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, nose-mounted (100 rpg = 200 total)

Suspended armament

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

• 12 x 100 kg FAB-100M-43 bombs (1,200 kg total)
• 8 x 250 kg FAB-250M-46 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-46 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 1 x 1,500 kg FAB-1500M-46 bomb (1,500 kg total)
• 1 x 3,000 kg FAB-3000M-46 bomb (3,000 kg total)

Defensive armament

The H-5 is defended by:

• 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, tail turret (225 rpg = 450 total)

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Compressor		Offensive 23 mm
II			Airframe	New 23 mm cannons	KD-3
III	Wings repair	Engine		Turret 23 mm
IV			Cover	New 23 mm cannons (turret)	BD-4

Pros and cons

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History

A retired Harbin H-5.

The Harbin H-5 was the Chinese-produced version of the Il-28 Beagle, a Soviet-designed light bomber used by a variety of countries in the Soviet Bloc. Initially entering service in 1967, the aircraft had several changes compared to the original Il-28 including redesigns of the wing and tail structure. Multiple variants of the H-5 were developed, including nuclear weapon carriers, electronic warfare aircraft and reconnaissance aircraft. The last bomber-variant H-5s were retired in the early 1990s, though it is speculated that some airframes are still in use today in secondary duties.

Development and construction

In the 1950s, China received several Il-28 ‘Beagle’ jet bombers from the Soviet Union. These aircraft proved to be highly useful, and were used against the Taiwannese in the First Taiwan crisis of 1954-55. However, the Soviets did not give the Chinese a license for production. As a result, the Chinese government ordered the Harbin aircraft production plant to produce the Il-28 without a license, based on existing Chinese Il-28 aircraft. The aircraft featured numerous changes, the most notable being a redesign of the wing and tail structural panels. As well, later H-5 aircraft were equipped with a modernised turret carrying two AM-23 autocannons with a greatly improved fire rate, though this feature is not included in-game.

The production of the H-5 was hampered by the cultural revolution, and though an initial prototype flew in 1962, mass production didn’t commence until the late 1960s. After entering service, the H-5 became a primary frontline bomber of the PLAAF.

Operational History

The Harbin H-5 entered full-scale production in mid-1967,1 and began entering service with PLAAF bomber units. However, it had become relatively obsolete by the time it entered service, mainly due to its lack of advanced avionics which effectively limited it to daylight missions. Nevertheless, a range of H-5 models were developed. This included the H-5A, a variant of the H-5 designed specifically to carry nuclear weapons. This variant would drop a nuclear bomb during a test, in 1968. Other variants include the HZ-5 reconnaissance variant, HD-5 electronic warfare variant and the HJ-5 bomber trainer.

The H-5 was used extensively by Chinese frontline units and was retired from frontline service in 1990, well after the retirement of the Soviet Il-28. There are reports of H-5 variants still in service, but the official PLAAF consensus is that the H-5 was completely retired by 1990. As well, the H-5 was used in a successful defection attempt, by a Chinese captain who flew his airplane to Taiwan. This aircraft was the first operational Il-28 type aircraft recovered by the west.

Media

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See also

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External links

Works Cited

• Eastern Order of Battle. (n.d.). Harbin H-5. Retrieved November 23, 2020, from http://www.easternorbat.com/html/harbin_h-5_eng.html
• Aguilera, R. (1997). Harbin H-5 'Beagle'. Retrieved November 23, 2020, from http://www.theworldwars.net/weapons/entry.php?b=air

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