M.B.175T

M.B.175T

M.B.175T

Description

The M.B.175T is a rank French bomber with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.83 "Masters of the Sea".

Although called a "bomber", with its hard-hitting armament of two 20mm MG 151/20 cannons, this plane should be used in a more aggressive role as an attacker, or even a bomber interceptor. The HVAR rockets and the MG 151/20s make it a perfect counter to the much-feared BV 238.

General info

Flight performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 3,780)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	425	410		27.0	27.7	4.7	4.7	650
Upgraded	479	450		25.2	26.0	12.4	7.9

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
		330	317	260	~11	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 325	< 200	< 480	> 180

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
2,900 m	970 hp	1,227 hp

Survivability and armor

• 10 mm steel plate: pilot headset
• Self-sealing fuel tanks: inner & middle wings

Armaments

Offensive armament

The M.B.175T is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannons, wing-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)

Suspended armament

The M.B.175T can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 12 x HVAR rockets
• 1 x F5W torpedo

Defensive armament

The M.B.175T is defended by:

• 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon, dorsal turret (250 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Combined	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Has air brakes
• Quite maneuverable for its size
• 12 x HVAR rockets as basic payload
• Armed with two powerful 20 mm MG 151 with a large ammo pool for each
• One 20 mm MG 151/20 defensive turret to easily deal with enemies in its shooting range

Cons:

• MG 151/20 is mounted in the wings far off the fuselage, requires adjustment of convergence for accurate hits on enemy
• Turret is only good for enemies above the aircraft; large blindside due to plane's twin rudders
• Flaps have a rather low speed limit before they tear off
• Gunner is exposed
• Does not have a ventral gunner, making it vulnerable to attacks from under

History

The MB 175 was designed at the same time as the MB 174. However, whereas the latter was a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, the MB 175 was intended as a light bomber. The prototype flew on 3rd December 1939, with Daniel Rastel in the cockpit, and the first production aircraft, MB 175 B3 No. 101, was delivered in April 1940.

The GR II/52 was the first unit to equip with the light bomber which was used for reconnaissance purposes, as their Potez 63 and 63/11 were incapable of standing up to the Messerschmitt Me-109 E and Me-110. After equipping with the MB 175, the losses incurred by the GR II/52 were very few, thus confirming the remarkable qualities of this aircraft, which unfortunately arrived too late. After being transferred to North Africa, the GR II/52 was entirely re-equipped with MB 175 aircraft, which it kept until 8th November1942 when they were almost all lost during an attack by allied forces on the Oran-la-Sénia air base. The GR I/55 which was the last unit to receive the aircraft, received the first MB 176 aircraft available at the same time as it was equipping with the MB 175, before deploying to North Africa. The Germans were very interested in the aircraft and used several tens of them for training purposes.

In 1945, as the French Navy had ordered a hundred of the “torpedo bomber” version of the MB 175, production of the 175 T was launched at Châteauroux-Déols. As the aircraft became available, they were assigned to the 6 F squadron at Agadir. A few aircraft were used by 10 S squadron at Saint-Raphaël for various tests. The last MB 175 aircraft ended their flying careers at the Rochefort training school where the naval section retained their last aircraft until 1960.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the M.B.175T from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #249 - Metal Beasts section at 00:28 discusses the M.B.175T.

See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance
• https://www.dassault-aviation.com/en/passion/aircraft/military-bloch-aircraft/mb-170-178/

France bombers
Farman	F.222.2 · N.C.223.3
Latécoère	Late 298D
Potez	Potez 633
Liore et Olivier	LeO 451 early · LeO 451 late
Bloch	M.B.174A-3 · M.B.162 · M.B.175T
American	V-156-F · Martin 167-A3 · ▄A-35B · ▄SB2C-5 · B-26C · ▄PBY-5A Late · ▄PB4Y-2
British	Lancaster MR.7