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Aviation
B-26C
III
Rank
AB
4.3
RB
4.7
SB
4.7
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Bomber
Main role
18,000
RP
Research
47,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The B-26 Marauder was a medium bomber, designed to be used both for high altitude bombing but to also provide close air support to Allied troops if necessary. France acquired a number of B-26C Marauders after Operation Torch in 1942, replacing the LeO 451s and Douglas DB-7s. They were used in the Allied invasions of Italy and southern France. After the war, most of them were retired, but some stayed for training and testing; one was even converted to test the early SNECMA ATAR jet engines.

It was introduced in Update "Wind of Change". This version of the B-26 Marauder under French service, designated as the B-26C, is virtually the same as the B-26B found in the American tech tree, save for the livery. The different designations were intended to distinguish the batch of extended wing B-26 variants that were produced in Omaha, Nebraska instead of Baltimore, Maryland. Compared to the previous French bombers, the Marauder serves as a "middle ground" between a massive, high-flying bomber like the N.C.223.3 and various fast but lightly armed bombers like LeO 451. The plane is quite sluggish for a medium bomber, but featuring protection and payload closer to that of a heavy bomber. This allows the Marauder to either be used for bombing bases, attacking columns of vehicles, or providing close air support in ground and naval battles with great efficiency.


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Flight performance
Max speed
at 3,962 m 491448525460 km/h
Rate of Climb 5.62.310.32.3 m/s
Turn time 3436.332.835.2 s
Max altitude 8,500 m
Takeoff Run 950 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 6 persons
Gross weight 13.1 t
Engine 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-43
Length 17.7 m
Wingspan 21.6 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 568 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 297 km/h
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 265 km/h
Offensive armament
5 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 1,100 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Defensive armament
3 × Turret — 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 750 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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2 × Turret — 2 × 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun
Ammunition 2,400 rounds
Fire rate 750 shots/min

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Suspended armament
Setup 1 30 × 100 lb AN-M30A1 bomb
Setup 2 14 × 300 lb H.E. M31 bomb
Setup 3 8 × 600 lb H.E. M32 bomb
Setup 4 4 × 1000 lb AN-M65A1 bomb
Setup 5 2 × 2000 lb AN-M66A2 bomb
Setup 6 2 × 1600 lb AN-Mk 1 armor-piercing bomb
Setup 7 Mk.13-1 torpedo (2216 lbs)
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 939 → 1,282 SL
RB 2,293 → 3,130 SL
SB 3,943 → 5,382 SL
Crew training 13,000 SL
Experts 280,000 SL
Aces 400 GE
Research Aces 47,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
70 / 160 / 320 % SL
136 % RP
Total cost of modifications 19,710 RP
32,400 SL
Talisman cost 980 GE

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