Breguet 5

Breguet 5
Role	Bomber/Ground Attack
Manufacturer	Breguet
Introduction	late 1915
Primary users	France U.K. (RNAS)
Number built	~200
Variants	Breguet 6, Breguet 9, Breguet 12
Wingspan	17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)
Engine	220hp Renault 12Fb
Armament	37mm cannon or 20×54 kg (120 lb) bombs
Crew	2
Max Speed	131 km/h (81 mph) to 138 km/h (86 mph) to 142 km/h (88 mph)
Climb	2,000 m (6,560 ft) in 15:30
Ceiling	4,300 m (14,100 ft)
Range	700 km (430 mi)

The Breguet 5 was a cannon-armed version of the Breguet-Michelin bombers intended for escort, intercepting of enemy fighters, and ground attack. Two hundred were built before it was realized they were even slower than the bombers and useless in fighter combat. Some were converted to bombing or ground attack duty. Variants include the Breguet 6, Breguet 9, and Breguet 12.

The RNAS purchased fifty-nine and assigned them to Wings 3 and 5, where one assumes their service lifetime was brief.

For more information, see Wikipedia:Breguet Bre.5.

Timeline

Game Data

Wings of Glory

Unofficial Stats

Availability	Maneuver	Damage	Dmg Points	Max Alt.	Climb
16Q1-17Q2	Y	-/B or -/C	13	10	7

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Miniatures and Models

1:144 Scale

• Shapeways: Columbia Aerodrome, Kampfflieger

References

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Citations

Bibliography

• Enzo Angelucci, ed. The Rand M^cNally Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914-1980. New York: The Military Press, 1983 edition. ISBN 0-517-41021-4.
• Dr. James J. Davilla and Arthur M. Soltan. French Aircraft of the First World War. Flying Machines Press, 1997. ISBN 0-9637110-4-0.
• W.M. Lamberton and E.F. Cheesman, Reconnaissance & Bomber Aircraft of the 1914-1918 War. Great Britain: Harleyford Publications Ltd., 1962. ISBN 9780900435027
• Kenneth Munson, Bombers: Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft, 1914-1919. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1968, Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0753721711