4,000 lb (1,814 kg) of bombs or depth charges, torpedo racks were also available.
50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns (one in each waist blister) 30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns (two in nose turret, one in ventral hatch at tail) Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 Twin Wasp radial engines, 1,200 hp (895 kW each) each.
Crew: 8 - pilot, co-pilot, bow turret gunner, flight mechanic, radioman, navigator and two waist gunners. PBY was able to fly continuously for 18 hours or additional fuel tanks up to 24 hours, so it is particularly well suited for such work. This was the first trial at a later date submarine in the fight against the black sky Name-called "defense tactics, where possible with plenty of air gun designed to prevent the presence of submarines in the other party activities. Machine type was also used to Allies The German ships' security submarines against Atlantic. PBY was a versatile and great flying boat, for example, it was discovered German Battleship Bismarck, Followed it and prevented its escape, the German occupied by ports France and found Japanese aviation support ships in the Battle of Midway.
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