The Breguet Br.5 series of biplane bomber was developed from the Breguet Br.4. The Br.5 was operated by a crew of two with the pilot seated in the middle of the aircraft and the gunner/observer to the front. Defensive armament consisted of a single 7.7mm machine gun in a standard role but this could be supplanted by a more formidable 37mm cannon, particularly when in the bomber escort role.
The Br.5 was powered by a Renault 220 horsepower engine whilst some were fielded with a Rolls-Royce brand of 250 horsepower known as the "Eagle". The engine sat behind the crew area - directly behind the pilot in fact - and was of the "pusher" type, powering a two-blade propeller system. Design was of a utilitarian type with a simple bathtub-like fuselage, a static tricycle landing gear array and framework and cables leading out to the empennage. A single vertical tail surface completed the design.
In action, the Br.5 was fielded primarily as a night time bomber and used by both the French and English forces alike from 1916-1917 though it first appeared in the summer of 1915.
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
✓Air-to-Air Combat, Fighter
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
✓Ground Attack (Bombing, Strafing)
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
Length
32.5 ft (9.90 m)
Width/Span
57.4 ft (17.50 m)
Height
12.8 ft (3.90 m)
Empty Wgt
2,976 lb (1,350 kg)
MTOW
4,189 lb (1,900 kg)
Wgt Diff
+1,213 lb (+550 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Breguet Br.5 production variant)
Installed:
1 x Renault engine developing 220 horsepower OR 1 x Rolls-Royce Eagle engine developing 250 horsepower driving a two-bladed propeller in "pusher" arrangement at rear of fuselage.
1 x 7.7mm machine gun OR 1 x 37mm cannon in forward observer/gunner position.
Supported Types
(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
Hardpoint Mountings: 2
Br.5 - Base Series Designation
Br.5 B2 - Base bomber variant
Br.5 Ca.2 - Escort Fighter; outfitted with cannon armament.
Grahame White GW.19 - Production by Grahame White for British RNAS service; Rolls-Royce Falcon engine featured; 25 examples completed.
Br.6 - Fitted with Canton-Unne engines
Br.6 B2 - Base Bomber Variant
Br.6 Ca.2 - Escort Fighter with cannon armament
Br.12 - Night-fighter form
Br.12 B2 - Night bomb platform
Br.12 Ca.2 - Night-fighter with cannon armament
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