IL-10

[Archangel114]

This is merely my opinion, but I think it would be interesting to see an IL-10 in AH. It was similar (maybe a deritive?) to the IL-2. I'll post specs on it later tonight/tommorow.

-Chris-

[Archangel114]

Here's the specs for the IL-10:

Nation: Russia
Manufacturer: State Industries
Type: Attacker
Year: 1944
Engine: Mikulin AM-42 12-cylinder V liquid-cooled, 2,000 horsepower
Wingspan: 43 ft. 11 1/2 in. (13.54 m)
Length: 36 ft. 9 in. (11.30 m)
Height: 11 ft. 6 in. (3.50 m)
Weight: 14,409 lbs. (6,550 m)(loaded)
Maximum speed: 311 mph (550 km/h)
Ceiling: 24,606 ft. (7,570 m)
Range: 621 miles (1,000 km)
Armament: 3 x 20mm cannon, 2 machine guns (unsure as to what the caliber is. Probably .50 but don't quote me on that)
Crew:2

I delivered. There are the specs. I'll drum up a pic when i get a moment. If anyone else has a pic of the plane, put it up here.

-Chris-

[Tony Williams]

The Il-10 was a very much refined design over the Il-2, with far better handling and performance.  I have read that it was good enough to have given fighter planes a very hard time at low level (particularly with that rear 12.7mm or 20mm gun) but it generally didn't because the pilots weren't trained in air combat.

The forward-firing guns were 23mm.  From memory, there were usually two powerful VYa guns but later models had four of the lower-velocity NS-23.

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[Archangel114]

Thanks for the amendments to my specs. I wasn't sure if I had the armaments right. Needless to say, the plane would work a bomber over in a hurry if it got one under it's guns.

-Chris-

[Sancho]

wasn't it something like 80mph faster than the il2?  That alone would make it a extremely useful attack plane in the MA.

[Soviet]