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Offline Karnak

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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #30 on: January 15, 2014, 05:45:15 PM »
Maybe because it's no US or German Uber plane?  :noid
Just a Russian Uber plane.....   

But the La-7 and Yak-3 ought to have informed people that the Russians did have some good aircraft too.

This one, by the way, is powered by the same engines as the La-5FN and La-7.
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #31 on: January 15, 2014, 05:56:27 PM »
With I think only a 100 rounds for each cannon.

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At the moment it seems to have 200rpg, according to the cockpit screenshot.
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #32 on: January 15, 2014, 05:56:39 PM »
Just a Russian Uber plane.....   

This one, by the way, is powered by the same engines as the La-5FN and La-7.

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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #33 on: January 15, 2014, 05:59:37 PM »
Wonder what handling and deck speed will be like.


I also hope HTC has finally rectified their habit of making bombers dis-proportionally tough for their size.


EDIT: After comparing the weights and wing area, looks like this thing will handle somewhere about midway between the 110 and the 410.
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #34 on: January 15, 2014, 06:13:23 PM »
I see a soviet Fso or scenario coming up
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #36 on: January 15, 2014, 06:53:11 PM »
some real pics have 3 props some 4 whats the difference?
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #37 on: January 15, 2014, 06:54:57 PM »
some real pics have 3 props some 4 whats the difference?


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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #38 on: January 15, 2014, 07:00:31 PM »
Very nice, finally a Soviet bomber!

Hopefully Pe-2 will follow someday.


It can potentially carry as much as a B-24.

Every good source that I've read on the TU-2 shows that 8300lbs simply won't fit to the aircraft. My guess is that the 8300lbs is a mistake by one author which then got copied over and over again to many "mainstream" "aircraft of WWII-books".

Here's a Soviet source which lists 1000kg as the "normal" and 3000kg as the maximum payload:

(It also mentions that the forward firing cannons have 150rpg.)
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #39 on: January 15, 2014, 07:10:58 PM »
3000kg is still a pretty good load for a medium bomber.
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #40 on: January 15, 2014, 07:16:56 PM »
3000kg is still a pretty good load for a medium bomber.

Most definitely!

But it would be a bit impractical carrying 2x1000kg in the two wing hard points as it would be an over kill on many cases.
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #41 on: January 15, 2014, 07:17:38 PM »
So this is the famous Russian P-38, oops, La-38. What happened to the end halves of the two La-7 they strapped under the wings?
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #42 on: January 15, 2014, 07:18:25 PM »
3000kg works for me in a nimble bomber.  


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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #43 on: January 15, 2014, 07:43:24 PM »
Great news for SEA Events. Thx HTC  :cheers:
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Re: NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2
« Reply #44 on: January 15, 2014, 07:50:10 PM »
That sure looks like 9 250kg? bombs it's carrying.  I also do not see any mounts for external ords.