NEW PLANE: Tupolev TU-2

[bangsbox]

Tu-2Sh
Experimental ground-attack versions. Two variants were tested in 1944: one with a 75mm (2.95 inches) centerline gun and another with a battery of 88 7.62mm (0.30 inches) PPSh-41 sub-machine guns fixed in the bomb bay, directed to fire ahead at a 30-degree angle. Another version under this designation was tested in 1946; this one had a frontal armament consisting of with two NS-37 and two NS-45 autocannons.[6]


Hahahaha I want 88 sub machine guns !! 

[Fulcrum]

Wow I wanted this plane so much, according to the specs:

1. It is very fast - 325mph puts it to the same category as Ki-67 or Boston
2. It climbs well 1,600 ft/m - again similar to Ki-67 and Boston
3. It has much heavier bomb load: 1,500kg  bombs internal = 3306 lb  and around 5000lb external - i.e. with internal bombs only it has better payload than both Boston and Ki-67 and with external is has similar bomb-load to B-17 being much faster and climbing much better.

Fast, Climbs Well and has ~B-17 bombload

 

It would be great addition especially for a players who don't want spend ages in climbing to ~20K

325mph?  Geez...I'm not sure I'll be able to catch the thing in a 110G. 

[Megalodon]

Tu-2Sh
Experimental ground-attack versions. Two variants were tested in 1944: one with a 75mm (2.95 inches) centerline gun and another with a battery of 88 7.62mm (0.30 inches) PPSh-41 sub-machine guns fixed in the bomb bay, directed to fire ahead at a 30-degree angle. Another version under this designation was tested in 1946; this one had a frontal armament consisting of with two NS-37 and two NS-45 autocannons.[6]


Hahahaha I want 88 sub machine guns !! 

 

[SirNuke]

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holy crap its like having the whole cosa nostra in your bomb bay  

[Tank-Ace]

Imagine what that would do to an aircraft. God, it would probably cause it to disintegrate in midair.

[Rich46yo]

Ever since I first joined Ive been crowing for this plane. Now I can truly fly only Soviet.

First I have to rejoin tho, downloading now.

[Zoney]

I know there are many of you who want to be the first in this aircraft.

1st to fly it.

1st to get an air to air kill in it.

1st to get an air to ground kill in it.

1st to bomb in it.

1st to hit the strats in it.

I would like to help you out and make sure you are also:

First to get shot down at 30K by Zoney in it.

Yeah, I'm a team player.








Nice addition to the stable, I expect this to be used quite a bit.

[Arlo]

I know there are many of you who want to be the first in this aircraft.

1st to fly it.

1st to get an air to air kill in it.

1st to get an air to ground kill in it.

1st to bomb in it.

1st to hit the strats in it.

I would like to help you out and make sure you are also:

First to get shot down at 30K by Zoney in it.

Yeah, I'm a team player.








Nice addition to the stable, I expect this to be used quite a bit.

30k? Yeesh!

[Zoney]

30k? Yeesh!

Yeah, I know..................I'll have to descend a bit to get em !


 

[bangsbox]

Imagine what that would do to an aircraft. God, it would probably cause it to disintegrate in midair.

It would be interesting... Very very small bullets not going all that fast and a 950rof. I think the weight of all those bullets would bring you down before plane ever really took a critical hit lol

[Volron]

It would be interesting... Very very small bullets not going all that fast and a 950rof. I think the weight of all those bullets would bring you down before plane ever really took a critical hit lol

 

[FLOOB]

Troops running to the map room you say?

[Wmaker]

Wmaker cites a standard load while many sources refer to the 'common practice' of 'overloading.' (The Tu-2c, specifically.)

No I didn't. What did I say?

I said:

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

...'Common practice' was actually to carry a lot less. Average load during the war was 1200-1350kg*.

(Gordon & Khazanov)*

I have photos showing possibly a Fab 2000 centerline, was that possible?

Interesting. I would have to see that photo before commenting.

Really would like to see those photos no matter what bomb is in question.

[Tank-Ace]

It would be interesting... Very very small bullets not going all that fast and a 950rof. I think the weight of all those bullets would bring you down before plane ever really took a critical hit lol

I'm thinking it would be more loss of lift, since the wings would be essentially swiss cheese. I can't imagine a plane is too well armored over non-critical components.


With the sheer volume of fire, cut control cables and/or hydraulic lines would be a very serious issue.

[GScholz]

You can cut through the skin of most aircraft with a knife.