Po-2M

This page is about the premium Soviet bomber Po-2M. For the gift version, see Po-2. For the race event version, see Po-2 Night Witch.

Po-2M

Po-2M

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
1.0	1.0	1.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Bomber

Light bomber

Hydroplane

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Description

The Po-2M is a premium gift rank I Soviet bomber with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Drone Age" as a reward for the 2022 Project "Overpowered" event.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 0 m134 km/h

Turn time30 s

Max altitude1 500 m

EngineShvetsov M-11D

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight1 t

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at 0 m - sea level)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	130	126	1500	30.6	31.7	1.8	1.7	258
Upgraded	139	134		29.5	30.0	2.8	2.3

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	X	X	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
190	450	N/A	N/A	N/A	~5	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 200	< 200	< 200	> 295

Survivability and armour

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear450 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB1 161

RB1 411

SB2 184

Crew training450

Experts3 000

Aces45

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 50 / 100 / 90 %

2 × 100 / 100 / 100 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Wings repair Engine	Airframe Cover	shkas_turret_belt_pack shkas_turret_new_gun RO-82 ROS-132

Armaments

Suspended armament

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Defensive armament

The Po-2M is defended by:

• 1 x 7.62 mm DA machine gun, dorsal turret (315 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

access to incendiary bombs on 1.0br

sufficient number of armaments

unguided rockets are effective against ground targets

Cons:

one of slowest planes in game

low speed makes you easy target

lack of mg's

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Po-2M from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Project "Overpowered": Po-2M