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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a Soviet multi-purpose flying boat designed with the intent of carrying out various maritime missions. The primary purposes for which it was designed were anti-submarine warfare, transport operations, and reconnaissance missions. It was developed in the late 1940s by Beriev OKB and first flew in 1949.  The {{Specs|name}} was equipped with powerful ASH-73 engines and a large fuel capacity, allowing it to fly for an extended period of time and possibly cover more than 4,000 kilometres without refuelling. It was remarkably well protected for its time, with five powerful NR-23 cannons mounted in the nose and tail turrets, providing effective defense against possible aerial threats. The aircraft served for quite a long time, considering the rapid technological advancement during that era, and wasn't retired until the late 1960s.
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The {{Specs|name}} was introduced as a [[wt:en/news/4976-shop-the-new-e-r-a-bundles-en|premium pack]] in [[Update 1.71 "New E.R.A"]] and was discontinued from the store after the [[wt:en/news/5488-shop-victory-day-allied-bundles-and-discounts-en|2018 Victory Day]] sales, but returned during [[wt:en/news/5852-special-news-war-thunder-s-birthday-discounts-and-gifts-en|War Thunder's 6th Anniversary]] as a premium purchasable with Golden Eagles {{GE}}. One of its most notable features is its defensive armament, which consists of five NR-23s, making it one of the most heavily armed bombers in the game. Furthermore, its maximum payload can take out two bases in air realistic battles, which is quite impressive given its other capabilities.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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=== Flight Performance ===
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=== Flight performance ===
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''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Maximum speed, maneuverability, speed and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.''
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{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
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! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Max Speed<br>(km/h at 2,135 m)
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! rowspan="2" | Max altitude<br>(metres)
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! colspan="2" | Turn time<br>(seconds)
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! colspan="2" | Rate of climb<br>(metres/second)
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! rowspan="2" | Take-off run<br>(metres)
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|-
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! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
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|-
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! Stock
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| 397 || 386 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.1 || 30.1 || 7.2 || 7.1 || rowspan="2" | 1,000
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|-
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! Upgraded
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| 441 || 418 || 26.9 || 28.0 || 11.1 || 9.0
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|-
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|}
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==== Details ====
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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|-
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! colspan="5" | Features
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|-
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! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear
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|-
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| ✓ || ✓ || ✓ || X || X    <!-- ✓ -->
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | Limits
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
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! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
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! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
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! colspan="2" | Max Static G
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|-
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
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|-
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| 500 <!-- {{Specs|destruction|body}} --> || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 291 || 279 || 220 || ~5 || ~3
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
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|-
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
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|-
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| < 350 || < 350 || < 350 || > 300
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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* 8 mm steel - behind each pilot
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* 10 mm steel - around tail guns
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* 9.5 mm steel - between tail guns and gunners window
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* 105 mm bulletproof glass - tail gunner's window
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{Specs-Economy}}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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=== Offensive armament ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
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''Describe the offensive armament of the aircraft, if any. Describe how effective the cannons and machine guns are in a battle, and also what belts or drums are better to use. If there is no offensive weaponry, delete this subsection.''
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=== Suspended armament ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! !! width="5%" | 1 !! width="5%" | 2 !! width="5%" | 3 !! width="5%" | 4 !! width="5%" | 5 !! width="5%" | 6 !! width="5%" | 7 !! width="5%" | 8
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| rowspan="6" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
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! [[FAB-250M-46 (250 kg)|250 kg FAB-250M-46]] bombs
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| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
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! [[FAB-500M-46 (500 kg)|500 kg FAB-500M-46]] bombs
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| 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
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|-
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! [[FAB-1500M-46 (1,500 kg)|1,500 kg FAB-1500M-46]] bombs
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| || || || 1 || 1 || || ||
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|-
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! [[45-36MAN (450 mm)|450 mm 45-36MAN]] torpedoes
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| colspan="9" | Maximum permissible loadout weight: 4,400 kg<br>Maximum permissible wing load: 2,200 kg<br>Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,800 kg
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|-
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=== Suspended armament ===
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{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
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''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''
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{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
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* 8 x 500 kg FAB-500M-46 bombs (4,000 kg total)
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* 8 x 250 kg FAB-250M-46 bombs (2,000 kg total)
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* 2 x 1,500 kg FAB-1500M-46 bombs (3,000 kg total)
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* 2 x 450 mm 45-36MAN torpedoes
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{{Navigation-End}}
  
 
=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
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''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available remove this subsection.''
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{{main|NR-23 (23 mm)}}
  
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== Usage in the battles ==
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is defended by:
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* 1 x 23 mm NR-23 cannon, nose turret (100 rpg)
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* 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, dorsal turret (250 rpg = 500 total)
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* 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, tail turret (225 rpg = 450 total)
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== Usage in battles ==
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The best payload for base bombing is the 8 x 500 kg option, allowing you to take out two bases (requiring 4 bombs each). The 2 x 1,500 kg option is rarely recommended (except maybe when airfield bombing) as both bombs drop at once, limiting you to one base or target, and because the total bomb load is also reduced from 4,000 kg to 3,000 kg .
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A different approach is to select the airfield spawn (you spawn just above the runway) and the hug the ground, either attacking ground targets or bases (if there are any left). This has the advantage of meaning your team mates will be more likely to cover you (they don't have to climb up to your altitude), and makes you harder to spot for enemy aircraft. It also means enemy aircraft cannot get below you and exploit your blind spot. However you will likely be to slow to kill bases if there are any other bombers on your team (they will get their first). It is also not recommended to bomb the airfield at low altitude as you will be food for the AAA.
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Keep a constant lookout and use your potent defensive armament to dispatch of attacking enemy aircraft as quickly as possible.
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=== Manual Engine Control ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | MEC elements
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|-
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! rowspan="2" | Mixer
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! rowspan="2" | Pitch
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! colspan="3" | Radiator
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! rowspan="2" | Supercharger
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! rowspan="2" | Turbocharger
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|-
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! Oil !! Water !! Type
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| Controllable || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Not controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Combined || Not controllable<br>1 gear || Auto controlled
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Good, destructive defensive armament
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* Good bomb load (can kill two bases in RB)
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* Turns fairly well
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* Has two pilots (less chance of them being killed)
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* Can land on water
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* Can take a reasonable amount of damage
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Drops bombs in pairs halving number of targets you can hit (i.e. 8 bombs gives you 4 drops)
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* Big target
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* Engines are exposed and liable to be set on fire
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* Turrets can not cover underneath
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* Not the most stable of bombing platforms
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* Lack of landing gear can make re-arming interesting on some maps (still possible but harder)
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* Large control surfaces make big targets
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* Fairly slow
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* Very poor roll rate
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* Not much ammo for the turrets
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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The first prototype of the Be-6 flew in 1945, only a couple years after the initial plans for the new Soviet flying boat were laid down in 1943. Evaluation of the first prototype showed that the aircraft could be improved in some areas to achieve better performance. Thus, Beriev engineers equipped the following model, that would become the production version, with more powerful Shvetsov ASh-73 engines and changed the defensive armaments layout from six 12.7 mm UBT machine guns to 23 mm NR-23 cannons, followed by the reduction in turret count from 5 to 3. This improved variant had its maiden flight in 1951, with serial production following shortly after.
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After its introduction to service in 1951, the Be-6 was tasked with performing various roles fitted for a maritime aircraft, such as reconnaissance, sub-hunting, patrolling, transportation and mine-laying. The aircraft enjoyed a long service life thanks to the fact that significant changes within the Soviet navy, at least when float planes were concerned, were few and far between during the Cold War. However, the Be-6 didn't only serve with the Soviet Union. The Chinese also received a number of Be-6s for their naval air force. The Be-6 remained in active military service with the Soviet Union until the late 1960's, and up to the 1990's with the Chinese Naval Air Force, thanks to modernization efforts. The Chinese changed, among other things, the powerplant of the Be-6 to the WJ-6 turboprop and redesignated the Be-6 to the Qing-6. A total of around 120 Be-6s were produced between 1949 - 1957.
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''- From [[wt:en/news/4904-development-beriev-be-6-the-arctic-seagull-en|Devblog]]''
  
 
== Media ==
 
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{{Youtube-gallery|QnDCpUfDnqY|'''Be-6 - For Bomber Enthusiasts Only - aka A Trolls Dream''' - ''Napalmratte''|XjXVbMFA3Bg|'''Be-6- All aboard!''' - ''Oxy''}}
  
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== Read also ==
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== See also ==
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''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the aircraft;''
 
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* [[wt:en/news/4904-development-beriev-be-6-the-arctic-seagull-en|[Devblog] Beriev Be-6 - "The Arctic Seagull"]]
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* [https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/378373-be-6/ Official data sheet - more details about the performance]
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{{AirManufacturer Beriev}}
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{{USSR bombers}}
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{{USSR premium aircraft}}

Latest revision as of 11:59, 20 August 2023

RANK 5 FRANCE
Somua SM PACK
Be-6
be_6.png
GarageImage Be-6.jpg
Be-6
USSR flag.png USSR
IV Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
5.0 5.0 5.3
Class:
PREMIUM
Purchase:3 850 Specs-Card-Eagle.png
Show in game

Description

The Be-6 was a Soviet multi-purpose flying boat designed with the intent of carrying out various maritime missions. The primary purposes for which it was designed were anti-submarine warfare, transport operations, and reconnaissance missions. It was developed in the late 1940s by Beriev OKB and first flew in 1949. The Be-6 was equipped with powerful ASH-73 engines and a large fuel capacity, allowing it to fly for an extended period of time and possibly cover more than 4,000 kilometres without refuelling. It was remarkably well protected for its time, with five powerful NR-23 cannons mounted in the nose and tail turrets, providing effective defense against possible aerial threats. The aircraft served for quite a long time, considering the rapid technological advancement during that era, and wasn't retired until the late 1960s.

The Be-6 was introduced as a premium pack in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A" and was discontinued from the store after the 2018 Victory Day sales, but returned during War Thunder's 6th Anniversary as a premium purchasable with Golden Eagles Ge icon.png. One of its most notable features is its defensive armament, which consists of five NR-23s, making it one of the most heavily armed bombers in the game. Furthermore, its maximum payload can take out two bases in air realistic battles, which is quite impressive given its other capabilities.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed
at 2 135 m418 km/h
Turn time28 s
Max altitude6 100 m
Engine2 х Shvetsov ASH-73
TypeRadial
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight29 t
Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 2,135 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 397 386 6100 29.1 30.1 7.2 7.1 1,000
Upgraded 441 418 26.9 28.0 11.1 9.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear
✓ ✓ ✓ X X
Limits
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
500 450 291 279 220 ~5 ~3
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 350 < 350 < 350 > 300

Survivability and armour

Crew8 people
Speed of destruction
Structural0 km/h
Gear450 km/h
  • 8 mm steel - behind each pilot
  • 10 mm steel - around tail guns
  • 9.5 mm steel - between tail guns and gunners window
  • 105 mm bulletproof glass - tail gunner's window

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB1 627 Sl icon.png
RB4 368 Sl icon.png
SB7 433 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts290 000 Sl icon.png
Aces940 Ge icon.png
Research Aces960 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 110 / 260 / 490 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 166 / 166 / 166 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
Mods aerodinamic fuse.png
Fuselage repair
Mods radiator.png
Radiator
Mods armor frame.png
Airframe
Mods compressor.png
Compressor
Mods aerodinamic wing.png
Wings repair
Mods new engine.png
Engine
Mods armor cover.png
Cover
Mods metanol.png
Engine injection
Mods engine extinguisher.png
EFS
Mods ammo.png
nr23_turret_belt_pack
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods pilon torpedo.png
T-18
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
KD-3
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods weapon.png
nr23_turret_new_gun
Mods pilon bomb.png
BD-4

Armaments

Suspended armament

The Be-6 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Hardpoints Be-6.png
250 kg FAB-250M-46 bombs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
500 kg FAB-500M-46 bombs 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1,500 kg FAB-1500M-46 bombs 1 1
450 mm 45-36MAN torpedoes 1 1
Maximum permissible loadout weight: 4,400 kg
Maximum permissible wing load: 2,200 kg
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,800 kg
Default weapon presets
  • 8 x 500 kg FAB-500M-46 bombs (4,000 kg total)
  • 8 x 250 kg FAB-250M-46 bombs (2,000 kg total)
  • 2 x 1,500 kg FAB-1500M-46 bombs (3,000 kg total)
  • 2 x 450 mm 45-36MAN torpedoes

Defensive armament

Main article: NR-23 (23 mm)

The Be-6 is defended by:

  • 1 x 23 mm NR-23 cannon, nose turret (100 rpg)
  • 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, dorsal turret (250 rpg = 500 total)
  • 2 x 23 mm NR-23 cannons, tail turret (225 rpg = 450 total)

Usage in battles

The best payload for base bombing is the 8 x 500 kg option, allowing you to take out two bases (requiring 4 bombs each). The 2 x 1,500 kg option is rarely recommended (except maybe when airfield bombing) as both bombs drop at once, limiting you to one base or target, and because the total bomb load is also reduced from 4,000 kg to 3,000 kg .

A different approach is to select the airfield spawn (you spawn just above the runway) and the hug the ground, either attacking ground targets or bases (if there are any left). This has the advantage of meaning your team mates will be more likely to cover you (they don't have to climb up to your altitude), and makes you harder to spot for enemy aircraft. It also means enemy aircraft cannot get below you and exploit your blind spot. However you will likely be to slow to kill bases if there are any other bombers on your team (they will get their first). It is also not recommended to bomb the airfield at low altitude as you will be food for the AAA.

Keep a constant lookout and use your potent defensive armament to dispatch of attacking enemy aircraft as quickly as possible.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Controllable
Auto control available 		Not controllable
Not auto controlled 		Controllable
Not auto controlled 		Combined Not controllable
1 gear 		Auto controlled

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Good, destructive defensive armament
  • Good bomb load (can kill two bases in RB)
  • Turns fairly well
  • Has two pilots (less chance of them being killed)
  • Can land on water
  • Can take a reasonable amount of damage

Cons:

  • Drops bombs in pairs halving number of targets you can hit (i.e. 8 bombs gives you 4 drops)
  • Big target
  • Engines are exposed and liable to be set on fire
  • Turrets can not cover underneath
  • Not the most stable of bombing platforms
  • Lack of landing gear can make re-arming interesting on some maps (still possible but harder)
  • Large control surfaces make big targets
  • Fairly slow
  • Very poor roll rate
  • Not much ammo for the turrets

History

The first prototype of the Be-6 flew in 1945, only a couple years after the initial plans for the new Soviet flying boat were laid down in 1943. Evaluation of the first prototype showed that the aircraft could be improved in some areas to achieve better performance. Thus, Beriev engineers equipped the following model, that would become the production version, with more powerful Shvetsov ASh-73 engines and changed the defensive armaments layout from six 12.7 mm UBT machine guns to 23 mm NR-23 cannons, followed by the reduction in turret count from 5 to 3. This improved variant had its maiden flight in 1951, with serial production following shortly after.

After its introduction to service in 1951, the Be-6 was tasked with performing various roles fitted for a maritime aircraft, such as reconnaissance, sub-hunting, patrolling, transportation and mine-laying. The aircraft enjoyed a long service life thanks to the fact that significant changes within the Soviet navy, at least when float planes were concerned, were few and far between during the Cold War. However, the Be-6 didn't only serve with the Soviet Union. The Chinese also received a number of Be-6s for their naval air force. The Be-6 remained in active military service with the Soviet Union until the late 1960's, and up to the 1990's with the Chinese Naval Air Force, thanks to modernization efforts. The Chinese changed, among other things, the powerplant of the Be-6 to the WJ-6 turboprop and redesignated the Be-6 to the Qing-6. A total of around 120 Be-6s were produced between 1949 - 1957.

- From Devblog

Media

Skins
Videos
Be-6 - For Bomber Enthusiasts Only - aka A Trolls Dream - Napalmratte
Be-6- All aboard! - Oxy

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

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

External links


Beriev Design Bureau (Бериева Опытное конструкторское бюро)
Bombers  MBR-2-M-34 · Be-6
Recon  KOR-1

USSR bombers
SB and Ar  SB 2M-100 · SB 2M-103 · SB 2M-103 MV-3 · SB 2M-103U · SB 2M-103U MV-3 · SB 2M-105 · Ar-2
Yer-2 (petrol)  Yer-2 (M-105) · Yer-2 (M-105) TAT · Yer-2 (M-105R) TAT · Yer-2 (M-105R) LU
Yer-2 (diesel)  Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (e) · Yer-2 (ACh-30B) (l)
Tu  Tu-2 · Tu-2S · Tu-2S-44 · Tu-2S-59 · Tu-4
Pe  Pe-2-1 · Pe-2-31 · Pe-2-83 · Pe-2-110 · Pe-2-205 · Pe-2-359 · Pe-8
IL  DB-3B · IL-4
Po  Po-2 · Po-2M
Other  MBR-2-M-34 · TB-3M-17-32 · Yak-4 · Be-6
Lend-Lease  ▂PBY-5A Catalina · ▂Hampden TB Mk I · ▂A-20G-30 · ▂B-25J-30

USSR premium aircraft
Fighters  Krasnolutsky's I-15bis · I-16 type 28 · Zhukovsky's I-153-M62 · I-153P · I-180S · I-301 · ITP (M-1)
  LaGG-3-4 · LaGG-3-23 · LaGG-3-34 · Dolgushin's La-7 · La-11
  Eremin's Yak-3(e) · Yak-3 (VK-107) · Yak-3T · Golovachev's Yak-9M
  ▂P-39K-1 · ▂Pokryshkin's P-39N-0 · ▂P-39Q-15 · ▂P-40E-1 · ▂P-47D-27 · ▂P-63A-5 · ▂P-63A-10 · ▂P-63C-5
  ▂Hurricane Mk IIB · ▂Spitfire Mk IXc · ▂Fw 190 D-9
Twin-engine fighters  I-29
Jet fighters  Su-11 · MiG-15bis ISh · MiG-17AS · MiG-21S (R-13-300) · MiG-23ML
Strike aircraft  IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2 M-82 · IL-8 (1944) · Su-6 · Tandem MAI · TIS MA · Su-8 · Tu-1
  Yak-38 · Su-7BMK · Su-25K · Su-39
Bombers  Po-2M · Be-6 · MBR-2-M-34 · Pe-2-205 · TB-3M-17-32
  ▂PBY-5A Catalina · ▂Hampden TB Mk I · ▂A-20G-30 · ▂B-25J-30

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