IL-2 M-82

IL-2 M-82

IL-2 M-82

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.7	2.7	2.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

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Description

The IL-2 M-82 is a premium gift rank II Soviet attacker with a battle rating of 2.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Starfighters" as a reward for World War Mode Season 3: Road to the West.

General info

Flight performance

The Il-2 M-82 has characteristics relatively inline to those found on other variants of the Il-2 Family. It has a very slow top speed, meaning that almost every fighter at it's BR can catch up to it. It also has a slow climb rate, especially in RB. On the plus side, the Sturmovik actually has a very good turn rate and can even out turn some fighters when flown correctly. However, this should not be used excessively as the aircraft has a horrible energy retention and will lose speed ferociously in extended turns.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 2,500 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	382	374	6500	24.0	25.1	4.2	4.2	400
Upgraded	414	397		21.9	22.9	10.3	7.1

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
620	320	N/A	N/A	270	~12	~12

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 320	< 320	< 370	> 341

Survivability and armour

• 4 mm steel around fuel tank and oil cooling system
• 6 mm steel behind engine
• 6 mm steel underneath bottom oil cooling system
• 6 mm steel beside fuel tank
• 6 mm steel beside and on top of pilot
• 8 mm steel in front of and below gunner
• 64 mm bulletproof glass in front of pilot
• 64 mm bulletproof glass between pilot and gunner
• Self-sealing fuel tanks, with neutral gas pressurization system (1 underneath pilot and 1 in front of pilot)

(Note: the gunner is rear-facing)

Armaments

Offensive armament

The IL-2 M-82 is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm ShVAK cannons, wing-mounted (210 rpg = 420 total)
• 2 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, wing-mounted (750 rpg = 1,500 total)

Suspended armament

The IL-2 M-82 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 12 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs (300 kg total)
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs (200 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (400 kg total)
• 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M43 bombs (500 kg total)
• 8 x RS-82 rockets
• 8 x RBS-82 rockets
• 8 x RS-132 rockets
• 8 x RBS-132 rockets
• 12 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 8 x RS-82 rockets (300 kg total)
• 12 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 8 x RBS-82 rockets (300 kg total)
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 8 x RS-82 rockets (200 kg total)
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 8 x RBS-82 rockets (200 kg total)
• 12 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 4 x RS-132 rockets (300 kg total)
• 12 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 4 x RBS-132 rockets (300 kg total)
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 4 x RS-132 rockets (200 kg total)
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 4 x RBS-132 rockets (200 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 8 x RS-82 rockets (400 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 8 x RBS-82 rockets (400 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 4 x RS-132 rockets (400 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 4 x RBS-132 rockets (400 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 8 x RS-132 rockets (400 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 8 x RBS-132 rockets (400 kg total)

Defensive armament

The IL-2 M-82 is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, dorsal turret (280 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Turret 12 mm	Offensive 20 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 12 mm MGs (turret)		RO-82
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 7 mm	New 20 mm cannons	Der-21
IV	95 octane fuel usage	Engine injection	Cover	New 7 mm MGs		RO-132
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

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History

In early July of 1941, due to the rapid advance of German troops into central Russia, there was a threat of a reduction in the supply of IL-2 AM-38 aircraft engines. Anticipating possible issues, Sergey Ilyushin suggested adapting the Sturmovik engine to the more common M-82 engine to the Soviet military aviation authorities. In a very short time, the aircraft engineers in the Ilyushin design bureau built a prototype attacker aircraft for testing with the new engine. The prototype also featured a much anticipated defensive turret with a position for an air gunner, the need for which became evident after the first IL-2 sorties in WWII. Unlike the production version, the IL-2 with the M-82 engine did not have engine compartment protection - the armored capsule was shortened and ended with an armored plate between the pilot and the engine. The new engine also required the installation of an updated propeller. The gunner's seat was positioned to the rear of the cockpit, where a blister turret with a 12.7mm UBT machine gun with armored glass was located. Tests of the new version of the attack aircraft demonstrated that such a design does not have critical problems despite its inferior speed to the regular IL-2. By the spring of 1942, a prototype with the M-82IR engine appeared, which was better suited for low altitudes, from which the attack aircraft was operating most of the time. Flight characteristics have been improved, but by that time the production of native AM-38 engines was normal and there was no need to modify the IL-2 with M-82 engines any more.

- From Devblog

Media

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Videos

The Shooting Range #207 - Metal Beasts section at 00:29 discusses the IL-2 M-82.

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

• [Development] Vehicles of World War: IL-2(M-82) and M60 AMBT