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{{Specs-Card|code=su-2_m82}}
 
 
{{About
 
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| about = Russian attacker '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
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| about = Soviet strike aircraft '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 
| usage = other versions
 
| usage = other versions
 
| link = Su-2 (Family)
 
| link = Su-2 (Family)
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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet strike aircraft {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet attacker {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.
 
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Flight performance ===
 
=== Flight performance ===
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The Su-2 (M-82) feels similar to other single engine attackers, bombers of the battle rating in terms of climb and top speed. But the long wings and incredibly powerful M-82 engine gives it one of the best MER's at this battle rating combined with really good acceleration makes it feel worlds more nimble than other similar aircraft.  
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{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
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The Su-2 (M-82) is similar to other single-engined strike aircraft and bombers of the battle rating in terms of climb rate and top speed. But the long wings and incredibly powerful M-82 engine gives it one of the best manoeuvring energy retentions at the battle rating, which combined with really good acceleration makes it feel worlds more nimble than other similar aircraft.
  
 
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! Stock
 
! Stock
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| 462 || 446 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 26.8 || 27.6 || 6.4 || 6.4 || rowspan="2" | 380
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| 464 || 446 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 26.9 || 27.7 || 6.8 || 6.8 || rowspan="2" | 380
 
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| 516 || 486 || 25.6 || 26.0 || 13.3 || 9.6
 
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! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
 
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 520 || 520 || 320 || ~7 || ~3
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| {{Specs|destruction|body}} || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || 394 || 340 || 340 || ~8 || ~4
 
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! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
 
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| < 350 || < 380 || < 420 || > 341
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| < 280 || < 240 || < 500 || > 350
 
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|-
 
|}
 
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=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}
 
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* 10 mm steel beside dorsal gunner's legs
 
* 10 mm steel beside dorsal gunner's legs
 
* 10 mm steel in front of ventral gunner (note that the ventral gunner is facing the rear of the aircraft)
 
* 10 mm steel in front of ventral gunner (note that the ventral gunner is facing the rear of the aircraft)
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=== Modifications and economy ===
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{{Specs-Economy}}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
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{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
 
=== Offensive armament ===
 
=== Offensive armament ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}
 
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{{main|ShKAS (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|ShKAS (7.62 mm)}}
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=== Suspended armament ===
 
=== Suspended armament ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 
<!-- ''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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{{main|FAB-50 (50 kg)|FAB-100 (100 kg)|FAB-250M43 (250 kg)}}
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{{main|FAB-50sv (50 kg)|FAB-100sv (100 kg)|BRAB-220 (1930) (220 kg)|FAB-250sv (250 kg)}}
  
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 
The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
  
 
* Without load
 
* Without load
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* 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs (200 kg total)
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* 4 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (200 kg total)
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* 12 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs (600 kg total)
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* 12 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (600 kg total)
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* 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (400 kg total)
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* 4 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (400 kg total)
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* 6 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (600 kg total)
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* 6 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (600 kg total)
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* 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M43 bombs (500 kg total)
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* 2 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)
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* 2 x 220 kg BRAB-220 (1930) bombs (440 kg total)
  
 
=== Defensive armament ===
 
=== Defensive armament ===
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{{Specs-Avia-Defensive}}
 
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{{main|ShKAS (7.62 mm)}}
 
{{main|ShKAS (7.62 mm)}}
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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'''''Be advised that these recommendations is if you want to play as a fighter in RB.'''''
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This plane has decent armour that can stop anything with less power than a 7.62 mm armour-piercing round. The powerful offensive armament pours bullets at targets and is great at taking down planes and destroying SPAAs in mixed battles. This plane doesn't need air superiority to be effective however it is suggested as you can take more time in destroying ground targets using equipped ordnance.
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The recommended play style is avoiding head-on's and getting into sustained turn fights.
 
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Avoid turning with A6M's Spitfires Ki-43, etc.
 
  
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
 
=== Manual Engine Control ===
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! Oil !! Water !! Type
 
! Oil !! Water !! Type
 
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| Controllable || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Controllable<br>Auto control available || Separate || Controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable
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| Controllable || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Controllable<br>Not auto controlled || Separate || Controllable<br>2 gears || Not controllable
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=== Modules ===
 
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| Fuselage repair
 
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| Radiator
 
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| Offensive 7 mm
 
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| KD-2
 
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| II
 
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| Compressor
 
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| Airframe
 
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| New 7 mm MGs
 
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| III
 
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| Wings repair
 
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| Engine
 
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| Turret 7 mm
 
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| Der-19
 
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| IV
 
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| Engine injection
 
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| Cover
 
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| New 7 mm MGs (turret)
 
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
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* More powerful engine, resulting in excellent manoeuvrability and energy retention
 
* Has armour, unlike its [[Su-2 (Family)|predecessors]]
 
* Has armour, unlike its [[Su-2 (Family)|predecessors]]
 
* Has a ventral gunner (better protected)
 
* Has a ventral gunner (better protected)
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* Fast-firing offensive MGs
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
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* Higher BR means it is facing significantly tougher enemies compared to previous models
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* Stock guns jam quite quickly
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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=== In-game description ===
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{{Navigation-Start|{{Annotation|Archive of the in-game description|An archive of the historical description of the vehicle that was presented in-game prior to Update 1.55 'Royal Armour'}}|expand=true}}
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Sukhoi Su-2 Short-Range Bomber with M-82 Engine
 
Sukhoi Su-2 Short-Range Bomber with M-82 Engine
  
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Development of the Su-2 continued after the start of World War II. Special attention was given to improving the aircraft's combat characteristics. The production model had its electric trigger control upgraded, four ShKAS machine guns were once again mounted in the wings, and the LU (MV-2) lower turret, with a 7.62mm ShKAS machine gun and a 500-round magazine capacity, was restored. The MV-5m turret (modified, with a larger continuous belt) was used as an dorsal defensive weapon. The magazine capacity was increased to 1000 rounds.
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Development of the Su-2 continued after the start of World War II. Special attention was given to improving the aircraft's combat characteristics. The production model had its electric trigger control upgraded, four ShKAS machine guns were once again mounted in the wings, and the LU (MV-2) lower turret, with a 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun and a 500-round magazine capacity, was restored. The MV-5m turret (modified, with a larger continuous belt) was used as an dorsal defensive weapon. The magazine capacity was increased to 1,000 rounds.
  
 
Clusters of KMB-Su-2 bomblets were introduced for this series, allowing the bomber to prepare more quickly and easily for departure and allowing bomb bay space to be used more efficiently.
 
Clusters of KMB-Su-2 bomblets were introduced for this series, allowing the bomber to prepare more quickly and easily for departure and allowing bomb bay space to be used more efficiently.
  
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Eight unguided RS-82 or RS-132 rockets could be suspended under the Su-2, four on guide rails under each wing, even if bombs were also carried. At maximum load, the aircraft could take off with up to 8 FAB-100 bombs in the bomb bay and 2 FAB-250 bombs under the wings. Protective armor for the crew was also increased, especially for the navigator.
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Eight unguided RS-82 or RS-132 rockets could be suspended under the Su-2, four on guide rails under each wing, even if bombs were also carried. At maximum load, the aircraft could take off with up to 8 FAB-100 bombs in the bomb bay and 2 FAB-250 bombs under the wings. Protective armour for the crew was also increased, especially for the navigator.
  
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So that the flight characteristics of the aircraft would not suffer, the final production model Su-2 used a Shvetsov M-82 fourteen-cylinder double-row radial air-cooled engine with a maximum take-off power of 1700 hp.
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So that the flight characteristics of the aircraft would not suffer, the final production model Su-2 used a Shvetsov M-82 fourteen-cylinder double-row radial air-cooled engine with a maximum take-off power of 1,700 hp.
  
 
From the start of the war, the Su-2 was used on the front lines as a day bomber, a ground-attack aircraft, and a scout plane. Military units armed with the Su-2 fought in the Battle of Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942 and for the Kuban region in the spring of 1943.
 
From the start of the war, the Su-2 was used on the front lines as a day bomber, a ground-attack aircraft, and a scout plane. Military units armed with the Su-2 fought in the Battle of Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942 and for the Kuban region in the spring of 1943.
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Production of the Su-2 was discontinued in April 1942, and the plane had ceased to participate in combat units by the end of 1943. In all, 877 Su-2 aircraft were produced, including all variants.
 
Production of the Su-2 was discontinued in April 1942, and the plane had ceased to participate in combat units by the end of 1943. In all, 877 Su-2 aircraft were produced, including all variants.
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
 
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{{Youtube-gallery|UDvzWT2BSg4|'''The Shooting Range #28''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 03:22 discusses the Sukhoi Su-2.}}
 
{{Youtube-gallery|UDvzWT2BSg4|'''The Shooting Range #28''' - ''Pages of History'' section at 03:22 discusses the Sukhoi Su-2.}}
  
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
  
 
{{AirManufacturer Sukhoi}}
 
{{AirManufacturer Sukhoi}}
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{{USSR strike aircraft}}

Latest revision as of 22:04, 15 December 2023

Rank VI USSR | Premium | Golden Eagles
Su-25K Pack
This page is about the Soviet strike aircraft Su-2 (M-82). For other versions, see Su-2 (Family).
Su-2 (M-82)
su-2_m82.png
GarageImage Su-2 (M-82).jpg
Su-2 (M-82)
USSR flag.png USSR
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
2.0 2.7 2.7
Class:
Research:3 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:6 300 Specs-Card-Lion.png
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Description

The Su-2 (M-82) is a rank I Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/SB). It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed
at 5 850 m486 km/h
Turn time26 s
Max altitude8 400 m
EngineShvetsov M-82
TypeRadial
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight5 t

The Su-2 (M-82) is similar to other single-engined strike aircraft and bombers of the battle rating in terms of climb rate and top speed. But the long wings and incredibly powerful M-82 engine gives it one of the best manoeuvring energy retentions at the battle rating, which combined with really good acceleration makes it feel worlds more nimble than other similar aircraft.

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 5,850 m) 		Max altitude
(metres) 		Turn time
(seconds) 		Rate of climb
(metres/second) 		Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 464 446 8400 26.9 27.7 6.8 6.8 380
Upgraded 516 486 25.6 26.0 13.3 9.6

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 + -
620 350 394 340 340 ~8 ~4
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 280 < 240 < 500 > 350

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people
Speed of destruction
Structural620 km/h
Gear350 km/h
  • 4 mm steel under dorsal gunner
  • 8.5 mm steel behind pilot
  • 10 mm steel in front of dorsal gunner's hands
  • 10 mm steel beside dorsal gunner's legs
  • 10 mm steel in front of ventral gunner (note that the ventral gunner is facing the rear of the aircraft)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB240 → 324 Sl icon.png
RB322 → 435 Sl icon.png
SB672 → 907 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications5 950 Rp icon.png
4 500 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost410 Ge icon.png
Crew training1 800 Sl icon.png
Experts6 300 Sl icon.png
Aces80 Ge icon.png
Research Aces135 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
20 / 40 / 80 % Sl icon.png
106 / 106 / 106 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
Mods aerodinamic fuse.png
Fuselage repair
Research:
300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
230 Sl icon.png
60 Ge icon.png
Mods radiator.png
Radiator
Research:
300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
230 Sl icon.png
60 Ge icon.png
Mods armor frame.png
Airframe
Research:
450 Rp icon.png
Cost:
340 Sl icon.png
90 Ge icon.png
Mods compressor.png
Compressor
Research:
450 Rp icon.png
Cost:
340 Sl icon.png
90 Ge icon.png
Mods aerodinamic wing.png
Wings repair
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
280 Sl icon.png
75 Ge icon.png
Mods new engine.png
Engine
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
280 Sl icon.png
75 Ge icon.png
Mods armor cover.png
Cover
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
360 Sl icon.png
95 Ge icon.png
Mods metanol.png
Engine injection
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
360 Sl icon.png
95 Ge icon.png
Mods engine extinguisher.png
EFS
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
360 Sl icon.png
95 Ge icon.png
Mods ammo.png
shkas_belt_pack
Research:
300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
230 Sl icon.png
60 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
KD-2
Research:
300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
230 Sl icon.png
60 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 1.png
Mods weapon.png
shkas_new_gun
Research:
450 Rp icon.png
Cost:
340 Sl icon.png
90 Ge icon.png
Mods ammo.png
shkas_turret_belt_pack
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
280 Sl icon.png
75 Ge icon.png
Mod arrow 0.png
Mods pilon bomb.png
Der-19
Research:
370 Rp icon.png
Cost:
280 Sl icon.png
75 Ge icon.png
Mods turret gun.png
shkas_turret_new_gun
Research:
480 Rp icon.png
Cost:
360 Sl icon.png
95 Ge icon.png

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: ShKAS (7.62 mm)

The Su-2 (M-82) is armed with:

  • 4 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, wing-mounted (850 rpg = 3,400 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: FAB-50sv (50 kg), FAB-100sv (100 kg), BRAB-220 (1930) (220 kg), FAB-250sv (250 kg)

The Su-2 (M-82) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

  • Without load
  • 4 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (200 kg total)
  • 12 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (600 kg total)
  • 4 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (400 kg total)
  • 6 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (600 kg total)
  • 2 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)
  • 2 x 220 kg BRAB-220 (1930) bombs (440 kg total)

Defensive armament

Main article: ShKAS (7.62 mm)

The Su-2 (M-82) is defended by:

  • 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, dorsal turret (900 rpg)
  • 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, ventral turret (900 rpg)

Usage in battles

This plane has decent armour that can stop anything with less power than a 7.62 mm armour-piercing round. The powerful offensive armament pours bullets at targets and is great at taking down planes and destroying SPAAs in mixed battles. This plane doesn't need air superiority to be effective however it is suggested as you can take more time in destroying ground targets using equipped ordnance.

Manual Engine Control

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

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • More powerful engine, resulting in excellent manoeuvrability and energy retention
  • Has armour, unlike its predecessors
  • Has a ventral gunner (better protected)
  • Fast-firing offensive MGs

Cons:

  • Higher BR means it is facing significantly tougher enemies compared to previous models
  • Stock guns jam quite quickly

History


Archive of the in-game description

Sukhoi Su-2 Short-Range Bomber with M-82 Engine

Development of the Su-2 continued after the start of World War II. Special attention was given to improving the aircraft's combat characteristics. The production model had its electric trigger control upgraded, four ShKAS machine guns were once again mounted in the wings, and the LU (MV-2) lower turret, with a 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun and a 500-round magazine capacity, was restored. The MV-5m turret (modified, with a larger continuous belt) was used as an dorsal defensive weapon. The magazine capacity was increased to 1,000 rounds.

Clusters of KMB-Su-2 bomblets were introduced for this series, allowing the bomber to prepare more quickly and easily for departure and allowing bomb bay space to be used more efficiently.

Eight unguided RS-82 or RS-132 rockets could be suspended under the Su-2, four on guide rails under each wing, even if bombs were also carried. At maximum load, the aircraft could take off with up to 8 FAB-100 bombs in the bomb bay and 2 FAB-250 bombs under the wings. Protective armour for the crew was also increased, especially for the navigator.

So that the flight characteristics of the aircraft would not suffer, the final production model Su-2 used a Shvetsov M-82 fourteen-cylinder double-row radial air-cooled engine with a maximum take-off power of 1,700 hp.

From the start of the war, the Su-2 was used on the front lines as a day bomber, a ground-attack aircraft, and a scout plane. Military units armed with the Su-2 fought in the Battle of Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942 and for the Kuban region in the spring of 1943.

Virtually all pilots who flew the Su-2 spoke of it very fondly. According to them, it was an undemanding, reliable warrior of the skies. Many times the planes returned with bullet holes or even parts of fins or rudders missing, but the maintenance personnel were able to repair them and send them into battle again a few days later.

Of those pilots who flew the Su-2 aircraft during World War II, 27 were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Mikhail P. Odintsov and Grigory F. Sivkov were awarded it twice.

The Su-2 bomber was used relatively little for a number of reasons. The Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft was coming into operation and became the most popular multi-purpose aircraft of the Air Forces of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. It replaced many functions of the Su-2 and was widely used in most military operations during the war.

Production of the Su-2 was discontinued in April 1942, and the plane had ceased to participate in combat units by the end of 1943. In all, 877 Su-2 aircraft were produced, including all variants.


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The Shooting Range #28 - Pages of History section at 03:22 discusses the Sukhoi Su-2.

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Sukhoi Design Bureau (Сухого Опытное конструкторское бюро)
Jet fighters  Su-9 · Su-11
Su-27  Su-27 · Su-27SM
Strike aircraft 
Su-2  BB-1 · Su-2 (M-82) · Su-2 MV-5 · Su-2 TSS-1
Su-6  Su-6 · Su-6 (AM-42) · Su-6 (M-71F)
Su-7  Su-7B · Su-7BKL · Su-7BMK
Su-8  Su-8
Su-17  Su-17M2 · Su-17M4 · Su-22M3
Su-24  Su-24M
Su-25  Su-25 · Su-25BM · Su-25K · Su-25T · Su-25SM3 · Su-39
Su-34  Su-34
Export  ◊Su-22UM3K · ◔Su-22M3 · ◊Su-22M4 · ◄Su-22M4 WTD61
  J-11*
  *CKD and SKD kits assembled by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation

USSR strike aircraft
IL-2  IL-2 (1941) · IL-2 (1942) · IL-2M (1943) · IL-2M type 3 · IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2-37 · IL-2 M-82
IL-8  IL-8 (1944)
IL-10  IL-10 · IL-10 (1946)
Pe-3  Pe-3 (e) · Pe-3 · Pe-3bis
Su-2  BB-1 · Su-2 MV-5 · Su-2 TSS-1 · Su-2 (M-82)
Su-6  Su-6 · Su-6 (AM-42) · Su-6 (M-71F)
Su-8  Su-8
Tandem MAI  Tandem MAI
TIS MA  TIS MA
Tu-1  Tu-1
Yak-2  Yak-2 KABB

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