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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
* Well armored.
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* Well armored
* Powerful canons with great penetration and ammo reserves.
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* Powerful canons with great penetration and ammo reserves
* Fairly agile despite its weight.
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* Fairly agile despite its weight
* Gunner is very well protected.
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* Gunner is very well protected
* Good payload options, including 10 x RS/RBS-132 rockets.
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* Good payload options, including 10 x RS/RBS-132 rockets
  
 
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'''Cons:'''
  
* Gunner has restrictive firing angles.
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* Gunner has restrictive firing angles
* Canons are hard to use in air to air.
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* Canons are hard to use in air to air
* Rough stock grind.
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* Rough stock grind
* Defensive armament doesn't keep up with the opposition offensive armament.
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* Defensive armament doesn't keep up with the opposition offensive armament
  
  

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Su-6 (AM-42)
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Su-6 (AM-42)
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Description

The Su-6 (AM-42) in the garage


The Su-6 (AM-42) is a Rank IV Russian attacker with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB/SB) and 4.7 (RB). This aircraft was introduced in Update 1.71 "New E.R.A".

General info

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m)
Max altitude
(meters)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run
(meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 6000  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ???
Upgraded
Max Speed
(km/h at ?,000 m)
Max altitude (meters) Turn time (seconds) Rate of climb
(meters/second)
Take-off run (meters)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
 ?  ? 6000  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ??.?  ???

Details

Features
Combat flap Take-off flap Landing flap Air brakes Arrestor gear
X X X X X
Limits
Wing-break speed
(km/h)
Gear limit
(km/h)
Combat flap
(km/h)
Max Static G
+ -
0 330  ??? ~?? ~?
Optimal velocities
Ailerons
(km/h)
Rudder
(km/h)
Elevators
(km/h)
Radiator
(km/h)
< ??? < ??? < ??? > ???
Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude 100% Engine power WEP Engine power
 ?,??? m  ??? hp  ?,??? hp

Survivability and armour

  • No armour plating
  • No armour glazing
  • Critical components located at the front of aircraft (fuel, pilot, engine, controls)
  • More fuel tanks located in wings near the fuselage

Armaments

Offensive armament

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Usage in the battles

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer Pitch Radiator Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type
Controllable Not controllable Not controllable Not controllable Separate Not ontrollable Not controllable

Modules

Tier Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
I Fuselage Repair Radiator
II Compressor Airframe
III Wings Repair Engine
IV Engine Injection Cover

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Well armored
  • Powerful canons with great penetration and ammo reserves
  • Fairly agile despite its weight
  • Gunner is very well protected
  • Good payload options, including 10 x RS/RBS-132 rockets

Cons:

  • Gunner has restrictive firing angles
  • Canons are hard to use in air to air
  • Rough stock grind
  • Defensive armament doesn't keep up with the opposition offensive armament


History

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Media

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Read also

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

Sources

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  • topic on the official game forum;
  • page on aircraft encyclopedia;
  • other literature.


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