I-180S

I-180S

I-180S

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.0	3.0	3.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

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Description

The I-180S is a premium gift rank II Soviet fighter with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update 1.87 "Locked On" as a reward for the 2019 "Battlefield Engineer" event.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 6 500 m585 km/h

Turn time19 s

Max altitude10 000 m

EngineTumansky M-88R

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight3 t

The I-180S is a quite a manoeuvrable aircraft. At its BR, it's more manoeuvrable than some fighters in this tier. However, you should be careful when in battle, as despite its good performance, it is badly armoured and a few well-placed shots will take out your pilot.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 6,500 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	565	547	10000	19.5	20.6	12.6	12.6	350
Upgraded	607	585		18.5	19.0	21.5	16.6

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
670	260	N/A	320	250	~12	~6

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 300	< 240	< 300	> 190

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,000 m	1,100 hp	1,274 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
6,000 m	1,000 hp	1,158 hp

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural670 km/h

Gear260 km/h

• 8 mm Steel - Pilot's seat
• Large, single fuel tank in front of pilot
• Uncovered cockpit (no cockpit roof)

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB950

RB1 745

SB1 645

Crew training4 800

Experts32 000

Aces250

Research Aces440 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 50 / 120 / 320 %

2 × 124 / 124 / 124 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	shkas_belt_pack ub_belt_pack Der-31 shkas_new_gun ub_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 12.7 mm Berezin UBS machine gun

Ammunition440 rounds

Fire rate996 shots/min

Weapon 22 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun

Ammunition1 300 rounds

Fire rate1 800 shots/min

The I-180S is armed with:

• 2 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine guns, nose-mounted (220 rpg = 440 total)
• 2 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, nose-mounted (650 rpg = 1,300 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (2)

Setup 14 x 50 kg FAB-50sv (forged) bomb

Setup 22 x 100 kg FAB-100sv (forged) bomb

The I-180S can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs (200 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (200 kg total)

Usage in battles

Climb to about 4,000m - 5,000 m of altitude at the beginning of the battle, use Boom & Zoom tactic to get rid of some enemies low first. If there are any enemies above or as high as you, try to drag them into a dogfight. Remember to always avoid head-on attacks when against some heavy armed planes such as the F4U Corsair variants, P-40s and Fw 190s.

There are also some enemies you really have to pay attention to, specifically the British Spitfires and Japanese A6M Zero. Both of these fighter types have a very good turn rate, which means dogfighting even against a mediocre pilot will most likely result with them on your tail. Remember when fighting against them the Spits and Zeros, try to gain an altitude advantage or do a head-on with a quick snap-turn and out-run them.

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

Manual activation

• For those who manually activate the gearing, switch to second gear around 3,500 meters and drop the drop climb angle to 10-12 degrees which will make most effective use of the aircraft's engine and supercharger.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great all-round fighter, a bit of turn fighter, a bit of Boom & Zoomer
• Excellent climb rate due to supercharger
• Tight aircraft with great manoeuvrability
• Great roll rate
• Great armament packed tightly in the nose of the aircraft, making it easy to aim
• Can carry bombs for ground attack

Cons:

• Engine tends to overheat, must be careful with WEP
• Poor rudder control, difficult to perform wing-overs or hammerhead manoeuvres
• Woefully underarmoured for its tier
• Exposed cockpit; pilot can be hit more easily

History

Development of the I-180 began in 1938, with the Polikarpov design bureau starting work on creating a new aircraft to meet the requirements of the Soviet Air Force at the time. In order to do so, engineers decided to base the new machine on a modified I-16 design and to install a more powerful radial engine. As a result, the I-180 was created. However, development and testing of prototypes was plagued with numerous issues, including many accidents. This, coupled with the arrival of new Soviet fighter designs quickly cast a shadow on the I-180 project which ultimately led to the project being cancelled by the end of 1940. Prior to the cancellation, a production version of the machine - the I-180S was built but only in very limited numbers. In total, around 13 I-180s were built, including prototypes, but none saw any active service.

- From Devblog

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the I-180S from live.warthunder.com.

Images

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  The I-180S at the hangar. The standard livery is mainly red, with some items in shiny silver.
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  The I-180S at the hangar. Summer livery, with red stars on the classic Soviet green and blue camouflage.

Videos

Battlefield Engineer: all new vehicles discusses the I-180S at 0:37 - War Thunder Official Channel

Is THIS the MOST FUN Plane? I-180S Review - Jengar

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

• [Devblog] I-180S: Sky Acrobat
• Official data sheet - more details about the performance