Tu-2S-44 (China)

␗Tu-2S-44

␗PB4Y-2

␗Tu-4

␗Tu-2S-44

␗PB4Y-2

␗Tu-4

China

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.0	5.3	6.0

Class:

Bomber

Frontline bomber

Research:54 000

Purchase:185 000

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This page is about the Chinese bomber Tu-2S-44 (China). For other uses, see Tu-2 (Family).

Description

The ␗Tu-2S-44 is a rank IV Chinese bomber with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB/SB) and 5.3 (RB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 7,300 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	9500	__._	__._	__._	__._	326
Upgraded	574	547		29.8	30.8	13.2	8.1

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	+	-
0	390	520	520	320	~7	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 360	< 360	< 440	> 302

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
1,550 m	1,670 hp	1,968 hp
Setting 2
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
4,700 m	1,410 hp	N/A

Survivability and armour

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Armaments

Offensive armament

The Tu-2S-44 (China) is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm ShVAK cannons, wing-mounted (150 rpg = 300 total)

Suspended armament

The Tu-2S-44 (China) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M43 bombs (500 kg total)
• 9 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (900 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg FAB-500 bombs + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M43 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 4 x 500 kg FAB-500 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 2 x 500 kg FAB-500 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 1 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bomb (1,000 kg total)
• 1 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bomb + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M43 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 1 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bomb + 2 x 500 kg FAB-500 bombs (2,000 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Tu-2S-44 (China) is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, front dorsal turret (190 rpg)
• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, rear dorsal turret (250 rpg)
• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, rear ventral turret (350 rpg)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

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

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I
II
III
IV

Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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In-game description

Tupolev Tu-2S Front Line Bomber with M-82FN engines, main post-war series (NATO reporting name: Bat).

After World War II combat operations had ceased, production of the Tu-2S continued. During peace time, the military could afford to demand that those defects which they had had to put up with during the war be eliminated. The in-flight view of the pilot and the navigator was still considered unsatisfactory. Although the plane's fire power was considerable, the bomber's defense capability was reduced due to the small angle of fire for its turrets. The bomb release system was unreliable. These and other defects were progressively eliminated on the post-war Tu-2S from one production series to another.

Beginning with series 41, a new lower hatch, opening outward, was installed for the radio operator/gunner, and in series 42, the amount of protective armor on the back of the pilot's chair and on the hatches over the cannons in the wings was increased. A second landing headlight was added to all production planes. Beginning with series 44, the gunner's in-flight view was improved when three small round blisters on each side were replaced with one large one. Removal of the wooden structural parts from the airframe began; specifically, the tail cone was once again constructed of metal. The designers widened the pilot and the navigator's cockpit canopy and equipped it with convex side blisters. Extendable footrests were added, facilitating access to the pilot's and navigator's stations.

One important novelty was the replacement of the defensive weapons with models featuring an increased sighting angle. The BUSh-1 blister mount was replaced with the VUS-1, the LU-UBT hatch mount with the LU-68, and the VUB-2M upper defensive turret with the VUB-68.

Series 51 featured new main landing gear wheels with an increased carrying capacity but a smaller size. At the same time, a new tail wheel with a reinforced fork was implemented. The bay of the new tail skid had to be expanded so that the modified wheel could be retracted into the fuselage. A grooved strip was laid along the starboard wing of the plane so that the crew's footing would not slip on the wing's smooth metal surface. In addition, a new RSI-6 command radio set was installed in the pilot's cockpit.

Beginning in series 52, the designers abandoned the wooden wing tips, the last leftover from the wartime economy. Now every Tu-2S was produced with a completely metal airframe. More sophisticated equipment called for increased power from the aircraft's electrical system, so two more powerful GSK-1500 generators were installed.

Media

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See also

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Tupolev Design Bureau (Ту́полев Опытное конструкторское бюро)
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	* While Andrei Tupolev was imprisoned, Alexander Arkhangelsky, second in command at Tupolev OKB was able to append his name to the final production series of the SB bomber.