Yer-2 (M-105) TAT

This page is about the gift Soviet bomber Yer-2 (M-105) TAT. For other uses, see Yer-2 (Family).

Yer-2 (M-105) TAT

Yer-2 (M-105) TAT

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	3.7	4.0

Class:

Bomber

Long Range bomber

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Description

The Yer-2 (M-105) TAT-BT is a gift rank III Soviet bomber with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB), 3.7 (RB), and 4.0 (SB). Though initially in the game pre-1.37, this plane was removed upon Update 1.37 due to being performance-wise identical to the Yer-2 M-105.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 4 000 m445 km/h

Turn time47 s

Max altitude7 200 m

Engine2 х Klimov VK-105R

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	429	414	7200	48.0	49.0	7.9	7.8	1,800
Upgraded	463	445		46.1	47.0	11.6	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	+	-
556	300	447	418	270	~4	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 290	< 300	< 270	> 330

Survivability and armour

Crew5 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear300 km/h

• 8.5 mm steel - pilots' seats
• 8.5 mm steel - in front of dorsal gunner

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 179 → 1 603

RB2 339 → 3 181

SB4 661 → 6 338

Total cost of modifications29 900

58 300

Talisman cost1 200

Crew training30 000

Experts105 000

Aces590

Research Aces360 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 190 / 320 %

148 / 148 / 148 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 900 140 Radiator Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 900 140 Airframe Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 300 155 Compressor Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 300 155 Wings repair Research: 2 500 Cost: 4 900 230 Engine Research: 2 500 Cost: 4 900 230 Cover Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 700 220 Engine injection Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 700 220	EFS Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 700 220	ub_turret_belt_pack Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 900 140 Der-19-20 Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 900 140 ub_turret_new_gun Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 300 155 KD-3-240 Research: 1 700 Cost: 3 300 155 shkas_turret_belt_pack Research: 2 500 Cost: 4 900 230 shkas_turret_new_gun Research: 2 400 Cost: 4 700 220

Armaments

Suspended armament

The Yer-2 (M-105) TAT can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 12 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (600 kg total)
• 12 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,200 kg total)
• 14 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,400 kg total)
• 4 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 6 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 4 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 6 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (3,000 kg total)
• 2 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 2 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs + 4 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (4,000 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Yer-2 (M-105) TAT is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, dorsal turret (400 rpg)
• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, nose turret (500 rpg)
• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, ventral turret (1,075 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 Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Separate	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Impressive bomb loadout options
• Gets a Long Range Bomber air-spawn at 4,500 metres altitude
• Ability to deal massive damage to the targets with its immense bomb-load
• Engine doesn't overheat easily when using WEP

Cons:

• Terrible climb rate for its BR
• Subpar speed for its BR
• Weak defensive armament
• Poor performance at high altitude
• Very easy target to be destroyed, littered with fuel tanks, and is an easy target in general
• Difficult to takeoff with larger bomb loads if with mostly stock performance

History

In-game description

Yermolayev DB-240 (Yer-2) twin-engine long-range bomber

A four-seat, all-metal monoplane with an inverted gull wing, a twin-fin tail, and a retractable landing gear system including a tail wheel.

This plane was designed by OKB-240, under the direction of V. G. Yermolayev. The DB-240 was based on the Stal-7 passenger aircraft designed at the Civil Air Fleet Research Institute under the direction of R. L. Bartini.

The DB-240 prototype got off the ground for the first time on May 14, 1940. Full-scale production of the aircraft, under the designation of Yer-2, was started in May 1941 at Voronezh Aircraft Factory No. 18.

Originally, the DB-240 was designed with the promising M-106 liquid-cooled engines in mind. However, the development of the M-106 took longer than expected, and the designers urgently had to revise the whole project since the M-105 engines were less powerful and designed for lower altitudes but had already been launched into full-scale production. This forced replacement of the power unit significantly reduced the DB-240's combat capabilities, since its speed and altitude were noticeably decreased.

Yer-2s of the first production series were equipped with 1,100 hp Klimov M-105 twelve-cylinder, V-shaped, liquid-cooled engines with three-bladed variable-pitch metal VISh-22Ye propellers.

The aircraft's defensive armament included three turrets. One 7.62 mm ShKAS belt-fed machine gun with 500 rounds was hinged in the navigator's nose mount just like it had been on the DB-3F. A Mozharovsky-Venevidov LU-MV-2 hatch mount was fitted in the lower rear hatch between the 18th and the 21st frames. The mount was retracted in the fuselage when in the travelling position or extended before firing. A 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun with an OP-2L optical sight and 1,075 rounds was mounted on a mobile carriage. The first production aircraft had Mozharovsky-Venevidov MV-3 turrets, with a 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun featuring an OPT-1 sight and 1,200 rounds. Then, heavy TAT-VT turrets started to be delivered, and the light MV-3 turret was replaced with a heavy TAT-VT aerodynamic turret featuring a 12.7 mm Berezin BT machine gun with 400 rounds.

The aircraft's bombing armament included two external Der-19-20 beams enabling it to suspend bombs weighing from 100 to 1,000 kg (FAB-100, FAB-250, FAB-500, FAB-1000, BRAB-220, BRAB-500, BRAB-1000, P-250). The fuselage bomb bay had inside a pair of KDZ-240 twin cluster bomb racks designed to suspend four FAB-250 or FAB-500 bombs, as well as four KD2-240 triple cluster bomb racks designed to suspend 12 FAB-50 or FAB-100 bombs. External suspension enabled the aircraft to carry two VAP-500 spray tanks or the same number of UKhAP-500 all-purpose chemical tanks to create smoke screens. Four ABK-240 bomb clusters could be suspended inside the bomb bay, with bomblets up to 15 kg or incendiary ampoules. The Yer-2's maximum bomb capacity for short distances was 4,000 kg (two FAB-1000s on the outside and four FAB-500s suspended inside).

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