Su-6

Su-6

Su-6

USSR

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	4.0	4.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

Purchase:3 850

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Description

The Su-6 is a premium rank IV Soviet attacker with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB) and 4.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Raining Fire".

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 _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	6000	__._	__._	__._	__._	500
Upgraded	___	491		__._	22.0	__._	9.7

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	+	-
680	330	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Survivability and armour

• 6 mm steel behind propeller spinner
• 6 mm steel under oil cooling systems
• 6 mm steel on both sides of fuel tank
• 6 mm steel on both sides of pilot
• 8 mm steel above pilot's head
• 12 mm steel in front of and behind fuel tank
• 12 mm steel behind pilot
• 65 mm bulletproof glass in front of pilot
• Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 underneath pilot)

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main articles: ShKAS (7.62 mm), VYa-23 (23 mm)

The Su-6 is armed with:

• 2 x 23 mm VYa-23 cannons, wing-mounted (115 rpg = 230 total)
• 4 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, wing-mounted (750 rpg = 3,000 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: AO-25M-1 (25 kg), FAB-50 (50 kg), FAB-100 (100 kg), RS-82, RBS-82, RS-132, RBS-132

The Su-6 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 16 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs (400 kg total)
• 6 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs (300 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (400 kg total)
• 6 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 10 x RS-82 rockets (300 kg total)
• 6 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 10 x RBS-82 rockets (300 kg total)
• 16 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 10 x RS-82 rockets (400 kg total)
• 16 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 10 x RBS-82 rockets (400 kg total)
• 10 x RS-132 rockets
• 10 x RBS-132 rockets

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 7 mm	DZ-40
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs	RO-82
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 23 mm	RO-132
IV		Engine injection	Cover	New 23 mm cannons
This is a premium vehicle: all modifications are unlocked on purchase

Pros and cons

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Pros:

Cons:

History

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Media

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See also

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

External links

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• encyclopedia page on the aircraft;
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