Su-2 (M-82)

Su-2 (M-82)

Su-2 TSS-1

Pe-3 (e)

Su-2 (M-82)

Su-2 TSS-1

Pe-3 (e)

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.7	2.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:3 000

Purchase:6 300

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This page is about the Russian attacker Su-2 (M-82). For other uses, see Su-2 (Family).

Description

The Su-2 (M-82) is a rank I Russian attacker with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/SB). This aircraft has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.29.

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
?	?	8400	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???
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
?	?	8400	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	???

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
			+	-
620	350	???	~??	~?

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

• 4 mm steel under dorsal gunner
• 8.5 mm steel behind pilot
• 10 mm steel in front of dorsal gunner's hands
• 10 mm steel beside dorsal gunner's legs
• 10 mm steel in front of ventral gunner (Note that the ventral gunner is facing to the rear)

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: ShKAS (7.62 mm)  

The Su-2 (M-82) is armed with:

• 4x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns (850 rpg= 3,400 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: FAB-50 (50 kg), FAB-100 (100 kg), FAB-250M43 (250 kg)

The Su-2 (M-82) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50 (200 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB 100 (400 kg total)
• 2 x 250 kg FAB 250 (500 kg total)
• 12 x 50 kg FAB 50 (600 kg total)
• 6 x 100 kg FAB 100 (600 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Su-2 (M-82) is defended by:

• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, dorsal turret (900 rpg=900 total)
• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, ventral-mounted (900 rpg=900 total)

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:

Cons:

History

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In-game description

"Sukhoi Su-2 Short-Range Bomber with M-82 Engine

Development of the Su-2 continued after the start of World War II. Special attention was given to improving the aircraft's combat characteristics. The production model had its electric trigger control upgraded, four ShKAS machine guns were once again mounted in the wings, and the LU (MV-2) lower turret, with a 7.62mm ShKAS machine gun and a 500-round magazine capacity, was restored. The MV-5m turret (modified, with a larger continuous belt) was used as an dorsal defensive weapon. The magazine capacity was increased to 1000 rounds. Clusters of KMB-Su-2 bomblets were introduced for this series, allowing the bomber to prepare more quickly and easily for departure and allowing bomb bay space to be used more efficiently.

Eight unguided RS-82 or RS-132 rockets could be suspended under the Su-2, four on guide rails under each wing, even if bombs were also carried. At maximum load, the aircraft could take off with up to 8 FAB-100 bombs in the bomb bay and 2 FAB-250 bombs under the wings. Protective armor for the crew was also increased, especially for the navigator.

So that the flight characteristics of the aircraft would not suffer, the final production model Su-2 used a Shvetsov M-82 fourteen-cylinder double-row radial air-cooled engine with a maximum take-off power of 1700 hp.

From the start of the war, the Su-2 was used on the front lines as a day bomber, a ground-attack aircraft, and a scout plane. Military units armed with the Su-2 fought in the Battle of Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942 and for the Kuban region in the spring of 1943.

Virtually all pilots who flew the Su-2 spoke of it very fondly. According to them, it was an undemanding, reliable warrior of the skies. Many times the planes returned with bullet holes or even parts of fins or rudders missing, but the maintenance personnel were able to repair them and send them into battle again a few days later.

Of those pilots who flew the Su-2 aircraft during World War II, 27 were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Mikhail P. Odintsov and Grigory F. Sivkov were awarded it twice.

The Su-2 bomber was used relatively little for a number of reasons. The Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft was coming into operation and became the most popular multi-purpose aircraft of the Air Forces of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army. It replaced many functions of the Su-2 and was widely used in most military operations during the war.

Production of the Su-2 was discontinued in April 1942, and the plane had ceased to participate in combat units by the end of 1943. In all, 877 Su-2 aircraft were produced, including all variants."

Media

The Shooting Range #28 - Pages of History section at 03:22 discusses the Sukhoi Su-2.

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