Su-6

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This page is about the premium Soviet strike aircraft Su-6. For other versions, see Su-6 (Family).
Su-6
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Su-6
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Description

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

The Su-6 is a Soviet prototype attack aircraft built to replace the IL-2. This first prototype Su-6 lacked the rear gunner of the later production Su-6 (AM-42) and Su-6 (M-71F).

General info

Flight performance

Max speed
at 2 500 m491 km/h
Turn time22 s
Max altitude6 000 m
EngineShvetsov M-71
TypeRadial
Cooling systemAir
Take-off weight6 t

If you have flown the IL-2, the Su-6 is a very familiar experience, as it shares many of the IL-2's performance characteristics. The greatest improvement of the Su-6 compared to the IL-2 is a much-improved top speed of 491 km/h, almost 100 km/h faster than the ultimate IL-2 variants. Other than that, the aircraft has very similar characteristics to the IL-2: competitive instantaneous turn rate, subpar energy retention in sustained turns (particularly at higher speeds), moderately responsive control surfaces and a decent turn rate.

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 2,500 m)
Max altitude
(metres)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(metres/second)
Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 468 451 6000 23.2 24.3 6.7 6.7 500
Upgraded 515 491 20.8 22.0 13.5 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 + -
680 330 458 431 290 ~10 ~5
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 350 < 380 < 395 > 400

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person
Speed of destruction
Structural680 km/h
Gear330 km/h

Compared to the IL-2 and IL-10, the Su-6 is much less survivable mainly due to a reduction in armour plating. The aircraft's armour is concentrated around the cockpit, with 12 mm of plating in the lower front and back, 6 mm of plating on the sides, and 65 mm of bulletproof glass in front of the cockpit. Unlike the IL-2 and IL-10, the Su-6's engine block is unarmoured, meaning that headons in this aircraft are extremely dangerous due to the risk of engine damage.

The Su-6's main fuel tank is located directly underneath the cockpit and is also covered by the cockpit armour; this fuel tank is also self-sealing and features a neutral gas fire suppression system. The oil cooling system is mounted between the engine and cockpit, but is unarmoured making it more susceptible to damage.

  • 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)

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB1 419 Sl icon.png
RB2 370 Sl icon.png
SB4 829 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts290 000 Sl icon.png
Aces940 Ge icon.png
Research Aces960 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 90 / 170 / 450 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 166 / 166 / 166 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Flight performance Survivability Weaponry
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Fuselage repair
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Radiator
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Compressor
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Wings repair
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Engine
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Engine injection
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Airframe
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Cover
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shkas_belt_pack
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DZ-40
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RO-82
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RO-132
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Armaments

Offensive armament

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: M-8, M-13UK, RBS-82, 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-50sv bombs (300 kg total)
  • 4 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (400 kg total)
  • 6 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs + 10 x M-8 rockets (300 kg total)
  • 6 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs + 10 x RBS-82 rockets (300 kg total)
  • 16 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 10 x M-8 rockets (400 kg total)
  • 16 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs + 10 x RBS-82 rockets (400 kg total)
  • 10 x M-13UK rockets
  • 10 x RBS-132 rockets

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 Not controllable
1 gear
Not controllable

Pros and cons

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Pros:

  • Powerful offensive armament: heavy-hitting 23 mm cannons and fast-firing 7.62 mm machine guns

Cons:

  • Slow for its BR: top speed of only 491 km/h

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


Sukhoi Design Bureau (Сухого Опытное конструкторское бюро)
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