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Su-7B
VI
Rank
AB
9.3
RB
9.3
SB
9.7
AB
—
RB
9.0
SB
9.0
AB
9.3
RB
9.3
SB
—
Battle rating
USSR
Research country
Strike aircraft
Main role
170,000
RP
Research
480,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Su-7B was the first mass-produced variant of the Su-7. After the introduction of the Su-7, the fighter was reclassified as a fighter/bomber and the production was changed to the Su-7B. This strike aircraft was meant to fill the role of a fast fighter/bomber in the new Soviet Air Force doctrine of lightning strikes deep in enemy territory against NATO. The Su-7 was later improved and replaced by more newer variants, such as the Su-7BM and the Su-7BKL which was the most produced variant.

Introduced in Update "Starfighters", the Su-7B is a very capable fighter/bomber. Unlike many supersonic aircraft at its BR, the Su-7B has a very good acceleration and outspeeds almost any other supersonic fighter except for the MiG-21s and the F-104 Starfighters. For a strike aircraft it has a decent manoeuvrability, this allows it to fight aircraft like the MiG-21s and Harriers but without losing too much energy. However the Su-7B excels in terms of ground ordnance, even though it lacks any sort of guided munitions, it has ballistics computers for both bombs and rockets. It has enough payload to destroy a full base with the ZB-360 incendiary bombs and for ground RB it can use the S-24 or S-5K rockets.



Flight performance
Max speed
at 11,000 m 2,2322,1372,3462,143 km/h
Rate of Climb 195157228.9163.9 m/s
Turn time 2728.925.928.2 s
Max altitude 19,000 m
Takeoff Run 1,250 m

Landing
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Combat
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Engine
Length 16.6 m
Wingspan 9.3 m
Wing Loading 316 kg/m²

Weight:
Base weight 7.938.197.728.14 t
Fuel in main tanks 2.8 t (26m)
Fuel in drop tanks 1.3 t (12m)

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 1,260 km/h
Mach Number Limit 2.2 M
G limit ≈ -3/10 G
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 473 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 630 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 30 mm NR-30 cannon
Ammunition 160 rounds
Fire rate 850 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass 5.68 kg

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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Suspended armament
Max weight 2,050 kg
Wing loading left / right
Maximum 1,010 kg
Max. difference 900 kg

NameWeightSlot
7 × 216.5 kg
16 × 132.2 kg
235 kg
250 kg
478 kg
342 kg
Drop tank (820 liters)59.4 kg
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 2,822 → 4,092 SL
RB 8,438 → 12,235 SL
SB 9,436 → 13,682 SL
Crew training 135,000 SL
Experts 480,000 SL
Aces 2,400 GE
Research Aces 950,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
100 / 320 / 600 % SL
220 % RP
Total cost of modifications 144,900 RP
229,500 SL
Talisman cost 2,600 GE

Research order:

Flight performance
Survivability
Weaponry
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