Aviation
Su-8
IV
Rank
AB
4.7
RB
4.7
SB
4.7
Battle rating
USSR
Research country
Strike aircraft
Main role
Premium vehicle
Status
General information
Where to purchase
Camouflages
Collections
Book of Records
Flight performance
Max speed
at 7,150 m
550511575528 km/h
Rate of Climb
9.36.712.26.7 m/s
Turn time
2526.724.126 s
Max altitude
9,000 m
Takeoff Run
400 m
Landing
flaps
flaps
Take-off
flaps
flaps
Combat
flaps
flaps
Air
brake
brake
General characteristics
Crew
2 persons
Engine
Length
13.5 m
Wingspan
20.5 m
Wing Loading
198 kg/m²
Weight:
Base weight
9.679.989.429.93 t
Fuel in main tanks
2.19 t (1h 48m)
Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS)
720 km/h
Mach Number Limit
0.81 M
G limit
≈ -4/7 G
Flap Speed Limit (IAS)
L / T / C
310 / 380 / 437 km/h
Gear Speed Limit (IAS)
390 km/h
Offensive armament
4 × 45 mm NS-45 cannon
Ammunition
200 rounds
Fire rate
258 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass
4.63 kg
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T/HEFI-T/APHE | 59 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 24 | |
| HEFI-T | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
| HVAP-T | 76 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 36 | 28 | |
| APHE | 59 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 31 | 24 | |
8 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun
Ammunition
4,800 rounds
Fire rate
1,800 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass
0.29 kg
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/Ball/Ball/AP-I/AI | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| AP-I/AI/API-T | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| AP-I/API-T | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| AP-I/AP-I/AP-I/AI | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
Defensive armament
2 × Turret — 12.7 mm Berezin UBT machine gun
Ammunition
400 rounds
Fire rate
1,026 shots/min
One-second Burst Mass
0.82 kg
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| T/AP/AP/IAI | 32 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 7 | |
| API-T/AP/AP/AP-I(c) | 34 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 8 | |
| API-T/AP-I | 29 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 6 | |
Suspended armament
Max weight
1,450 kg
Wing loading
left / right
Maximum
725 kg
Max. difference
500 kg
| Name | Weight | Slot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 × | 39.2 kg |  | | |||
| 5 × | 75 kg |  | | |||
| 5 × | 211.8 kg |  | | |||
| 5 × | 258 kg |  | | |||
| 3 × | 310.5 kg |  | | | ||
| 3 × | 756.6 kg |  | ||||
| 2 × | 1,016.6 kg |  | ||||
Economy
Repair cost
AB
1,415 
RB
2,568
SB
4,772
Crew training
10,000
Experts
290,000
Aces
940 
Research Aces
960,000 
Reward multiplier
AB / RB / SB
2 x (95 / 165 / 535) %
2 x 166 %
Premium vehicle
All modifications are unlocked
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