Yer-2 (M-105R) LU

This page is about the Soviet bomber Yer-2 (M-105R) LU. For other uses, see Yer-2 (Family).

Yer-2 (M-105R) LU

Yer-2 (M-105)

Yer-2 (M-105R) LU

Yer-2 (M-105)

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	3.7	4.0

Class:

Bomber

Long Range bomber

Research:13 000

Purchase:76 000

Description

The Yer-2 (M-105R) LU-MV-2B is a rank III Soviet bomber with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB), 3.7 (RB), and 4.0 (SB). It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 4 000 m445 km/h

Turn time47 s

Max altitude7 200 m

Engine2 х Klimov VK-105R

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight14 t

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Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	429	414	7200	48.0	49.0	7.9	7.8	1,800
Upgraded	463	445		46.1	47.0	11.6	9.6

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	+	-
556	300	447	418	270	~4	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 290	< 300	< 270	> 330

Survivability and armour

Crew5 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear300 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 050 → 1 427

RB2 098 → 2 853

SB4 177 → 5 680

Total cost of modifications24 700

44 600

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

80 / 170 / 290 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Radiator Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Airframe Research: 1 400 Cost: 2 500 140 Compressor Research: 1 400 Cost: 2 500 140 Wings repair Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 210 Engine Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 210 Cover Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200 Engine injection Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200	EFS Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200	shkas_turret_belt_pack Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Der-19-20 Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 shkas_turret_new_gun Research: 1 400 Cost: 2 500 140 KD-3-240 Research: 1 400 Cost: 2 500 140 ub_turret_belt_pack Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 210 ub_turret_new_gun Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 200

Armaments

Suspended armament

Default weapon presets
12 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (600 kg total) 14 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,400 kg total) 6 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,500 kg total) 6 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (3,000 kg total) 2 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000 bombs (2,000 kg total) 2 x 220 kg BRAB-220 (1930) (440 kg total) 2 x 500 kg BRAB-500 (1938) (1,000 kg total) 2 x 1,000 kg BRAB-1000 (1938) (2,000 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Yer-2 (M-105R) LU is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, dorsal turret (400 rpg)
• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, ventral turret (240 rpg)
• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, nose turret (550 rpg)

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	Controllable 2 gears	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Impressive bomb loadout options
• Gets a Long Range Bomber air-spawn at 4,500 m altitude
• Ability to deal massive damage to the targets with its immense bomb-load
• Engine doesn't overheat easily when using WEP

Cons:

• Terrible climb rate for its BR
• Subpar speed for its BR
• Weak defensive armament
• Poor performance at high altitude
• Very easy target to be destroyed, littered with fuel tanks, and is an easy target in general
• Difficult to takeoff with larger bomb loads if with mostly stock performance

History

Archive of the in-game description

Yermolayev Yer-2 twin-engine long-range bomber with M-105R engines Yer-2s of later production series had 1,100 hp Klimov M-105R twelve-cylinder V-shaped geared liquid-cooled engines. This engine was specially created to be installed on bombers, and it differed from the M-105 in that it had a smaller gear ratio. Externally, M-105R engines differed from M-105s by having individual exhaust pipes instead of twin exhaust manifolds on the side cowlings. The standard configuration of Yer-2s of later production series included a TAT-VT upper turret with a 12.7 mm Berezin BT machine gun. Instead of the LU-MV-2 hatch mount with a 7.62 mm ShKAS, the aircraft was given an LU-MV-2B mount with a 12.7 mm BT machine gun featuring a manual reloading system and fed from detachable magazines. The total magazine capacity was 240 rounds. The Yer-2 bomber outperformed the DB-3F's maximum and cruise speed, as well as its flight range (with a normal combat load). In comparison to the DB-3F, the Yer-2 was easier to pilot. But the relatively low critical altitude of the M-105 engines meant that combat missions with the Yer-2 were very risky, since the chance of being hit by anti-aircraft gun fire or intercepted by enemy fighters was higher, and the plane was also more affected by weather conditions on its route. In addition, the Yer-2 had unsatisfactory longitudinal and lateral stability, due to the large loads imposed on the aircraft's flight controls. The insufficient power of M-105 engines dramatically increased the runway length required for takeoff. When World War II started, no Yer-2s yet served with the Soviet troops. The first bomber air regiment to use this aircraft was formed in August of 1941. Yer-2 bombers flew their first sortie on August 10, 1941, when they participated in a raid over Berlin. Regiments armed with Yer-2s acted as day and night bombers on the Western Front. They bombed Polotsk, Minsk, Orsha, Vitebsk, Novgorod, and Smolensk. In November 1941, Yer-2s attacked Königsberg. Yer-2 bombers with M-105 engines fought until May 1942, but some machines were flown until late 1943. The production of Yer-2s with M-105 engines was discontinued in September 1941. A total of 71 aircraft had been built.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Yer-2 (M-105R) LU from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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