Pe-2-31 - Revision history

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */

2024-03-16T13:07:28Z

‎Suspended armament

U38088265: /* Suspended armament */ Updated

2023-07-09T14:47:29Z

‎Suspended armament: Updated

U44629479: /* Suspended armament */ Edits

2023-06-30T18:52:50Z

‎Suspended armament: Edits

U44629479: Edits

2023-05-05T11:03:06Z

Edits

U132382093: added pros and cons

2023-05-04T23:57:42Z

added pros and cons

U38088265: /* In-game description */ Reformatted

2022-10-21T21:40:59Z

‎In-game description: Reformatted

U88722516: /* General info */ Added flight performance, survivability and modifications info.

2022-06-17T20:20:00Z

‎General info: Added flight performance, survivability and modifications info.

U38088265 at 12:05, 26 May 2022

2022-05-26T12:05:48Z

U44629479: /* Description */ Updated description

2021-08-25T13:10:27Z

‎Description: Updated description

U44629479: /* Description */ Updated description

2021-08-25T07:48:52Z

‎Description: Updated description

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-| colspan="10" | Maximum permissible loadout weight: 1,050 kg
+| colspan="10" | Maximum permissible loadout weight: 1,065 kg
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 * 10 x M-13UK rockets
 * 10 x RBS-132 rockets
 {{Navigation-End}}

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 === Flight performance ===
 {{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
-<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->The Pe-2-31's flight performance is relatively good for an aircraft at its BR, but remains mediocre among twin-engined light bombers. The climb rate and acceleration are both quite low, but the aircraft is quite fast, capable of reaching ~500 km/h in level flight and over 600 km/h in a dive.
+<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->
 The aircraft's turn performance is quite underwhelming, as is common among twin-engined light bombers, and energy retention is quite lackluster. Given its role as a dive bomber, the Pe-2-31 is equipped with wing-mounted airbrakes.
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 === Survivability and armour ===
-{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<!-- Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems. -->
+{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}
 The Pe-2-31 is actually quite survivable, given its larger size and spaced-out components. The aircraft's fuel tanks are located the wings and behind the cockpit, and are all self-sealing and feature an inert gas pressurisation system to prevent fires. As such, some fuel tank fires are survivable, though this cannot be relied on.
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 === Modifications and economy ===
-{{Specs-Economy}}The DZ-40 and RO-132 modifications should be your first priority in order to unlock the Pe-2-31's suspended armament options. After that, focus on flight performance upgrades, especially the engine and engine injection modifications, to improve handling. The weapon belts can be upgraded last as their performance advantage is minimal.
+{{Specs-Economy}}
 == Armaments ==
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 * 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, nose-mounted (150 rpg)
-* 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, nose-mounted (450 rpg)
+* 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, nose-mounted (430 rpg)
 === Suspended armament ===
 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 * 6 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (600 kg total)
 * 10 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
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 * 10 x M-13UK rockets
 * 10 x RBS-132 rockets
 === Defensive armament ===

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 {{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}
 <!-- ''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.'' -->
-{{main|FAB-100sv (100 kg)|FAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500sv (500 kg)|RS-132|RBS-132}}
+{{main|FAB-100sv (100 kg)|FAB-250sv (250 kg)|FAB-500sv (500 kg)|M-13UK|RBS-132}}
 The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
 * 6 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (600 kg total)
-* 4 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs + 2 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (900 kg total)
+* 10 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
 * 4 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
 * 2 x 500 kg FAB-500sv bombs (1,000 kg total)
-* 10 x RS-132 rockets
+* 10 x M-13UK rockets
 * 10 x RBS-132 rockets

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 '''Pros:'''
-* Improvement from the previous Pe-2-1
+* Competitive rate of climb which makes interception far more difficult for the enemy
 * Manoeuvrable due to overall light weight and build
-* Has a greater variety of armament and maximum payload than its predecessor
+* Has a great variety of armament
 * Very fast, can outspeed enemies and reach the bombing targets quicker than the average bomber
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 * Relatively low bomb load
 * Large silhouette makes this bomber very easy to spot by enemy interceptors
-* A few of the gunners have an armament of which can find themselves ineffective against many of the aircraft if will face
+* The rifle-calibre MGs can be ineffective against many of the aircraft it faces
 * Airbrakes can break easily if the user is not careful

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 * Improvement from the previous Pe-2-1
-* Great rate of climb
+* Competetive rate of climb which makes interception far more difficult for the enemy
-* Manoeuvrable because of the light weight
+* Manoeuvrable due to overall light weight and build
-* Has more armament than its predecessor
+* Has a greater variety of armament and maximum payload than its predecessor
 '''Cons:'''
-* Low bomb load
+* Relatively low bomb load
-* Large silhouette
+* Large silhouette makes this bomber very easy to spot by enemy interceptors
-* Some of the gunners have obsolete armaments
+* A few of the gunners have an armament of which can find themselves ineffective against many of the aircraft if will face
 == History ==

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 === Flight performance ===
 {{Specs-Avia-Flight}}
-<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->The Pe-2-31’s flight performance is relatively good for an aircraft at its BR, but remains mediocre among twin-engined light bombers. The climb rate and acceleration are both quite low, but the aircraft is quite fast, capable of reaching ~500 km/h in level flight and over 600 km/h in a dive.
+<!-- ''Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.'' -->The Pe-2-31's flight performance is relatively good for an aircraft at its BR, but remains mediocre among twin-engined light bombers. The climb rate and acceleration are both quite low, but the aircraft is quite fast, capable of reaching ~500 km/h in level flight and over 600 km/h in a dive.
-The aircraft’s turn performance is quite underwhelming, as is common among twin-engined light bombers, and energy retention is quite lackluster. Given its role as a dive bomber, the Pe-2-31 is equipped with wing-mounted airbrakes.
+The aircraft's turn performance is quite underwhelming, as is common among twin-engined light bombers, and energy retention is quite lackluster. Given its role as a dive bomber, the Pe-2-31 is equipped with wing-mounted airbrakes.
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 === Survivability and armour ===
 {{Specs-Avia-Armour}}<!-- Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems. -->
-The Pe-2-31 is actually quite survivable, given its larger size and spaced-out components. The aircraft’s fuel tanks are located the wings and behind the cockpit, and are all self-sealing and feature an inert gas pressurisation system to prevent fires. As such, some fuel tank fires are survivable, though this cannot be relied on.
+The Pe-2-31 is actually quite survivable, given its larger size and spaced-out components. The aircraft's fuel tanks are located the wings and behind the cockpit, and are all self-sealing and feature an inert gas pressurisation system to prevent fires. As such, some fuel tank fires are survivable, though this cannot be relied on.
-However, the Pe-2-31’s engines and cockpit are all quite susceptible to damage, with no armour protecting the engine and just 8 mm of steel behind the pilot and gunner. Lucky shots to the engines can knock them out easily, and given that the Pe-2-31 is quite underpowered, it is quite difficult to make it back to base with a single engine.
+However, the Pe-2-31's engines and cockpit are all quite susceptible to damage, with no armour protecting the engine and just 8 mm of steel behind the pilot and gunner. Lucky shots to the engines can knock them out easily, and given that the Pe-2-31 is quite underpowered, it is quite difficult to make it back to base with a single engine.
 === Modifications and economy ===
-{{Specs-Economy}}The DZ-40 and RO-132 modifications should be your first priority in order to unlock the Pe-2-31’s suspended armament options. After that, focus on flight performance upgrades, especially the engine and engine injection modifications, to improve handling. The weapon belts can be upgraded last as their performance advantage is minimal.
+{{Specs-Economy}}The DZ-40 and RO-132 modifications should be your first priority in order to unlock the Pe-2-31's suspended armament options. After that, focus on flight performance upgrades, especially the engine and engine injection modifications, to improve handling. The weapon belts can be upgraded last as their performance advantage is minimal.
 == Armaments ==
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 <!-- ''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).'' -->
-=== In-game description ===
+{{break}}
 Since the Pe-2's mass production had begun, its defensive armament was recognized by the military as weak for a modern bomber. Beginning with series 13 (launched in April to May of 1941), the ShKAS hatch mount was replaced with a VUB-2 turret with a 12.7mm BT machine gun and a magazine capacity of 200 rounds. The starboard ShKAS machine gun mounted to port forward was replaced with a 12.7mm BK machine gun with 150 rounds. Also, the magazine capacity of the port ShKAS was decreased to 450 rounds.
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 On 12 January 1942, chief designer V. M. Petlyakov died in an air crash while flying in a Pe-2. His position was filled by his deputy, A. M. Izakson, who was later replaced by another of Petlyakov's colleagues, A. I. Putilov.
 == Media ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. For Japanese and Serbian, this aircraft is known as Pe-2-21 in the localisation files, instead of Pe-2-31. There is no difference between them.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Soviet bomber {{Battle-rating}}. It has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27. In some localisations, this aircraft is known as Pe-2-21, instead of Pe-2-31. There is no difference between them.
 == General info ==