Su-2 (M-82)

This page is about the Soviet strike aircraft Su-2 (M-82). For other versions, see Su-2 (Family).

Su-2 (M-82)

Su-2 TSS-1

Pe-3 (e)

Su-2 (M-82)

Su-2 TSS-1

Pe-3 (e)

USSR

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.7	2.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:3 000

Purchase:6 300

Description

The Su-2 (M-82) is a rank I Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB) and 2.7 (RB/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 5 850 m486 km/h

Turn time26 s

Max altitude8 400 m

EngineShvetsov M-82

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight5 t

The Su-2 (M-82) is similar to other single-engined strike aircraft and bombers of the battle rating in terms of climb rate and top speed. But the long wings and incredibly powerful M-82 engine gives it one of the best manoeuvring energy retentions at the battle rating, which combined with really good acceleration makes it feel worlds more nimble than other similar aircraft.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 5,850 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	464	446	8400	26.9	27.7	6.8	6.8	380
Upgraded	516	486		25.6	26.0	13.3	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	+	-
620	350	394	340	340	~8	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 280	< 240	< 500	> 350

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people

Speed of destruction

Structural620 km/h

Gear350 km/h

• 4 mm steel under dorsal gunner
• 8.5 mm steel behind pilot
• 10 mm steel in front of dorsal gunner's hands
• 10 mm steel beside dorsal gunner's legs
• 10 mm steel in front of ventral gunner (note that the ventral gunner is facing the rear of the aircraft)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB240 → 324

RB322 → 435

SB672 → 907

Total cost of modifications5 950

4 500

Talisman cost410

Crew training1 800

Experts6 300

Aces80

Research Aces135 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

20 / 40 / 80 %

106 / 106 / 106 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 300 Cost: 230 60 Radiator Research: 300 Cost: 230 60 Airframe Research: 450 Cost: 340 90 Compressor Research: 450 Cost: 340 90 Wings repair Research: 370 Cost: 280 75 Engine Research: 370 Cost: 280 75 Cover Research: 480 Cost: 360 95 Engine injection Research: 480 Cost: 360 95	EFS Research: 480 Cost: 360 95	shkas_belt_pack Research: 300 Cost: 230 60 KD-2 Research: 300 Cost: 230 60 shkas_new_gun Research: 450 Cost: 340 90 shkas_turret_belt_pack Research: 370 Cost: 280 75 Der-19 Research: 370 Cost: 280 75 shkas_turret_new_gun Research: 480 Cost: 360 95

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Su-2 (M-82) is armed with:

• 4 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, wing-mounted (850 rpg = 3,400 total)

Suspended armament

The Su-2 (M-82) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 4 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (200 kg total)
• 12 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (600 kg total)
• 4 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (400 kg total)
• 6 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (600 kg total)
• 2 x 250 kg FAB-250sv bombs (500 kg total)

Defensive armament

The Su-2 (M-82) is defended by:

• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, dorsal turret (900 rpg)
• 1 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun, ventral turret (900 rpg)

Usage in battles

This plane is the best of the strike aircraft. It has decent armour that can stop anything with less power than a 7.62 amour piercing round. The powerful offensive armament pours bullets at targets and are great at taking down planes and destroying SPAA’s in mixed battles. This plane doesn’t need air superiority to be effective however it is suggested as you can take more time in destroying ground targets using equipped ordinance.

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

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Pros:

• Has armour, unlike its predecessors
• Has a ventral gunner (better protected)

Cons:

History

In-game description

Sukhoi Su-2 Short-Range Bomber with M-82 Engine

Development of the Su-2 continued after the start of World War II. Special attention was given to improving the aircraft's combat characteristics. The production model had its electric trigger control upgraded, four ShKAS machine guns were once again mounted in the wings, and the LU (MV-2) lower turret, with a 7.62mm ShKAS machine gun and a 500-round magazine capacity, was restored. The MV-5m turret (modified, with a larger continuous belt) was used as an dorsal defensive weapon. The magazine capacity was increased to 1000 rounds.

Clusters of KMB-Su-2 bomblets were introduced for this series, allowing the bomber to prepare more quickly and easily for departure and allowing bomb bay space to be used more efficiently.

Eight unguided RS-82 or RS-132 rockets could be suspended under the Su-2, four on guide rails under each wing, even if bombs were also carried. At maximum load, the aircraft could take off with up to 8 FAB-100 bombs in the bomb bay and 2 FAB-250 bombs under the wings. Protective armor for the crew was also increased, especially for the navigator.

So that the flight characteristics of the aircraft would not suffer, the final production model Su-2 used a Shvetsov M-82 fourteen-cylinder double-row radial air-cooled engine with a maximum take-off power of 1700 hp.

From the start of the war, the Su-2 was used on the front lines as a day bomber, a ground-attack aircraft, and a scout plane. Military units armed with the Su-2 fought in the Battle of Stalingrad in the autumn of 1942 and for the Kuban region in the spring of 1943.

Virtually all pilots who flew the Su-2 spoke of it very fondly. According to them, it was an undemanding, reliable warrior of the skies. Many times the planes returned with bullet holes or even parts of fins or rudders missing, but the maintenance personnel were able to repair them and send them into battle again a few days later.

Of those pilots who flew the Su-2 aircraft during World War II, 27 were awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Mikhail P. Odintsov and Grigory F. Sivkov were awarded it twice.

The Su-2 bomber was used relatively little for a number of reasons. The Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack aircraft was coming into operation and became the most popular multi-purpose aircraft of the Air Forces of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. It replaced many functions of the Su-2 and was widely used in most military operations during the war.

Production of the Su-2 was discontinued in April 1942, and the plane had ceased to participate in combat units by the end of 1943. In all, 877 Su-2 aircraft were produced, including all variants.

Media

The Shooting Range #28 - Pages of History section at 03:22 discusses the Sukhoi Su-2.

See also

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