IL-2M (1943)

This page is about the Soviet strike aircraft IL-2M (1943). For other variants, see IL-2 (Family).

IL-2M (1943)

IL-2M (1943)

Description

The IL-2M (1943) is a rank Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.49 "Weapons of Victory".

General info

Flight performance

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 2,500 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	379	363		36.2	37.4	6.2	6.1	450
Upgraded	420	400		33.8	34.8	11.3	8.6

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
620		N/A	418	270	~13	~13

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 320	< 300	< 370	> 329

Survivability and armour

• 4 mm steel surrounding engine and frontal fuel tank
• 4 mm steel above pilot
• 5 mm steel underneath rear fuel tanks
• 6 mm steel surrounding pilot
• 6 mm steel underneath belly oil cooling system
• 6 mm steel in front of gunner*
• 6 mm steel disc behind propeller spinner
• 12 mm steel behind gunner*
• 64 mm bulletproof glass in front of pilot
• Self-sealing fuel tanks, with neutral gas pressurization system (1 in front of pilot's feet, 1 under pilot, 1 behind gunner*)

*Note that the gunner is rear-facing

Armaments

Offensive armament

The IL-2M (1943) is armed with:

• 2 x 23 mm VYa-23 cannons, wing-mounted (150 rpg = 300 total)
• 2 x 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns, wing-mounted (750 rpg = 1,500 total)

Suspended armament

The IL-2M (1943) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6
25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs			6*	6*
50 kg FAB-50sv bombs		1*	2*	2*	1*
100 kg FAB-100M-43 bombs		1*	2*	2*	1*
250 kg FAB-250M-43 bombs		1*			1*
ROS-82 rockets	2					2
RBS-82 rockets	2					2
ROS-132 rockets	2					2
ROFS-132 rockets	2					2
RBS-132 rockets	2					2
Maximum permissible loadout weight: 625 kg
* Bombs on hardpoints 2/5 cannot be equipped in conjunction with bombs on hardpoints 3/4 respectively

Default weapon presets
Without load 4 x ROS-82 rockets 4 x RBS-82 rockets 4 x ROFS-132 rockets 4 x RBS-132 rockets 12 x 25 kg AO-25M-1 bombs (300 kg total) 4 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (200 kg total) 4 x 100 kg FAB-100M-43 bombs (400 kg total) 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M-43 bombs (500 kg total)

Defensive armament

The IL-2M (1943) is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, dorsal turret (150 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 Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Retains the flexible payload options of its predecessors
• Features a single 12.7 mm Berezin machine gun in a rear-facing defensive position

Cons:

• Plane is less agile than previous versions (heavier)
• Gunner doesn't benefit from the same level of protection as the pilot

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the IL-2M (1943) from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

IL-2M (1943) vs Ju 87 D-5 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance

Ilyushin Design Bureau (Илью́шинa Опытное конструкторское бюро)
Bombers	DB-3B · IL-4
Jet Bombers	IL-28* · IL-28Sh
Strike Aircraft	IL-8 (1944)
Il-2	IL-2 (1941) · IL-2 (1942) · IL-2M type 3 · IL-2M "Avenger" · IL-2M (1943) · IL-2-37 · IL-2 M-82
Il-10	IL-10 · IL-10 (1946)
Export/Captured
Bombers	␗DB-3A · ◊IL-28 · ◔IL-28
Strike Aircraft	▀IL-2 (1942) · ␗IL-10 (1946) · ◔IL-10
	* The Chinese Harbin Aircraft Manufacturing Corporation built unlicensed copies of the Il-28 known as the H-5.