IL-10

IL-10

Su-6 (AM-42)

IL-10 (1946)

IL-10

Su-6 (AM-42)

IL-10 (1946)

USSR

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.0	5.0	5.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:54 000

Purchase:185 000

This page is about the Soviet attacker IL-10. For other versions, see IL-10 (Family).

Description

The IL-10 is a rank IV Soviet attacker with a battle rating of 5.0 (AB/RB) and 5.3 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.41.

General info

Flight performance

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Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 2,800 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	529	510	9250	25.3	26.6	7.6	7.6	550
Upgraded	578	551		22.7	24.0	13.8	10.4

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	+	-
0	450	520	520	320	~13	~13

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 370	< 410	< 400	> 322

Survivability and armour

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Armaments

Offensive armament

The IL-10 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-10 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs (100 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs (200 kg total)
• 2 x 250 kg FAB-250M43 bombs (500 kg total)
• 2 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 4 x RS-82 rockets (100 kg total)
• 2 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 4 x RBS-82 rockets (100 kg total)
• 2 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 4 x RS-132 rockets (100 kg total)
• 2 x 50 kg FAB-50 bombs + 4 x RBS-132 rockets (100 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 4 x RS-82 rockets (200 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 4 x RBS-82 rockets (200 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 4 x RS-132 rockets (200 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg FAB-100 bombs + 4 x RBS-132 rockets (200 kg total)

Defensive armament

The IL-10 is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, dorsal turret (300 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	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Turret 12 mm	Offensive 7 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 12 mm MGs (turret)	New 7 mm MGs
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 23 mm	RO-82
IV		Engine injection	Cover	New 23 mm cannons	RO-132

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Faster and more agile than the Su-6 (AM-42) that precedes it
• Retains heavy armour plating

Cons:

• Payload options are not impressive
• Decreased canon ammo
• Only four rockets can be carried compared to ten for the Su-6 (AM-42)
• High battle rating

History

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In-game description

The IL-10 Sturmovik was a Soviet WWII-era attack aircraft created by the Ilyushin Design Bureau in 1944. It first saw combat on 16th April 1945. Serial production of the IL-10 was set up at three factories, Numbers 1, 18 and 64 and continued for five years. A total of over 4,600 IL-10s were produced, as well as 280 training IL-10Us. A licensed version of the IL-10 was also produced at the Avia factory in Czechoslovakia from December 1951 until 1955, designated Avia B-33. In 1953 and 1954, Czech-produced variants were also exported to Poland, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. B-33s were armed with four NS-23RM cannon with 150 shells each. A total of 1,200 aircraft were built by Avia.

The heavily armored IL-10 with the AM-42 engine was a perfect embodiment of the Soviet "flying infantry fighting vehicle" concept, whose combat efficiency when providing close air support was increased by "high mobility" over the battlefield, and somewhat improved armament compared to those used on the previous mainstay Soviet ground attack aircraft, the IL-2. The IL-10's top speed at sea level was 540 km/h, 596 km/h at 2,600 m, and roughly 620 km/h at 5,000 meters. This meant that contemporary propeller-driven fighters could only catch up to the IL-10 given initial altitude advantage, or when using engine boost. Also, aerial combat was not easy.

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See also

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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.