Su-7B

Su-7B

La-15

Su-7BKL

Su-7B

La-15

Su-7BKL

USSR

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
9.3	9.3	9.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:190 000

Purchase:520 000

Description

The Su-7B is a rank VI Soviet jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.3 (AB/RB) and 9.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Starfighters".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 11,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	2,161	2,145	19000	27.4	28.2	166.4	157.6	1,250
Upgraded	2,323	2,232		26.6	27.0	227.0	195.0

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	630	700	520	473	~11	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 700	< 650	< 600	N/A

Survivability and 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.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Su-7B is armed with:

• 2 x 30 mm NR-30 cannons, -mounted (80 rpg = 160 total)

Suspended armament

The Su-7B can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 64 x S-5K rockets
• 4 x S-24 rockets
• 28 x S-3K rockets
• 4 x 250 kg OFAB-250-270 bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 4 x 500 kg FAB-500M-54 bombs (2,000 kg total)

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Compressor		Offensive 30 mm		UB-16
II	New boosters		Airframe		FAB-250	S-3K
III	Wings Repair			New 30 mm cannons		C-24
IV	G-suit	Engine	Cover		FAB-500

Pros and cons

Pros:

• One of the fastest planes at its battle rating
• Very fast acceleration
• With S-24 rockets you can win every head-on
• Able to zoom climb up to 8,000 m
• 2 x 30 mm cannons are very powerful with Armored targets belt

Cons:

• Very bad energy retention
• Huge plane and very fragile
• Poor manoeuvrability, you will have problems dodging air-to-air missiles
• Very unstable
• Below average roll rate

History

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: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Su-7B: new doctrine

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