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

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic Mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Saturn AL-7F-1-100		1	7,926 kg		315 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		8m fuel	20m fuel	27m fuel
2,200 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		8,756 kg	10,000 kg	10,726 kg	13,043 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	8m fuel	20m fuel	27m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	5,848 kgf	8,257 kgf	0.94	0.83	0.77	0.63
Optimal	6,664 kgf (1,000 km/h)	9,974 kgf (1,000 km/h)	1.14	1.00	0.93	0.76

Survivability and armour

• 20 mm Aluminium Alloy - pilot's headrest
• 36 mm Aluminium Alloy - pilot's backrest
• 8 mm steel - cockpit front bulkhead
• 102 mm Bulletproof glass - Armoured windscreen

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

On May 14th 1953, shortly after Stalin's death and the reopening of the Sukhoi OKB, they began work on a swept-wing front-line fighter. Their first prototype was named S-1 and was fitted with the all-new Lyulka AL-7 turbojet. It was the first Soviet aircraft to utilize the all-moving tailplane and a translating centerbody, plus a dramatic wing sweep of 60°, irreversible hydraulically boosted controls, and an ejection seat of Sukhoi's own design. After the success of the S-1, production began with the S-2. later renamed the Su-7.

Later, on 31 July 1958, the Soviet Tactical Aviation tasked Sukhoi with developing a ground-attack variant of the Su-7, which could replace the scrapped Ilyushin IL-10. The resulting prototype, S-22, incorporated structural refinements for high-speed, low-altitude operations. It first flew in March 1959 and entered service in 1961 as the Su-7B.

Media

The Shooting Range #211 - Metal Beasts section at 00:28 discusses the Su-7B.

See also

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• 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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