Tu-1

Tu-1

Tu-1

Description

The Tu-1 is a premium gift rank Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Direct Hit". A perfect addition for ground and naval battles at mid tiers.

General info

Flight performance

The aircraft is pretty fast to be loaded with 3 tons of bombs. You can run away from many enemies with your superior speed. The rate of climb is decent.

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 7,150 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._	480
Upgraded	726	687		27.6	29.0	15.8	11.5

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	+	-
		437	380	310	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Survivability and armour

• 65 mm armoured glass in front of and behind the pilot
• 12 mm steel on the pilot's seat
• 10 mm of steel behind the radar
• 65 mm armoured glass behind the radar
• 5 mm steel beneath the rear gunner
• 12 mm of steel in front of the dorsal gunner
• 12 mm of steel in front of the ventral gunner

All this armour and a good defensive armament makes for a pretty survivable aircraft. This plane also gets self-sealing fuel tanks, which help a lot. One thing to keep in mind, is that if an enemy aircraft comes from above, you will have a hard time defending yourself from it.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Tu-1 is armed with:

• 2 x 45 mm NS-45 cannons, chin-mounted (50 rpg = 100 total)
• 2 x 23 mm NS-23 cannons, wing-mounted (130 rpg = 260 total)

Suspended armament

The Tu-1 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 6 x 250 kg FAB-250M-44 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 3 x 500 kg FAB-500M-44 bombs (1,500 kg total)
• 3 x 1,000 kg FAB-1000M-44 bombs (3,000 kg total)
• 2 x 450 mm 45-36NU torpedoes

Defensive armament

The Tu-1 is defended by:

• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, dorsal turret (250 rpg)
• 1 x 12.7 mm Berezin UB machine gun, ventral turret (350 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 Not auto controlled	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• 2 powerful 45 mm cannons
• Great payload options with up to 3 tons of bombs
• 2 torpedoes in naval battles can sink battleships
• Has access to a target detection radar

Cons:

• Weak against enemies from above
• Heavy weight

History

The Tu-1 was a proposed modification to the Tu-2. The first Tu-1 flew on 22 March 1947 and underwent manufacturer's tests until 3 October or 3 November 1947.

Media

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

See also

• Tu-2
• Tu-2S
• Me 410 A-1
• Ki-83
• F7F-3
• Hornet Mk.III
• T18B-2

External links

• [Devblog] Tu-1: the Tzar of Heavy Gunners

Tupolev Design Bureau (Ту́полев Опытное конструкторское бюро)
Bombers	TB-3M-17-32 · SB 2M-100 · SB 2M-103 MV-3 · SB 2M-103 · SB 2M-103U · SB 2M-103U MV-3 · SB 2M-105
	Tu-2 · Tu-2S · Tu-2S-44 · Tu-2S-59 · Tu-4
Arkhangelsky Bomber	Ar-2*
Strike Aircraft	Tu-1
Jet Bomber	Tu-14T
Export	␗SB 2M-103U · ␗Tu-2S-44 · ␗Tu-4
	◔Tu-2S-59
	* While Andrei Tupolev was imprisoned, Alexander Arkhangelsky, second in command at Tupolev OKB was able to append his name to the final production series of the SB bomber.