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Tupolev Tu-2 'Bat' Light Bomber |
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Tupolev Tu-2 "Bat" Light Bomber (3) | |||||||
Designer: (3) | Andrei Tupolev | ||||||
Manufacturer: |
State Industries | ||||||
Role: (3) |
Light Bomber |
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Year Adopted: (3) |
1942 | ||||||
Operational Status: (3) |
Russia: Obsolete Other Nations: China, Poland | ||||||
Armament: (2) |
2 x ShVAK 20mm cannon (forward) 3 x ShKAS 7.62mm machine guns (rear)* 3000 kg (6,614 pounds) of bombs *These later replaced with 3 x 12.7mm Berezen UBT machine guns. |
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Engine: (1)(2)(3) | 2 x Shvetsov ASh-82FNV 14 cylinder liquid cooled radial engines producing 1,850 horsepower each. | ||||||
Crew: (1)(2) |
4 (pilot, copilot, bomber, tail gunner) | ||||||
Wingspan: (3) |
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Length: (3) |
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Height: (1) |
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Maximum Speed:
(1)(2) |
550 kilometers per hour at 5,400
meters altitude | ||||||
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Ceiling: (1)(2) |
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Range: (1) |
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Sources Cited (1)
Angelucci, Enzo,
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, 1914 to the Present,
Edison, NJ: Chartwell Books, 2001. Print. |