Tupolev Tu-2 'Bat' Light Bomber

Tupolev Tu-2 "Bat" Light Bomber (3)

Designer: (3)

Andrei Tupolev

Manufacturer:

State Industries

Role: (3)

Light Bomber

Year Adopted: (3)

1942
(Produced 1942 to 1948)

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.

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)

18.85 meters

(62 feet, 20.5 inches)

Length: (3)

13.8 meters

(45 feet, 3.5 inches)

Height: (1)

4.25 meters

(13 feet, 11 inches)

Maximum Speed: (1)(2)

550 kilometers per hour at 5,400 meters altitude
(342 miles per hour at 17,720 feet altitude)

Take-Off Weight: (1)

Maximum:


12,800 kg	(28,219 lbs)

Ceiling: (1)(2)

9,500 meters

(31,200 feet)

Range: (1)

2000 kilometers

(1,243 miles)