The Tupolev Tu-2 (development names ANT-58 and 103; NATO reporting name Bat) is a twin-engined Soviet high-speed daylight and frontline bomber aircraft used during World War II. …

Feb 18, 2016 · With a 900 round per minute firing rate, round per gun capacity, and 88 PPSh-41s, the Tu-2Sh could expend 6,248 steel-cored incendiary rounds over a 1,800 long and 4-foot …

Mar 20, 2018 · There was only one experimental plane that carried it – the Tu-2Sh. Two Soviet ground personnel, crew chief AV Nadashkevich and lead engineer S. Saveliev thought of an …

Tu-2Sh heavy attack aircraft. In 1944, on the basis of the Tu-2S high-speed dive bomber, an unusual weapon system, the Fiery Hedgehog, was tested as an experiment. The system …

Apr 27, 2023 · The Tu-2Sh, the variant with the 88 PPSh-41s, needed to have the battery hoisted up by ropes which could only be aimed through a specially designed sight, and fired by a …

The Tupolev Tu-2 (Development names ANT-58 and 103, NATO reporting name: Bat) was a twin-engine Soviet (high) speed daylight bomber (SDB) front line bomber (FB) aircraft of World War …

Apr 5, 2020 · If fired, the Tu-2 would lose 757.5lbs (343.62 kg) of cargo in 4.73 seconds. It is highly likely, however, that the Tu-2Sh never saw combat usage, let alone performed test runs. …

Sep 8, 2015 · The Tu-2 was a Soviet medium bomber that compiled an impressive record in World War II. Its success is especially remarkable considering that it was designed in a prison. …

Apr 23, 2024 · The Tupolev TU-2, known by the NATO reporting name "Bat," was a Soviet twin-engine, medium bomber developed during World War II. The TU-2 was esteemed for its …

Oct 22, 2018 · The Tu-2Sh was a prototype ground-attack platform outfitted with various weaponry that came to naught. The Tu-2/104 became an all-weather interceptor mount and …