WW2 bombers of USSR

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Soviet level bombers of Great Patriotic War

Li-2 the transport

DB-3 the long-range bomber

Specifications
name	year	crew	engines	guns [ammoload]	bombs normal./max. kg	speed at sealevel kmph	speed at alt m	climbtime to 5km, min	ceiling km	range km	ready weight kg	produced
TB-3	1933	6	4 M-17F	5 DA [630]	2000 / 5000 or 35 paratroopers	190	180 3000	36		2700	17200	410+	818
TB-3	1933		4 M-34	8 DA		207	185 3000	33	3.9	2000	18100
TB-3	1933		4 M-34P			229	211 3000	18	4.5	2000	18600
TB-3	1935		4 M-34PH	4 ShKAS		245	288 4000	14	7.74	1920	18877
TB-3	1936		4 M-34FPH				300 5000
TB-3	1937		4 M-34FPHV
SB	1936	3	2 M-100	4 DA	500 / 600	326	393 5200	11.7	9	2187	5628		6656
SB	1937		2 M-100A	4 ShKAS	500 / 600	372	423 4000	8.6	9.56	2150	5740 / 6420
SB (bis)	1939		2 M-103		500 / 1500	375	450 4100	8.4	9.6	1800	6175 / 7750
SB	1939		2 M-105		500 / 1500	400	445 4000		9		6700
Ar-2	1940		2 M-105R	3 ShKAS	600	415	475 4700	7.1	10		6500 / 8150	318
name	year	crew	engines	guns [ammoload]	bombs normal./max. kg	speed at sealevel kmph	speed at alt m	climbtime to 5km, min	ceiling km	range km	ready weight kg	produced
Yak-2	1940	2	2 M-103	2 ShKAS	400 / 600	439	515 5000	7.7	8.9	800	5380		111
Yak-4	1940	2	2 M-105R	2 ShKAS [800+750]	400 / 600	450	533 4900	8.0	9.0	925	6200		90
Li-2VP	1941		2 ASh-62IP	4 ShKAS	1000 or 25 paratroopers	275	295 1700	13	4.2	2150	10540 / 11700
Li-2VP			2 M-88	1 UBT [500]	1000 or 25 paratroopers		350 2000
DB-3	1936	3	2 M-85	3 ShKAS [2500]	1000 / 2500	327	400 4500	15.1	8.4	3100	7000	1528	6784
DB-3B	1938		2 M-86			345	400 4500		8.4	3000
DB-3M	1939		2 M-87A			345	439 4900	12.1	9.6	3800	7500
DB-3F	1940		2 M-88	3 ShKAS [2050]		350	435 4800	10	9	3300	8000	5256
Il-4	1941	4	2 M-88B	1 UBT [500] + 2 ShKAS [1050]		340	420 6000	15	9	3700	9500	5256
TB-7	1940	11	4 AM-35A	ShVAK + 5 ShKAS or ShVAK + 4 ShKAS + UBT or 2 ShVAK+4 ShKAS or 2 ShVAK + 2 ShKAS + 2 UBT	2000 / 4000	347	443 6360	14.6	9.3	3600	27000 / 35000		93
TB-7	1941	10	4 M-40		2000 / 4000	345	393 5680	16.2	9.2	5460	26000 / 33500
Pe-8	1943	11	4 ASh-82		2000 / 5000	362	422 5600	15	9.5	5800	27200 / 36000	34
Yer-2	1941	4	2 M-105	1 UB + 2 ShKAS	1000 / 2000	387	437 4000	16.5	7.5	4000	12570 / 14150	128
Yer-2	1943	5	2 ACh-30B	1 UBT + 1 UBK + 1 ShVAK	1000 / 3000	360	420 6000	30.4	7.2	5000	14850 / 18580	~300
name	year	crew	engines	guns [ammoload]	bombs normal./max. kg	speed at sealevel kmph	speed at alt m	climbtime to 5km, min	ceiling km	range km	ready weight kg	produced

Notes:

Yak-2 turn time = 25 sec.

SB-bis turn time = 21-28sec at 280m.

TB-3 turn time = 40 sec.

SB were aslo equipped with M-103A, M-104 engines.

From 1943, the 7.62mm MGs at Il-4 were replaced by the 12,7mm.

TB-7 were also equipped with AM-35, AM-35A, M-105, ASh-82FN, M-30, ACh-30B, M-40F engines.

Yer-2 were also equipped with ACh-30BF engines.

**Power of Engines** (hp)
	M-17F	AM-34 , AM-34R	AM-34RN	AM-34FRN
take off	730 (715?)	750	970	1275 (1200?)
nominal	500	830 (825?)	840	890 (1050? 930?)

**Power of Engines** (hp)
	M-85	M-86	M-87A , M-87B	M-88 , M-88B	M-100	M-100A	M-103	M-104	M-105R	M-40	AM-35	ACh-30B	ASh-82	ASh-82FN	ASh-62IR
take off	850	950	1000	1100	750	850	960	1100	1100	1400	1350	1500	1700	1850	1000
nominal @ sealevel	760		900	840		730	850		1020		1130				820
nominal @ alt, m	800 3850	800 3850	950 4700	1100 4000 1000 6000		860 3300	960 4000		1100 2000 1050 4000	1000	1200	1250	1330	1450	840 1500

**Guns**
Name	DA	ShKAS	Ultra-ShKAS	UBT , UBK	ShVAK
Type	MG	MG	MG	MG	cannon
Caliber, mm	7,62	7,62	7,62	12,7	20
Muzzle speed, m/s	840	825	835	860	800
ROF, shots per min	780	1800	2400	1000	800
Bullet weight, g	9.6	9.6	9.6	48	96

Source:

Shavrov "History of aircraft design in USSR"

Nose ShKAS turret of the Iliouchine Il-4.

B&W photogallery of the Soviet bombers Il-4 / DB-3 , TB-7 / Pe-8

SPB flight - the composite dive bomber

foto ww2 VVS USSR ER-2 buff WWII aviation

YeR-2 long-range bomber of USSR.

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