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The Ilyushin Il-2 (Russian: Илью́шин Ил-2) is a ground-attack plane that was produced by the Soviet Union in large numbers during the Second World War.The word shturmovík (Cyrillic: штурмовик), the generic Russian term for a ground-attack aircraft, became a synecdoche for the Il-2 in English sources, where it is commonly rendered Shturmovik, Stormovik [3] and Sturmovik.
The Ilyushin Il-10 (Cyrillic Илью́шин Ил-10, NATO reporting name: "Beast" [3]) is a Soviet ground attack aircraft developed at the end of World War II by the Ilyushin construction bureau. It was also license -built in Czechoslovakia by Avia as the Avia B-33 .
In 1967, the Soviet Air Forces drew up a specification for a jet-powered shturmovik or armoured ground attack aircraft. While Sukhoi designed an all-new single seat aircraft, the Su-25, Ilyushin proposed a modified version of their Il-40 of 1953 under the designation Il-42, which, unlike the Sukhoi, was a two-seat aircraft with a remotely-controlled rear gun turret.
Il-6 long-range bomber prototype developed from the Il-4 and Ilyushin's last piston-engined bomber, 1942. Il-22 jet-powered bomber prototype, world's first 4-engined straight-wing aircraft, 1947. Il-28 "Beagle" and "Mascot" medium bomber/trainer, world's first twinjet with an afterburner, 1948.
An aircraft of major importance to the Soviets was the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik "flying artillery" which made life very difficult for panzer crews, and the Il-2 played an important part in the Soviet victory in one of the biggest tank battles in history at Kursk. [94]
The tank was first created in 1932, based on the British Vickers tankette and other operational amphibious tanks. The tank was mass-produced starting in 1933 up until 1936, when it was replaced with the more modern T-38, based on the T-37A. Overall, after four years of production, 2552 T-37A's were produced, including the original prototypes.
Type No. Built Service period NATO name Remarks Alekseyev I-21/211/215: 3 – n/a: Bell P-39 Airacobra: 4,719: 1943–1949 – Lend-Lease from the United States
IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles, a 2013 sequel to the original IL-2 Sturmovik video game, the third generation in the IL-2 Sturmovik series, again, because of using a different game engine. Interleukin 2 , a cytokine glycoprotein that stimulates the growth of T cell lymphocytes and provides other biochemical signaling to the immune system;