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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.
[2] [3] It was named after the Soviet Ilyushin Il-2 ground-attack fighter, which played a prominent role in this theatre and is the single most produced military aircraft design to date. [4] Along with its sequels, IL-2 Sturmovik is considered one of the leading World War II flight simulators. [5]
Type No. Service period NATO name Remarks Ilyushin Il-2 "Sturmovik": 29,937: 1941–1950s: Bark: Excludes Il-10. Ilyushin Il-10: 5,026: 1944–1956: Beast: Excludes ...
IL-2 Sturmovik games spans three generations : . The first game in the series, IL-2 Sturmovik, was first released on 18 November 2001. [3] This started the original line of IL-2 Sturmovik games which in the present day is officially titled IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 as this was the title of its "Complete Edition" back in 2006, the final compilation of add-ons in the first generation of IL-2 games.
Il-2 Shturmovik ground-attack aircraft, NATO codename "Bark", 1939, most-produced military aircraft of all time. Il-6 (TsKB-60) ground attack aircraft project developed from the Il-2, 1941. Canceled due to the Il-8 and Il-10. Il-8, ground-attack prototype developed from the Il-2 and intended as a Il-2 replacement, 1943.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Great Battles is a set of standalone video games and the third generation game in the IL-2 Sturmovik series of combat flight simulators.The two first modules were released in 2013 (IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Stalingrad) and 2016 (IL-2 Sturmovik: Battle of Moscow) and it was not before November 2017 that the series officially received its current name. [2]
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Its primary aircraft was the Ilyushin Il-2 'Sturmovik'. Designations 1st Assault Aviation Corps ... developing and improving the tactics of Il-2 operations in co ...