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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.
During the Battle of Kursk, the ground attack units of the corps attacked bridges across the Seversky Donets between 5 and 7 July, losing 55 percent of its original Il-2s, with one Il-2 shot down for every 2.8 sorties launched, heavier losses than other ground attack units of the 17th Air Army. The 672nd ShAP lost 23 aircraft, the 995th ShAP 18 ...
The VYa-23 cannon was mounted on Il-2 and Il-10 ground attack aircraft, on LaGG-3 and Yak-9 fighter aircraft, and on the experimental Mikoyan-Gurevich DIS long range fighter aircraft. [5] In spite of the large round, the VYa-23 proved to be a disappointment in its intended anti-tank role.
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-10 "Beast", ground ...
Pages in category "World War II Soviet ground attack aircraft" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
That day, Gollob claimed two victories, an Il-2 and a I-26, taking his total to 40 aerial victories. [33] On 13 September, the Gruppe claimed 20 victories over Soviet bombers and ground-attack aircraft, including a V-11 shot down by Gollob at 17:19. On 14 September 1941, the German airfield at Myronivka came under Soviet air attack.
Ilyushin Il-2 Shturmovik, a World War II era Soviet ground attack aircraft; IL-2 Sturmovik, a series of games named after the Ilyushin Il-2 aircraft: IL-2 Sturmovik, a 2001 video game, the first in the series; IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles, a 2003 sequel to the IL-2 Sturmovik video game; IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946, the 2006 final compilation of ...
Some fixed wing aircraft, like fighter-bombers, are capable of flying either air-combat missions or ground attack missions (P-47 Thunderbolt), while others are dedicated ground-attack types (Il-2 Sturmovik). In cases where an aircraft is capable of both types of combat, when it is assigned to a ground attack role, and thus expected to be using ...