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Sukhoi Su-2 | bgcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"|Sukhoi Su-2 | olspan="3" align="center"|Sukhoi Su-2
Sukhoi Su-2 equipped with skis for winter operation. | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description | | ole | colspan="2"|Single-engined light bomber | | rew | colspan="2"|2 | | irst Flight | colspan="2"|1940 | | ntered Service | colspan="2"| | | anufacturer | colspan="2"|Sukhoi | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions | | ength | 10.46 m | | | ingspan | 14.3 m | | | eight | 3.75 m | | | ing area | ft² | m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights | | mpty | kg | lb | | oaded | 5310 kg | lb | | aximum takeoff | lb | kg | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant | | ngines | colspan="2"|Shvetsov M-88 or Shvetsov M-88B or Shvetsov M-82 | | ower | 708, 820, 1,044 kW | 950, 1100, 1400 hp | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance | | aximum speed | 485 km/h | mph | | ombat range | 1100 km | miles | | erry range | miles | km | | ervice ceiling | 9000 m | ft | | ate of climb | ft/min | m/min | | ing loading | lb/ft² | kg/m² | | gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament | | uns | colspan="2"|3-5 × 7.62 mm machineguns | | ombs | colspan="2"|400 to 600 kg | The Sukhoi Su-2 was a single engined attack bomber used in the early stages of World War II. It was the first plane designed by Pavel Sukhoi. About 500 were built with various engines. Although on paper the plane was a good performer, combat losses were very high and it was quickly replaced by the more capable Pe-2 and later the Il-2. See also: List of military aircraft of the Soviet Union and the CIS
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