Tupolev Tu-2 bomber

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World War II aircraft frontline bomber twin‑engine bomber

The Tupolev Tu-2 bomber was a highly effective Soviet twin‑engine frontline bomber of World War II, known for its speed, payload capacity, and extensive use on the Eastern Front.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Tupolev Tu-2 3
Tupolev SB 1
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II aircraft ⓘ
frontline bomber ⓘ
twin‑engine bomber ⓘ
airframeMaterial all‑metal construction ⓘ
armament cannon armament in some variants ⓘ
defensive machine guns ⓘ
internal bomb bay ⓘ
bombload up to 3000 kg of bombs ⓘ
category Soviet military aircraft ⓘ
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: World War II Soviet bombers
conflictUse Soviet offensive operations from 1943 onward ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
designer Andrei Tupolev ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
enteredMassProduction 1942 ⓘ
firstFlight 1941 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Tupolev ⓘ
surface form: Tupolev Design Bureau
maximumSpeed approximately 540 km/h ⓘ
NATOReportingName Bat ⓘ
notableFeature good maneuverability ⓘ
high speed for a bomber of its time ⓘ
large internal bomb bay ⓘ
numberBuilt over 2500 ⓘ
numberOfEngines 2 ⓘ
operator Bulgarian Air Force ⓘ
Czechoslovak Air Force ⓘ
Chinese Air Force ⓘ
surface form: People's Liberation Army Air Force

Polish Air Force ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
postwarUse remained in service into the 1950s ⓘ
powerplant Shvetsov ASh‑82 radial engine ⓘ
predecessor Tupolev Tu-2 bomber self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tupolev SB
primaryTheater Eastern Front ⓘ
productionPeriod 1941–1948 ⓘ
range approximately 2000 km ⓘ
role dive bomber ⓘ
ground‑attack aircraft ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
serviceCeiling approximately 9000 m ⓘ
serviceEntry 1942 ⓘ
successor Tupolev Tu-16 bomber ⓘ
surface form: Tupolev Tu‑16
tailConfiguration conventional tail unit ⓘ
usedAs dive bomber ⓘ
level bomber ⓘ
torpedo bomber in some variants ⓘ
usedInConflict World War II ⓘ
wingConfiguration low‑wing monoplane ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andrei Tupolev → notableWork → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber ⓘ
Tupolev → hasProduct → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber → predecessor → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-2
this entity surface form: Tupolev SB
Tupolev Tu-2 bomber → category → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-2
this entity surface form: World War II Soviet bombers
Shvetsov ASh‑82 radial engine → poweredAircraft → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber ⓘ
subject surface form: Shvetsov ASh-82
this entity surface form: Tupolev Tu-2
Bat → refersTo → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tupolev Tu-2
Tupolev SB → successor → Tupolev Tu-2 bomber ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tupolev Tu‑2