Ilyushin Il-2

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Soviet military aircraft World War II aircraft ground-attack aircraft

The Ilyushin Il-2 was a heavily armored Soviet ground-attack aircraft of World War II, produced in vast numbers and renowned for its crucial role in close air support on the Eastern Front.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet military aircraft → World War II aircraft → ground-attack aircraft →
aircraftType	single-engine low-wing monoplane →
armamentFixed	20 mm ShVAK cannon → 23 mm VYa-23 cannon → 7.62 mm ShKAS machine gun →
armamentFlexible	12.7 mm UBT machine gun →
armorFeature	armored shell around cockpit and engine →
armorThickness	up to 12 mm →
bombLoad	up to 600 kg of bombs →
conflict	World War II →
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union →
crew	2 →
designer	Sergey Ilyushin →
distinction	one of the most-produced military aircraft in history →
emptyWeight	4360 kg →
engineModel	Mikulin AM-38 →
engineType	V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine →
firstFlight	1939-10-02 →
height	4.17 m →
introduced	1941 →
length	11.6 m →
manufacturer	Ilyushin Design Bureau →
maximumSpeed	414 km/h →
maxTakeoffWeight	6380 kg →
nickname	Shturmovik →
notableFor	crucial role in Soviet close air support on Eastern Front → heavy armor protection →
numberBuilt	over 36000 →
numberOfEngines	1 →
powerplantPower	1700 hp →
primaryUser	Soviet Air Forces → Soviet Naval Aviation →
productionPeriod	1941–1945 →
range	720 km →
retired	1954 →
rocketArmament	RS-132 rockets → RS-82 rockets →
role	close air support → ground attack →
serviceCeiling	6000 m →
successor	Ilyushin Il-10 →
theater	Eastern Front →
usedBy	Bulgarian Air Force → Czechoslovak Air Force → North Korean Air Force → People's Liberation Army Air Force → Polish Air Force → Yugoslav Air Force →
wingspan	14.6 m →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Soviet Air Forces →	notableAircraft