Il-2 KSS (Il-2M3)

Ил-2 КСС

Family
Il-2
Class
Attacker
Changes
Two-seater with the «arrow» wing: outer panels swept 15° at the leading edge to restore the single-seater's centre of gravity, all-metal outer wings, self-sealing fibre tanks, AM-38F boosted to 1720 hp. Known in the West as Il-2M3 or Il-2 Type 3.
Crew
2
Length
11,650 mm
Wingspan
14,600 mm
Height
4,170 mm
Wing area
38.5 m²
Internal fuel
730 L
Engine
АМ-38Ф
Engines
1
Blades
3
Max speed
410 km/h
Max speed altitude
1,500 m

Climb time

AltitudeTime, min
5,000 m15

Range

Distance, kmFuelAltitudeSpeed
765Internal1,000 m275 km/h

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPosition
VYa-232150Wing
ShKAS2750Wing
Berezin UB1—Flexible

Loadouts

NameArmamentChanges
6 × ФАБ-100ФАБ-100 ×6—
192 × ПТАБ-2,5-1,5ПТАБ-2,5-1,5 ×192Four cassettes of 48 bomblets in the wing bays.
4 × РС-132РС-132 ×4—

Service

≈ Jan 1944 – May 1945