WW2 Soviet Yakovlev Yak-2 KABB
BACKGROUND
The Yakovlev Yak-2 (Russian: Яковлев Як-2) was a short-range Soviet light bomber/reconnaissance aircraft used during World War II. It was produced in small numbers, and most of them were destroyed during the opening stages of Operation Barbarossa.
Stalin ordered it into production, as the BB-22 (Russian: Ближний бомбардировщик, Blizhniy Bombardirovshchik— short-range bomber), on 15 March 1939 before it could be evaluated by the NII VVS (Naoochno-Issledovatel'skiy Institoot Voyenno-Vozdooshnykh Seel - Air Force Scientific Test Institute - Научно-Исследовательский Институт Военно-Воздушных Сил). Their tests were conducted in the early summer and concluded that the engine cooling systems were inadequate, the brakes were troublesome and the fuel system unreliable.
Factory No. 1 produced the first pre-production BB-22 in December 1939, although it did not make its first flight until the following February. It was submitted for its service evaluation in March–April 1940 and proved to be a disappointment.
Yak-2 KABB - prototype ground-attack aircraft fitted with the KABB-MV gun/bombing installation (KABB-MV - комбинированная артиллерийско-бомбардировочная батарея Можайского и Веневидова - combined gun/bomb battery designed by Mozharovskiy and Venevidov), composed of a ventral cannon pack and a special glazed nose for bomb aiming equipment.
Development work continued and resulted in the Yak-4 when Klimov M-105 engines were fitted. A grand total of 201 Yak-2's were built before production was terminated in April 1941.
SPECIFICATIONS
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[*] Length: 14.50 m
[*] Cost: $63,800
[*] Power: 2 x 12 Cylinder Klimov M-103
[*] Drivetrain: 2 x Propellers
[*] Mass: 5,260 (Dry Weight)
[*] Top Speed: 320 km/h
[*] Range: ~250km (100% Fuel)
[*] Max Diesel Fuel Capacity: 2 x 810L
[*] Weapons: 2 x Light Autocanon (400 rounds), 1 x Machine gun (100 rounds)
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FEATURES
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[*] Ammo loading hatches
[*] Gun sight hud
[*] Heater behind the pilot's seat
[*] Engine overheating protection system
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INSTRUCTIONS
Turn on the Main circut breaker in cockpit, and turn on Engine Starter. Ammo loading hatches located under the fuselage. Hatches on the sides for storing parachute and emergency equipment.
NOTES
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