Lisunov Li-2

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Contents 1 Fighter Ace Screenshots 2 Fighter Ace Ratings 3 Fighter Ace Performance 4 Historical Statistics 5 Strengths 6 Weaknesses 7 History 8 Sources 9 See Also

Fighter Ace Screenshots

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Fighter Ace Ratings

Durability: 7

Speed: 3

Maneuverability: 4

Firepower: n/a

Climb Rate: 1

Ground Attack: 6

Fighter Ace Performance

Top Speeds (True)						Climb Rates
	Sea Level	4921' 1500m	9843' 3000m	19685' 6000m	Best Speed	Best IAS	to 1000m	to 3000m	to 6000m
mph	186	198	198	n/a	199@ 6562'	99 mph	3:58	12:57	n/a
kph	300	319	318	n/a	320@ 2000m	160 kph

Historical Statistics

Service Date: December 1941

Primary Guns: none

Secondary Guns: none

Defensive Guns: 1x UBT 12.7mm machine guns with 200 rpg in dorsal turret, 2x ShKAS 7.62 mm machine guns with 700 rpg in tail

Ordnance: 4x 220 lb (100 kg) or 4x 551 lb (250 kg) or 2x 1103 lb (500 kg) bombs or 4,410 lb (2,000 kg) of freight or 26 paratroopers (in game limited to 13)

Engine(s): 2x M-62IR radials rated for 1,000 hp each at sea level

Int Fuel Capacity: 5,117 lbs (2,320 kg)

Ext Fuel Capacity: none

Maximum Speeds: 199 mph (320 kph) at 5,900 ft (1,800 m)

Ceiling: 18,360 ft (5,600 m)

Loaded Weight: 26,467 lbs (12,000 kg)

Wing Area: 1,043 sq ft (97.1 sq m)

Wing Loading: 25.4 lbs/sq ft (123.6 kg/sq m)

Strengths

Load Capacity: Capable of carrying 500 kg of bombs and a full load of 13 combat troops or 2000 kg of supplies, the Li-2 is capable of softening up its own drop zone.

Weaknesses

Speed: As with the other transports, the Li-2 can't run from its problems.

History

Soviet civil airlines were already using a license-built variant of the DC-3 when the war started and these were immediately pressed into military service. The Lisunov company was assigned the task of producing a purpose-built military variant.

The Li-2, as it was called, was powered by a pair or Shvetsov M-62 engines, which were license-built copies of the Wright R-1820 Cyclone. Several changes to the original design were readily apparent. Unlike the original, the Li-2 was given some defensive armament in the form of a manually-operated dorsal gun turret equipped with a single 12.7mm machine gun. The cargo door was moved forward and a pair of gun positions were placed in the beam behind the cargo door, each equipped with a single 7.62mm machine gun.

Bomb racks enabled the Li-2 to carry up to 500 kg of bombs, while still capable of carrying a full load of 26 fully laden paratroopers (limited in game to 13) or 2000 kg of cargo. The additional weight of the defensive armament and heavier construction resulted in poorer overall performance than the original C-47.

Sources

Davis, Larry; C-47 Skytrain In Action; Squadron/Signal Publications, Carrollton, Texas, 1995.

See Also

Fighter Ace Planes Inventory

The Douglas Aircraft Company, Inc.

Aircraft Manufacturers During World War II