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Simple and rugged
The Il-28’s wing was straight, but its tail was swept to keep control at high speed. Its engines came from the same family as the MiG-15’s, derived from the copied Nene. Its crew of three, a pilot, a navigator-bombardier in the glazed nose and a gunner in the tail, could operate it easily in harsh conditions. Its NATO code name was “Beagle”.
A long service
The Il-28 went to the Warsaw Pact countries, China, the Middle East and elsewhere. In 1962 the Il-28s that the Soviet Union had sent to Cuba were among the weapons whose withdrawal was demanded along with the missiles. Copies built in China as the H-5 stayed in service for decades.
In WarSimBox
In the game it is a jet bomber: fast, carrying up to 3 tonnes of bombs, it defends its tail with the two 23 mm cannon of the powered tail turret. It also has two fixed 23 mm cannon in the nose.
Unlocked in the aircraft tree after researching Arado Ar 234 B-2 Blitz and High-thrust turbojet.
- Top speed
- 903 km/h · 10,000 m
- Climb
- 22.6 m/s
- Sustained turn
- 25.8 s
- Stall speed
- 215 km/h
These figures come from the game’s flight model (climb, turn and stall at sea level).
Fly it in WarSimBox