The Tupolev Tu-2 (development names ANT-58 and 103; NATO reporting name Bat) is a twin-engined Soviet high-speed daylight and frontline bomber aircraft used during World War II. …

May 16, 2016 · The Tu-2 was an incredible plane, plain and simple, but fitted with PPSh submachine guns to its belly, it was entirely different. Chief A.V. Nadashkevich and lead …

Feb 18, 2016 · While it utilized the same round as the Soviet Torkarev pistol, a 7.62x25mm cartridge similar to the western .38 super round, the PPSh-41 had a 900-round per minute …

The PPSh-41 (Russian: Пистоле́т-пулемёт Шпа́гина-41, romanized: Pistolét-pulemyót Shpágina-41, lit. 'Shpagin's machine-pistol-41') is a selective-fire, open-bolt, blowback …

Jul 16, 2024 · The proposed design involved a removable battery of 88 PPSh-41 submachine guns mounted on the underside of the Tu-2. This battery, consisting of eleven rows of eight …

In 1944, on the basis of the Tu-2S high-speed dive bomber, an unusual weapon system, the Fiery Hedgehog, was tested as an experiment. The system consisted of 88 units of Shpagin …

Apr 5, 2020 · This aircraft was modified strictly for low-altitude, anti-personal attacks. And for shooting up troops on the ground, it was probably reasonably effective. True, it's only pistol …

Jan 22, 2025 · One of the most unusual innovations was a modified version of the Tupolev Tu-2 bomber, designed to deliver devastating firepower against ground targets. This experimental …

Apr 27, 2023 · Oriented to fire down, this battery featured eleven rows of 8 PPSh-41s and occupied space that could hold 3,300 lbs of bombs. Even though they theorized that it could …

The main ingredient of the Hedgehog was the Pistolet Pulemjot Schpagina model of 1941, or rather just PPSh-41. Its design was by Soviet weapons guru Georgii S. Shpagin and was very …