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Originally Posted by PMoz99
AFAIK the Pe-2 was faster, the Tu-2 slightly larger, 1800kg heavier and 50km/h slower but could carry a heavier bomb load. Perhaps therein lies the answer.
Peter
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Good day, and in what modification PE-2 was faster than the Tu-2 50 km/h ?
Tu-2 early - maximum speed 521 km/h; Tu-2S - 547 km/h.
Cruising speed in Tu-2 and PE-2 were about the same. Tu-2 (experimental 1942 with M-82 engines) - 405-420 km/h at an altitude of 1000-3000 m; 450 km/ h at an altitude of 4500-5000 m
The bomb load of the Tu-2 was more than twice. In addition, it could be equipped with a normal load FAB-500 and FAB-1000 on the internal suspension (without compromising speed data).
Arms of front sector is against fighters. For fighters recommended such attacks against well-armored bombers. RO-132 (wings) and RO-82 (on tail-ago) - this is more psychological weapons against fighters (his and PE-2 applied).
The purpose, size, speed, and bomb load it was like the later version of Ju-88 bombers. Somewhere inferior-somewhere superior. Make him a night fighter like the Germans ? What for? There were no real opponents for such an aircraft. To make a very fast and high-altitude long-range reconnaissance aircraft also did not have a lot of such tasks and the main thing was not enough of such a high-altitude engine to surpass the German high-altitude fighter ones .