Tamiya 60781 1/72 Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik

Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik

World War Two
Soviet ground-attack aircraft
IL-2 (single-seat) - AM-38 engine, 20mm ShVAK or 23mm VYa-23 (depending on which factory the Il-2 was manufactured in), first action in May 1941
IL-2 (two-seat) - AM-38 engine, 20mm ShVAK or 23mm VYa-23 (depending on which factory the Il-2 was manufactured in), first action on 30 Oct 1942 near Stalingrad
IL-2M - production of 1943, upgraded AM-38F engine, 23 mm VYa-23
Il-2M3 - production 1944, all-metal wing panels, outer wing planform was swept back, with a straight trailing edge, since the centre of gravity was shifted rearwards