Tu-2 - The Best Soviet Medium Bomber?

On a cold January day in 1941, an aircraft named the “103“ took to the sky for the first time over Moscow. However, this maiden flight was unlike many others; it was watched nervously by its creator, Andrei Tupolev, perched atop a prison building. Little did he know that this aircraft, born amidst the turmoil of the Great Purge in the Soviet Union, would go on to become one of the most outstanding bombers of World War II. Game footage War Thunder - 00:04 History Disclaimer - This channel is apolitical. We do not endorse any kind of political view. Corrections - The artwork showing the Tu-2 flying over Moscow should have the Soviet bomber with inline engines. Since I couldn’t find any model of the prototype with such engines, I decided to use the main production variant (with radial engines). Sources Written: - Tupolev Tu-2 - The Forgotten Medium Bomber by Jason Nicholas Moore - Soviet Combat Aircraft of The Second World War by Yefim Gordon and Dmitri Khazanov with Alexander Medved - Red Phoenix Rising - The Soviet Air Force in World War II by Von Hardesty and Ilya Grinberg - Soviet Bombers of the Second World War by Jason Nicholas Moore - Tupolev Aircraft since 1922 by Bill Gunston - Several other sources like aircraft manuals and tests Online: - - - I do not own any of the images used in this video. The owners of such images are identified in the video itself.