Polikarpov TIS

[Milocat 4,857]

The Polikarpov TIS was a prototype Soviet heavy fighter designed and built in 1940.  It had a modern, all-metal, monocoque fuselage, a twin tail, and an armored canopy for the two-man crew, consisting of a pilot and a gunner who could man either a dorsal or ventral ShKAS machine gun in a flexible mount.  The wings had leading-edged slats for better low-speed maneuverability.  The first prototype had a heavy armament of four 7.62mm ShKAS guns in the nose, and two 12.7mm machine guns and two 20mm cannons in the wing roots.  This prototype was dogged with stability issues and unreliable engines and the program stagnated until 1942, when a second prototype was built, mounting more powerful engines and a stronger armament incorporating two 37mm or 45mm cannons in the wing roots for a heavier punch.  Unfortunately, the death of Nikolai Polikarpov and a crash of the second prototype due to a landing gear failure lead to the cancellation of the program.  

 

Either prototype of the TIS would make for a great addition to the Soviet heavy fighter tree!  

 

Specifications: 

Engines:  Two Mikulin AM-37 12-cylinder inline engines, 1,400 hp each (first prototype), two Mikulin AM-39 12-cylinder inline engines, 2,130 hp each (second prototype)

Length:  11.7m

Wingspan:  15.5m

Height:  4.35m

Empty Weight:  5,800 kg (12,787 lb)

Loaded Weight:  7,840 kg (17,284 lb)

Maximum Speed:  555 kmh (345 mph)

Crew:  2 (Pilot, Gunner)

Armament (first prototype):  Two 20mm ShVAK cannons (350 rpg) and two 12.7mm Berezin UB machine guns (400 rpg) in the wing roots, four 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns (1,000 rpg) in the nose, two 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns in single flexible dorsal and ventral mounts (750 rounds dorsal, 500 rounds ventral)

Armament (second prototype):  Two 37mm Shpitalny Sh-37 cannons or two 45mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-45 cannons in the wing roots (100 rpg), two 20mm ShvAK cannons in the nose (300 rpg), and one 12.7mm Berezin UB machine gun in a flexible dorsal mount (400? rpg)

Bombload:  Two 500kg bombs

Number built:  2

 

Images:  

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Sources:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_TIS 

https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1552 

http://www.airpages.ru/eng/ru/tis.shtml 

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_polikarpov_TIS.html 

http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww2/tis.html 

http://www.wardrawings.be/WW2/Files/2-Airplanes/Allies/2-USSR/01-Fighters/TIS/TIS.htm 

[SAUBER_KH7 3,326]

Open for Discussion.

[MPRA2 492]

Is that literally just a fighter prototype Peshka?

I'm in....... I always wanted to fight 190s and 109s in a peshka armed to the teeth with cannons and MGs

+1 here.

Also as for both prototypes, I'm conflicted..... I'd love to see both in the game, but I don't know which one should inevitably be the premium..... Best case, they both end up in the regular tree.

[Z3r0_ 4,128]

35 minutes ago, MPRA2 said:

Is that literally just a fighter prototype Peshka?

I'm in....... I always wanted to fight 190s and 109s in a peshka armed to the teeth with cannons and MGs

+1 here.

Also as for both prototypes, I'm conflicted..... I'd love to see both in the game, but I don't know which one should inevitably be the premium..... Best case, they both end up in the regular tree.

 

Not even close.  The Pe-2 was made by a different company.

 

In any event, I'm pretty sure this was suggested in the past, but the old thread might've been purged.

Edited May 19, 2019 by Z3r0_

[onemax9000 1,243]

+1 gib

[Milocat 4,857]

11 hours ago, SAUBER_KH7 said:

Open for Discussion.

 

Thank you!  

 

And thank you all for the support!

[ALIEN109 1,321]

 

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[Milocat 4,857]

2 minutes ago, ALIEN109 said:

 

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Neat!  I'll have to pick mine up!

 

They've gone with the second prototype's armament, I see.

[Rieskaruisku 506]

It says 4x45 mm in the official announcement. That must be a typo?

[Z3r0_ 4,128]

So it looks like we're getting the second prototype specifically.

[leroyonly 4,311]

As the Polikarpov TIS in second prototype form has been implemented with Operation F.R.O.S.T.

 

Moved to Implemented Suggestions.