

It also has a stepped cockpit and a tail gun compartment. The fuselage of the Bear is tube-shaped with a rounded nose that tapers to the rear. The engine nacelles extend well beyond the wings� leading edges. Its engines consist of four turboprops with contrarotating propellers located on the wings. The Bear's wings are mid-mounted, swept-back, and tapered with blunt tips. The wings of the "95" were swept back at an angle of 35 degrees, allowing the placement of a large bomb bay behind of the torsion box of the wings' central unit at the aircraft's center of gravity. The design of the wings drew heavily on the experience gathered by Tupolev and the Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TSAGI) during the development of the swept wing TU-16. The aircraft-design was designated as "95". As an alternative, KB Tupolev proposed an aircraft with four turbo-prop engines that would provide a range of more than 13,000 km and speeds of more than 800 km/h at altitudes of 10,000 meters. However, KB Tupolev did not support the development of a bomber with turbojet engines, believing that the proposed AM-3 jet engines would not provide for the required range of more than 10,000 km.

In March 1951 development of the T-4 intercontinental jet bomber began. Prototypes of these aircraft were developed and tested from 1949 through 1951, it was concluded that bombers with piston engines could not provide adequate performance for the intercontinental attack mission. Initially, several designs were considered, including a modification of the TU-4 and production of a new aircraft with piston engines.
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It was the only bomber deployed by any country to use turbo-prop engines, which provided extraordinarily long endurance at speeds only slightly less than comparable turbojet-powered heavy bombers.ĭevelopment of the TU-95 intercontinental bomber began in the early 1950s after series production of the medium-range TU-4 started. The Tu-95 BEAR was perhaps the most successful bomber produced by the Soviet aviation, enjoying long service in a variety of roles and configurations. See Special Patches below.įor a comprehensive display of normally available symbols, backgrounds, and emblems, and the ones in your posession, refer to your Captain's Logbook in Port.Tu-95 BEAR (TUPOLEV) - Russian and Soviet Nuclear Forces FAS |

Additional patches and backgrounds are available in the Armory, and a few from other sources. The components shown below drop in daily containers. There are many symbols and backgrounds available to choose from. Patches are composed of two parts: symbol and background, each of which is the captain's choice. Over top of your ship information in the bottom left corner of the screen when spectating a match postmortem.
#Carrier command 2 bear Patch
