Shturmovik

What is Shturmovik?


1.

Literally "storm bird" in Russian. Short for Bronirovannyi Shturmovik(Armored Attack Aircraft: storm bird).

"Shturmovik" is a generic term for heavily-armored attack aircraft in Soviet service. The most famous of which is the legendary Ilyushin Il-2, a flying tank from WW2.

Although the Soviets pioneered the concept of armored anti-tank aircraft, Sturmovik development fizzled out for most of the cold war, when they focused on fast fighter-bombers like the MiG-27. Eventually, the concept was reborn when the Sukhoi Su-25 entered service in the 1980s.

Examples of shturmovik-type aircraft

Ilyushin Il-2

Il-10

Il-40

Il-102

Sukhoi Su-2

Su-6

Su-25

Su-39

Although not Russian of origin:

A-10 warthog

Henschel Hs 129

See sturmovik, attack, airplane, aircraft, soviet, ww2


100

Random Words:

1. owner of all. smoter of phoenix faggots. Ass gasher, face dismantler, elbow distributer and only living 10th degree black belt in ninGIN..
1. When your partner passes wind while receving anal oral servitude. Jonno got Air horned by his girlfriend while licking out her anus Se..
1. A half bar is half of a 9 bar (yes we are talking about drugs here) a 9 bar is 9oz of either weed or solid, so a half bar is 4.5oz Ho..