Look at the P-39 armor evolution tables.as far as weight of armor, I still kind of wonder if it may have had something to do with improving metallurgy
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Look at the P-39 armor evolution tables.as far as weight of armor, I still kind of wonder if it may have had something to do with improving metallurgy
And I thought that color was becaue it was part of the Red air force.The IL-2's fuselage from the engine cowling back the rear of the cockpit was it's armor.
If you've seen a photo of an old IL-2 that looks like it's rusting, that's because it is.
I can't speak for the precise numbers, but as people said above, the armour wasn't simply protection added to the airframe - it formed the structural monocoque for the forward fuselage (engine/cockpit) with the wings and tail bolted to it. Also, it had a stupidly grunty 1700hp engine.I believe you, but could you site the source for the figures on the Il-2, its hard to believe a 1940 design propeller plane could get off the ground with 16% of its weight as armor/dead weight.