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KOREA. IL2 SERIES - MODELS - B-29 Superfortress

The B-29 Superfortress was equipped with a large number of the most advanced technical means and systems at the time of its creation. Due to the extreme complexity of the design, the period of its refinement dragged on until 1944, and until the end of the war, the B-29 was used only in the Pacific theater. During the Korean War, these bombers were widely used and many famous episodes are connected with their actions.

The aircraft's equipment included such high-tech systems at the time of its creation as the Norden automatic bombsight, a system of centralized control of defensive gun turrets, and radar for navigation, searching for ground targets, and guidance during bombing. In addition, because of its strategic range, a powerful radio communication system was installed. The aforementioned turret control system included a central computer that automatically calculated a firing solution for each of the firing points, and a gunner at one of the four control stations could fire simultaneously from four turrets. In the large internal bomb bay, the aircraft could carry up to 9 tons of bombs (for short-range flights) or additional internal fuel tanks.
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