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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
Sikorsky Ilya Muromets
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1914–1917
Quantity
85
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · WORLD WAR I
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
75
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the strategic bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1913
- Service Entry Year1914
- Crew4
- Primary Roleheavy bomber
- Generationpre-World War I
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine Modelvarious (Argus, Salmson, Sunbeam, RBVZ-6, Renault, Beardmore)
- Number of Engines4
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Ferry Range1,200 km
◇Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints0
- Weapons Payload65,000 kg
- Internal Gunyes (various machine guns and cannons)
- Internal Weapons BayNo
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
◆Avionics & Stealth8MOD.8
▤Production3MOD.3
- Total Built85
- Operators3
- Variants6
⬢Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1922
- Production Start1913
- Production End1917
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1914Production started
- 1917Production ended
112
years in service
3
years in production
85
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 2 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · World War I
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
113STRATEGIC BOMBERS8WORLD WAR I · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1742RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS24PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STRATEGIC BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStrategic Bomberscategory.
📚 Sources