Data Quality84%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
Tupolev DB-1
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
19
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
55
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 Flight1934
- Service Entry Year1935
- Crew3
- Primary RoleLong-range bomber
- Generation1930s
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelMikulin AM-34R
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Top Speed200 km/h
- Service Ceiling3,000 m
- Ferry Range4,000 km
- Combat Radius2,000 km
◇Dimensions & Weights4MOD.4
- Length13.4 m
- Wingspan34 m
- Wing Area88.2
- Loaded Weight7,806 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints0
- Weapons Payload1,000 kg
- Internal Gun4 × 7.62mm DA machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built18
- Operators1
- Variants0
▲Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1937
- Production Start1934
- Operational Statusobsolete by production
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1935Production started
- 1937Production ended
91
years in service
2
years in production
18
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
132STRATEGIC BOMBERS19INTERWAR PERIOD · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1757RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS86PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STRATEGIC BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStrategic Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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