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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
Tupolev TB-6
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · INTERWAR PERIOD
21
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
5
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
◎General4MOD.4
- Crew17
- Primary Rolestrategic bomber
- Generationinterwar
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelMikulin AM-34FRN
- Number of Engines12
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance1MOD.1
- Top Speed300 km/h
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length39 m
- Wingspan95 m
- Height10 m
- Wing Area800
- Empty Weight50,000 kg
- Loaded Weight70,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight76,000 kg
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Weapons Payload15,000 kg
- Internal Gun1 x 37mm NS-37 cannon, 4 x 20mm ShVAK cannon, 1 x 7.62mm DA machine gun, 4 x 2 7.62mm ShKAS machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production2MOD.2
- Total Built0
- Variants1
▲Service History2MOD.2
- Production Start1931
- Operational Statuscancelled
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1931Production started
95
years in service
04 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · Interwar Period
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
135STRATEGIC BOMBERS21INTERWAR PERIOD · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1763RUSSIA · ALL WEAPONS154PERFORMANCE/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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