VL Myrsky II

Description

The VL Myrsky II is a premium gift rank Swedish fighter with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "Red Skies" as a reward for the 2021 Summer Landing event.

General info

Flight performance

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Details

Survivability and armour

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Modifications and economy

Armaments

Offensive armament

The VL Myrsky II is armed with:

• 4 x 12.7 mm LKk/42 machine guns, nose-mounted (270 rpg outer + 225 rpg inner = 990 total)

Suspended armament

The VL Myrsky II can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 50 kg Model 1938 bombs (100 kg total)
• 2 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (100 kg total)
• 2 x 100 kg Model 1938 bombs (200 kg total)

Usage in battles

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Manual Engine Control

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good top speed
• Adequate climb rate
• Powerful weaponry with good belts

Cons:

• The guns are inconsistent
• Rolling will kick the aircraft's nose in random directions
• Not very agile, control surfaces have very bad response
• Low rip speed
• Compresses heavily in dive

History

Devblog

In the leadup to the Winter War, the Finnish military was hastily building up its fighting strength, including that of its air force. Despite it being clear that the demand for new aircraft couldn’t be met by the limited Finnish aviation industry, the military nonetheless issued a set of requirements to the State Aircraft Factory in order to come up with a new design in early 1939.

The prototype, named Myrsky (Finn. for "Storm"), made her maiden flight in December 1941, after which started a long program of correcting identified issues. In the fall of 1942, serial production of the fighter began, with the main problems of the original version solved - the aircraft in serial production were designated Myrsky II. By the time the batch production was completed, the flight and combat qualities of the fighter were no longer satisfied with the military. The Myrsky II shortly served in the final stages of the war and was decommissioned in 1947. Including prototypes, a total of 51 Myrsky IIs were built.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the VL Myrsky II from live.warthunder.com.

Images

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See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Summer marathon vehicles: VL Myrsky II