| Scale | 1/144 |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomber |
| Period | After 1945 |
| Country | USSR |
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Tupolev Tu-16 (NATO code: Badger) is a Soviet all-metal jet bomber with a central wing. Propulsion was provided by two AM-03 turbojet engines. The flight of the prototype took place in 1952, and serial production continued in the USSR from 1954 to 1962. On the other hand, license production in China lasted from 1961 to 1987. In China, the Tu-16 was known as the Xian H-6. In total, more than 1,500 Tu-16s were produced. The aircraft turned out to be a very successful design, and several research versions of it were created: the Tu-16A, capable of carrying nuclear weapons, the Tu-16T, which was a long-range torpedo bomber, or the Tu-16T. 16R, which was a reconnaissance variant of the aircraft. The only military conflict in which the Tu-16 participated was the war in Afghanistan (1979-1989), where bombers of this aircraft were used for a short time. They first performed such a mission in 1984, and for the last time in 1988.
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