CZECH FIGHTER-BOMBER 'SOKOL M1'

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R000300330001-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 12, 2006
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: January 1, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL, INTELLIGENCE GROUP
INTELLIGENCE REPORT
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The "Sokol 11 is used as a fighter and night-fighter, in a ground attack and
anti-tank role, and as a torpedo bomber. There is armored plating 9 on thick
in front and behind the pilot's seat, as well as 9 nun armored plating turning
vAth the gunnners' turret and 9 sun armored plating for the radio operator, The
gas tanks are a i-armored0 The crew consists of a pilot in the front, a mid-
upper e unzner and a lower rear radio operator-gunner0
2 i3 e firing through the propeilore
2 Rear s in the fuselage
2 I(#s in a central turret
4 of these s can be replaced by 20 r n+%auaerff cannon'-guns..
These weapons can be worked electrically by the pilot., by means of a two-
ay switch which allows all weapons to be fired simultaneously. The plane
carries one bomb (50800 kg) in a fuselage boob bay, operated electrically,
The bomb bay may also hold a torpedo or smoke bombs, 2 bombs (100 1(g) can
be carried under each w1W,,
4 There are four engines of 850 HP each with three bladed propellors., U siuzum.
speed is 550 Km per hour; Cruising speed is 4C* Km per hour; Ceiling: 9,100 ma 1
Load: 2.500 Kg,; Endurance t 6 hours with 1-100 Xg of fuel (1).
5e Equipment carried includes a vertical, camera (18x24) and a horizontal camera in
the nose.. W/T set is a German ^:iemens?~ with short., medium and long wave lengths
There are also a F and intercom sets,,
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