Tamiya 1/72 Iiyshin Il-2 Shturmovik Model Kit

The Ilyushin IL-2 Shturmovik was the most-produced military aircraft in history with over 36,000 built. Stalin called it "as essential to the Red Army as air and bread." Its armored bathtub protected the engine and crew from ground fire while delivering devastating attacks with cannons, rockets, and bombs against German armor columns. The IL-2 was instrumental in every major Eastern Front battle from Stalingrad to Berlin. Tamiya's 1/72 kit captures the distinctive armored fuselage profile.