Akula TK-22

Akula TK-22
Early production TK-22s in formation over the Southern Khastravali Mountains
Role	Medium bomber
National origin	Tennai
Manufacturer	Akula Aircraft Company
Designer	Vadiaya Sera Bamraulia
First flight	May 1934
Introduction	March 1936
Retired	1950
Status	Retired
Primary user	Royal Tennaiite Air Force
Produced	1935-1945
Number built	6,389

The Akula TK-22 was a Tennaiite medium bomber during the Siduri War. It began operation in 1936 where it was used extensively in tactical bombing missions and also in attacking enemy shipping. It was used in operations all across the Tennaiite Front, into Shirvaniya, ships and ports in the seas of Western Siduri, and Syara in the later stages of the war.

Variants

TK-22

Original production model. 118 were produced before production switched to the 22-IB

TK-22-IB

Clear upper cabin replaced with rotating turret and more powerful engines

TK-22-IC

Tk-22-II

Tk-22-IIB

Operators

• Tennai

Specifications (TK-22)

General characteristics Performance Armament
Guns:

• 6× 12.7 mm (.303 in) flexible machine guns in nose, ventral, beam and tail positions
• 1× 12.7 mm (.50 in) Ho-103 machine gun in dorsal turret

Bombs:

• 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) of bombs