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 ITP (M-1)
USSR III Rank

Battle rating: Class:

PREMIUM Fighter
AB RB SB
4.0 3.7 3.3
Description
Purchase:
The ITP (M-1) is a premium gift rank III Bundle or Gift
Soviet fighter with a battle rating of 4.0
(AB), 3.7 (RB), and 3.3 (SB). It was
introduced during Update "Hot Tracks" as MARKET
a reward for Battle Pass: Season II, "Steel
Centurion".

"ITP" is an acronym in Russian for "heavy cannon fighter",

and that is an accurate description of the ITP (M-1). As a Contents
prototype fighter from the Polikarpov design bureau, the
ITP looks something like a crossing between the MiG-3 1 Description
and I-185. Much like the famous Yak-9T, the ITP has a
2 General info
powerful 37 mm cannon mounted in the propeller hub. Two
2.1 Flight performance
additional nose-mounted 20 mm ShVAK cannons with a
2.1.1 Details
generous ammo supply round out its internal armament.
The good flight performance allows pilots with sharp aim 2.2 Survivability and armour
to swiftly tear their targets apart. The ITP is a great option 2.3 Modifications and economy
for both air and mixed battles, suited for punching holes in 3 Armaments
tanks, shredding bombers, and tangling with enemy 3.1 Offensive armament
fighters. Few Soviet aircraft can boast this versatility. 3.2 Suspended armament
4 Usage in battles
4.1 Manual Engine Control
General info 4.2 Pros and cons
5 History
Flight performance 5.1 Devblog
6 Media
7 See also
Max speed 8 External links
at 6 100 m 676 km/h

Turn time 21 s

Max altitude 11 750 m

Engine Mikulin AM-37P

Type Radial
Cooling system Water
 Take-off weight 4t

Max
Speed Max Turn time Rate of climb Take-
Characteristics (km/h at altitude (seconds) (metres/second) off run
6,100 m) (metres) (metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB

Stock 658 639 21.9 22.6 12.6 12.4

11750 395
Upgraded 695 676 20.2 21.0 17.8 15.1

The ITP (M-1) is a fairly good all-rounder but has a number of quirks. The top speed appears impressive on
the statcard, with 676 km/h at 6,100 m in Realistic Battles practically matching the I-185 (M-71) a whole
battle rating above it, but most engagements will not occur that high and that speed is not practically
achievable. It cannot sustain more than about 520 km/h at sea level, having to rely on its good horizontal
energy retention to catch up with its targets at low altitudes. The climb rate is good. The turn rate is decent
and the ITP will retain energy in turns quite well at medium speeds but suffer somewhat in low speed
engagements. It has noticeable control surface compression above 500-600 km/h IAS in terms of roll rate
and rudder control, but the elevator thankfully remains quite responsive; the ITP will have an easier time
pulling out of a dive than any La-5.

One of the main sources of annoyance when flying the ITP (M-1) is its temperamental AM-37P engine.
Soviet inline engines are not known for being easygoing to begin with, but the AM-37P is particularly prone
to overheating, especially at lower altitudes. When using automatic engine control, it will begin overheating
when left at 100% throttle and using WEP drives the temperature gauge into orange and often even red
zones. The propeller pitch is adjustable but increasing it above 70% will cause overspeed warnings to show
up and is generally not recommended. Using MEC is highly recommended to help manage the engine
temperatures. To best take advantage of engine performance with MEC, keep the propeller pitch at 70% and
both radiators at 100%. This will drastically prolong the time your engine stays at healthy temperatures, and
allows for far more liberal usage of WEP. For colder maps, closing the radiators at 75-50% is possible.
Mixture should be set to 120% from sea level to 6,000 m. The minimum fuel load of the ITP (M-1) exceeds
the match time for air AB and RB battles, and the enriched mixture gives a substantial performance boost.
Only when above 6,000 m should the mixture be lowered to 60%, as it starts hindering the performance of
the aircraft.

Details

Features

Combat Take-off Landing Air Arrestor

flaps flaps flaps brakes gear

✓ ✓ ✓ X X
 Limits

Max
Flaps (km/h)
Wings Gear Static G
(km/h) (km/h) Take-
Combat Landing + -
off

800 320 365 345 260 ~13 ~6

Optimal velocities (km/h)

Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator

< 320 < 250 < 500 > 320

Survivability and armour

Crew 1 person

Speed of destruction
Structural 800 km/h
Gear 320 km/h

Armour plates

1. 13 mm Steel - Rear pilot armour

Despite being heavily armed, the ITP (M-1) is hardly

armoured, which is something of a trend for Polikarpov
aircraft. The rear protection protects the pilot from being
knocked out by rifle-calibre machine guns but is
insufficient against heavy machine guns and cannons.
There is no bulletproof glass in the cockpit canopy, so
head-on engagements are risky, but the pilot sits rather ITP (M-1) armour diagram
low in the fuselage and presents a small target. Getting
hit anywhere is a bad idea since the cooling systems are
distributed throughout the nose and wing roots and the engine cannot tolerate much abuse. The wing-
mounted fuel tanks can be ignited by enemy fire during turning engagements. However, the wing tanks and
the central tanks are self-sealing (1 in each wing, 1 under the pilot abd 1 under the 37 mm cannon breech).

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB 1 700
RB 3 300
SB 540
 SB 540

Crew training 10 000

Experts 120 000
Aces 400
Research Aces 570 000

Reward for battle AB / RB / SB

2 × 60 / 160 / 210 %
2 × 136 / 136 / 136 %

Modifications

Armaments
Offensive armament

Weapon 1 37 mm SH-37 cannon

Ammunition 50 rounds
Fire rate 185 shots/min

Weapon 2 2 x 20 mm ShVAK cannon

Ammunition 400 rounds
Fire rate 800 shots/min

The ITP (M-1) is armed with:

1 x 37 mm SH-37 cannon, nose-mounted (50 rpg)

2 x 20 mm ShVAK cannons, nose-mounted (200 rpg = 400 total)

Trigger discipline heavily rewards the ITP, spraying should only be done when in doubt or necessity, as it
only can count on 50 rounds for the 37 mm cannon and 2 x 200 rounds for both 20 mm cannons. Still, a
burst of its armament will deal significant damage, as the 37 mm is coupled with two 20 mm ShVAK
cannons, nose-mounted as well. While it performs best within ranges under 1 km from its target, its nose-
mounted armaments will limit the dispersion cone. Taking the Default belt is a compromise allowing to use
the cannon for any target and fill a multirole approach on the battlefield.

SH-37
Only one HEI-T 37 mm round has to land on the enemy plane to cause significant damage, mostly instant
fire or even ripping off a wing/the tail. While the Default ammunition belt is armed with both HEI-T (High-
explosive Incendiary Tracer, Self Destroying- meant for air targets) and API-T (Armour-Piercing Incendiary
Tracer- meant for ground, armoured targets), one can instead choose to focus on one playstyle by changing
belts for the cannon: one being composed entirely of HEI-T (meaning that the ITP loses most of its
capability to destroy "hard" targets, such as Medium and Light tanks, without taking any ordnance) and the
other being composed entirely of API-T, meaning that shots landed on aircraft will not include the firepower
of the high-explosive round. The API-T rounds are still good against aircraft, as a good shot can detonate
fuel tanks, knock out engines, or tear off flight surfaces, but they might overpenetrate and pass through with
minimal damage on occasion.

ShVAK

Twin ShVAKs are common armaments for the Lavochkin fighters and they do not act any differently on the
ITP (M-1). They are accurate and shoot quickly but are not very powerful. They are still important to utilize
since the Sh-37 does not have a high volume of fire and smaller aircraft may be able to dodge the shots
easily. The Default belt works fine against aircraft, combining an equal mix of AP-I rounds for damaging
modules and igniting fuel tanks and FI-T rounds for help with aiming and applying some light explosive
damage. For ground pounding, the Armoured Targets belt has a greater proportion of AP-I rounds and is
capable of penetrating the turret roofs of certain vehicles. Either will do fine against open-topped vehicles.
Avoid belts containing HEF rounds, as they do very little damage.

Suspended armament

List of setups (4)

The ITP (M-1) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

Without load
2 x 100 kg FAB-100sv bombs (200 kg total)
4 x 50 kg FAB-50sv bombs (200 kg total)
8 x RS-82 rockets
8 x RBS-82 rockets

The ITP (M-1) has a decent selection of suspended ordnance for a Soviet single-engine fighter. The twin 100
kg bombs are generally the best option for Ground RB, as they are dropped individually and are large
enough to destroy armoured targets if delivered with good accuracy. Dropping them next to or on top of
enemies may require some practice since they are mounted on the wings.

The rockets are more situational. The RS-82 rockets are not very useful against ground targets since they
only have small high explosive warheads. The RBS-82 rockets are very similar but have a delayed fuse
allowing them to penetrate armour. A successful penetration will usually destroy a tank in one hit, but this
can be difficult to accomplish since they have a low velocity and are not very accurate.

Usage in battles
The ITP (M-1) is capable of fulfilling different roles on the battlefield: thanks to its nose-mounted armament,
it can perform aircraft interception while also having the potential for ground attack. In aerial combat, the
ITP shines at quickly disposing of enemy aircraft, relying on Boom & Run tactics in engagements. Its 37
mm cannon is what makes it so deadly: any shots landed onto any enemy plane will, most of the time,
cripple it, if not outright destroy it.

The ITP is not a head-on opportunistic fighter: rather, it relies on planned Boom and Run passes, by
attacking enemy fighters that are in a lower energy state, or by swooping in and destroying distracted
enemies engaged in turnfight. Use of WEP should, just as its ammunition management, be limited towards
maintaining speed after pulling out of a dive or a quick boost, as continuous use will quickly overheat the
engine. Avoid turnfighting as the aircraft loses a considerable amount of speed in any sort of vertical
manoeuvres. Rather than entering a turnfight, the ITP must maintain a high speed to quickly get away from
dedicated turnfighting aircraft such as the Japanese Ki-43-III otsu, a common enemy at its BR, then climb
again and plan another Boom and Run pass.

When focusing entirely on a ground attack role, the ITP performs best as a dive-attacker, rather than a low-
flying approach, as altitude and speed are the ITP's guarantee to survive enemy fighters tailing it.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements

Radiator
Mixer Pitch Supercharger Turbocharger
Oil Water Type

Controllable Controllable Controllable Not

Not
Controllable Not auto Not auto Not auto Separate controllable
controllable
controlled controlled controlled 1 gear

Pros and cons

Pros:

Powerful armament can destroy large targets with just a quick burst
Fairly manoeuvrable at higher speeds
Versatile 37 mm cannon can load Armoured targets belts, capable of penetrating up to 60 mm of
armour
Can carry bombs and rockets, allowing it to play a CAS role in ground battles
Great climb rate, can manage 30 degrees climb with WEP
Powerful engine, can outrun most aircraft at its BR (<5,000 m)
Large ammo count for the 37 mm cannon

Cons:

Catches fire easily if damaged (liquid cooling system and fuel are located in the wings)
The pilot is poorly protected
Acceleration isn't very good compared to other aircraft at a similar BR
Engine is prone to overheating
Minimum fuel load is 30 minutes, weighing down the aircraft and reducing the manoeuvrability
 37 mm cannon can be inaccurate if fired in prolonged bursts

History
The Polikarpov ITP (Istrebitel' Tyazhely Pushechny - heavy cannon fighter) was a prototype Soviet fighter
aircraft that never reached production. Designed to mount a heavy armament of 20 and 37 mm cannons, the
ITP was significantly hampered by the unreliability of its powerplants, resulting in its eventual cancellation
in 1944.

In 1940, the Polikarpov design bureau set out to develop a single-engined heavy fighter. The aircraft was
designed to mount a 37 mm B.G. Shpitalny Sh-37 cannon with 50 rounds of ammunition, along with a pair
of 20 mm ShVAK cannons with 140 rounds each. The aircraft could also carry eight RS-82 rockets
underwing, or two bombs up to 100 kg each. The aircraft was built of a mixed wood and metal construction
with a conventional wing and undercarriage. The aircraft could obtain a maximum speed of 655 km/h at
altitude.

By the end of 1940, the primary design work had been completed. The first prototype aircraft was completed
in October of 1941, and in May 1942, the aircraft flew for the first time. However, the aircraft's development
was greatly hampered by the unreliability of its powerplants; the ITP prototypes flew with the M-107 and
AM-39 engines, the latter achieving a maximum output of 1700 hp, yet engines frequently failed during
testing. By 1944, it was evident that while the ITP was a promising design, it offered little advantage over
existing Soviet fighter designs. The death of chief designer Nikolai Polikarpov in July 1944 was the final
nail in the coffin, as all work on the design was subsequently stopped.

Devblog

At the end of 1940, the aircraft designer Nikolai Polikarpov came up with the initiative to create a
fundamentally new combat aircraft for Soviet aviation - a fighter with heavy cannon armament, that could
fulfill tasks typical for heavy fighters and attack aircraft, while possessing the flight characteristics of a light
single-engine monoplane fighter. The military accepted Polikarpov's idea with interest, formulating tasks for
the future aircraft, such as effective air combat, including the destruction of bombers, aerial destruction of
tanks and armoured vehicles, as well as escort missions. The assembly of the first prototype began in May of
1941, however, due to the rapid offensive from the enemy towards Moscow, production had to be evacuated
to Novosibirsk, Siberia, where the test unit was completed.

ITP (M-1) (ITP is for "heavy cannon fighter") was a monoplane fighter with a 1,650 hp M-107P engine, the
armament of the aircraft consisted of a 37mm Sh-37 motor-mounted gun and a pair of 20mm ShVAK
cannons. Flight tests began in February 1942, but were not fully completed due to engine problems. A little
later, versions with the M-107A and the AM-37 engines were tested, on the second prototype, the 37mm
cannon was replaced with another ShVAK cannon. Work on the ITP project was interrupted due to the
untimely death of the Soviet "king of fighters" in 1944.

Media
Skins

Skins and camouflages for the ITP (M-1) from live.warthunder.com. (https://live.warthunder.co
m/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=itp_m1)

Images
Videos
 Battle Pass Vehicles / War Th…

Battle Pass Vehicles discusses the ITP (M-1) at 03:20 - ITP (M-1) Seal Clubbing Review - Dimitri_Rudov
War Thunder Official Channel

The BEAST Within! ITP (M-1)!…

The BEAST Within! ITP (M-1)! - USSR - Premium

Review! - Jengar

See also
Yak-9T

External links
[Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: ITP (M-1)

Polikarpov Design Bureau (Опытное конструкторское бюро Поликарпова)[Expand]

USSR fighters [Expand]

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