Myasishchev M-4 And 3m: The First Soviet Strate... [ Full Version ]

It carried a heavy defensive suite of six 23-mm cannons in three turrets and could carry up to 18,000 kg of conventional or nuclear ordnance.

The M-4 was developed in an incredibly short timeframe—roughly one year—after the Myasishchev design bureau was specifically reinstated in 1951 for this project. Myasishchev M-4 and 3M: The First Soviet Strate...

First flown in January 1953, it surprised Western observers when 18 were displayed during the 1954 May Day parade, sparking the "Bomber Gap" fear in the United States. The 3M Upgrade ("Bison-B") It carried a heavy defensive suite of six