La-7 Light Bomber 50kg is a Soviet Air unit in Steel Division II.
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The La-7 was a further refinement of the Lavochkin Design Bureau La-5FN Dogfighter, and the final evolution of the LaGG family of fighters. Introduced in 1944, the La-7 was an iterative upgrade of the La-5, which became the mainstay of the Soviet Air Forces by 1943. As its predecessor, it was a piston-engined single-seat Soviet fighter aircraft, upgraded with a completely sealed engine cowling, rearranged wing center for the oil cooler, and relocation of the engine air intake to the bottom of the engine cowl.
Coupled with alloyed components and a round of trials that eliminated the various sticking points, the La-7 became the successor of the La-5, equal or even superior to comparable enemy aircraft. By the time production ended in early 1946, a total of 5 753 La-7s were produced.