Short, stubby 1930s-era [[Soviet]] monoplane fighter that took part in [[World War II]], until replaced by more advanced [[military]] [[airplane|airplanes]] in the early 1940s. Most were armed with 2-3 7.62mm [[machine guns]], while a few experimented with 2 wing-mounted 20mm cannon.

h4. See also

* [[List of airplanes]]

h4. External links

* Wikipedia: "Polikarpov I-16":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polikarpov_I-16
* Vimeo: "Polikarpov I-16" [s]h[/s][s]ttp://vimeo.com/21872939[/s] (Dead link)

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