▁the ▁Tu - 2 . ▁The ▁navig ator ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁seat ▁and ▁the ▁nose ▁was ▁extens ively ▁gla zed ▁to ▁improve ▁his ▁view . ▁The ▁co ck pit ▁was ▁re vised ▁to ▁seat ▁the ▁pil ots ▁side ▁by ▁side ▁rather ▁than ▁in ▁tan dem ▁and ▁the ▁vent ral ▁gun ner ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁a ▁seat . ▁The ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁nose ▁caused ▁the ▁tw in ▁t ails ▁to ▁be ▁en larg ed ▁to ▁offset ▁the ▁greater ▁area ▁ahead ▁of ▁the ▁aircraft ' s ▁center ▁of ▁gravity . ▁ ▁The ▁def ensive ▁arm ament ' s ▁gun ▁tur rets ▁were ▁elect r ically ▁power ed ▁and ▁the ▁vent ral ▁gun ner ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁rem ot ely - control led ▁tur ret . ▁He ▁sight ed ▁the ▁tur ret ▁through ▁prominent ▁bl ister s ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁fus el age . ▁The ▁cop il ot ▁could ▁turn ▁his ▁seat ▁ 1 8 0 ° ▁and ▁man ned ▁a ▁B - 2 0 ▁gun ▁in ▁the ▁rear ▁of ▁the ▁pilot ' s ▁compart ment . ▁The ▁Tu - 8 ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁an ▁OP B - 4 S ▁Norden - type ▁bomb s ight ▁and ▁had ▁its ▁maximum ▁bomb load ▁increased ▁to ▁. ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁carry ▁mines ▁or ▁tor ped o es ▁for ▁service ▁with ▁Soviet ▁Naval ▁A viation . ▁ ▁This ▁concept ▁was ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Minister s ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁The ▁AN T - 6 2 T