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| publisher = Globalsecurity.org}}</ref> There are several derivatives, starting with a two-seat trainer version: | | publisher = Globalsecurity.org}}</ref> There are several derivatives, starting with a two-seat trainer version: | ||
*SU-25KM “Scorpion”: major avionics enhancement, glass cockpit | *SU-25KM “Scorpion”: major avionics enhancement, glass cockpit | ||
*Su-39 (also known as the Su-25T or Su-25TM) based on lessons learned in Afghanistan | *Su-39 (also known as the Su-25T or Su-25TM) based on lessons learned in the [[Afghanistan War (1978-1992)]] | ||
The aircraft has another informal name, "Grach", or Russian for the bird "rook", known for its ability to take food from tight spots. | The aircraft has another informal name, "Grach", or Russian for the bird "rook", known for its ability to take food from tight spots. | ||
There is considerable similarity between the Su-25 family and the U.S. [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], although the A-10 is more optimized for an antitank mission. The Russian plane can land on extremely rough runways. A-10's are better armored and more tolerant of battle damage; FROGFOOTs are faster and harder to detect.<ref name= | There is considerable similarity between the Su-25 family and the U.S. [[A-10 Thunderbolt II]], although the A-10 is more optimized for an antitank mission. The Russian plane can land on extremely rough runways. A-10's are better armored and more tolerant of battle damage; FROGFOOTs are faster and harder to detect.<ref name=SU25FAS>{{citation | ||
| url =http://www. | | url = http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/su-25.htm | ||
| title = Sukhoi-25}}</ref> | | title = Sukhoi-25}}</ref> | ||
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| url = http://www.hudi.republika.pl/Su-25-1.htm | | url = http://www.hudi.republika.pl/Su-25-1.htm | ||
| first = Jon | last = Lake | | first = Jon | last = Lake | ||
| title = | | title = Sukhoi's "Frogfoot" Su-25, Su-28, Su-39}}</ref> Less gun ammunition was carried, with more missile capability. The new avionics included mission navigation/autopilot/programmed weapons release. There is an electro-optical television tracker. | ||
An unusual weapons load found useful for attacking | An unusual weapons load found useful for attacking Afghan ground targets in a line (e.g., vehicles on a road) were wing-mounted 23mm cannon pods, up to 4 per aircraft. Their aim can be depressed through 30° up, allowing the aircraft to strafe a target simply by overflying it in level flight, or even mounting half the pods backwards, allowing the aircraft to fire backwards after overflying the target. <ref name=Lake /> | ||
More [[chaff (electronic warfare)|chaff]] and [[flare (electronic warfare)|flares]] were added, as well as an IR jammer under the rudder. Armor was added to spots most often targeted by the [[FIM-43 Redeye]] and [[FIM-92 Stinger]] Range and bombload increased, and additional weapons included: | More [[chaff (electronic warfare)|chaff]] and [[flare (electronic warfare)|flares]] were added, as well as an IR jammer under the rudder. Armor was added to spots most often targeted by the [[FIM-43 Redeye]] and [[FIM-92 Stinger]] Range and bombload increased, and additional weapons included: | ||
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*AT-16 Vikhr ground attack | *AT-16 Vikhr ground attack | ||
*anti-ship missiles | *anti-ship missiles | ||
*a wide range of [[air-to-air missile]]s including the R-27, R- | *a wide range of [[air-to-air missile]]s including the [[Vympel R-27 (missile)|R-27 series]], [[Vympel R-60 (missile)|R-60]], [[Vympel R-73 (missile)|R-73]] and [[Vympel R-27 (missile)|R-77]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Reviewed Passed if Improved]] | |||
Latest revision as of 10:03, 9 March 2024
During the Second World War, the Soviets pioneered the heavily armed and armored close air support aircraft with the Il-2 Shturmovik, its name taking on generic terms — so the Su-25 and its derivatives are, while jet attack planes that first flew in 1979, still are "Shturmoviks".Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many There are several derivatives, starting with a two-seat trainer version:
- SU-25KM “Scorpion”: major avionics enhancement, glass cockpit
- Su-39 (also known as the Su-25T or Su-25TM) based on lessons learned in the Afghanistan War (1978-1992)
The aircraft has another informal name, "Grach", or Russian for the bird "rook", known for its ability to take food from tight spots.
There is considerable similarity between the Su-25 family and the U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II, although the A-10 is more optimized for an antitank mission. The Russian plane can land on extremely rough runways. A-10's are better armored and more tolerant of battle damage; FROGFOOTs are faster and harder to detect.[1]
The Su-25 does also have a 30mm gun, and, as the A-10 did in the Gulf War, makes heavy use of short-range air-to-surface missiles, in conjunction with a built-in low-power laser designator, and a longer-range version in a pod mount.
- Kh-23/NATO: AS-7 Kerry
- Kh-25/NATO: AS-10 Karen
- Kh-29/NATO: AS-14 Kedge
Su39/Su-25T variant
The Su39/Su-25T/Su-25TM took the two-seat version and replaced the second seat with more fuel and additional avionics, especially the Kopyo-25 multimode radar in a fuselage pod. This radar may allow terrain following. [2] Less gun ammunition was carried, with more missile capability. The new avionics included mission navigation/autopilot/programmed weapons release. There is an electro-optical television tracker.
An unusual weapons load found useful for attacking Afghan ground targets in a line (e.g., vehicles on a road) were wing-mounted 23mm cannon pods, up to 4 per aircraft. Their aim can be depressed through 30° up, allowing the aircraft to strafe a target simply by overflying it in level flight, or even mounting half the pods backwards, allowing the aircraft to fire backwards after overflying the target. [2]
More chaff and flares were added, as well as an IR jammer under the rudder. Armor was added to spots most often targeted by the FIM-43 Redeye and FIM-92 Stinger Range and bombload increased, and additional weapons included:
- AT-16 Vikhr ground attack
- anti-ship missiles
- a wide range of air-to-air missiles including the R-27 series, R-60, R-73 and R-77.
References
- ↑ Sukhoi-25
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lake, Jon, Sukhoi's "Frogfoot" Su-25, Su-28, Su-39