The Su-25 is an attack aircraft developed by the Soviet Union in the 1970s. The Su-25, often compared to the American A-10 Thunderbolt II, is meant to offer ground attack and close air support to ground units. The Su-25 has been seen in different variants, some of the most known ones being the Su-25UB, a two seat trainer, the Su-25K, export variant, Su-25T, anti tank version, and Su-25SM, which was planned to be the variant used by the modern Russian Air Force, but due to funding limitations upgrade plans have been unsatisfactory. The Su-25 has been in several wars, including the War in Afghanistan, the Chechen Wars, and the 2008 Russo–Georgian war.
Introduced in Update "Drone Age", the Su-25 "Grach" (NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a famous attack jet, often considered a spiritual successor to the IL-2 and the Soviet equivalent of the American A-10 Thunderbolt II. Like the Warthog, the Su-25 has wide, spindly wings with plenty of hardpoints, a sturdy fuselage, significant armour protection for the pilot, and a powerful 30 mm cannon in the fuselage that will shred light targets and unlucky aircraft alike. The two are rather different otherwise: the Grach is less manoeuvrable but has much better speed and climb and its precision weapons use laser guidance instead of TV. While it will have a hard time tangling with enemy fighters in an even engagement, with all-aspect R-60M missiles and a massive supply of large-calibre countermeasures, the Su-25 should not be disregarded in air combat. In its intended role of ground attack, it can lay waste to enemy vehicles with a variety of high-explosive ordnance.
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Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
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10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
HEFI-T/APHE | 42 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 19 | |
AP-T/HEF-I/APHE/HEF-I | 56 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 26 | |
AP-T/APHE/APHE | 56 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 26 | |
APHE/HEF-I/HEF-I/HEFI-T | 42 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 19 | |
APHE/HEF-I/HEF-I | 42 | 41 | 35 | 29 | 23 | 19 |
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20 × | 376 kg | |||||||||||
5 × | 505 kg | |||||||||||
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4 × | 456 kg | |||||||||||
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Drop tank (820 liters.) | 59.4 kg | |||||||||||
94.3 kg | ||||||||||||
657 kg |
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