The SU-25T is truly a multi-tool of an aircraft and though it is a direct upgrade of the SU-25 in terms of armament and weapons delivery it takes a step back in terms of speed and handling as the added weight dampens the flight characteristics. SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses).However, the SU-25T is more than capable of filling roles such as:
The Sukhoi SU-25T (Танковый (Tankovy)) is a dedicated CAS (close-air-support) aircraft that excels in ant-tank and anti-infantry operations. For night operations, the low-light TV Merkury pod system can be carried on the center-line mount under the fuselage. It can also carry Vikhr laser-guided, tube-launched missiles, which is its main antitank armament. In addition to the full arsenal of weapons of the standard Su-25, the Su-25T can employ the KAB-500Kr TV-guided bomb and the semi-active laser-guided Kh-25ML (and its variants) thanks to the Schkval optical TV and Prichal laser rangefinder/target designator housed in its enlarged nose cone. The Su-25T (Танковый (Tankovy)) is a dedicated anti-tank variant, which has been combat-tested with notable success in Chechnya.ĭesigned on the Su-25UB frame, the rear seat was removed to accommodate additional avionics giving the SU-25T all-weather and night attack capability. It was designed to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces. The Sukhoi Su-25 Grach (Russian: Грач (rook) NATO reporting name: Frogfoot) is a subsonic, single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed in the Soviet Union by Sukhoi. This page is focused on the DCS World SU-25T Frogfoot. If you have any information pertaining to the topics or feedback, please relay them over in the Hoggit Discord #wiki-discussion channel.
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