Su-22UM3K (Germany)

This page is about the strike aircraft Su-22UM3K (Germany). For other versions, see Su-17/22 (Family).

◊Su-22UM3K

◄F-84F

◊Su-22M4

◊Su-22UM3K

◄F-84F

◊Su-22M4

Germany

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.0	10.7	10.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:260 000

Purchase:710 000

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Description

During the 1980s, the latest upgraded variants of the Su-17 fighter-bomber were starting to come online in the Soviet air force, and very quickly, it was exported as the Su-22 for Soviet allies. the East German air force would receive 48 of the latest Su-22M4 fighter bomber, and along with it eight of the twin-seat Su-22UM-3K trainer aircraft. The German Su-22s would serve as a frontline strike aircraft in the event of a war with NATO forces, and would remain in East German service until the re-unification of Germany, after which the almost all Su-22s were either scrapped or sold off as they were incompatible with NATO hardware and standards, with only a few being kept and repainted in German Luftwaffe liveries for serving as evaluation and testing aircraft.

The ◊Su-22UM3K was introduced in Update "Wind of Change". Being essentially just a twin-seat trainer variant of the Su-22M3 in the Soviet aircraft tree, it is almost identical in gameplay style, that is being a fast and hard hitting attacker utilizing hit and run tactics. The primary difference between this plane and the aforementioned Su-22M3 is that this one has over ten times the countermeasures, 128x of them compared to the 12x that the Su-22M3 gets. In the German aircraft tree, the Su-22UM3K serves as a stepping stone to the more powerful and versatile Su-22M4, serving the role of a multi-purpose strike aircraft with its abundant countermeasures, decent selection of laser guided air-to-ground ordnance, and R-60 air-to-air missiles for self-defence against enemy aircraft.

General info

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Drogue parachute

Reduces braking distance when landing on any runway

Max speed

at 11 000 m2 232 km/h

Turn time27 s

Max altitude19 500 m

EngineSaturn AL-21F-3

Type

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight19 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 11,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	2,208	2,191	19500	27.4	27.5	163.7	157.3	850
Upgraded	2,251	2,232		26.6	27.0	208.1	185.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear	Drogue chute
X	✓	✓	✓	X	✓

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	630	N/A	477	473	~11	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 740	< 650	< 650	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Saturn AL-21F-3		1	11,695 kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		12m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	40m fuel
1,800 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		12,835 kg	13,552 kg	14,481 kg	15,495 kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	12m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	40m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	6,400 kgf	9,039 kgf	0.70	0.67	0.62	0.58	_.__
Optimal	7,232 kgf (1,200 km/h)	13,178 kgf (1,400 km/h)	1.03	0.97	0.91	0.85	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

Aircraft countermeasures to distract IR and radar-guided missiles and also AA radar

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear630 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 213 → 4 707

RB8 225 → 12 049

SB9 723 → 14 244

Total cost of modifications223 600

346 000

Talisman cost2 800

Crew training200 000

Experts710 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces1 080 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

80 / 300 / 600 %

232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 New boosters Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 Wings repair Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 540 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 590	Fuselage repair Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 Airframe Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 G-suit Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 540 Cover Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 590	NR_30_belt_pack Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 FAB-250 Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 UB-32 Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 Flares/Chaff Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 ZB-500 Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 320 NR_30_new_gun Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 FAB-500 Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 B-8M1 Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 R-60 Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 Kh-23M Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 360 Gun pod SPPU-22-01 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 540 S-24 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 540 Kh-25 Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 540 ns23_belt_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 590 S-25 Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 590 EFS Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 590 Kh-29L Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 590

Armaments

Ballistic Computer
CCIP (Guns)	CCIP (Rockets)	CCIP (Bombs)	CCRP (Bombs)

Offensive armament

The Su-22UM3K (Germany) is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 30 mm NR-30 cannon, wing-mounted (80 rpg)
  • 1 x 30 mm NR-30 cannon + 128 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Su-22UM3K (Germany) can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)			1			1
100 kg OFAB-100 bombs	5		1	4	4	1		5
250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs	1		1	3	3	1		1
250 kg OFAB-250Sh bombs	1		1	3	3	1		1
500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs	1			2	2			1
500 kg FAB-500Sh bombs	1			2	2			1
ZB-500 incendiary bombs	1			1	1			1
S-3K rockets	7			7	7			7
S-5K rockets	32		32			32		32
S-8KO rockets	20		20			20		20
S-24B rockets	1		1	1	1	1		1
S-25O rockets	1							1
Kh-23M missiles	1							1
Kh-25ML missiles	1			1	1			1
Kh-29L missiles				1	1
R-60 missiles		1	2			2	1
S-25L missiles	1							1
Delta-NG targeting pod			1
820 l drop tanks	1			1	1			1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 700 kg
* It is required to equip the Delta-NG targeting pod with the Kh-23M missiles

Default weapon presets

4 x 820 l drop tanks 2 x R-60 missiles 20 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (2,000 kg total) 10 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (2,500 kg total) 10 x 250 kg OFAB-250Sh bombs (2,500 kg total) 6 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (3,000 kg total) 6 x 500 kg FAB-500Sh bombs (3,000 kg total) 28 x S-3K rockets 128 x S-5K rockets 6 x S-24B rockets 2 x S-25O rockets 80 x S-8KO rockets 2 x Kh-23M missiles 4 x Kh-25ML missiles 2 x Kh-29L missiles 2 x S-25L missiles 6 x R-60 missiles 2 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 500 total) 4 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs

Usage in battles

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Radars

SRD-5 - Rangefinding radar
Maximum Tracking Range	Minimum Tracking Range	Azimuth Tracking Angle	Elevation Tracking Angle
3,000 m	300 m	±9°	±9°

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very good energy retention, can maintain 800-900 km/h in a turn with wings swept forward and afterburner in use
• Excellent supply of countermeasures
• Has 2 pilots
• Versatile S-25 rockets with both unguided and laser-guided variants
• Unlike the Su-22M3, can mount S-5K rockets

Cons:

• Overall turn rate leaves something to be desired
• Extremely sluggish at low speed
• Massive target, has a very large wingspan with wings swept forward
• Requires constant use of manual wing sweep in combat
• Only 1 x NR-30 cannon

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Su-22UM3K (Germany) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

Related Development

• Su-17/22 (Family)

Other jet planes with variable sweep wings

• Tornado (Family)
• MiG-23 (Family)
• F14 (Family)
• F-111A

External links

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