Su-25K

This page is about the premium Soviet strike aircraft Su-25K. For the regular version, see Su-25.

Su-25K

Su-25K

USSR

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.7	10.3	10.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Strike aircraft

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Description

The Su-25K is a premium gift rank VI Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of 10.7 (AB/SB) and 10.3 (RB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

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 1 000 m979 km/h

Turn time27 s

Max altitude11 000 m

Engine2 х UMPO R-95SH

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight18 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	11000	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	420	___	___	___	~__	~__

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

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
UMPO R-95SH		2	_,___ kg		___ kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)			Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel
___ kg	___		_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg	_,___ kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (___%/WEP)
Condition	100%	___%/WEP	_m fuel	__m fuel	__m fuel	MGW
Stationary	___ kgf	___ kgf	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__
Optimal	___ kgf (_ km/h)	___ kgf (_ km/h)	_.__	_.__	_.__	_.__

Survivability and armour

Flares/Chaff

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

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear420 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 162

RB6 439

SB6 945

Crew training10 000

Experts1 160 000

Aces2 800

Research Aces2 150 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 90 / 310 / 600 %

2 × 232 / 232 / 232 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor New boosters Wings repair Engine	Fuselage repair Airframe G-suit Cover	GSh-30-2_belt_pack ZB-500 S-8KO Flares/Chaff GSh-30-2_new_gun FAB-250 S-24 Kh-25 Gun pod SPPU-22-01 FAB-500 S-25 40px Kh-29L ns23_belt_pack B-13L EFS

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Su-25K is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-2 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg)
  • 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-2 cannon + 128 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Su-25K can be equipped with the following suspended weaponry:

• 2 x R60MK + 8 x FAB-500M-62
• 2 x R60MK + 4 x FAB-500M-62 + 4 x S24O
• 2 x R60MK + 8 x OFAB-250
• 2 x R60MK + 8 x ZB-500
• 2 x R60MK + 32 x OFAB-100
• 2 x R60MK + 4 x Kh-25ML
• 2 x R60MK + 2 x Kh-29L
• 2 x R60MK + 8 x S-25O
• 2 x R60MK + 8 x S-24B
• 2 x R60MK + 40 x S-13OF
• 2 x R60MK + 160 x S-8KO
• 2 x R60MK + 120 x S-8KO + 2 x GSh-23L Cannons (250 rpg = 500 total)
• 2 x R60MK + 256 x S-5K
• 2 x R60MK + 4 x GSh-23L Cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)

Additionally this aircraft has access to custom loadouts.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Excellent firepower with GSh-30-2 having high shell velocity and powerful punch
• Durable airframe capable of surviving multiple hits
• Access to all-aspect R-60MK missles with excellent performance
• Decent acceleration
• Wide array of air to ground armament with possibility to create custom loadouts

Cons:

• Relatively low top speed
• Rather poor manoeuvrability at low-medium speeds
• Can reach its rip speed in level flight if not careful
• Big size makes it an easy target to hit

History

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Media

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See also

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

External links

• [Devblog] Su-25 and Su-25K: Armor-pecking Rooks

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