Su-25

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

Su-25

IL-28Sh

Su-25T

Su-25

IL-28Sh

Su-25T

USSR

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
10.7	10.3	10.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:220 000

Purchase:620 000

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Description

The Su-25 is a 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
✓	X	✓	✓	X	X

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)
_____		_	_,___ 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

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 991 → 4 381

RB8 554 → 12 531

SB9 547 → 13 986

Total cost of modifications197 400

306 000

Talisman cost2 700

Crew training175 000

Experts620 000

Aces2 600

Research Aces1 010 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

90 / 300 / 600 %

226 / 226 / 226 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 340 New boosters Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 380 Wings repair Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 430 Engine Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 580	Fuselage repair Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 340 Airframe Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 380 G-suit Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 430 Cover Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 580	GSh-30-2_belt_pack Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 340 ZB-500 Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 340 S-8KO Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 340 Flares/Chaff Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 340 GSh-30-2_new_gun Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 380 FAB-250 Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 380 S-24 Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 380 Kh-25 Research: 7 300 Cost: 11 000 380 Gun pod SPPU-22-01 Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 430 FAB-500 Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 430 S-25 Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 430 40px Kh-29L Research: 8 100 Cost: 13 000 430 ns23_belt_pack Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 580 R-60M Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 580 B-13L Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 580 EFS Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 580

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Su-25 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 + 256 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

Main articles: FAB-500M-62 (500 kg),ZB-500 incendiary,OFAB-250sv (250 kg),OFAB-100 (100 kg)

Main articles: S-25O,S-24B,Kh-29L,Kh-25ML,S-13OF,S-8KO,S-5K

Main articles: R-60,R-60M

The Su-25 can be outfitted with following ordinance presets:

• 2 x R-60M Air-to-Air Missiles
• 2 x R-60 Air-to-Air Missiles
• 8x FAB-500M-62 bombs (4,000kg total)
• 8 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs
• 8 x S-250 rockets
• 8 x OFAB-250 bombs (2,000kg total)
• 8 x S-24B rockets
• 2 x Kh-29L rockets
• 4 x Kh-25ML rockets
• 32 x OFAB-100 bombs (3,200kg total)
• 40 x S-13OF rockets
• 160 x S-8KO rockets
• 256 x S-5K rockets
• Includes custom loadout

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

Cons:

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

https://youtu.be/4l8mighOQxw https://youtu.be/XntxUx1_d78

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• 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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