

The Su-34 (NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Soviet/Russian fighter-bomber. In the Sukhoi Design Bureau, the idea to create an aircraft based on the Su-27 emerged back in the 1980s. The goal was to replace the ageing Su-24 and create a universal combat aircraft. The designers took the two-seat Su-27UB as a basis, which allowed for the inclusion of a navigator/weapon systems operator in the crew.
The first prototype of the Su-34, designated T10V-1, took to the air in 1990. By 1993, the aircraft had been refined and equipped with additional systems, after which flight tests of a pre-production prototype began. However, the manufacturing of the pre-production batch was delayed until 2005. In 2008, the Russian Ministry of Defence concluded the first large contract for the supply of Su-34 fighter-bombers. With the start of serial production, the aircraft was constantly being refined, with improvements to onboard systems and even the powerplant. Currently, the Su-34 is in service and is actively being supplied to the Russian Aerospace Forces.
Introduced in Update “Firebirds”, the Su-34 incorporates the best attack qualities of its predecessors, the Su-25 and Su-24, while retaining its versatility. In addition to an impressive overall payload, it possesses one of the most extensive arsenals of precision-guided munitions: satellite-guided bombs, a large number of air-to-ground missiles, as well as the new Grom-2 glide bomb with satellite guidance. Furthermore, the Su-34 is also well-suited for air combat, as a large number of air-to-air missiles can be a significant asset in aerial engagements. However, the aircraft is not without its drawbacks: it pays for its excellent attack capabilities with a rather high mass, as well as not the best speed and manoeuvrability compared to its counterparts.
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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 | ||
AP-T/HEF-I | 55 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 25 | |
AP-T/HEF-I/APHE/HEF-I | 55 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 25 | |
AP-T/APHE | 55 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 25 | |
AP-T/HEF-I/HEF-I | 55 | 53 | 45 | 37 | 31 | 25 | |
APHE/HEF-I/HEF-I | 42 | 40 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
Name | Weight | Slot | ||||||||||||
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105 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
253 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
350 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
245.5 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
343 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
177 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||
20 × | 376 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
5 × | 505 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
370 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
367 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
410 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
297 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
657 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
686 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
598 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
520 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
520 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
114 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||||
268 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
227 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
275 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
508.3 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
515 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
374 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
520 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
256 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
560 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
505 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
2 × | 228 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2 × | 536 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2 × | 454 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2 × | 550 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2 × | 1,016.6 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2 × | 1,030 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
2 × | 748 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
40 × | 752 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
10 × | 1,010 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
2 × | 740 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
2 × | 734 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
2 × | 820 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
Drop tank (3000 liters.) | 120 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||||
6 × | 684 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||
3 × | 804 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
3 × | 825 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
1,550 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
1,525 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
1,525 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
1,525 kg | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
3 × | 342 kg | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||||||
3,320 kg | ![]() | |||||||||||||
3,067 kg | ![]() | |||||||||||||
4 × | 2,033.2 kg | ![]() |
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