Su-24M

Su-24M

Su-24M

Description

The Su-24M is a rank Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Dance of Dragons".

General info

Flight performance

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 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	1827	1817		29.2	29.8	130.3	124.3	950
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

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

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

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

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

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.

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Su-24M is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 1 x 23 mm GSh-6-23M cannon, belly-mounted (500 rpg) + 24 x large calibre countermeasures
  • 1 x 23 mm GSh-6-23M cannon + 96 x large calibre countermeasures

Suspended armament

Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.

Default weapon presets

2 x R-60M missiles + 1 x 3,000 l drop tank + 2 x 2,000 l drop tanks 4 x R-60M missiles 38 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (3,800 kg total) 28 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (7,000 kg total) 16 x 250 kg FAB-250M-62 bombs (4,000 kg total) 10 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (5,000 kg total) 16 x 250 kg OFAB-250Sh bombs (4,000 kg total) 9 x 500 kg FAB-500Sh bombs (4,500 kg total) 3 x 1,500 kg FAB-1500M-46 bombs (4,500 kg total) 6 x 500 kg KAB-500Kr-M bombs (3,000 kg total) 7 x 500 kg KAB-500L bombs (3,500 kg total) 7 x 500 kg KAB-500S bombs (3,500 kg total) 3 x 500 kg KAB-500S bombs (1,500 kg total) 3 x 1,500 kg KAB-1500Kr bombs (4,500 kg total) 1 x 1,500 kg KAB-1500Kr bomb (1,500 kg total) 3 x 1,500 kg KAB-1500L bombs (4,500 kg total) 192 x S-5K rockets 120 x S-8KO rockets 4 x S-24B rockets 6 x S-25O rockets 30 x S-13OF rockets 4 x Kh-23M missiles 4 x Kh-25ML missiles 3 x Kh-29L missiles 3 x Kh-29TE missiles 4 x S-25LD missiles 6 x S-25LD missiles 3 x 23 mm GSh-6-23M cannons (500 rpg = 1,500 total) 7 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs

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

Pros:

• Loads of air-to-ground munitions, with ability to carry 3 x FAB-1500 bombs and its guided versions
• In-built targeting system with laser tracking
• High burst mass firing gun

Cons:

• Heavy, hence not recommended in prolonged dogfights, especially after the first turn
• No thermals in targeting system
• Only radar is ground-track radar, which is scan only and cannot be adjusted at all
• Mediocre acceleration
• While MAWs are useful, they are very unreliable; giving warnings sometimes when no missiles are fired and sometimes no warnings when missiles are actually fired at you

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

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

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-24M: A “Suitcase” Full of Surprises

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