Su-25BM

Su-25BM

Su-25BM

USSR

VII Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
11.3	11.3	11.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

Description

The Su-25BM 558 ARZ is a gift rank VII Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of 11.3 (AB/RB) and 11.7 (SB). It was introduced during Update "La Royale" as a reward for the 2023 Summer Extreme event.

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 1,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	969	962	11000	27.4	28.1	67.2	63.0	850
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

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	+	-
1,100	420	900	-	420	~7	~3

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 600	< 700	-

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

The Su-25BM's airframe is strong, able to take hits on critical parts of the aircraft and still make it back to base. The Su-25BM has plenty of armour around the cockpit and inside the fuselage, with bulletproof glass being the main protection of the pilot.

256 countermeasures allow the aircraft to avoid IR and radar-guided missiles with ease. This, and the fact that the engines lack any type of afterburner/WEP, makes it hard for enemy missiles to follow the Su-25BM reliably. Only the more advanced missiles are able to get a good lock on the Su-25BM, and even then, manoeuvring after dropping 2 or 4 flares will be more than enough to avoid most of them.

Fuel tanks are self-sealing, which means that in case of any fuel tank fire, the fuel tank will be able to stop the fire most of the time. In case a fire happens inside the engine and not on a fuel tank, the Su-25BM also has EFS as a modification. This modification is capable of extinguishing any fire that's inside an engine, leaving the affected engine inoperable, but saving the airframe from further fire damage.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 340 → 4 893

RB8 135 → 11 917

SB10 778 → 15 789

Total cost of modifications309 600

480 000

Talisman cost3 100

Crew training310 000

Experts1 080 000

Aces3 400

Research Aces1 280 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

80 / 330 / 600 %

250 / 250 / 250 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Compressor Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 New boosters Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 Engine Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610	Fuselage repair Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 Airframe Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 Wings repair Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 560 Cover Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610	Flares/Chaff Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 GSh-30-2_belt_pack Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 ZB-500 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 S-8KO Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 Kh-25 Research: 8 800 Cost: 14 000 380 GSh-30-2_new_gun Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 FAB-250 Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 S-24 Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 40px Kh-29L Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 520 G-suit Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 560 Gun pod SPPU-22-01 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 560 FAB-500 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 560 S-25 Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 560 40px Kh-29TE Research: 13 000 Cost: 20 000 560 EFS Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610 ns23_belt_pack Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610 KAB-500Kr Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610 B-13L Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610 R-73 Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 610

Armaments

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

Offensive armament

The Su-25BM is armed with:

• 1 x 30 mm GSh-30-2 cannon, chin-mounted (250 rpg)
• 256 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Su-25BM can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)				1	1	1	1
100 kg OFAB-100 bombs		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
250 kg OFAB-250Sh bombs		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
500 kg FAB-500Sh bombs		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
500 kg KAB-500Kr bombs				1	1	1	1
ZB-500 incendiary bombs		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
S-5K rockets		32	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
S-8KO rockets		20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
S-13OF rockets		5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
S-24B rockets		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
S-25O rockets		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
S-25OF rockets		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
S-25OFM rockets		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Kh-25 missiles			1	1			1	1
Kh-25ML missiles			1	1			1	1
Kh-29L missiles					1	1
Kh-29T missiles					1	1
R-60MK missiles	1									1
R-73 missiles		1							1
S-25L missiles			1	1			1	1
800 l drop tanks					1	1
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg

Default weapon presets

2 x 800 l drop tanks 2 x R-60MK missiles 2 x R-73 missiles 32 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (3,200 kg total) 8 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (2,000 kg total) 8 x 250 kg OFAB-250Sh bombs (2,000 kg total) 8 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (4,000 kg total) 8 x 500 kg FAB-500Sh bombs (4,000 kg total) 4 x 500 kg KAB-500Kr bombs (2,000 kg total) 8 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs 256 x S-5K rockets 160 x S-8KO rockets 40 x S-13OF rockets 8 x S-24B rockets 8 x S-25O rockets 4 x S-25L missiles 4 x Kh-25ML missiles 2 x Kh-29L missiles 2 x Kh-29T missiles 4 x 23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg = 1,000 total)

Usage in battles

The Su-25BM is very effective at its ground attack role, having an extremely wide variety of bombs, rockets and missiles. This particular Su-25 variant has a powerful Ballistic Computer, higher amount of bombs, and the ability to mount 256 S-5K rockets. Durable and powerful, it can defend itself more reliably with the R-73 missiles, which are advanced air-to-air missiles that turn the Su-25BM into a threat for enemy aircraft that try to engage it. However, this plane will have to fly with advanced fighters and ground attack aircraft around, usually facing SARH or ARH missiles, so the pilot must avoid any kind of air-to-air combat and only use its R-73 in self-defense when a fighter is either going or about to engage.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Mounts R-73 missiles, which are extremely effective
• Capable of equipping a large amount of air-to-ground armament
• Powerful chin-mounted 30 mm cannon

Cons:

• Has a relatively low top speed, capable of ripping its own wings in level flight
• Low amount of ammo for the 30 mm cannon
• Low maneuverability

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