Su-17M4

This page is about the Soviet strike aircraft Su-17M4. For other versions, see Su-17/22 (Family).

Su-17M4

Su-17M4

Description

The Su-17M4 is a rank Soviet strike aircraft with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Danger Zone".

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	2,028	2,011		27.3	27.5	167.9	161.2	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	+	-
Min sweep	1,050		N/A	476	473	~10	~3
Max sweep	1,417		N/A	N/A	N/A	~11	~4

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 740	< 650	< 650	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Basic mass		Wing loading (full fuel)
Saturn AL-21F-3		1	11,245 kg		391 - 436 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)				Max Gross Weight
Weight (each)	Type		12m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	40m fuel
1,800 kg	Afterburning axial-flow turbojet		12,385 kg	13,103 kg	14,031 kg	15,045 kg	19,367 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
Condition	100%	WEP	12m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	40m fuel	MGW
Stationary	6,400 kgf	9,039 kgf	0.73	0.69	0.64	0.60	0.47
Optimal	7,232 kgf (1,200 km/h)	13,188 kgf (1,417 km/h)	1.06	1.01	0.94	0.88	0.68

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)

Offensive armament

The Su-17M4 is armed with:

• A choice between two presets:
  • 2 x 30 mm NR-30 cannons, wing-mounted (80 rpg = 160 total)
  • 2 x 30 mm NR-30 cannons + 12 x large calibre countermeasures + 256 x countermeasures

Suspended armament

The Su-17M4 can be outfitted with the following ordnance presets:

• Without load
• 2 x R-60M missiles
• 6 x R-60M missiles
• 28 x S-3K rockets
• 128 x S-5K rockets
• 6 x S-24B rockets
• 80 x S-8KO rockets
• 20 x S-13OF rockets
• 2 x S-25O rockets
• 20 x 100 kg OFAB-100 bombs (2,000 kg total)
• 10 x 250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs (2,500 kg total)
• 8 x 500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs (4,000 kg total)
• 4 x ZB-500 incendiary bombs
• 2 x S-25L missiles
• 2 x Kh-23M 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)

Custom loadout options

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
23 mm GSh-23L cannons (250 rpg)	1		1			1		1
100 kg OFAB-100 bombs	5		1	4	4	1		5
250 kg OFAB-250sv bombs	1		1	3	3	1		1
500 kg FAB-500M-62 bombs	1		1	2	2	1		1
ZB-500 incendiary bombs	1			1	1			1
S-3K rockets	7			7	7			7
S-5K rockets	32		32			32		32
S-8KO rockets	20		20			20		20
S-13OF rockets	5		5			5		5
S-24B rockets	1		1	1	1	1		1
S-25O rockets	1							1
Kh-23M missiles	1†							1†
Kh-25ML missiles	1*			1*	1*			1*
Kh-29L missiles				1*	1*
Kh-29T missiles				1*	1*
R-60M missiles		1	2			2	1
S-25L missiles	1*							1*
Delta-NG			1†
Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 700 kg
* Kh-29T missiles cannot be mixed with the marked options † It is required to equip the Delta-NG targeting pod with the Kh-23M missiles

Usage in battles

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Radars

SRD-5 - Rangefinding radar
Maximum Tracking Range	Minimum Tracking Range	Azimuth Tracking Angle	Elevation Tracking Angle
3,000 m	300 m	±9°	±9°

Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Su-17M4 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #313 - Metal Beasts section at 00:27 discusses the Su-17M4.

See also

Related development

• Su-17M2

External links

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• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.

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