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    SU-25 Frogfoot currently in russian service

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    I'd also think that the war on terror would be the perfect opportunity for all the countries involved in fighting these cowardly terror groups to test your latest technology against them and also as a testing bed for using your latest precision munitions that produce the least collateral damage.

     

     

     

    SU-25 Frogfoot currently in russian service

    in Jet Modeling

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    Why not just drop a precision munition on it and that's the end of that.  Using unguided rockets a bit like playing pin the tail on the donkey.  But if you use a guided munition, you are guaranteed the target is destroyed.  It's also like the Mig-29 SMT.  All the photos of them in Syria show them carrying FAB 500s.  So here is one of Russia's most advanced fighter aircraft using dumb bombs. I haven't seen any pictures of any russian aircraft carrying any precision guided munitions.  I also find this strange considering the war in Syria has had so many civilian casualties from air strikes.  Perhaps not using guided munitions has contributed this?  A lot of airstrikes have also been in built up areas, not just dusty old camps in the middle if the desert.

     

     

    SU-25 Frogfoot currently in russian service

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Modelkeenfan

    2 hours ago, Tracy White said:

    Are there any good resources that might cover typical weapons loadouts for Russian aircraft in Syria? How about for Roman Filipov's last flight?

    I came across a russian TV documentary the other night and it had an English speaking narrator so everything the russian journalist asked and the answers given by the pilots were given in English by the narrator.  The journalist was not only covering the frogfoot and it's pi!it's but all the aircraft the Russians were using on that air base.  The pilots even showed the journalist what they carried in their "bra" as they called it like the sidearm ect and I think one pilot said they carried 8 extra magazines for their sidearm!!!!  I guess from lessons learnt in afghanistan where there were stories of downed pilots  not having enough ammunition.  Plus the pilot said he carried an assault rifle in the cockpit of his frogfoot.  I assume this was down the side of his ejection seat and would assume it was an AK74SU as it was filmed in 2017.  I found thst interesting as I didn't know the pilots carried them

     

    The loadouts were shown on the frogfoots and they had cameras in the cockpits and on the wing tips showing a sortie being conducted.  They were at 20,000 feet and spotted an IS training facility and they were going into dives firing unguided rockets at that height and the pilots were quite accurate which amazed me.  But most of the frogfoot loadouts were all unguided missiles or dumb bombs.  I found that strange.  Maybe the Russians don't want to spend any money on guided munitions.  But I find it odd they have the upgraded SU-25 SM and yet only using unguided weapons of dumb bombs.  Maybe someone on the forum knows why and can tell us?

     

    Ill try and dig out the link to the documentary and I'll post it here.  It was very interesting and gave a insight into the russian operations in Syria.

     

    The documentary was made by TV Zvezda which apparently is a state owned mi!itary TV channel in Russia.  The link is   

     

    Mig-23s in the russian/Afghan war

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Modelkeenfan

    Yes but rockets don't just fall away from the aircraft.  If the they were  carrying  4 MERs and released all the bombs at once (all 16),

     then I guess there would be a chance if hitting the centreline tank.  Another reason  may have been that with a full bomb load, it may not have been possible to carry the extra weight of a centreline tank.

    Aldo look at how close the pylons on the fuselage are to the centreline tank.  The MERs would have been almost touching the centreline tank on each side.  But the loadout if of 4 MERs with 4 OFAB 100s or 4 ZAB 100s was not a common one and also one the pilots did not like as too much drag.

     

     

     

    Mig-23s in the russian/Afghan war

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Modelkeenfan

    Apparently it was too dangerous when releasing the bombs  The risk of the bombs on release hitting the drop tanks was too high apparently and especially when they were carrying MBD2-67U MERs with 4 bombs on each rack and sometimes the Mig-23 carried 4 MERs.  So that's the reason they didn't carry any drop tanks I  read.

    Dumb bombs used by Saudi's in the first gulf wqr

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Modelkeenfan

    Yes thanks for that. I've seen it.  I was wanting to know if the M-117 bombs were just the normal dumb dumb withe normal tail and are these the same bombs that come in the 1/32 Revell RAF tornado kit?  I see the Saudis carried a dual rack that held 2 bombs on each rack and they carried a total of eight bombs (4 racks with 2 bombs on each dual rack)

    Maurizio at videoaviation has the M/117 resin bombs in 1/32 scale so I'll get some from him to put on my Saudi tornado

     

     

     

    New 1/32 Italeri Tornado GR4

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted

    Can anyone tell me if the new italeri tornado has nicely detailed burner cans?  I ask as the ones on the Revell kit are pretty average.

    If I use the Eduard interior set and some resin seats, does the cockpit come up nice?  And lastly, is the canopy and canopy interior well detailed?

     

    Any comments welcome

    SU-25 Frogfoot currently in russian service

    in Jet Modeling

    Posted · Edited by Modelkeenfan

    Hi all

    I'm currently building the 1/32 Trumpeter SU-25 Frogfoot.  I initially wanted to do a frogfoot from the afghan war in the 80s, but now I'm leaning towards doing a current frogfoot deployed to operations in Syria.

    My question is are there any major external differences in the upgraded modern frogfoot to that of the afghan war version and are there any obvious cockpit differences in the modern frogfoot as I assume they have have undergone extensive upgrades over that time.

    Any information most appreciated

     

    Also out of interest, how do the frogfoot pilots deliver unguided rockets accurately onto targets from altitudes of up to 20,000 feet?

    Many thanks

    F-15E strike eagle loadouts being used over syria

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    By the way Maurizio at videoaviation in Italy makes some great GBU 54s, mk 83, mk 82s mk 20s ect.  He has some great 1/32 scale resin bombs in both USAF and USN.  If you haven't seen his stuff, check out videoaviation.  All his bombs come with decals and great prices.  Most sets are only 10 euros a pack of either 8 or 4 bomb units depending on their size.  Also quick postage

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