Su-25 Frogfoot Vs. A-10 Warthog

[mp5punk]

wow that gun is huge.

[Ome99]

Originally Posted by steve_06-07

The A-10 was designed for surviveability, the SU-25 was designed for speed to get out of a hot zone. The Su-25 can run on both Jet Fuel and Diesel. The A-10s gatling gun is "the largest cannon ever put onto an aircraft". The A-10's titanium bathtub around the cockpit can withstand 25/30 mm shells. Each aircraft is superior in their own special ways, but when it comes to weaponry and armor, A-10 wins hands down. The Su-25 is okay, later models like the Su-39 have more improvements and can carry better weapons that the Su-25, plus they have been modified to have a higher survivale rait against MANPADS and Shells, though not nearly as much as the A-10.

about the pilot protection
The Su-25 has a titanium "bathtub" around the cockpit too, which it's too can stand battering of 30mm shells, watch the video on the link I posted in my prevous post, it's a documentary about the Su-25

[steve_06-07]

Ohhh...well then, I'm at a loss, I still think the A-10, especially the new C version, is better.

[Ome99]

Speaking of Good jets, this video shows a russian Su-25 on a sortie in Georgia, although georgians have the more advanced Su-25Km this shows the final results allways depend on performance of pilots:

YouTube Video

[you might have to watch the video more than once to make any sence, just goes to show the levels of concentration and split second decisions pilots have to make]