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As a mission designer I always try to build my missions as realistic as possible. I don't like missions where you are put against a obviously unrealistic amount of targets or target type. For the A-10 I pretty much know the employment doctrin due to the various books and articles about that aircraft. But the employment of the Su-25 somehow remains a mystery to me and I would like to learn more about it in order to write better missions for the Frog. So first lets ask some basic question about the employment of the Su-25: -What target type would be assigned to them ? -What amount of targets ? -Would Su-25 attack close to friendly troops ? -Do Su-25 operate together with FACs ? -What altitude regions would the Su-25 operat in ? -What team and attack tactics would the Su-25 use ? -What kind of threats would the Su-25 be used against and what not ? -What weapons are primary used ? How has the above changed in history from the classic central european scenario, over Afghanistan, Chechnya to possible future conflicts ? Of special interest is a hypotetical large scale war against a well equipped enemy ( USA ), as we don't have real world examples for that type of war for the Su-25. Of course I have come to some conclusions myselfe judging by the planes design and few things I read about its employment, but I don't know for ceratain if they apply. I guess Su-25 would primary be used against stationary targets like bunkers or bridges, troop concentrations and troops moving in columns. The planes limited sensor and weapon outfit suggest that it would not be able to effectivly destroy single moving targets in a dangerous envoirment. The low maneuverability and relative high speed ( compared to A-10 ) und low fuel supply suggest that the Su-25 would make one single fast attack run, drop all ordenance at once and return to base. The bad cockpit visibility, low maneuverability and low loiter time also suggest that the Frog would not be used in classic CAS missions close to friendly troops but rather do BAI sort of missions. What are your toughts on this ? Anyone having good literature suggestions ?

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ЕМНИП, это проблема онлайн-режима ЛО.

Неплохо полетали :) bur атакует пво противника =)