Tu-22M3 weapons

[Silver_Dragon]

Added my data about system and weapons

Tu-22M-3 [Backfire C] Bomber

Man Rtng: 1.0/0.5 Damage Value: 49
Size/Signature: Large/Large Bombsight: Ballistic
Counterm: 3rd Gen J&D Inflight Refuel: N

Sensors: PNA-D Rubin radar, 1st Gen RWR.

Throttle Setting/Speed in knots
Altitude Cruise Full Mil Reheat
Low: 485 495 595
Med: 485 610 850
High: 485 725 1240
Ceiling: 13300 meters Engine Type: TF
Cruise Range: 3215 nmi Int Fuel: 53550 kg

Ordnance Loadouts: Payload: 16000 kg
Def Guns: GSh-23 (0.9) in tail turret with PRS-4KM Krypton [Fan Tail] GFC

• 1 Kh-22N/NA or 6 Kh-15 (internal, Clean)
• 2 or 3 Kh-22N/NA
• 2 external Kh-22N/NA, 6 internal Kh-15 (Post 1988 only)
• 10 Kh-15 (6 internal, 4 external)
• APP-22, 2 FAB-3000 or 8 FAB-1500 or 18 FAB-500 or 33 FAB-250 or 17 RBK-500 or 33 RBK-250 internally
• 2 FAB-3000 or 18 FAB-500 or 33 FAB-250 (internal)
• 69 FAB-250 (33 internal, 36 external)
• 51 FAB-500 (18 internal, 24 external)
• 8 AGDM-2 Lira, AMD-2M, APM, Lira, RM-1, Serpei, UDM or UDM-2 mines (internal)
• 12 AMD-4-500M or 18 IGDM-500 or 18 UDM-500 mines (internal)
• 8 FAB-1500 or 2 FAB-3000 (Afghanistan 1988)
• 6 FAB-500 or 12 OFAB-250 (Syria 2016)
• 4 external Kh-47M2 (Tu-22M-3M)
• 6 internal Kh-50 or Kh-MTs (Tu-22M-3M)

Remarks: In Svc: 1983
Clean with one Kh-22 carried semi-conformal, no speed restrictions. Max speed with external missiles is 895 knots. APP-22 dispenser has 10 nmi chaff barrier. Can carry APP-22MS chaff dispenser with internal bombs only. Can increase payload to 24000 kg with reduced fuel. Provision for inflight refueling probe, never fitted in service. Can use any of Kh-22M or Kh-22N series. Can also carry Kh-22SP ECM drone.

• 1978-92: 268 produced. Official in service date 1983. Production from March 1987 have provisions for Kh-15.
• Air Force Regiments (TBAP): 52nd Guards Shaikovka 1992; 132nd Tary, Estonia 1984-92 then Vozdvizhevka 1992-97; 184th Priluki 1984-88; 185th Guards Poltava Mar 81-92; 200th Belaya 1986; 260th Stryy, Ukraine 1989-92; 402nd Balbasovo 1983-93; 444th Vozdvizhevka 1997-09; 840th Soltsy 1981-94, 1225th Belaya 1982-1994.
• Navy Regiments (MRAP): Baltic - 170th Guards Bykhov 1989-91, Black Sea - 5th Guards Vesyoloye 1985-94; Northern - 574th Katoonino 1987-02, 924th Olenya Jan 88-09; Pacific - 568th Mongokhto Mar 1996-11.
• Mar 89: Kh-15 operational with three Air Force Regiments (52nd Guards, 200th Guards, ?).
• 1989 - 93: 12 Tu-22MR [Backfire D] converted with Obzor radar and cameras replacing PNA and weapons. M202 SLAR, SRS-13 ELINT.
• 2008: Kh-15 possibly removed from service. Air Force has 52nd Guards at Shaikovka, 840th at Soltsy; 200th at Belaya, 444th TABP at Vozdvizhenka.
• 2009-11: Navy transfers a/c to Air Force.
• 2012 - 20: 30 fitted with advanced bombsight.
• 2021: Tu-22M-3M upgrade with NV-45 radar (use Novella 1 stats), Kh-32M replaces Kh-22, guns replaced by 4th Gen J&D. Inflight refueling probe and advanced bombsight added. First flight 28 Dec 18. In service planned as 2022.

Edited February 8 by Silver_Dragon