No Prospective Future for the Su-34, #su34 #su25 #attackaircraft #fighterbomber #su24 #military

hello everyone welcome back to Masa military at the end of December 2023 four Russian s34 fighter bombers were shot down by the Ukrainian army people can't help but wonder whether this kind of fighter bomber which has been so hyped up by the Russians really has a future reminiscent of the fact that the US Air Force has always wanted to retire the A10 attack aircraft it seems that the prospects for that attack aircraft are indeed not good the s34 was developed at the end of the Soviet Union to replace the Aging Sue 24 tactical bomber and the Sue 25 attack aircraft for the purpose of Performing tactical bombing and ground attack Missions at that time the Sue 24 and 25 were the Soviet Air Force they had ground attack and close air support as their main combat missions resp effectively both had a single combat function and lacked multi-purpose capabilities however in Modern Warfare a fighter aircraft with multiple combat functions is needed to adapt to different combat environments and needs since the collapse of the Soviet Union the Sue 34 has gone through a long development and testing process the first prototype began flight testing in December 1994 but it was not until 2006 that the first phase of flight testing and evaluation was completed and it did not officially enter service until March 2014 by November 2022 taking into account losses from mechanical failures aircraft converted to teaching aircraft and losses in multiple WS the actual Fleet size is estimated to be about 125 aircraft although the Sue 34 inherits the aerodynamic shape design of the Sue 27 family its cockpit adopts a side-by-side two- seat configuration so the head becomes larger in order to reduce the volume and weight the head is designed to be flat hence the nickname hell duck compared with the Sue 27 the Sue 34 has strengthened the body structure and armor in order to increase the bomb load and ground attack and also increased the fuel load to increase the range but this also resulted in an increase in weight and a decrease in maneuverability for this purpose an engine with more thrust was used the s34 has a length of 76' 7 in a wingspan of 48t 3 in and a height of 20 ft the Su 34's airframe has a rugged structure and uses system redundancy to withstand combat damage from small caliber weapons fire and high energy missile Warhead fragments the crew is located in a titanium bathtub cockpit with 67 in of armor that protects them from direct attack however the s34 also inherits a common problem of the su27 family the weight of the aircraft is too heavy which reflects the consistent design thinking of Soviet fighter aircraft the Sue 34 has an empty weight of 29,6 4 lb compared with the f-15e which has an empty weight of only 34,600 lb the s34 has 12 weapon hard points and an ammunition load of 8 18,000 to 26450 lb relatively speaking the F-16 has a maximum bomb load of 17,200 lb and the f-15e has a maximum bomb load of 23,000 lb the s34 adopts a Canard design which is very similar to the carrier-based Sue 27k and Sue 33 the cannards are used to generate stable vortices that interact with the tail to improve directional stability during High angle of attack flight the Su 34's canards also help restore the aerodynamic balance and imbalance caused by the heavier nose and forward fuselage section and can also be used to compensate for the loss of maneuverability due to its heavy weight what the Russians are most proud of about the s34 is that there is ample space in the front of the fuselage the s34 can accommodate a larger caliber passive phased array radar and it also brings a larger cabin space the pilot can even get up from his seat and stretch his legs or take a nap in the back of the cabin in addition the s34 also has a toilet and a food heating device so it is called The Fighter bomber with the best driving environment the s34 adopts a digital redundant flyby wire control system this digital flyby wire control system has an active Control Function it can greatly reduce the up and down bumps of the aircraft when flying in low altitude turbulence improve the aiming at accuracy of the attack and reduce the size of the aircraft the deformation and crew fatigue enable the aircraft to perform long-term terrain following flights at low altitudes due to the increased weight the s34 uses two Saturn Al 31f M1 after burning turbo fan engines with greater thrusts with a single military thrust of 7.6 tons and an after burning thrust of 12.5 tons the internal fuel tank can carry 12.1 tons of of fuel and the three auxiliary fuel tanks can carry up to 7.2 tons of fuel there is also a retractable refueling Probe on the left side of the nose with a maximum range of 4,000 km judging from the Russo Ukrainian War close ground support attack aircraft are indeed outdated and their fate of being eliminated is inevitable thus the US Air Force's decision to re Tire the A10 attack aircraft is on par with that thinking the A10 attack aircraft like the F-16 has served diligently for more than 40 years it is not only durable but also cost efficient the A10 has a strong self- protection and a large ammunition load it also has an extremely powerful sarrel 30 mm cannon with thousands of rounds of ammunition it has played a huge role in previous Wars however the current Battlefield environment has changed well without Absolute Air superiority such attack aircraft have become very dangerous on the Ukrainian Battlefield the frequent shooting down of Russian Sue 25 Su 34 and CA 52 close ground support aircraft is good evidence the retirement of the A10 was blocked for many years but after seeing the situation on the Ukrainian Battlefield the US Congress finally agreed to retire the A10 in 2022 starting in April 2023 the first batch of 2 1 a10c attacked aircraft will be retired and sent to the aircraft Cemetery in Arizona the US Air Force plans to retire all A10 attack aircraft by 2030 the a10's mission will be shared by the F35 f-15e F15 ex the fa 18f and of course various drones that are becoming more and more popular in this Russia Ukraine war reconnaissance and attack drones have played a huge role and will keep playing this role in The Four Season able future okay that's all for today don't forget to like subscribe and support Masa military see you next time