Selectors One
The primary anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) system for the Su-25T is the "Vikhr". This was later followed by the "Vikhr-M" with laser guidance.
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The primary aiming system, "Shkval", provides acquisition and automatic target guidance. This works in conjunction with the "Prichal" system that provides laser illumination and rangefinder.
Selectors Two
For low-light operations, the aircraft can be equipped with a fuselage-mounted pod with a low-level television camera. This system is termed "Mercury."
A level 3 heading
"Mercury" provides an electro-optical aiming system to "Shkval" for night-time operations.
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The television image from the aiming systems is transferred to the IT-23M television monitor (TVM), which is positioned in the upper right portion of the instrument panel.
Selectors Three
The integrated Electronic Warfare (EW) system provides detection and direction finding of air, ground, and naval radar emitters, with an accuracy of +/- 30 degrees in azimuth.
To survive over the modern battlefield, you must be familiar with different SAM systems, the degree of danger they each pose, and strike the most dangerous first.
| SAM or Ship | Radar designation | HUD designation | Patriot | AN/MPQ-53 | P |
|---|---|---|
| Improved Hawk | AN/MPQ-50 | H50 | Improved Hawk | AN/MPQ-46 | H46 |
| Roland | Roland search radar | G |
| Roland | Roland | R |
| SA-10 S-300PS SR 64N6E | Big Bird | BB |
| SA-10 S-300PS SR 5N66M | Clam Shell | CS |
Selectors Four
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Free-fall Bombing
The category of ballistic-trajectory "free-fall" weapons includes all "iron" bombs, e.g. FAB-500, FAB-250, FAB-100, BetAB-500, and ODAB-500, RBK cluster bombs and KMGU dispensers, ZAB-500 incendiary bombs etc.
To employ free-fall weapons against ground targets, the pilot activates the "ОПТ-ЗЕМЛЯ" (GROUND) mode [7] and chooses the required free-fall bombs, cluster bombs or containers.
Weapon Status Panel
The weapon status panel is located right lower part of the front instrument panel.
- The yellow lamps in the upper row indicate weapon availability and presence on hardpoint stations.
- The currently selected weapon type is indicated in the upper right of the panel:
- Б for bombs
- УР for missiles
- НРС for rockets
- ВПУ for the built-in 30 mm cannon
- The weapon system control panel can be seen near the bottom of the left instrument panel.