It's base unit, the Sukhoi Su-17, is a Soviet attack aircraft developed from the Sukhoi Su-7 fighter-bomber. It enjoyed a long career in Soviet, later Russian, service and was widely exported to communist and Middle Eastern air forces, under names Su-20 and Su-22.
The Su-22 was designed as a high speed, medium range, low level ground attack/recce aircraft. The main design difference between the two being that the Su-22 was never intended for carrier operations and from the outset had a limited air-to-air capability.
Although its origin can be traced back to the basic Su-7 aircraft of the 1950’s, the design was continuously developed emerging as the variable geometry Su-17/22, the most modern and powerful Warsaw Pact fighter bomber. The NATO code name for the type was “Fitter”.
East Germany has two Su-22M4 units. Jagdbombenfliegergeschwader 77 "Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher" of NVA-Luftstreitkräfte and Marinefliegergeschwader 28 "Paul Wieczorek " of Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee. Each squadron had 24 Su-22M-4 and four Su-22UM-3K
Overview[]
AirLand Battle[]
Weapons[]
AirLand Battle[]
Weapons
Type
Autocannon
AGM
AAM
Name
Twin NR-23
Kh-29L
R-60 Molniya
Caliber
23mm [AoE]
SALH [HEAT][SA]
Infrared [AoE][F&F]
Ammo
x 160
x 2
x 2
Range
Ground = 2100 m Helicopters = 1400 m Airplanes = 2100 m
Ground = 3325 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
Ground = N/A m Helicopters = 1750 m Airplanes = 2800 m
Accuracy
4
10
8
AP Power
0
30
0
HE Power
1
0
3
Suppression
53
150
60
Rate of fire
857 r/min
60 r/min
60 r/min
Red Dragon[]
Weapons
Type
Autocannon
AGM
AAM
Name
NR-23
Kh-29L
R-60M Molniya
Caliber
23mm AoE
SALH HEAT SA
Infrared AoE F&F
Ammo
x 160
x 2
x 2
Range
Ground = 2100 m Helicopters = 1575 m Airplanes = 1750 m
Ground = 3150 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
Ground = N/A m Helicopters = 2100 m Airplanes = 3500 m