A10 Warthog vs SU25 Frogfoot - Flying Tank Comparison

A10 Warthog vs SU25 Frogfoot - Flying Tank Comparison

A10 Warthog vs SU25 Frogfoot - Flying Tank Comparison
At the height of the Cold War, the world's two superpowers created a new pair of battlefield aircraft, similar in both power and purpose. One is the America’s A10 Thunderbolt, known as warthog, and other SU25 also known as Frog-foot. Both aircraft were designed for the sole purpose of dedicated close air support. These tank busters remined highly effective in various battlefields since their inception. Today we’ll be pitting America’s A10 warthog against SU25 frog-foot in this video and try to determine which aircraft is better.

1. Overview
SU25 is quite a bit smaller than the A10, but has a top speed of 606mph - that is over 167mph faster than the A10. Both aircraft can carry wide array of bombs, rockets, missiles, pods and fuel tanks under their wings, but A10 can take-off with almost 7,451Ib more weapons load than its equivalent. The 30mm cannon on SU25 is significantly less impressive due to limited rounds than A10, but it still packs a killer punch. SU25 is smaller and faster, making it more difficult target. Both aircraft are heavily armored and considered safest and most feared close air support jets in the world.

2. Performance
A10 is powered by 2 turbofan engines generating 18,130 pounds of thrust combined. The engines allow the aircraft to reach at maximum speed of 439mph. With ferry range of 2,580mi, the aircraft has combat radius of 290mi. A10 weighs around 24,959Ib and can take-off with maximum weight of 50,000Ib. With climb rate of 6,000ft/min, the aircraft can reach at maximum altitude of 45,000ft.

On the other hand, major driver of SU25 performance is its two engines. The engines are capable of generating around 19,860 pounds of thrust. These are meant to drive the jet to maximum speed of 606mph. With the maximum range of 620mi, the aircraft can combat within the radius of 470mi. The frog-foot weighs around 21,605Ib and can take-off with maximum weight of 42,549Ib. With climb rate of 11,400 ft/min, the jet can reach at maximum altitude of 23,000ft.

3. Armor & Survivability
Survivability is an essential attribute of any successful ground attack aircraft. A10 excels in this category due to its heavy armor. For example, the engines are located a bit higher on the rear fuselage…
In contrast SU25 is comparatively smaller and faster jet, which makes it a difficult target from ground fire, however it is less of a problem for guided missiles. Frog-foot is able to reach supersonic speeds when flown clean, the airframe can withstand 6.5 Gs…

4. Radar & Avionics
A10 is equipped with improved communications, inertial navigation systems, night vision, fire control, weapons delivery systems and target penetration aids. The head-up display indicates air speed, altitude and dive angle on the windscreen. Pave Penny laser-tracking pods…
Similarly, SU25 has an integral laser system for ranging, tracking and targeting with HUD designation. In terms of pods the aircraft has infrared and optical systems for both day & night time operations…

5. Firepower
The A10 has 11 hardpoints including 8 pylon stations under both wings, while remining 3 are fitted under the fuselage with a total payload capacity of 16,000 lb. A10 can carry up to 10 Maverick air-to-surface missiles…
In contrast, the frog-foot is fitted with 11 hard points capable of carrying various rocket PODs, bombs and missiles. Bomb load outs include a variety of general purpose munitions, cluster bombs and other special purpose weaponry…

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[sue]

Answer is - Not a single grunt would want either of them firing on them

[westsidetrucker]

reasons to like the Frogfoot: Lots of fascinating facts

Reasons to like the A10:

[SeanCampbell_iRacing]

Honestly, if these two planes combined

F R O G H O G

[ChukNrris]

I think that it's safe to say that both of these are capable of absoloutely ruining anyone's day.
The Frogfoot will do it faster, but the A-10 will do it in style.

[ErnestJay]

in simple sentence :

A-10 is a flying minigun, SU-25 is a flying rocket launcher.

[moonshredder]

P-47D Thunderbolt: a plane for its engine
A-10 Thunderbolt: a plane for its gun

[loafofcheese]

Frog foot pilots: Yeah my plane is fast and has a lot of ways to kill my targets
A-10 pilots: hehe plane

[billthecat]

Let's put it this way: if you've pissed off either of these pilots, you're about to have a bad day!

[Blido]

Hearing the is a huge morale booster. So I would rather be supported by A-10 :)

[elo_]

Au-25: a plane with guns

A-10: a gun with wings

[allanbernabe]

A-10 has a Transformer toy. I don't know about SU-25.

[actualyoungfarmer]

A10 engineers logic: “we need a gun that shoots armour penetrating rounds at a high fire rate.”

Su25 engineers logic: “Hey comrades, have you ever thought what it would look like if the fireworks came from the sky to the ground?”

[mojavewanderer]

In October of 2001, I was driving on US Highway 95 in Nevada, which is just outside the boundaries of Nellis Air Force Base, and area 51. I happened to look in my rearview mirror, and there was an A10 coming up behind me. He flew about 50 feet over my truck, and the jet wash nearly shook me off the road. The whole thing took maybe 20 seconds. It scared me half to death, but it was awesome!

[OcotilloTom]

Man how things have changed. As a machine gunner and later a platoon commander in Vietnam during my two tours in Vietnam I could expect a F-4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk or an occasional A-1 Sky Raider flown by the South Vietnamese as air support.
Tom Boyte.
Gy.Sgt. USMC, retired
Vietnam 65-66/70-71

[frankkpowersjr]

All I can say is that the A 10 brought my SON HOME. HE DROVE TRACKER TRAILERS CARRYING ABRAM TANKS

[dusttruction]

"Here's a bulletproof bathtub and a 20 foot gun. Make it able to fly manually and make sure the gun can shoot no matter the damage" btw I want them built with either the scariest gun sound or the most relieving one

[tylerjohn]

Tough call. Also, there is a difference in the doctrine as well. The A-10 is designed for loitering. The Su-25 is designed to offload most of it's ordnance at once target.

The A-10 is better at counterinsurgency. The Su-25 is better in a contested environment

[unfunnyironypage]

If I was in combat and needed close air support I honestly wouldn't care which one I got it from

[thegreatobiwan]

Let’s all be honest
We all like the A-10
I don’t need a answer I already know why

[ofekk]

the Gsh-30-2K (SU-25's gun) uses a lot of tracers and is very loud too.
sure, A-10's brrrrt sound is a big moral boost, but SU-25's laser gun is a much bigger moral boost.

also, the SU-25t can carry vikhr ATGMs which nullify the A-10's survivability, as if the A-10's survivability didn't mean jack shit already against SHORAD's SAMs...