{"id":3548,"date":"2011-11-04T22:46:09","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T20:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modeltalking.hobbyart.sk\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2017-03-19T21:35:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T19:35:15","slug":"sukhoi-su-25-in-our-kitchen-kuchyna-air-base-slovakia-pt-vi-details-from-hangar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/modeltalking.hobbyart.sk\/?p=3548","title":{"rendered":"Sukhoi Su-25 in our \u201ckitchen\u201d (Kuchyna Air Base, Slovakia) Pt. VI. Details from Hangar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nHere you can find the rest of my photographs depicting the weapons cerried by Slovak\u00a0Su-25s. This post is a completion of my article, which you can find here<\/a>. As I am a modeller and really NO expert on weapons I am giving here mainly the visual information which I consider usable for another modellers. I added several links for those of you who need more technical or historical background.<\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

Su-25 attack planes can carry the rocket pods (or launchers for unguided rockets). You can see the UB-32 rocket pod on these introductory pictures.<\/em><\/p>\n

Typical external stores included FAB general-purpose bombs; RBK cluster-bomb canisters; and unguided rockets, such as 32-round 57 millimeter rocket pods or 20-round 80 millimeter rocket pods. Source: vectorsite.net<\/p>\n

These rocket pods are designated as UB.\u00a0UB stands for “universal block”, for it could be carried on typical bomb hardpoints, “57” is referring to the actual diameter of the launch tube (the diameter of the rocket plus 2\u00a0mm). Source:\u00a0wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the close-up of underwing pylon and the same (UB-32) pod when looking backwards (upper picture) and looking toward plane’s nose (lower picture).<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

The UB-32 pod is to carry the S5 rockets:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"S-5M,<\/a><\/p>\n

Source of the (rocket) photograph:\u00a0wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n

S-5<\/strong> (first designated\u00a0ARS-57<\/strong>) is a\u00a0rocket weapon developed by the\u00a0Soviet Air Force and used by\u00a0military aircraft against ground area targets. It is in service with the\u00a0Russian Air Force<\/a> and various export customers.<\/p>\n

It is produced in a variety of subtypes with different\u00a0warheads<\/a>, including\u00a0HEAT<\/a> anti-armour (S-5K), high-explosive\u00a0fragmentation<\/a> (S-5M\/MO), smoke, and incendiary rounds. Each rocket is about 1.4 meters (4\u00a0ft 6 in) long and weighs about 5\u00a0kg (11\u00a0lb), depending on warhead and fuze. Range is 3 to 4 kilometres (1.9 to 2.6 miles). Source:\u00a0wikipedia.org<\/a><\/p>\n

This is the detail of the rear side looking directly forward:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

The following pictures are showing the 20-round rocket pod with\u00a0conical forward part. Unlike the UB-32 there is lack of the\u00a0central tubes\u00a0sticking out. The designation of this (unguided\u00a0rocket) pod is probably B-8M1:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

And finally two close-ups showing the front and rear sections in more detail:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

This is another air-to-ground weapon,\u00a0probably the\u00a0RBK 250 cluster-bomb canister, here shown from different views:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

The Su-25 was also sometimes fitted with cannon pods containing a twin-barreled GSh-23 23 millimeter cannon, with 260 rounds per pod and the ability to pivot the cannon 30 degrees down from the aircraft centerline. The pod could be mounted backwards to provide covering fire as the Su-25 left the target area, discouraging the Mujahedin habit of popping up out of hiding and firing on the aircraft from the rear. Reports indicate that the cannon pods were often mounted with one firing forward and another firing backward.
\n<\/em>Source:\u00a0vectorsite.net<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

I suppose this is the upper mentioned GS-23 cannon pod. The \u00a0pod was exhibited on a metal support stand. Please do not miss the numbers of various details, like air-vents, rivetting, surface structure and stenciling:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

Here you can see the direct front view onto the pod with the (twin)cannon in lowered position.\u00a0Please note the slot in which the cannon fits while retracted.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

And this is the side view at the lowered cannon with another modeller-loved details:<\/em><\/p>\n

\"SU-25,<\/a><\/p>\n

More details concerning Slovak Su-25 can be found in my older articles:\u00a0Sukhoi Su-25 in our “kitchen”\u00a0(with the numbering as they go one after another)\u00a0I.<\/a>,\u00a0II.<\/a>,\u00a0III.<\/a>,\u00a0IV.<\/a> and V.<\/a><\/p>\n

Similar posts can be find in\u00a0References<\/a> category.<\/p>\n

If you enjoyed this post, I\u2019d be very grateful if you\u2019d give it a Like on Facebook.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Images\u00a0& Text\u00a0Copyright \u00a9 by Marcel Meres.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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