Russia’s Workhorse in Ukraine (The Su-25 Frogfoot)

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[@roll-outcommanders6520]

Cut the first minute of shameless misinformation and propaganda and you have a good video, comrade.

[@lokichomp666K]

@@roll-outcommanders6520 yup. i swear i saw the same black lady twice lol. nothing wrong with it, i just skipped through n saw it. the chapter timing is also off by 1 min

[@PaIaeoCIive1684]

As a timely reminder of the Su-25's ruggedness, one was filmed being hit by a MANPAD near Bakhmut a couple of days back and claimed destroyed by various media. Until, that is, the plane was shown to have returned home with some damaged and a 'really annoyed' pilot.

[@vic5015]

MANPADS by nature have small warheads. Stingers are *way* better at shooting down helicopters and missiles. If you try to heavily armor missiles, cost and weight spiral out of control rapidly. There's a reason why Washington DC is now protected by Patriot missile batteries rather than just Secret Service agents on rooftops that are armed with Stinger missels. 9/11 forced them to realize that they couldn't possibly have stopped an attack on either the White House or the US Capitol building using a commercial jet. Even if you shoot down a 737 with a Stinger, it's still gonna hit the target.

[@kazakhstanisastate4614]

if you thought the pilot was annoyed imagine the maintainer he probally wished he went down

[@lucks4fools978]

@@kazakhstanisastate4614guy probably demanded a ralse

[@alexisjuillard4816]

​@@kazakhstanisastate4614if you thought the were pissed, just put yourself in that Ukrainians shoes. You file a super short range and pretty cheap but still expensive manpad, with a low probability of hitting a russian jet (i guess the probability per shot is low due to evasion, mises ,.flares etc) yet you manage to strike a fighter that can probably fligh higher then your manpad can shoot at max range (they don't go more then a few km right?) So you shoot it down are cheered by you mates as a hero, one of the very few ukrainian soldiers who can boast to have shot down a russian fixed wing aircraft (how many were even destroyed, by every possible means, a few dozen, like60, 70?, 80?) And the moment you go to the crash site or wake up the next morning you realised there is no crash he made it home and you now have a special relationship with that pilot who likely will develop a pretty strong dislike of any manpad operators.

[@nexpro6118]

Too bad rissian Pilots arnt trained well to actually be able to use all of the fighters capabilities to 100%, rather than the 50% now lol 😅 russia can have so called, "best" aircraft in the world, but that doesnt mean shit when the pilots are trained horribly. Funny how all of the pro russian aircraft people leave that part out and not to mention the strategy that russia uses for its aircraft/military lol

[@sharklegs]

I love seeing Simon try not to gag when drinking AG-1

[@gomahklawm4446]

Fitting considering how much disgusting outright lies and propaganda he's spewing.

[@andreasottohansen7338]

@@gomahklawm4446 so AG-1 must be a personal favorite for you then, huh?

[@oliver6287]

Hurray capitalism 😂

[@user-bw6jg4ej2m]

@@gomahklawm4446 sure, vatnik 😄

[@Farinapini]

@@gomahklawm4446 In what way?

[@stuff___idontknow2610]

The amount of footage of SU 25s in combat coming from the war in Ukraine has really cemented it in the consciousness of everyone, myself included

[@Shadow__133]

Especially the ones blowing up 👍

[@Dafnessific]

kinda like the zeppelin

[@elcidgranada3549]

@@Shadow__133 especially the bradleys in flames.

[@watcherit1311]

​@suprarcjpop545you are also propaganda 😀

[@prolordjozbal_jb3431]

First ejecting on video is from russian su-25 pilot

[@Stockfish1511]

Frogfoot is a beast despite its age. Not to mention how tough it is. Many pilots took missiles on their jet and still made back while burning.Soviet weapons are hella underrated.

[@MrTibbs12]

They were on parity with the yanks for most of the cold war,they had a similar defence budget..modern russia isn’t the same,too much money spent on defence has been siphoned off into offshore bank accounts for the past 30 years..russia are still capable but nowhere near like the soviet union

[@peterobinson3678]

'Soviet weapons are hella overated'... Are you watching the same war that we are?

[@jaythomas3224]

@@peterobinson3678 the one where Ukrainians are being sent to the meat grinder by Nato Generals that need to face court martial

[@Stockfish1511]

@@peterobinson3678 yeah i do. Soviet weapons are doing superb. Take t72. Their performance was said to be bad. But after seing nato variants performance. Yeah they did pretty good. Says alot when ukrainian put kontakt 1 on leopard tanks. Soviet weapons have always been good. Its that people think they are bad because of media propaganda. Bradleys were overwanked to be so much better than russian ifv. They have been totaly anihilated and they dont show any progress on soviet variants

[@peterobinson3678]

The Russian army is army is the 3rd best army in Russia... : 🤔

[@GlennCaldwell]

All of Simon's thumbnails across his channels these days makes him look like he's getting a surprise prostate exam.

[@Patrick_919]

Spot on

[@RM-en4mn]

It suffers a relatively high attrition rate purely due to its role as a CAS platform. If you're getting down low, slow and dirty to help the ground pounders out of a sticky situation then you are constantly exposed to danger within the combat zone; that's been the case since WW2. If you're a fighter then its all done as 'stand off' and you rarely see what you are shooting at. The men who fly these kind of platforms have to have a special suit to accommodate their unfeasibly large testicles!

[@eduwino151]

Russias lack of proper Targetting capabilities from standoff range means their airsupport is pretty much useless, that blind lobbing of rockets by Su 35s at the general direction ofthe enemy is just a waste of ammo

[@julmdamaslefttoe3559]

@@eduwino151 some are, some are not. Its effective enough to carry on doing it.

[@eduwino151]

@@julmdamaslefttoe3559 against mobile dispersed targets it is useless as shit atillery is more effective, even in the counteroffensive the biggest danger to ukraine has been atillery and mines

[@glennllewellyn7369]

Heh heh heh....

[@dugiejoness5197]

These pilots need a special big suit for big diapers

[@andrewmorke]

I think of the Su-25 as a modern Il-2. It would have been formidable in a Cold War scenario where NATO tanks met the Soviets in the Fulda Gap.

[@cl4998]

That's a great comparison; they both play the same role on the battlefield.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

In that scenario Su-25s would hunt NATO tanks and A-10s would hunt Warsaw Pact tanks. In the end Frogfoots and Warthogs probably might need to fight each other and leave the tanks alone.

[@geodkyt]

And the Su-52 was clearly superior to the other option in the Soviet competition- the Ilyushin Il-52 (later re-designated the Il-102 as Ilyushin tried to salvage their development costs by offering it for export after the Soviet Air Force rejected it). And the Il-52 was just an updated Il-40 (a Korean War vintage design that was cancelled after adoption when only 5 production aircraft had been built), which was really just a jet engined Il-2

[@cd5433]

Except it would be shot down

[@tieroneoperator635]

It actually is. Although this videos gives a very superficially description on Su-25 specific stuff (like flight control systems having rods 3-5 times thicker than fighters, or engine capable of surviving MANPAD) it really has same concept in mind. -Reinforced control systems -Well protected engine (especially for Il-2, but Su-25 has them on different sides for the same reason as Eurocopter Tiger has plate between them) -Rockets over guns (not the case for Il-2 with 37mm, but in general they had 82mm and 132mm HEAT rockets, while Su-25 has S-8, S-13, S-25, X-25L/29L) So it's pretty much the same plane.

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

As a retired USAF fighter pilot I enjoyed this video.

[@acidiccow.63]

Thank you for your service

[@KillingMachineMechanic]

What’d you fly? I’m a crew chief for F35s btw lol

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

@@acidiccow.63 I appreciate that but not required. Thank your parents for paying my wages that allowed me to do what I would have paid to do if I could afford it.

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

@@KillingMachineMechanic that’s an awesome jet. F-111. Seriously old school jet.

[@GarryCollins-ec8yo]

@@KillingMachineMechanic BTW, there’s 3 enlisted I tried to take care of when I could. Life support for obvious reasons. That one supply guy that could get anything. And every crew chief. I knew who’s jet I was borrowing, and breaking.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:20 - Chapter 1 - Design & development 2:35 - Mid roll ads 3:55 - Back to the video 5:00 - Chapter 2 - Specs,capabilities & proliferations 8:40 - Chapter 3 - Role in the skies 13:25 - Chapter 4 - The assessment

[@RoachMartel]

thanks mate

[@Tzhz]

The hero we all needed

[@richardadams4928]

'SU-25 Stormovik' was an early 90's flight simulator from EA. A LOT of fun, IMHO, and quite the hidden gem.

[@magburner]

The SU25 is a free to fly aircraft in DCS World.

[@swarajkar3086]

@@magburner That is Su-25T

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

FROGFOOT! So much praise for this and other Sukhoi aircraft. A real mud fighter of a plane it can run on diesel or petrol if need be.

[@user_sd3frqwenkf]

Нет чувак, это ГРАЧ, а вы НАТОвские лягушки скачущие по земле, которых он давит.

[@tgsgardenmaintenance4627]

Possibly the first time I've seen you not totally trash something Russian!

[@jaythomas3224]

That's Infographics

[@lexburen5932]

he ruined it by saying its a russian war of agression. While ukraine itself has instigated this with the overthrow of legitimate elected yanukovich. This war started in 2014.

[@Igoraharonov]

He is rusophobic challenged

[@JohnGeorgeBauerBuis]

@@lexburen5932while it is true that the war began in 2014, Yanukovych fled and was unanimously removed by the parliament.

[@darkonojic7494]

​@@JohnGeorgeBauerBuisFled to save his life.

[@Windows98R]

i love how NATO codenames are sometimes somehow more cooler sounding than our own planes and other times borderline insults lol Edit: okay, some are not borderline insults but straight line insults lol.

[@nvgboiyes6386]

I prefer the Russian name for the su25, the grach

[@sharklegs]

Mig15 has entered the chat

[@JayzsMr]

Felon is the best NATO name

[@TheCaptainBex]

As much I love Felon, Fishbed has always been my favorite

[@Shadow__133]

@@TheCaptainBexFishbed, same nickname given for the Moskva 😂

[@raketman101]

Putin is clearly loosing the war in IRAQ - JB

[@lisaroberts8556]

Joe Biden…. God God ♿️🙈

[@basedandredpille]

This is a brutal and illegal invasion of Iraq... I mean Ukraine he he... Iraq too

[@padawanmage71]

I thought there was a competitor to the A-10 (when it was being developed) that looked somewhat like the Frogfoot.

[@stalinistpotato4329]

Twas the YA-9 I believe

[@bush_wookie_9606]

The frog foot is very similar to the ya-9 comrade, Americans must have copied it through espionage, but they couldn't match superior Soviet technology

[@skeeman7514]

@@bush_wookie_9606is that why the a10 and ya9 were introduced before the su25

[@Ewiggrimmig]

@@bush_wookie_9606 Or there are technical reasons why the SU-25 looks like it does and the same reasons are why the YA-9 looked like it did.

[@Parocha]

@@Ewiggrimmigconvergent evolution… designs turn out to be similar to account for similar needs…

[@crimcrusader8459]

Well, the thing is both Ukraine and Russia are using the Su-25 on each other.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Fun fact: Sukhoi literally ("literally" in the literal sense of "literally", not in the usual YT sense😉) means "dry" in Russian.

[@timecrash85]

Don't understand alot of the comments below, but the effectiveness of su25 really depends whether the airspace is contested and manpads. I doubt su25's equivalent can do better in the environment su25s usually work in.

[@garlicdragon8664]

The A10 is made for the same purpose and is generally considered its equal

[@patriktoth6258]

​@@garlicdragon8664Except its speed. Su25 is much faster (650km/h vs 950-1000km/h). Su25 is a better option now for the Ukrainians. They know how to use it and its much safer. Its not the middle east

[@lucks4fools978]

@@patriktoth6258problem is that Ukraine doesn’t have the manufacturing capability that Russia has when it comes to producing planes

[@patriktoth6258]

@@lucks4fools978 Another problem is on both sides Su25's are effective and keep coming back. Even if Ukraine have lets say 40 Su25. Russia still needs a year to destroy their fleet with this speed.

[@Hornet135]

@@patriktoth6258 More speed, less maneuverable, worse cockpit armor, worse sensors and targeting systems. Better protection of hydraulic systems although both planes are redundant in regard to hydraulics. Both have a good chance of avoiding or shrugging off a MANPADS hit, but are still susceptible. Overall it’s a toss up.

[@rodinsthinker6822]

Who broke the Minsk Agreement ? Who has consistently refused peace talks ? Who underestimated the Russian military ?

[@broccanmacronain457]

Well figuring that the Soviets built probably the best-dedicated ground attack plane of WW2 I would have been amazed if this one had been anything other that an overwhelming success. Though I would like to see a comparison between the A10 and the SU-25.

[@geodkyt]

The A-10 is superior in oretty.much every aspect, but that's partially to do with Fairchild taking some risks (that paid off) in their design and thus getting a more survivable aircraft, significantly due to the US specifying a larger, more capable aircraft in the A-X program, and finally due to the US using the typical American Cold War tactic of beating the enemy to death with bags of money. All in all, the Su-25 is a great CAS aircraft. The A-10 is better... but USAF politics means there are a lot fewer A-10s, because "Nobody ever got to be Chief of Staff of the Air Force by flying mudsmashers. The Bomber Mafia and the Pointy Nose Gang get the stars and the money."

[@garlicdragon8664]

@@geodkyt I dont know how did you decide that the A10 is superior in every way, but the general opinion is that both are about equally good. A10 carries 25% more weapons, while the Su25 is 25% faster, both are known to very resilient.

[@maryfe8221]

@@garlicdragon8664A10 ang superior in strafing armed men wearing flipflops

[@rwandanstarbux1494]

You like to spew bullshit it seems. You should read about the A-10s performance in the first Gulf War and the Blue/Blue issues it has faced. The A-10 is an overrated piece of shit that is comically inaccurate while being evidently obsolete, as it is only successful with GBUs (F-15, F-16, F-22, F-35, B-1, B-2, soon to be the B-21, AH-64s, AH-1Zs, etc also deploy with success). Your political points are actually accurate, but your conclusion is misguided. They're still in service BECAUSE of POLITICS, it would have been retired years ago if not.

[@lunazero433]

Ukraine told USA that they didn't want the a-10... when a beggar tells you he doesn't want something you need to take a hint and back off.

[@warwicktaylor347]

12:40 So... Where were they all last weekend as Prigozhin's Wagner convoy was heading to Moscow; uncontested airspace, known position, straight road, no spacing between vehicles. Someone was choosing to not let them do their job! Who? Why? Why has no talked about this ANYWHERE, I have been waiting for days for this discussion to come up 'somewhere', and surely it should have come up here (even if it had to be added as a late edit)! Were the attack helicopters under army command and the planes all air-force? Where were the Frogfoots!!!

[@JLewisRacing927]

Congrats on 1 million subs!

[@godlugner5327]

Alternate title: acknowledging Russia actually accomplished something with as little praise as possible

[@AlabastrAIncorporatE]

yes but...

[@lowetastic8723]

why would anyone praise a country that invaded a peaceful one

[@majstor76]

i think you didn't watch, there is plenty of praise

[@peep77777]

@@lowetastic8723 Usa with Iraq?

[@badluck5647]

The frogfoot is as overrated as the A-10

[@mikestanmore2614]

Frogfoot sounds like a Hobbit from Innsmouth.

[@Pepe46873]

Pretty impressive when they take a direct manpad hit then continue on their way. I would imagine with weeks of downtime once they land to repair

[@AK-kz6wc]

They also can put the pilot in the different plane. Depending on the situation on the ground and squadron's available inventory...

[@WaVeTECH-b9z]

The precision and power of these machines are truly awe-inspiring

[@blastermike_sd70ace80]

As an SU25 I enjoyed this video.

[@WilliamBrothers]

Sounds like the Frogfoot excels where the enemy lacks what it needs to keep it suppressed

[@andrewpizzino2514]

In the USAF competition the competitor to the A-10 was the Northrop A-9 which bores a resemblance to the Su-25.

[@Stubbies2003]

Very true but since the YA-9 first flight was almost three years prior to the first flight of the Su-25...

[@andrewpizzino2514]

@@Stubbies2003 our communist adversaries tend to copy

[@numbr17]

Interesting bit of info! Thanks for that.

[@AlexanderTch]

@@andrewpizzino2514 You. Communists created first attack plane in the world - IL-2 and all countries including yours started to copy it. Most american equipment are compies. A-9 is copy of first jet attack plane in the world IL-40

[@AlexanderTch]

@@Stubbies2003 Not true, since first jet attack plane in the world - Russian IL-40 made first flight in 1953 and Su-25 is just its successor and look very similar. And americans, masters of copying also grabbed many parts of IL-40

[@savonbush325]

Ah the Frogfoot the plane that caused me so problems on Battlefield 4.

[@Vifiatos]

Funny how he loves SU-25 but hates the A-10

[@blakekeithley3400]

It’s flipping ridiculous

[@rwandanstarbux1494]

Because the A-10 has been proven obsolete and wildly unsuccessful. I recommend you read about its performance (lack of) during the Gulf War, and its required modernization (Makes the entire program pointless in the first place). Its cannon is dogshit, its purpose is better accomplished by almost every other modern fighter/attack based craft the US uses, and it is infamous for its blue-blue incidents.

[@Budginut]

Is AG1 the new Highland Titles or Better help. Waiting to see the pending controversy surely to bubble to the surface...

[@michaelthompson9540]

As a citizen of the United States of America, I believe everything you say because of your accent.

[@blakekeithley3400]

Nice! I always wait for the infomercial afterwards

[@wero892]

People could you stop saying that the A-10 is better or Ukraine should receive the A-10 to replace the Frogfoot and such crap. No one wants the crappy A-10. Ukraine flat out refused to receive A-10s last Summer, with remarks that they couldnt babysitt it for its Combat Mission and even the Air Force tries to retire it for years now, but isnt allowed to, because of some dumb reasons. That was even the Reason why the Air Force recommended the Plane for Ukraine, to finally get rid of it. And dont forget all the blue on blue Accidents the A-10 had over the years...

[@BrianM78]

Flogger, Flanker, Felon, Fulcrum ect. Then this poor little guy gets called Frog Foot.

[@OverseerMoti]

Whatever fits a "two engine fighter" jet, it seems.

[@jacobMU1]

SU 25 won the war in Syria, played a huge role should have gotten a mention

[@romanberkutov2592]

Люблю, когда Американцы или британцы говорят о захватнических войнах

[@WaywardVet]

Let's get one thing straight. Any airframe is a nightmare for ground troops. If it's a plane doing Close Air Support, we Americans are trained to roll on our backs, and unload as much fire as we can about a football field (or soccer pitch) ahead of the craft. Don't aim directly at something that fast. Use what we call "Kentucky windage". You don't use your sights, use your gut feeling.

[@Dank-gb6jn]

One of the cooler planes around. The Su-57 is also super cool. Cover the Ka-52 Alligator and Ka-50 Black Shark next! Saw a video the other day of a Ka flying without its tail section, pretty badass tbh

[@theamazingbatboy]

SU-57 video please - I must see every sordid detail of this unicorn for myself!

[@makegaminggreatagain3907]

The SU-25 is the perfect example of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" there is only one other country that produces an aircraft like it, The Brits use to have the Blackburn Buccaneer but like the Harrier they thought it was a good idea to retire it.

[@Surjayan-M]

The Brits and the French also used The SEPCAT Jaguar for Close air support they retired it though and now It's only in service with India

[@tomwagemans1872]

Isn't the A10 warthog a simular plane?

[@Stubbies2003]

@@tomwagemans1872 The A-10 is exactly in the same role. Odd how some people just love to post without having a solid base of knowledge to work with. Anyone who talks CAS airframes and doesn't know at least the A-10 and Su-25 cannot really be taken seriously as both airframes excel in this mission.

[@cl4998]

Let's keep in mind the a10 is only fielded when the US has total, and complete air superiority. The only reason it isn't retired is because of the war on terrorism. Russia continues to produce, and employ an aircraft in highly contested airspace.

[@Beau-Gus]

Isn’t that what’s supposed to happen? It makes sense to capture air superiority with aircraft designed to do it. Then follow with cas as soon as possible using aircraft designed to do it. Kind of dumb to do it any other way is it not?

[@vnyc88]

Except, it's not a Russian airplane. None of the planes used in this war, or others, were made in Russia. And the actual design is not Russian either. All of the single seat, and most of double seat Su25s, all 1200 or so of them, were made in another country, that still makes them. It is Russian propaganda to perpetuate the notion that it is their plane and design. They can't make them, and without Georgian components are now forced to phase them out in favor of far less capable SU34.

[@jamesdouglas6977]

The attrition rates the Frogfoot has sustained make me wonder how the A-10 would be doing in a similar conflict.

[@jery67]

With same level of air superioty, intel support etc as Russia has, IMHO very similar.

[@rademilosevic4944]

@@jery67 probably worse because it's significantly slower and longer making it easier target

[@Mortablunt]

Any kind of direct frontline work is going to come with a much higher attrition.

[@carpentercatch5759]

The frogfoot is a case when weapons was produced for the plane A10 is a case when plane was produced for a gun

[@ralfsfilips4154]

Simon. We need biographics on your KZbin empire

[@lazytommy0]

simon... how many channels do you actually own and operate? and how do you possibly find the time for all of them? lol As always, nice job! very interesting

[@crimsonJerom]

Easy when my16 sponsors you

[@faolan1686]

So Australia is send out FA 18 super hornets to Ukraine as we replace them with F 35s. I wonder how the SU 25 will stack up against it.

[@tommytomas-fr3sh]

well that like pitting A-10 to fight against Su-27

[@mollymillions5438]

A combat range of 'only' 1000KM, that's a vast range.

[@caffeineoverload7773]

Congratulations on 1 mil!

[@haotichar]

So, it's basically Soviet vs Soviet, but one of them having support from the west? Right...

[@ConfusedRaccoon]

I can just see a model diorama of two of these babies strafing in low n slow while a pair of warthogs come strafing in from the other side. Could look sick.

[@MartinThePooh]

Frogfoot, as well as Warthog, are planes for CAS in a scenario when Air supperiority is established. As Simon said in the end, any modern-ish figter would quickly outplay it, most likely not even in a dogfight-ish situation, but rather in a BVR missile(s) launch...

[@scionofdorn9101]

Well, yeah, if an F-35 can distinguish it from ground clutter (those things love to fly low), it's gonna kill the froggy before the froggy even knows it's dead.

[@r4fken]

I mean it might be if Russia had air superiority and Ukraine didnt have so many AA systems and manpads. Why do you think the Russian Helos are lobbing unguided munitions and running away, because theyd get completely fucked if they didnt.

[@nicholasbrown668]

lobbing unguided munitions? bro I've been watching videos all week from Russian helicopters firing ATGMs

[@r4fken]

@@nicholasbrown668 Which would make sense. Since Ukraine is currently on the offensive. If theyre pushing they may no longer be under the AAs umbrella. Or its far enough out that its relatively safe for Rus helos to operate.

[@nicholasbrown668]

@@r4fken most of these videos are months old.....russian telegram channels havent posted a whole lot on the new offensive outside of destroyed bradleys and shit

[@PaIaeoCIive1684]

Ka 52's are destroying multitudes of Ukrainian vehicles with guided missiles at 8 km or more range by night. Also, since before their Bakhmut victory Russia's jets have flown hundreds of sorties due to minimal Ukr air defence. Western media not telling you the truth?

[@danielschannel4887]

Congratulations on 1million subs🎉

[@yosefarfianbudiman]

Basically the SU-25 is an AK with wings

[@AmitDixit13]

Introduction statement is completely untrue !

[@Yupppi]

Su-25 is great when you're playing the game without opponent.

[@patriktoth6258]

Thats the A10. In the current conflict both side uses the Su25. Even behind enemy lines without air-superiority. Unlike the A10

[@rwandanstarbux1494]

@@patriktoth6258 Yeah, that's what I was going to type. the SU-25 strafes and leaves, the A-10 patrols. The A-10 also has many other issues, I mean, the Gulf War and Afghan revealed how shit it actually is/was.

[@mab2187]

A-10 is built on a cannon alone, Su-25 is built as a payload delivery system.

[@Stubbies2003]

It was built around the cannon sure but you are clueless if you think that is the only trick the A-10 has up it's sleeves.

[@mab2187]

@@Stubbies2003 Duh, ofcourse it's capable of doing more. It doesn't take a genius to know a Strike aircraft is built to do alot of CAS operations. & BTW everywhere you go all you hear is that "it's a plane made around the gun", that is what my comment meant. How brain dead are you? to assume a negative conotation.

[@neil3384]

Forgot to mention the nazi problem

[@hdcandela5697]

Russia has every right to defend itself from NATO aggression.

[@chrismaverick9828]

It's interesting to look at the A-10's development competitor, the YA-9, and compare it to the SU-25. Similar design theory yet different eventual outcome.

[@davidrodgers9558]

The "frogfoot' is a way better aircraft then the A-10... No one.!!! No..one.. !! .. purchased an A-10.. Not one country bucket up and purchased an A-10.. .. no one .. And half the world purchased frogfoots for their military.. There is a reason for this .. I don't care what TV tells you.. peace my friend..

[@geodkyt]

The difference ein outcome has to do with the quality of the competition in each design program. Suhkoi clearly had access to some of Northrop's drawings and data, and the YA-9 was a *very* good design that was neck and neck with the A-10. I'd argue that the YA-10 was superior to the YA-9, but it was a *really* close contest. The Su-25 faced off against a rewarmed Korean War vintage failure of an attempt by Iluyshin to build a "jet powered Il-2" (down to the tail gunner) that was quite simply, *bad* . The Soviets would have been insane not to pick the Su-25 over the Il-52.

[@ryanmiller8273]

Whats with the weird noises playing in the background and why is it the same volume (or sometimes louder) as simon?

[@Theshropshireratter]

Congratulations 🎉 on million subscribers simon

[@niceguy60]

Meanwhile the U.S has decided to retire the A10

[@johndutchman]

Also: Dude ... Elensky is a thug . . you don't want to end up on the 'wrong side' of this . . . be wary.

[@hamdimoutad48]

I'm surprised the Su-25 got a video before the Ka-52. I would argue the Ka-52 has been far more critical in providing air support and much more effective at menacing Ukrainian troops and armored columns.

[@AlexanderTch]

Ka-52 cannot fly that fast, hence it can't quickly be arrive to areas of sudden activity.

[@patriktoth6258]

​@@AlexanderTchSu25 flies in amd strikes with unguided rockets Ka52 uses its radar to detect enemy convoys or position and strikes them from miles away above the tree line.

[@2004milten]

Simon, what Russia did to Ukraine, your country did to mine. UK is no better.

[@lukilladog]

You make it sound as if one day Putin woke up and decided to attack Ukraine.

[@ClericChris]

If all jets were in a database and a suggestion was provided based off of your input, there's no doubt the SU25 would be suggested over the a10 at times but if you just hit the Ground Pound and turn Around box....... No sir the SU25 is not beating tht A10. However, even then let's be realistic. If you're on the ground and you're asked do you want an SU-25 or an A-10, you're going to ask for an AC-130.

[@deadboy9955]

The CAS role has mostly been rendered obsolete due to the abundance of MANPADS.

[@deathbyboa1]

We haven’t seen the a-10 being used in this theatre but id wager it would suffer greatly. It’s much slower than the su 25 and while yeah it’s got a greater payload and more ammo for its cannon I don’t think a top speed slower than a p51 is conducive to survival in a modern war

[@northwestgaming4049]

​@@deathbyboa1but what about a titanium tub rudders backed up with a cable system to backup the hydraulic system for the rudders and a backed up rudders. 🤔🤔🤔 no mention of that

[@heyhoe168]

@@deathbyboa1 cannon is useless in the ukraine. Too small engaging range.

[@deathbyboa1]

@@northwestgaming4049 it doesn’t matter if you have a titanium tub when you get hit by a manpad yes technically the a-10 has better chances of surviving a hit from one but it’s speed makes it more vulnerable to being hit in the first place.

[@wykehammato2784]

Was this episode sponsored by the AFU?

[@jw7156]

I surprised you didn't even mention the similarities to the Northrop YA-9. There was a lot of cross pollination back then. Another good example would be the TU-160 and the B-1 Lancer.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

Tu-160 and B-1 look quite similar, but Tu-160 is almost twice the size.

[@jw7156]

@@einundsiebenziger5488 The Tu-160 is 54.1 meters long and 13.1 meters tall. The B-1 is 44.5 meters long, and 10.4 meters tall. Hardly twice the size.

[@RuralTowner]

Sponsor looks like a Lima Bean & Lintel smoothie that tastes like vomit but will keep you regular...

[@ponz-]

I 100% just watched another su25 that just got shot down on the funker530 app two minutes ago. Idk how many they lost at this point but it’s definitely their workhorse

[@stevenstrother672]

C'mon drink the whole thin on camera. You voice changed after that sip.😂

[@alecmvp]

First 30s are just so cringe

[@Amantla]

beginning of this video, you can almost taste the bias

[@grapeshot]

Yeah they were quite effective in Afghanistan and Chechnya as well. Basically the Russian version of the A10.

[@nicholasbrown668]

better russian version* at least the frogfoot can pierce heavy armor, the A10 could barely pierce the armor of old ass T55s and T64s the airforce straight up admitted that its main gun had zero chance of piercing the armor of a T72.....the exact tank they were meant to kill

[@djzrobzombie2813]

​@@nicholasbrown668you ever about something called missiles?😂😂😂

[@nicholasbrown668]

​​@@djzrobzombie2813h yes missiles? the missiles that they launch using binoculars? again there is a reason the A10 is nicknamed "Marine Killer" they dropped precision weapons on allied units dozens of times through Iraq and Afghanistan or should I provide you a KZbin link for a video showing an A10 pilot acquiring a "hostile target" using fucking binoculars from thousands of feet up? resulting in multiple NATO deaths

[@nicholasbrown668]

​@@djzrobzombie2813or hell should I bring up the fact that the Air Force tried to claim the A10 claimed a grand total of 1000 tank kills in Iraq? but an independent investigation proved they destroyed less than 20 vehicles and the USAF actively attributed kills from other platforms onto the A10 so its combat performance wouldn't look bad?

[@grapeshot]

@@nicholasbrown668 interesting because according to the Business Insider the A-10 gun can take out modern tanks even if the tank has armor improvements.

[@Sean2002FU]

The SU-25 is a fine aircraft ....Many like to insult it in favor of the A-10, but its combat record stands squarely on it's own.....It's no slouch! ...

[@boristhedespot3473]

That AG is lizard food . Is Simon one of the lizard people?

[@ViceCoin]

A forward swept biplane would have better low altitude performance. Cockpit window should be replaced by metal and use sensors for protection.

[@pboyd4278]

I take a bit of issue with this (although I really enjoyed it!) Simon was so critical of the A-10 a while back but now the Frogfoot is all that and a bag of chips. I'd argue the A-10's performance on the battlefield is just as good (or better) than the Frogfoot's. I'm only suggesting as Simon didn't comment at all on the effectiveness of the SU-25's sorties.

[@wilgoos63]

Counterpoint: the A10 had it easy. With that I mean that it has never served in contested airspace. The Frogfoot on the other hand served in actual contested airspace.

[@pboyd4278]

@@wilgoos63 great point!

[@Stubbies2003]

@@wilgoos63 This is why they are losing them at the rate they are. You lock down your airspace prior to adding in the A-10 or the Su-25.

[@Mortablunt]

The battle won’t wait for you to get everything to your convenience waiting for complete air control is a waste of time that gives your enemy more time to better dig in and better mobilize.

[@sundragon7703]

One of the biggest threats to close air support crafts is an intelligence operative with a truck full of shoulder fired surface to air missiles showing up like the ice cream truck guy.

[@geodkyt]

The Soviets initiated the CAS program that developed the Su-25 two years after the USAF initiated the A-X program (that resulted in the A-10). The Su-25 is *remarkably* similar (as in, "Billy, your homework has the same mistakes as Jimmy's homework, and you sit right next to each other" similar) to the runner-up in the A-X program - the Northrop YA-9 (which was, in testing, considered a quite good aircraft with excellent handling). Note the Ilyushin offering in the Soviet contest was a rewarmed Korean War vintage jet that failed (and was cancelled in 1956 after adoption before more than 5 aircraft could be built), so the Su-25 was certainly the correct choice by the Soviets in 1975 - itbavsolutely outperformed the Il-52 (later redesigned the Il-102) in testing.

[@AlexanderTch]

Su-25 is not similar to A-10 at all. It's your dream. Su-25 is similar to IL-40 - first jet attack plane in the world. Americans also copied many parts of it.

[@Royce16727]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!

[@mikemoore1992]

The Frogfoot looks a lot like the A-9 that the A-10 beat in completion. There is a proptype of the A-9 at March AFB, CA.

[@AlexanderTch]

You lie. Nothing in common. Planes look completely different. Su-25 has unique design for attack planes. It's just normal fake of your propaganda that screams that Russia's equipment is always copy of American. But situation is vica versa. Russia created first ground attack plane in the world - IL-2 and never left its leadership. First jet attack plane in the world was also Russian IL-40 and Su-25 was successor of it and Americans also copied many parts of it same as they copied Russian helicopter Yak-24 and created Chinook.

[@mrtno4582]

A video on the Su-34 and its struggles in Ukraine would be interesting.

[@ezye97]

CNN watcher spotted

[@Dafnessific]

​@@ezye97who has time for CNN when the Kremlin is putting on the clown show of the century?

[@RakibHasan-ee2cd]

It did not struggle CNNHead.

[@mrtno4582]

@@RakibHasan-ee2cd @ezy8800 Twenty visually confirmed losses says you're wrong.

[@blakekeithley3400]

The SU-25 is no where near the equivalent of the A-10. Switch to infomercials where the accent seems to be job requirement. 😂

[@carlcollingwood2063]

Could you do a few videos on British Jets (Jaguar, Tornado, Euro Fighter Typhoon) - I would love to see your take on them. Great Vid. Thanks.

[@amacca2085]

Millions of videos on them on here with people who aren’t reading from a script

[@Qbgarden]

I believe we should bring back the ov10 bronco for cas role. Im sure it could hold the smaller of gau 8/10 whatever and the cost would be 350k instead of 12 million for each a10, its my favorite looking plane. A little little like a10 but should be able to serve the same roll since it has 2 turbo props and can fly real low and slow. 36 broncos for the price of 1 a10.

[@nanonano2595]

the A-10's gun makes the average american cream themselves, i'm sure. But in reality its the least effective part of the A-10.

[@Qbgarden]

@@nanonano2595 they should make a 5"-16" version gattling and put it on a big boat or mountain side or whatever. Trying to imagine a 16" brrrt. It would destroy ANY THING.

[@Stubbies2003]

The OV-10 couldn't even come close to being as successful in CAS as the A-10.

[@Qbgarden]

@@Stubbies2003 well yea. Its not jet powered and completely unarmored. I was thinking it would be good for a similar role because of how cheap it is and i beleive it could carry a gau because it carrys 7000 pound of whatever ammo it uses. Idk how much those guns weigh but i figured a10s are usually only used when air superiority is already attained so if its just ground attack in safe skys anyway ithink it could do the job. Admittedly im just a fanboy of the bronco design and know its for slow ground attacks and thought if air was uncontested anyway, that 36 of those with a gau even a smaller one if need be may be better than just 1 a10 for the cost. I admitted to knowing almost nothing of what im talking about, just the reasoning is sound to me. Lol

[@martcorn]

I can't help but think this dude looks like Kane from Command and Conquer

[@SpikeRazzor]

Miss flying these in BF3 😔.

[@iplaygames8090]

also an interesting thing about the frogfoot is that it can run on diesel

[@Sleexb]

Su25 is probably as good of an airframe as A-10 but the Russians are so behind on the technology that they pretty much use it exclusively with dumb rockets and bombs. While A-10 has a plethora of smart weapons available

[@majstor76]

I think SU25 was good because close air support played well with russians and their low tech .

[@shanequeen5003]

Really behind in technology maybe but who is jamming and shooting down anything the west can throw at it and the west can't hardly shoot any Russian missles

[@bjarkiengelsson]

​@@shanequeen5003Except for the many we have shot down... Y'know... Can't forget those

[@shanequeen5003]

@@bjarkiengelsson what the su 25

[@2BachShakur]

The Su-25 has a number of laser guided missiles (Kh-25ML, Kh-29L, S-25L) and the Su-25T even has a laser designation display, known as the “Shkval” which can be used to guide weapon systems precisely. But yeah, not nearly as versatile as the Hog when it comes to capabilities, mostly because it’s a product of the Soviet era while the A-10 is significantly more advanced.

[@murmuratingmemories]

It's not really built around it's weaponry, that is more true for the A-10. It is built to survive first, that's why the A-10, while a very resilient plane, is not quite the airborne tank the SU-25 is.

[@logangrimnar3800]

Don't worry, guys. The ghost of Kiev will stop it!

[@GuitarGuy4647]

Yeah, along with that nonexistent spring counter offensive that will totally happen by fall.

[@MrLeadb1]

@@GuitarGuy4647 Apparently, they've been probing for a month.😂

[@annoymouse890]

The su25 may be a better war crime machine than the a10 but it isn’t a better friendly fire machine 💪💪💪🦅

[@pravinsarvade7608]

When you talk about burning Nazi German leopard tank and American Bradley burning in Ukraine like you talk about Russian T90

[@relaxgaming8872]

So it’s a version of an a-10 for them?

[@Nathan-vt1jz]

The Frogfoot and Worthog are similar creatures.

[@deathbyboa1]

And they’re both pretty shite death traps for pilots.

[@heyhoe168]

@@deathbyboa1 It depends on AA systems they deployed against. Both are armoured, btw.

[@deathbyboa1]

@@heyhoe168 I’m talking about in the context of a modern peer to peer war such as the current Ukraine war.

[@patriktoth6258]

​@@deathbyboa1We talk about that too. Both sides claimed (confirmed with videos) they are still up to the task against manpads. Ukraine landed one on a field and the russian one landed back on their airfield (both pilot survived the russian pilot was annoyed😂)

[@PsiCommando]

Why are all Russian military markings blurred in the video?