Sukhoi Su-25k Rook Close Air Support (War Thunder Drone Age)

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[@Hunter_i86]

Notes: 1- Su-25 doesn't have laser pod in real life, it is just the HUD in pilot cockpit "zoomed in" when pressing toggle view button in WT, a way made by Gaijin to simulate the slewing of laser indicator from HUD. So, complaining about Sukhoi laser pod is irrelevant because it doesn't have one in real life. The pilot just use the HUD to strike big targets like hangars, factories and bridges using Kh-29\25 missiles. 2- Su-25 has landing chute but you need to activate it manually by a button in controls "chute". 3- For now you can't switch back to empty weapons pods to jettison them, you must jettison them before selecting the next weapon.

[@TurtleDoesStuff]

Su-25 has a nose mounted TV camera with laser. But not the model in game.

[@ilay5834]

🤥

[@Hunter_i86]

@@TurtleDoesStuff I was talking about Su-25, you are talking about Su-25T.

[@Catchxv]

@@TurtleDoesStuff it's the su-25t that has it, also the su-25t has ability to carry vikhrs and tv guided missiles and bombs, something that variants we got in war thunder can't do

[@_xxexexx_3002]

@@Hunter_i86 Hey how are u using flare and chaff at the same time ?? i have a problem with it for a 2 weeks now where I have to when using "upgraded Flare" i need to do 3 shoots to acutualy use 2 flare+chaff other wise when using upgraded flares heppend this "1st key pressed flare lunched, 2nd key pressed flare lunched, 3rd time key pressed chaff is lunching" why ?

[@komrad-o982]

Ah yes the modern IL-2

[@zohaibtariq7351]

I don't even know what IL2 is??

[@Shirvani28]

@@zohaibtariq7351 an infamous russian ww2 ground strike aircraft. The su25 could be considered the modern equivalent.

[@FirstDagger]

@@zohaibtariq7351 ; "In early 1968, the Soviet Ministry of Defence decided to develop a specialised shturmovik armoured assault aircraft in order to provide close air support for the Soviet Ground Forces." Su-25 is literally the extension of the IL-2 Sturmovik in doctrine. You know the WW2 era attack plane.

[@pheaktra_]

Cold war IL-2 actually existed

[@ivan1kot]

@@Shirvani28 why it's infamous?

[@gamesilverbbb8157]

25:03 Epic😍🖤 "There is nothing more dangerous than a man came back from death”💀

[@basfinnis]

Great stuff. Thanks The Iraqi camouflage looks great on the Su25 😘

[@odkwba2875]

Thx for making these, it's really relaxing watching your gameplay

[@Sgt_Down]

Hey Hunter, thank you so much for your work. You're helping a lot of people in how the game and mechanisms work. You gave me personally the confidence to start making videos too and now my channel is slowly growing....thanks to what you taught me. You are the best :)

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello my friend, great news .. I'm happy for you, and if I can make a WT channel then anyone can, so don't worry .. just share your fun experience in this lovely game, good luck :)

[@jacvasdf5349]

Has hunter ever explained anything? XD

[@Sgt_Down]

@@jacvasdf5349 Everything about close air support :) Even his controls.

[@rrevolver1]

Awesome gameplay! Always love your videos

[@SU-tw3nn]

Man I am loving the SU-25 Great video man.

[@TurnyPlays]

I knew you would love this!!!! (Very impressed you made the S-5K's work!)

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks a lot Turny for the kind comment, Russians bring rockets more than cannon rounds haha. Spamming can make anything work :D

[@titikeeeh2897]

Hunter have something with his eyes, he can spot anyone in a -2 zoomed screen from 11 kilometers away. JUST HOWWW????

[@prestonwilson9548]

Love the camo they added. Goes hard with turms t

[@zodio_gamer6432]

Amazing video

[@mayt7599]

I love, how new missile trail looks, makes tracking SAM's much more easy XD

[@justinroberts9482]

We can all agree everyone looks up to hunter

[@itsmightyduck_569]

Yes, finally some rocket barrage! Thanks for the video.

[@cobalt0681]

Man, I can’t believe our dogfight didn’t make the video. 😢 sad times. I was in the A-4Early and we went back and forth for a few min you dodged/flares my missile, before a head on killed us both.

[@rickyvestal1760]

Starting off with a very very dirty double kill. Gotta love it :)

[@mrmioki9156]

Still not skipping ads! Please keep up the awesome videos. I was wondering when the SU-25 was goin to be showcased by you in the live server lol! I’m excited for it. Maybe your next video you should do T-90, KA50/52 and this bad boi, and possibly the new drone for Russia!

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks a lot for your support, it means a lot my friend :)

[@jacvasdf5349]

Ka-50/52 is pure cancer and the embodiment of gaijin's greed.

[@SlicerJen]

When no AA graces hunter with their nonexistence. Me, they pound. Or F16.

[@markmedvedev5689]

I saw the Iraqi camouflage on the Su-25k and thought: hunter will definitely make a video with it

[@mrleglove3377]

Great vids🙂. I always love your vids displaying Russian hardware. Can I place a request for a SU-25 vid with gun pods doing close air support. preferably in a sunny European map. Many thanks

[@steve-wu7jp]

I watch you channel to improve my game, is doing voiceovers ever going to be a thing? I feel it would help a lot of players improve!

[@FirstDagger]

7:40 So annoying that Gaijin cannot make the stores jettison work properly for empty pods, it changes every small update. 7:51 The Su-25 has a drag chute, but you need to deploy it manually and below 240 km/h. PS 26:42 Nevermind I see you found the feature yourself.

[@yuyy8565]

They fixed the jettison thing

[@kajmak64bit76]

I don't use chutes... infact i don't even use landing gear... i belly land for fast landing and rearm lol

[@abgaming1045]

how can i jettison stuff, which is the button for it?

[@kajmak64bit76]

@@abgaming1045 you need to keybind it But meanwhile... they made the update and made it automatic... you got option to change between manual and automatic... and i think default is automatic

[@itz_chieftain976]

Lovely vid,BTW what is the best way for grinding upcoming Event,i usually play Ground and Naval

[@EB-Ghost6]

This laser system is where having a good monitor and such comes very handy… it’s really hard to see at a safe distance because the zoom is so bad lol

[@krisztianszabo1440]

He has the entire tech tree unlocked, has all the strike aircraft for top tier... but he buys the premium su25 anyways.. What a chad o7 Hats off to you legend! - Su25K gang -

[@Hunter_i86]

In fact here is the real story about what happened, as active small CC of WT I have the right to ask for 2 vehicles per month from Gaijin for free, so I mailed them and asked for the tech tree Su-25 variant because of 256 countermeasures, they apparently didn't read my message well haha, so they sent the premium one. I didn't complain of course, I mean their support is great .. will unlock the tech tree Sukhoi using the premium Sukhoi :D NO PROBLEM COMRADE

[@honorhino7726]

@@Hunter_i86 Can CC's also ask for Silver Lions as well?

[@errorboi2777]

Nice. I always watch you and growling sidewinder. How about doing a7e next with 2 Zuni pods, 1 2k pound bomb, 6 1k bombs and flir pod. It's fun in night battles 🔥

[@errorboi2777]

I forgot to write it got custom loadouts 😅 have good fun hunting

[@darklizard45]

9:56 I just noticed how the AAM missile did a quick turn to be able to hit that target.

[@Tacit_helmet]

Now THIS is podracing

[@jett2753]

Hunter did you see that video of the Russian frogfoot taking off and banking hard left and crashing?

[@Hunter_i86]

No my friend, send the link if you have it please :)

[@justamicrowave2572]

@@Hunter_i86 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36klIh5oq5_e6M Hope this works. It was a pair of Su25s taking off from a Crimean air base, when one of them banked left and crashed for no apparent reason. The running theory is that it wasn’t properly maintained and there was a critical system malfunction.

[@Hunter_i86]

@@justamicrowave2572 Oh my God! that was sad .. might be poorly trained young pilots on an old aircraft .. thanks for the link my friend.

[@user-yl4of4yp6n]

Wow cool Su-25 iraq 🤗🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@iq_foxbat25]

طبعا :)

[@regioammiraglio7500]

Can you make a video about new G91y? your videos are always fantastic ;)

[@abbabubba]

The camo is 👌

[@laujah4021]

Little challenge, try to lobe rockets from a lot of distance. That require good timing to be at distance from A or B ... Point during ennemy cap

[@zachroth9311]

Hey Hunter, Love your videos, my friend introduced me to them not long ago and i gotta say I strive to be as good as you in CAS. I was wondering, do you have anywhere what your keybindings are set up as? I always feel like im lacking something or dont have mine set up in a smart way.

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello my friend, welcome to the channel and thanks for the kind comment .. I can send you the controls file on Discord if you like, just DM me :)

[@asesino22full]

Hey Hunter, still great videos like always. Can I ask for a Chinese helis marathon??? Or at least the Z-10. that beauty has to be on a video!

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello my friend, I got the chopper .. will try to use it in the coming days, it has a big disadvantage over Z-19E, the ATGMs & AAMs both on the outer pylons only .. so you can carry 8 total, not 16. Thanks for your kindness :)

[@asesino22full]

@@Hunter_i86 But it has some 10km, 1400mm penn missiles tho hahah

[@muntathr_g6830]

The Iraqi skin of Su-25 is kinda beautiful, looks badass desert slaughterer

[@RedTail1-1]

How do you slew the weapon/pod view so smoothly like that? I see it in all your videos. When I move my mouse even a little the designation point jumps feet instead of smoothly move. I've tried so many different mouse settings but it's always like that.

[@gameshoot8571]

nice vid

[@sztypettto]

Good deployment of air brakes entering into the attack profile; steadily scanning the surface for targets. Then hitting the deck after neutralising the target. Professional combat engagement. Nicely done. Extra credit for the Iraqi paint scheme. Wondering whether the Iraqis ever managed to use their Grach during desert storm.

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks a lot my friend, in desert storm Iraq had no good chance to use air-force, there was just very few air combat victories, maybe one by a MiG-29 and also MiG-25 Vs F-18, and I don't remember reading about significant air to ground attacks .. the gap of technology\training level was too big between the two conflicting sides, however the Su-25 saw combat during the Iran-Iraq War of 1980-88. The first Su-25s were commissioned by the Iraqi Air Force in 1987 and performed approximately 900 combat sorties towards the end of the war, carrying out the bulk of Iraqi air attack missions. The guys who made the camo did a great job, it is very beautiful but they should've used the old Iraqi flag of 80s, the one with three stars.

[@jankess1503]

When the controls settings tutorial video?

[@chasecavalier6316]

Mother of God that thing looks like a flying tank 😳

[@Jonathan-yu9ui]

My favourite loadout for RB is kh29l and kh25ml and s8kos and r60s, I got a nuke with them along with some gun kills

[@Hunter_i86]

Oh my God, legend!

[@steve-wu7jp]

iraqi camo woo looks good

[@deathsquadanthrax]

I like this better than the a10

[@iq_foxbat25]

Good work hunter and nice gameplay with iraqi camo🫡

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks 🔥

[@steve-wu7jp]

Can you demo some new Chinese helis along with their new atgm wheeliboi?

[@matts2208]

Hi hunter, at 4:21 how do you get that green square with red outlines around it? I see you use it all the time but Im not sure how to do it myself. Also how do I toggle the weapon selection? Can't find the key bindings. Thank you and as always love your content :)

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello my friend :) - Sight stabilization button - Select secondary weapons button Thanks :)

[@randomv3iwer]

Man! Was hoping you could come to TGS 2022. Maybe next time. If you do, holla at me. Ramen will be on me. BTW, is that in-game skin or WT Live custom skin?

[@Hunter_i86]

In game camo for 200GE, the name is Tricolor camo.

[@godlesspasha]

what is the locking control's setting name for the drone i cannot find it

[@SilverShark8554]

There are so many su25s and drones in the air now lol, lots of food for anti air

[@Hunter_i86]

I prepared a video about SPAA in the age of drones, a lot of free food in the sky as you said .. my Roland went brutal :D

[@fufu2450]

15:19 thats one very close very not boom missile off ur left wing hahahahahahahahahaha

[@Thunder_moment]

Грачи прилетели)

[@thanos9820]

0:58 double kill

[@francogaray2649]

hi hunter, im new with modern aircrafts and i dont have the keyboard fully configured, how do you sitch to that laser targeting camera, i saw you using it in every modern vehicle to fire AGMs and GBUs

[@Hunter_i86]

Hi, just toggle view button :)

[@FNINE9]

Iraqi camo is so nice and buty I love. It

[@ken2lonely947]

Amazing iraqi Camo

[@sucht0r666]

1:17 What keys do you use to move the target capture, without entering the sight from the cockpit, and how to find it in the settings, please tell me

[@Hunter_i86]

Sight Stabilization button

[@SquishyPiGeon]

Hey hunter, Im on the fence wheather I should buy the frogfoot mainly to compliment my USSR top tier ground. I already have the MiG 21 PFM which can do CAS to some limited extent with the KH-66s. What do you think about it? Should I buy it or skip out on this one?

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello my friend, personally I don't bring 9.7 jets in 11.0 .. so if I were in your situation I wouldn't get it if I have Su-7BMK or BKL, will just grind the tech tree one with more CM than premium one and same capabilites .. but if you don't have CAS jets for 9.7 then get it.

[@dassatisfan]

i want Su-25 so bad... guess im gonna grind the sht out of new Lego event to then sell the tank

[@dassatisfan]

Oddly enough if you turn away plane from your locked position, the lock and laser designator stays still and Kh-25s can fly towards it. just make sure you dont accidentally switch to sight

[@Hunter_i86]

It is wrongly designed I'm sure .. the aircraft nose should stay on target until the impact moment then pull off. It does not make sense with its current situation.

[@Vengeance4308]

The drone has better missles than the plane lmao

[@polakus9812]

Hello there :)

[@koakt3357]

15:18 missile goes by Su25: I am russian bias

[@Oscar-ds2vb]

it looks like gaijin "fixed" the target lock , fire and evade, now you need to lead the missile all the way or it breaks laser.

[@Hunter_i86]

Yes, they did it and I'm glad about it .. realism matters.

[@Oscar-ds2vb]

@@Hunter_i86 I'm just happy im not the only one to notice. thought I was crazy haha.

[@d3fc0n545]

How do you enter the missile guidance view? I got this thing cuz i sold my t-72m2 from the event and have no idea how to use it lol

[@Hunter_i86]

Toggle view button

[@MrMaister24]

18:02 How did you droppe all your empty rocketpods? I have seen it in the Update Overview but never found the Bindigs to drop Ordonnancen in an emergency. 😕 @hunter

[@poopstick924]

Idk exactly where to find it but in the control setup there's a search bar at the top. Try searching jettison or something to find it

[@MrMaister24]

@@poopstick924 was searching for like "drop", "ordonnance", "emergerncy",... e.g. Nothing found yet. Even with scroling down the entire list.

[@poopstick924]

@@MrMaister24 I think the bind is called jettison, try that

[@kajmak64bit76]

Search for "secondary" in aircraft controls You need to manually bind it

[@MrMaister24]

@@poopstick924 it worked. Many thanks. 🙏🏻

[@shatteredskull7221]

15:17 huh? Must been a mosquito

[@commanderflin4918]

Iraq camo 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kurly5338]

Does anybody know if the su 25 has the oh 29L’s?

[@methabuser]

how can U even see this Ozelot from 2-3km?

[@ZagJ107]

How about trying out those Chinese helicopters? In my opinion they’re the best looking helicopters in game 😉 PS. The Chinese helicopters can do some crazy maneuvers.

[@yuluoxianjun]

z10 is a undone shit

[@itz_chieftain976]

Play with Rooivak ;)

[@chocolat-kun8689]

Do you guide it manually or does it lock on? Because this is the first time I have seen this kind of HUD in warthunder.

[@dowmein]

This type of targetting only tracks the ground position you lock it onto. You have to manually move the cursor to hit moving targets, the Kh29L has lots of HE so it kind of compensates for the lack of tracking.

[@chocolat-kun8689]

@@dowmein Oh, I am still unlocking it. It is interesting that it has its own HUD, but no cockpit view yet.

[@dowmein]

@@chocolat-kun8689 It's like that because the standard Su25 does not use a targetting pod with a camera, the guidance view you get ingame is meant to represent the holographic HUD inside the cockpit.

[@Hunter_i86]

Guided manually, also Su-25 doesn't have laser pod in real life, it is just the HUD in pilot cockpit "zoomed it" when pressing toggle view button in WT (While carrying laser weapons), a way made by Gaijin to simulate the slewing of laser indicator from HUD. The pilot just use the HUD to strike big targets like hangars, factories and bridges using Kh-29\25 missiles in real life. Also you can test fly the premium Su-25k with any weapon you like, carry laser missiles and press toggle view button :)

[@WhiteRhino27200]

When I empty my rocket pods, it automatically changes for the next weapon system, so I can't jettison them because as you wrote, you can't come back on an empty secondary weapon system. How can I change that ?

[@Hunter_i86]

Because Gaijin ruined it today, with a minor patch.

[@WhiteRhino27200]

@@Hunter_i86 Ah ok, I never saw it working because I tested It yesterday for the 1st time, thanks.

[@R00FTOPK0REAN]

Just out of curiosity. Which resolution are you using hunter?

[@Hunter_i86]

2560x1440

[@R00FTOPK0REAN]

@@Hunter_i86 thx i was struggling with resolutions and such cus of the ultra wid monitor. It is good when you are just gaming but as soon as when i check my shadowplay it looks bit weird on the youtube and Pr. I should find the balanced resolution between my pleasure and video quality, maybe i should try your resolution as well

[@Jonathan-yu9ui]

Using third person camera is way more accurate and easier to see than with the targeting camera

[@Hunter_i86]

Yeah, you have to keep spamming "Sight stabilization" button on a moving target, I just like the smooth slewing more .. doesn't mean it is better, it is just looks more beautiful for the videos haha 😂

[@Jonathan-yu9ui]

@@Hunter_i86 I get most of my kills on AA in their spawn, otherwise I just communicate with my team to hit targets that are being suppressed behind cover

[@kupitmannn]

do you remember me?

[@itz_chieftain976]

Hi,i got Adats m113 but it doesn't lock on third person,have to lock on gunner view ,is there a way to fix it?

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello, it is not a bug .. all SPAA with IRST need to lock from gunner optics.

[@user-ck5rs4cy4f]

go Ua kamo!)))

[@The_Official_DDKHellcat]

Russo camo is better

[@ilikewarthunder4365]

my dream is to play with you

[@KinetiKo_]

What are your keybinds for drones? I have a hard time figuring out how to use them

[@dingusbingus7463]

It’s similar to a heli rather than a plane. Unless you mean the UCAV, those are wonky like bi-planes without a vertical stabilizer so it’s almost like a mini flying wing but slower.

[@Hunter_i86]

Same buttons for Jaguar or MiG-27 for example. Sight stabilization button.

[@dingusbingus7463]

@@Hunter_i86 did they change it for the live server?

[@glndizer5923]

شلون تتحكم بالمربع الي يوجه الصاروخ من المنضور الثالث ؟؟ بدون زحمه ضلعي

[@Hunter_i86]

Spamming "Sight Stabilization" button 👍

[@Vengeance4308]

The a10 is much better even with Russian bias in the game

[@user-rp4db5mb1p]

Long live my great country Long live my great country Iraq 🇮🇶

[@user-gn9zh6uw9m]

Красивый камуфляж ВВС Ирака у Су-25🥰

[@Hunter_i86]

Thanks comrade :)

[@halfshieldstudio7027]

what is the shortkey fro stabilizing sight and locking on target with drone like in 8:18 ?

[@Hunter_i86]

Sight stabilization button

[@Nij239]

حبيبي

[@bone8696]

Hey Hunter, Su 25 or a10? Wich Is the buy?

[@Hunter_i86]

Hello my friend, it depends on what ground units you have .. also I heard premium A-10 might go up to 10.0 soon. A-10 has better guided weapons and Su-25 is much faster and aggressive.

[@KFLY007]

The su 25 is decent but it will never be as good as the A10

[@Denis-ek6ox]

how you can see the enemys i only see little pixels

[@Hunter_i86]

I see little pixels as well lol, fire your missiles on these pixels.

[@MilitaristTurkcu]

5:09 Yo what the fuuuu-

[@N01Dad]

I dont see how you were able to get anywhere near the objectives without getting ass blasted from 3 different AA. Def a skill issue on my end. Can you post some full gameplay? New to ground attackers but not fighters, if you can believe it I've never used one since the game has launched

[@BrianT8644]

How to get good at war thunder?

[@steve-wu7jp]

The zoom on that laser pod is garbage,along with the angle that you must maintain to use it.

[@BigZ-il5hg]

Yooo

[@wing0291]

O7 general

[@JDavinne]

Could you share your aircraft controls .blk? pls.

[@Hunter_i86]

In Discord.

[@user-qu5dp8dk1q]

Why x-29l and x-25ml now need to be constantly accompanied, and Hunter has them flying unaccompanied

[@Hunter_i86]

Because this video is two months ago my friend, they changed it and made it like in real life ..

[@user-qu5dp8dk1q]

Okey, thanks ;)

[@leopardo5208]

Everytime I go into SU 25k in ground rb I get locked on everytime by a helicopter, anti-air or planes. Basically i can never stay alive for more than 2 minutes and actually do something. It is really annoying and I will accept any advice on how to not get deleted in first minutes

[@Hunter_i86]

Stay away from the ground battle a little bit by side climbing to study the situation instead of jumping into the fight directly .. when you feel the situation is relatively safe or enemy SPAA are busy looking for closer targets start your dive.

[@leopardo5208]

@@Hunter_i86 okay I will try to play more patiently and watch out more. Thanks