Syrian check of Duckling

To the newest Russian strike fighter of Su-34 not vpervy to be tested by real operations. In August, 2008 of steam of these planes for the first time appeared over regions of boyestolknoveniye during operation on coercion of Georgia to the world, having made there the real furor. Then Russian Su-34 were involved in suppression of means of radio-electronic fight of the Georgian forces of air defense.

This task was successfully solved at the expense of application of an onboard complex of radio-electronic counteraction of "Hibina" which provided radio direction finding of probing signals of radars, distorting parameters of the reflected signal. Besides, the onboard arms Su-34 to positions of surface-to-air missile systems of the Georgian formations struck some bombo-assault blows that allowed to neutralize completely anti-aircraft weapons in the area Burn.

Today as a part of the VKS aviation group of Russia in Syria being on air base "Hmeymim" in Latakia, also are available a little (according to some information six) these latest Russian strike fighters. The latest because the state joint tests of these planes came to the end only at the end of 2010, and the final decision about their acceptance on arms of the Air Force of Russia took place in March, 2014.

Because of characteristic appearance, namely – a flat nasal part, in armies the plane nicknamed "duckling". How this "small animal" proves to be in the Syrian sky, results of his fighting work best of all testify. In particular, as gave one of these days Management of the press service and information of the Ministry of Defence of Russia, with the help of Su-34 objects of terrorists near settlements Madan-Dzhadid, the Cancer, a staff and point of management of fighters of IGIL in Deyr-Hafir’s vicinities and El Baba were destroyed. Around Tell-Bisa blows were put on warehouses of ammunition which as a result of such raid were completely destroyed.

Fighting application of Su-34 in Syria is made from height of 5 thousand meters. It is known that stay on such echelon almost completely excludes probability of defeat by Stinger type mobile surface-to-air missile systems. At the same time the onboard aim navigation equipment Su-34 gives the chance to provide hit on any land objects with absolute accuracy. As the official representative of military department major general Igor Konashenkov «with application of this type of planes emphasized blows can be put on objects of terrorists in all territory of Syria».

All range of fighting application

Su-34 – the unique, versatile plane. It is intended not only for drawing of exact bombing attacks to the land opponent in operative and tactical depth, but also for the guaranteed defeat of air targets. By the fighting possibilities this strike fighter belongs to generation of planes 4 +.

High flight and technical and maneuverable characteristics, existence of the digital radio-electronic equipment, aim systems of big radius of action, modern onboard communication system and information exchange, and also highly intellectual system of radar-tracking counteraction and defense distinguish this car from other analogs. In fact, in the Syrian sky "fashion show" of the latest Russian aviation equipment today is arranged.

The system of placement of crew is unique even. The pilot and the navigator sit here not one by one, as in other models of warplanes, and nearby with each other. Surprisingly, but in the plane it is possible to rise, limber up feet. In a cabin even there is a small bathroom, there is a kitchen with a microwave. By the way, existence of these conveniences, and still – internal fuel high-capacity tanks with possibility of a suspension bracket of additional tanks and refueling system in flight allow the plane to carry out in air till 10 o’clock without landing.

Certainly, in Syria these characteristics are now demanded at all. The airfield in Latakia is not so removed from positions of terrorists to fly to them some hours moreover and to refuel in air. Fighting possibilities of Su-34 are much more demanded. The plane has 12 points of a suspension bracket of onboard arms. In particular, as told in a staff of Aerospace forces, the car can be completed with bombs KAB-1500 and KAB-500, bombs of calibre of 250 and 100 kgs. Besides, the plane can be completed with four blocks of uncontrollable aviation rockets or operated aviation air surface rockets (H-25, S-25L, H-29, H-31, H-35 quantity to six pieces), or two H-58 (At) and H-59 (M).

In air fight the priority is provided at the expense of use of operated aviation air-air rockets of average range (R-27, RVV-Ai) and rockets of near fight R-73. Defeat of air targets on interception, and also destruction of land objects in a dive is provided with the built-in gun GSh-301 installation in calibre of 30 mm. The gross weight of fighting loading of the plane can reach 8 and even 12 tons.

During carried-out operation against terrorists in Syria Su-34, as well as other our fighting vehicles, proves to be from the best party. In particular, as the representative of Management of the press service and information of the Ministry of Defence of Russia on VKS colonel Igor Klimov told, all tasks put before the Russian aviation group on drawing of dot airstrikes on objects of IGIL, are carried out currently in full. And, here data of objective control are constantly analyzed, and demonstrate that blows of the Russian aircraft are put tochechno, on objects of terrorist infrastructure, information on which stay is carefully verified from several sources.

«Авиадартс» as check by fight

It is already known that counteraction questions to terrorist groups with use of the high-precision weapon were fulfilled during the large-scale strategic command and staff doctrine which has passed in September "Center-2015". As reported, summing up last maneuvers, the Minister of Defence of Russia general Sergey Shoygu, the special attention at carrying out this SKShU was given to working off of the tasks which are most approached to a real fighting situation.

«For this purpose, – Sergey Shoygu, – preparation of the armies designating the conditional opponent explained, was carried out beforehand on the basis of the all-round analysis of tactics of bands «Islamic state» in Syria and Iraq, and also Talibs in Afghanistan». Besides, staffs of all levels fulfilled questions of planning and management of armies at localization of armed conflicts.

During sudden check of combat readiness of armies preceding the doctrine and forces of the Central military district actions of operational and tactical aircraft were fulfilled also. In particular, about 50 planes among which there were also strike fighters of Su-34, transferred the base on operative airfields in three regions of the country. During the doctrine crews perfected skills of operation and piloting of planes in various meteoconditions, fulfilled tasks of support of columns, fire support of divisions, destruction of objects and bases of the conditional opponent.

Good check of tactics of action of military pilots became and passed in the summer of this year traditional competitions of fighting skill of "Aviadarts". So, crews Su-34 from the air units deployed in the Voronezh and Murmansk areas, struck bombing attacks to the land purposes of the conditional opponent, having executed fighting application of aviation means of defeat on remote ranges. Thus the mishenny situation on ranges also was most approached to fighting, and various types of targets simulated tank columns of the conditional opponent and separate objects, shelters and strengthenings.

During performance of practical flights participants of the competition "Aviadarts-2015" also executed flights on air navigation, air reconnaissance and equipment of piloting. Such elements of tactics as detection of the disguised objects, firing from aviation guns on accuracy, start-up of uncontrollable rockets are executed were fulfilled.

Uniform chance to terrorists

The rocket arms entering into the nomenclature of the Su-34 plane and applied at present on terrorists, belong to classification of the high-precision weapon. So, the H-35 rocket aims at object of attack by an active radar-tracking head of homing. According to the director general of JSC Takticheskoye raketnoye vooruzheniye Corporation, the manufacturing company of this weapon, Boris Obnosov, this rocket is distinguished by the increased noise immunity necessary at actions in difficult conditions, and also the advanced onboard radio-electronic equipment and new materials. The mass of a military unit of the fragmental and demolition H-35 type exceeds 140 kg.

The H-31 rocket is not less productive also. Weight of its fighting charge – almost hundred kgs, and speed – kilometer per second. The rocket is used from any plane carrier on which the container can be suspended and there is an onboard system of a targeting with range of action more than 50 km. Thus this weapon is not simply combined with aim and navigation system and equipment of management of the weapon being aboard. The human factor here is minimized: the pilot-operator needs to press only "Start-up", having put in action the katapultny device of the rocket. The aiming, issue of information taking into account parameters of flight of the plane carrier, capture of the purpose by an active radar-tracking head of homing occur automatically.

If to speak about corrected aviation bombs KAB-500 which also are applied now against objects of terrorists in Syria, television and correlation heads of homing enter into their equipment with correlation algorithm of processing of information on the purpose. They are capable to "remember" a site of object and to correct bomb flight to a meeting with it, than realization of that principle is provided "dumped-forgot". As emphasize in corporation «Tactical rocket arms», such GSN allow to strike the slabokontrastny and disguised purposes in the presence of reference points on the district and purpose coordinates concerning these reference points.

Subjugator of heights and widths

The "Sukhoi" company continues now implementation of the contract with the Ministry of Defence of Russia on deliveries of Su-34 within State defense order. The Novosibirsk aircraft factory of Tchkalov’s Accusative regularly carries out of the obligations, transferring to armies new equipment. As military pilots speak, these planes show the highest operational qualities.

In particular about that strike fighters of Su-34 much more surpass the predecessors – Su-24 planes, the Commander-in-chief of VKS of Russia colonel general Victor Bondarev spoke recently. «Su-34 bears 12 tons of various arms, and fighting radius at it – one thousand with superfluous kilometers», – general Bondarev noted.

By words, the Commander-in-chief, at this car the aim complex thanks to what the plane provides accuracy of bombing within 5-7 meters from the center of the purpose or a direct hit is much better. Actually, as Victor Bondarev notes (by the way, the skilled fighting pilot who has accumulated not one thousand flight hours in a fighting situation), thanks to the modern equipment established on Su-34 even the air bomb becomes here the high-precision weapon.

Today tactics of fighting application by this plane accustoms young pilots (including recent graduates of the Krasnodar military college) on courses to the Lipetsk State center of preparation of the aviapersonnel of the Ministry of Defence of Russia. Before preparation on Su-34 there passed only skilled pilots. «After training in Lipetsk officers start flights in front parts of VKS», – the representative of Management of the press service and information of the Ministry of Defence of Russia colonel Igor Klimov emphasized.

Su-34 it is capable to win a priority in air space in an every spot on the globe. So, recently pilots of the Western military district, having made a departure from Monchegorsk (Murmansk region) executed flight over the water area of the Arctic Ocean and reached an extreme northern point of a planet – the North Pole. Thus during flight crews were twice refueled in air: pilots synchronously carried out an approach to an air tanker and at the same time pumped fuel in tanks. Before they executed flight on Murmansk airfield from airfield in the Voronezh region with overcoming more than 2,5 thousand km without landings and refuellings. Totally link crews from four Su-34 in three days overcame distance more than in 50 thousand km.

Dmitry Sergeyev