THE GULF WAR: The Battle Front : SU-25
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Two of Iraq’s Soviet-built SU-25s were shot down Wednesday while attempting to flee to Iran. The subsonic attack aircraft, code-named “Frogfoot” by NATO forces, is the Soviet counterpart to the U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II. Designed for use on unimproved airfields, it is equipped with a laser range finder and a twin-barrel 30-mm cannon, missiles and rockets. Before the war began, Iraq was thought to have had 24 SU-25s. Crew: 1 Range: 466 to 777 miles Speed: 621 m.p.h. Length: 51 feet
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