Editing SU-25 Frogfoot (section)

==IRL==
[[File:Frogfoot IRL.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Powered by vodka, piloted by Gopnik.]]
The [[wikipedia:Sukhoi_Su-25|Sukhoi SU-25 "Frogfoot"]] has the distinction of being the only modern ground attack aircraft (meaning that the plane is almost incapable of performing any other missions such as reconnaissance or interception) besides the [[A-10 Warthog]], with the close-air support role being performed by helicopters, drones or multi-role aircraft. The Soviets came to the same conclusions as the Americans when it came to what was needed for such an aircraft; the SU-25 has a heavily armored cockpit and fires a 30mm autocannon, as well as a variety of missiles and bombs. The SU-25 was used in the Soviet-Afghan wars, while its export variants have been used in various conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The SU25 uses a Gast gun mechanism instead of a Gatling gun. Rate of fire is slower but more accurate and the aircraft is more a multi-role aircraft than the A-10. 

Also, if you're wondering why the hell it's called a 'Frogfoot', it's because that was its NATO reporting name. The idea is that the word is something unlikely to come up in casual conversation so if you said 'frogfoot' everybody would know what you're talking about. The "F" means it was an attack or fighter aircraft, and two-syllable means it was jet powered.

Although the "Frogfoot" is depicted (so far) as being exclusively flown by the Soviet Air Force, the Czechoslovakians had some of them, too. After the end of the Cold War and the breakup of Czechoslovakia, the two successor states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, each took possession of some of their former country's Su-25s. The aircraft has seen heavy use on both sides of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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