Vadim
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2020-11-21
According to reports, the new Tu-22M3M bomber is an upgrade from the Tu-22M3 bomber, with a maximum flight speed of 2,300 kilometers per hour, which is equivalent to Mach 1.88. The aircraft was equipped with a new type of radio system, communication system and digital computer. The dual-tube 23mm remote control cannon at the tail was cancelled and replaced with a set of electronic jamming devices to ensure the integrity of the tail defense.
It is understood that as a strategic killer of Russia, the Tu-22M "Backfire" bomber has 4 types. Among these models, the strongest is the Tu-22M3 "Backfire C" bomber. It can reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. The Tu-22M3 bomber has a combat radius of more than 2,400 kilometers and can carry up to 3 Kh-22 supersonic anti-ship missiles. The missile is huge, with a range of over 550 kilometers and a speed of Mach 4.5. It can carry conventional semi-armor-piercing warheads or nuclear warheads. Such a missile can easily sink a Ticonderoga-class cruiser of the top military power of the United States.
If an anti-aircraft carrier is fighting when the war breaks out, a Tu-22M3 bomber of a flying regiment will fire a salvo of supersonic missiles under the escort of long-range fighter jets, which can completely paralyze an aircraft carrier battle group. During the Cold War period of the US-Soviet hegemony, the Soviet Union was equipped with 360 Tu-22M3 bombers, of which 160 were equipped with naval aviation and 200 with long-range aviation.
Tu-22M3 can not only carry three Kh-22 supersonic anti-ship missiles, it can also carry six Kh-15 supersonic short-range attack missiles, and can carry two under the wings on both sides. This supersonic short-range attack missile has a range of only 150 kilometers, but has a high-speed flight performance of 5 times the speed of sound, and has a very strong penetration ability. With the warhead being a nuclear charge, it has an equivalent of 350,000 tons and has a strong penetration power. The defense penetration combat thought of the Tu-22M3 bomber and Kh-15 is considered to be a concentrated expression of the Soviet Air Force's use of nuclear weapons to open the way for ground tanks.
What’s even more incredible is that the Tu-22M3M long-range bomber can only be mounted on two types of weapons: the Kh-22 supersonic anti-ship missile and the Kh-15 supersonic short-range attack missile. The bomber also released the Kh-47M2 "Dagger" hypersonic missile that can carry the latest Russian equipment. This missile has a maximum range of more than 2000 kilometers. It uses conventional warheads or nuclear warheads and can attack ground and surface targets. Figure-22M3M total It can carry 4 "dagger" missiles. In future operations, this missile with a terminal velocity of Mach 10 will become the main force of Russian air-to-ground combat tactics.
Tupolev Tu-22M/22M3/22M3M: Details
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