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    Quote Originally Posted by Leo1 View Post
    Su-25SM3? What? I didn't even know there was an Su-25SM2.
    SM3 was show on MAKS last year. There isn't SM2 per see, like there isnt Su-27SM2 either. It will have ability to drop new bombs and use special ECM container.

    Quote Originally Posted by Andy_UA View Post
    Newly upgraded Su-25SM3 in new camo
    Admittedly i haven't take a deep look comparing SM to SM3, but how do you know it is SM3 from external view?

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    Quote Originally Posted by metberkut View Post
    SM3 was show on MAKS last year. There isn't SM2 per see, like there isnt Su-27SM2 either. It will have ability to drop new bombs and use special ECM container.
    Have they added night time and all weather capabilities yet?

    Also, do you know what kind of ECM/EW system Su-34 uses?

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    I would like to ask about the history of 'ZSh-1' helmet. When was it introduced ? I read that it was developed in the 1990s. However I saw pictures of such helmets being used by special units of East German as well as Czechoslovakian police in the 80s. The only difference is that the Czechoslovakian ones had a transparent face cover and a communications module. Maybe these were previous versions of 'Zsh-1' ?

    I'm confused about it. I will be grateful for an answer

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikoyan.1991 View Post
    i thought the problems have finnished on those regions.
    With region's unemployment rate somewhere about 60% lunatic fanatics with money will always find some guys to do the dirty job "for Allah".

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    Quote Originally Posted by metberkut View Post
    like there isnt Su-27SM2 either
    There was in fact.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sepheronx View Post
    Have they added night time and all weather capabilities yet?

    Also, do you know what kind of ECM/EW system Su-34 uses?
    I will try to dig up some more information today or tomorow.

    Su-34 have L-265 as ECM suite.

    Quote Originally Posted by Az_esm View Post
    There was in fact.
    Do you mean the good old b/n 56?

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    March 23, 2012. Channel NTV. Russia, Khabarovsk region, firing ground "Knyaz Volkonskiy". Firing practice. 122mm howitzers "Gvozdika," MLRS "Grad", 152mm "Msta-B" and 120mm mortars "Sani".


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    Quote Originally Posted by metberkut View Post
    Do you mean the good old b/n 56?
    I mean that I've read several years ago about upgrading 27 to SM and SM2.
    I dunno if there were any serial SM2, maybe instead they add something more to this program and call it SM3.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Az_esm View Post
    I mean that I've read several years ago about upgrading 27 to SM and SM2.
    I dunno if there were any serial SM2, maybe instead they add something more to this program and call it SM3.
    ... So...

    First you say there was then "i don't know".

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    Quote Originally Posted by metberkut View Post
    ... So...

    First you say there was then "i don't know".
    There was such designation for sure.
    I don't know about exact planes and their b\n.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Az_esm View Post
    There was such designation for sure.
    I don't know about exact planes and their b\n.
    There was probably such designation indeed, at some point. Who knows how long it lasted, however, in service there is only SM and SM3. SM did experience small cockpit changes, but nothing large enough to be called SM2. So, there is no real SM2 frames. There is 48 SM's, and 12 SM3's and that is it. I was referring to bort number 56 which was the original test plane for the SM version. It was also later modified to serve as test plane for SM3 modification.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikoyan.1991 View Post
    i thought the problems have finnished on those regions.
    You can't eliminate pests completely, but you can contain and weed out their numbers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bhramos View Post
    Hahaha. It does that. If you cross into Greece or close to the border then SMS "welcome to Greece", if close to Albania "welcome to albania", once I had the phone on and landed in Sydney and said "welcome to Australia" and got a call from Macedonia direct.

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    Gentlemen, I received a lot of positive feedback and cookies after my first release of Su-34 Grey photos into public domain. I think, it could be a good tradition to release into the public domain some of the good photos took during interesting events.

    This Monday I visited the first rehearsal of the Victory Day Parade. I was able to take a short walkaround of Topol-M TEL and want to share with you. All photos are in pure original resolution 5616x3744 without editing and watermarks. I release these photos posted below into the public domain. Use them for any purpose, without any conditions.


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