Ace Combat 8 Database
Su-25SM Frogfoot
A successor to the Su-25. Prior to its predecessor, bombers developed in the same country often suffered from poor steering and were ineffective in ground target attacks. Exercise drills demonstrated the shortcomings of those predecessor planes, and proved that there is a need for a specialist attack aircraft. The military required that the fighter be resilient and low-cost while possessing the ability to attack ground targets within 50 kilometers. The Su-25 met the basic requirements, and a program to implement the upgrades needed produced the Su-25SM. The Su-25's double-seater layout was revised, with onboard electronics replacing the rear seat. It is equipped with a 30mm cannon, and air-to-surface missiles, gun pods, and a variety of bombs can also be equipped underneath its wings. Its nickname is "Grach," meaning "rook" in its developer's country.
Performance
MaxHealth- 100
SpeedMax- 1,830
StealthLevel- 0
GunLoadCount- 3,600
MainWeaponLoadCount- 124
FlareLoadCount- 8
4AGM- 24 (12 paired)
- SFFS
- 22 (12 paired)
MGP- 3600 (1800 paired)
Flight model
The raw flight data from the game files (campaign version). Speeds are in km/h. The other numbers use the game's own units. The values keep the game's field names, because what most of them do is still unknown. Under Stability and Defense are the fields that match those in-game bars best. Mobility matches the rotation rates. How the game calculates the bars is unknown.
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 1,830
SpeedBreak- 2,130
SpeedBuffet- 200
SpeedStall- 160
SpeedMin- 150
GndSpeedTakeoff- 350
Power
AcceleR- 6.44
DeceleR- 5.15
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.45
SpeedRollDownerR- 5
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.9
YawRateStdNrm- 0.61
StdArtificialRoll- 40
RotStallR- 2
Defense
MaxHealth- 100
StealthLevel- 0
StealthSensorLevel- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 20 / 5
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 188.7 | 600 | 348 | 1,041 | 693 | 1.75 | 2.23 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Roll | 129.6 | 600 | 348 | 720 | 372 | 1.75 | 2.23 | 1.2 | 1.75 |
| Yaw | 105 | 600 | 390 | 1,057 | 667 | 1.75 | 2.23 | 3 | 1.7 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- None
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 0
DriftStartInputTime- 0.5
DriftSpeedEnd- 100
DriftStopDiffRadian- 3
DriftPitchRate- 0.8
DriftYawRate- 1
DriftYawRate_PSM- 5
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 140 | 111 | 54 | 57.8 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 180 | 157.3 | 108 | 84 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 600 | 188.7 | 129.6 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 800 | 188.7 | 108 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 185 | 102.6 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,200 | 111 | 64.8 | 68.3 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 83.3 | 48.6 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 1,830 | 64.8 | 32.4 | 31.5 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,130 | 37 | 21.6 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
Special weapons
Part slots: 2 body · 6 arms · 3 misc
How to unlock
- Unlock
- Purchase
- Cost
- 90,000 MRP
- 2nd-4th purchase
- 11,250 MRP each
- Special weapons 2 / 3
- 9,000 MRP / 9,000 MRP
- Requires
- Main Structural Frame
Aces flying the Su-25SM
Custos Janysh Atambayev
Skins
17 campaign skins. See all Su-25SM skins →
Performance
In online mode, aircraft level up with COMBAT XP and have different stats at each level. The campaign has no aircraft levels.
MaxHealth- 87
SpeedMax- 1,830
StealthLevel- 0
GunLoadCount- 1,000
MainWeaponLoadCount- 102
FlareLoadCount- 6
- 4AGM
- 24 (16 paired)
- SFFS
- 22 (14 paired)
- MGP
- 700 (350 paired)
Flight model at level
The game's curve points for this aircraft are out of order (a lower speed follows a higher one); they are drawn as stored.
Speed (km/h)
SpeedMax- 1,830
SpeedBreak- 2,130
SpeedBuffet- 180
SpeedStall- 140
SpeedMin- 120
GndSpeedTakeoff- 350
Power
AcceleR- 6.44
DeceleR- 5.15
PowerAfterBurnerR- 1.3
MaxSpeedAfterBurnerR- 1.2
SpeedUpperR- 0.5
SpeedDownerR- -0.45
SpeedRollDownerR- 3
AltStallStart / AltStall- 11,000 / 12,000
Stability
PitchUpDownR- 0.9
YawRateStdNrm- 0.7
StdArtificialRoll- 40
RotStallR- 1.5
Defense
MaxHealth- 87
StealthLevel- 0
StealthSensorLevel- 0
StaggerTimeMax- 0
StaggerImpactDamageMax / Min- 20 / 5
Mobility
| Axis | Peak rate | At km/h | Best speed band, km/h (rate ≥ 90% of peak) | AddRotR | DecRotR | InputRotAdd | InputRotDec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | Range | |||||||
| Pitch | 188.7 | 600 | 348 | 1,041 | 693 | 1.5 | 2.23 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| Roll | 86.4 | 600 | 348 | 720 | 372 | 1.5 | 2.23 | 1.5 | 1.75 |
| Yaw | 105 | 600 | 390 | 1,057 | 667 | 1.5 | 2.23 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
Post-stall and drift
DriftPostStallManeuverability- None
DriftPostStallManeuverSpeedEnd- 0
DriftStartInputTime- 0.5
DriftSpeedEnd- 100
DriftStopDiffRadian- 3
DriftPitchRate- 0.8
DriftYawRate- 1
DriftYawRate_PSM- 5
DriftSpeedStartDec- 0
DriftSpeedDecR- 150
DriftSpeedDecMax- 5,000
Curve points SpeedGraph / SpeedRot / RotGravR / DiffNoseVelocityR 0..9
| Speed (km/h) | Pitch rate | Roll rate | Yaw rate | RotGravR pitch | RotGravR yaw | DiffNoseVelocityR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 140 | 111 | 36 | 57.8 | 35 | 5 | 5 |
| 180 | 157.3 | 72 | 84 | 30 | 4 | 5 |
| 600 | 188.7 | 86.4 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 800 | 188.7 | 72 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,000 | 185 | 68.4 | 105 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,200 | 111 | 43.2 | 68.3 | 20 | 2 | 5 |
| 1,400 | 83.3 | 32.4 | 42 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 1,830 | 64.8 | 21.6 | 31.5 | 20 | 2 | 4 |
| 2,130 | 37 | 14.4 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 4 |
Special weapons
- 4AGM 4 Target Air-to-Ground MissileFrom the start
- SFFS Self Forging Fragment SubmunitionsLimit break 1
- MGP Machine Gun PodLimit break 3
The others unlock with limit breaks, in the order listed. One special weapon per sortie until limit break 2, then two types at once (with less ammo for each). Part slots also come from limit breaks (below).
How to get it
- Online store
- 7,000 Zoll
SENIOR AIRMAN (rank 3) - COST
- 700
Limit breaks
Each limit break raises the level cap and adds part slots or special weapons. Costs are for that step; the totals are everything paid from the start. Upgrade Blueprints are specific to the Su-25SM; General Purpose Upgrade Blueprints work on any aircraft.
| Limit break | Level cap | Part slots | Special weapons |  Zoll |  Blueprints |  General Purpose | Total so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 (start) | 5 | 1 / 1 / 1 | 4AGM | — | — | — | — |
| 1 | 10 | 2 / 1 / 1 | +SFFS | 5,000 | 5 | 0 | 5,000 5 0 |
| 2 | 15 | 3 / 1 / 1 | 2 types at once | 15,000 | 15 | 0 | 20,000 20 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 4 / 2 / 1 | +MGP | 30,000 | 30 | 10 | 50,000 50 10 |
COMBAT XP per level (to level 20: 7,500)
Aircraft earn COMBAT XP by flying online missions (and from COMBAT XP Memory items). Totals from level 1.
| Level | Total COMBAT XP | From the level before |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | 83 | 62 |
| 4 | 187 | 104 |
| 5 | 332 | 145 |
| 6 | 519 | 187 |
| 7 | 748 | 229 |
| 8 | 1,018 | 270 |
| 9 | 1,330 | 312 |
| 10 | 1,683 | 353 |
| 11 | 2,078 | 395 |
| 12 | 2,514 | 436 |
| 13 | 2,992 | 478 |
| 14 | 3,511 | 519 |
| 15 | 4,072 | 561 |
| 16 | 4,675 | 603 |
| 17 | 5,319 | 644 |
| 18 | 6,004 | 685 |
| 19 | 6,731 | 727 |
| 20 | 7,500 | 769 |
Challenges
Online challenges for the Su-25SM and their rewards. All challenges →
| Goal | Tiers and rewards |
|---|---|
| Play a total of N mission(s) using Su-25SM Frogfoot. |
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| Unlock Su-25SM Frogfoot's level cap a total of N time(s). |
Skins
10 online skins. See all Su-25SM skins →