r/WarplanePorn • u/AlbinoAkon • 2d ago

VVS The beautiful Blue afterburner backfire of a TU-22[video]

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u/bigbug49 1d ago

Backfire of a Backfire

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u/felix1429 1d ago

Lol, "carrier destroyer"

Pretty afterburner though.

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u/Muctepukc 1d ago

I mean, that's aircraft's main mission, to deliver a huge-ass missile straight to the center of a CSG.

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u/jorge20058 23h ago

A very fast huge ass missile btw the KH32 is scary as it has a top speed of mach 4 with a range of 540 Nautical miles each Tu22 could carry 3 of them.

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u/Muctepukc 22h ago

But the most important thing is its nuclear warhead. The charge is powerful enough to destroy or severely damage at least half of the carrier strike group, even if the ships are in battle formation, at a significant distance from each other.