Russian Air Force

The Tupolev Tu-22M is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the 1960s ...

យន្តហោះចម្បាំងធុន Tupolev Tu-22M

General characteristics

1. Crew: 3 (pilot, navigator, weapons officer)
2. Length: 41.6 m (136 ft 6 in)
3. Wingspan: 23.17 m (76 ft 0 in)
4. Height: 10.13 m (33 ft 3 in)
5. Wing area: 162 m2 (1,740 sq ft)
6. Airfoil: TsAGI SR-5S[49]
7. Gross weight: 85,000 kg (187,393 lb)
8. Max takeoff weight: 92,000 kg (202,825 lb)
9. Powerplant: 2 × Dobrynin RD-7M-2 afterburning turbojet engines, 107.9 kN (24,300 lbf) thrust each dry, 161.9 kN (36,400 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

1. Maximum speed: 1,510 km/h (940 mph, 820 kn)
2. Maximum speed: Mach 1.42
3. Range: 4,900 km (3,000 mi, 2,600 nmi)
4. Service ceiling: 13,300 m (43,600 ft)
5. Rate of climb: 12.7 m/s (2,500 ft/min)
6. Wing loading: 525 kg/m2 (108 lb/sq ft)
7. Thrust/weight: 0.39

Armament

1. Guns: 1 × R-23 23 mm cannon in tail turret
2. Missiles: 1 × Kh-22 (AS-4 Kitchen) cruise missile
3. Bombs: 12,000 kg (26,500 lb) capacity
4. 24 x FAB-500 bombs or
5. 1 x FAB-9000 bomb

Tupolev Tu-22M General characteristics

1. Crew: 4 (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, weapon systems officer)
2. Length: 42.46 m (139 ft 4 in)[citation needed]
3. Wingspan: 34.28 m (112 ft 6 in) spread (20° sweep)23.3 m (76 ft) swept (65° sweep)
4. Height: 11.05 m (36 ft 3 in)
5. Wing area: 183.6 m2 (1,976 sq ft) spread (20° sweep)175.8 m2 (1,892 sq ft) swept (65° sweep)
6. Empty weight: 58,000 kg (127,868 lb)
7. Gross weight: 112,000 kg (246,918 lb)
8. Max takeoff weight: 126,000 kg (277,782 lb)[citation needed]
9. Maximum take-off weight, rocket assisted: 126,400 kg (278,664 lb)
10. Fuel capacity: 54,000 kg (119,050 lb) internal
11. Powerplant: 2 × Kuznetsov NK-25 Afterburning turbofan engines, 247.9 kN (55,700 lbf) with afterburner

Performance

1. Maximum speed: 1,997 km/h (1,241 mph, 1,078 kn)[citation needed] at 9,140 m (30,000 ft)
2. Maximum speed: Mach 1.88
3. Range: 6,800 km (4,200 mi, 3,700 nmi)
4. Combat range: 2,500 km (1,600 mi, 1,300 nmi) with typical 10,000 kg weapons load [113]
5. Ferry range: 7,000 km (4,300 mi, 3,800 nmi)[citation needed]
6. Service ceiling: 13,300 m (43,600 ft)
7. Rate of climb: 15 m/s (3,000 ft/min)
8. Wing loading: 688 kg/m2 (141 lb/sq ft)
9. Thrust/weight: 0.45

Armament

1. Guns: 1 × 23-mm GSh-23 cannon 👈 in remotely controlled tail turret
2. Hardpoints: wing and fuselage pylons and internal weapons bay with a capacity of 24,000 kg (53,000 lb) of
3. Up to 3 × Kh-22/Kh-32 missiles 👈 in weapons bay and on wing pylons or
4. Up to 6 × Kh-15 missiles 👈 on a MKU-6-1 rotary launcher in its bomb bay, plus 4 × Raduga Kh-15 missiles on two underwing pylons for a total of 10 missiles per aircraft.
5. Up to 4 × Kh-47M2 Kinzha 👈
6. Various sea mines/ Air Drop Sea Mines  គ្រាប់មីនសមុទ្រ 👈  and freefall bombs – 69 × FAB-250 or 8 × FAB-1500 might be typical. 👈
7. The Kh-55 (AS-15 Kent) long-range cruise missile was tested on the Tu-22M 👈 but apparently not used in service.

Russia  has sending couple bombers to Iran for supporting mission in Syria. It is to save fuel cost and increase weapon loading weight