The Algerian pilots demonstrated a risky maneuver. Piloting a front-line Su-24MK bomber, they passed at a fairly high speed below the mountain peaks located at a short distance. It is believed that such flights allow you to hide from the enemy's radar and go unnoticed to the intended targets.
Algerian Air force Su-24MK2 low pass ? ? ? #AlgerianArmy #AlgerianTakeOver pic.twitter.com/B73D48jvqS
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The air force of this North African state received the first aircraft of this type purchased in the Soviet Union in 1989.
Currently, according to various estimates, the total fleet of this aircraft has more than four dozen aircraft. These include modifications equipped with reconnaissance equipment.
Winged machines of this model are highly valued for the ability to attack objects located at long distances.
Given that Algeria operates the IL-78 "flying tankers", the range of combat use of the" twenty-fourths " can increase several times.
The arsenal of weapons is also impressive, which includes various guided and unguided weapons of destruction: missiles, bombs, including those weighing 1500 kg.
The gun armament is represented by a six-barrel GSH-6-23 with a rate of fire of up to 9 thousand rounds per minute. Its ammunition supply includes 500 shells.
The available onboard equipment allows the Su-24MK to "sneak up" on the enemy, skirting the terrain, as shown in the video.
Last year, it was reported that the modernization of these aircraft of the Algerian Air Force began in Russia.
Alexey Moiseev
