https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/ea315165-f4ff-4762-a001-813a40e0e63c The propeller was dead. The jet age demanded speed. But close air support needs low altitude, heavy payloads, and brutal durability. The marriage of jet power and ground attack was never easy – and the Soviets learned that lesson the hard way. The Jet Strike era saw supersonic fighter‑bombers pressed into the mud, swing‑wing pioneers, and the first dedicated jet attack aircraft that finally got the formula right. In this full-length episode: 💨 Su-7 Fitter – The Fast but Fragile Pioneer – The Soviet Union's first jet fighter‑bomber (1955). Designed for high‑speed nuclear strike, then thrown into conventional wars. We examine its afterburning engine, its heavy payload (2,000 kg), and its fatal flaw: a dangerously high landing speed and poor low‑speed handling. How the Su-7 became a pilot‑killer on landing approach – but a brutal bomber over Egypt and India. 🦅 Su-17 Fitter-C – The Swing‑Wing Solution – The Su-7's variable‑geometry evolution. Adding swing wings transformed a dangerous brick into a capable strike platform. We break down its 30° to 63° wing sweep, its improved short‑field performance, and its combat career from Afghanistan to Libya. Why the Su-17 outlived its successor – and still flies today. 🎯 MiG-27 Flogger-D – The Dedicated Attacker – Born from the MiG-23 fighter, the MiG-27 was redesigned for ground attack: flat nose (terrain radar), titanium belly armour, a six‑barrel 30mm cannon that shook the airframe apart. We analyze its devastating gun runs and its service in Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Kazakhstan. 🚀 Su-24 Fencer – The Soviet F-111 – The ultimate Soviet strike aircraft of the Cold War. Variable‑swing wings, terrain‑following radar, two seats, and precision‑guided weapon capability. We reconstruct a low‑level, high‑speed penetration mission: the Su-24 flying at 200 feet, Mach 0.9, through NATO air defences. Its combat debut in Afghanistan and its modern role over Ukraine. ⚔ Lessons from the Battlefield – Why the jet strike was never as simple as "faster is better." The need for loiter time, armour protection, and pilot visibility – things the Su-7 lacked, the Su-25 (covered in E7) provided, and the Su-24 partially solved. We compare the jet strike aircraft against the A‑10, F-111, and Tornado. 🔥 The Modern Legacy – The Su-24 remains in Russian and Ukrainian service today. The Su-17 still flies with a few air forces. And the lessons of the jet strike era fed directly into the Su-34 Fullback – Russia's current frontline strike bomber. Sat, 13 Jun 2026 14:48:52 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://cast.pudmed.ir https://cast.pudmed.ir/lazy-static/avatars/eed1cb33-d04c-4158-b000-2f2fb9545c13.png https://cast.pudmed.ir/videos/watch/ea315165-f4ff-4762-a001-813a40e0e63c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://cast.pudmed.ir/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.