| Tu-22M | |
|---|---|
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| Origin |  Soviet Union
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| Role | Strategic bomber Maritime strike |
| Manufacturer | Tupolev |
| Primary user |  Soviet Air Force Russian Air Force
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| General characteristics | |
| Crew | 4 |
| Length | 42.4 m (139.4 ft) |
| Wingspan | - Spread (20° sweep): 34.28 m (112.6 ft) - Swept (65° sweep): 23.30 m (76.6 ft) |
| Height | 11.05 m (36 ft 3 in) |
| Loaded weight | 112,000 kg (246,000 lb) |
| Performance | |
| Maximum speed | 2,303 km/h (1,431 mph) |
| Range | 6,800 km (4,200 mi) |
| Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. series information | |
| Appearances | H.A.W.X. |
The Tupolev Tu-22M (Russian: Туполев Ту-22М; NATO reporting name: Backfire) is a supersonic, variable-sweep wing, long-range strategic and maritime strike bomber developed by the Tupolev Design Bureau in the Soviet Union. Manufactured by Tupolev, the Tu-22 entered service with the Soviet military in the 1960s. The last examples were retired during the 1990s. Produced in comparatively small numbers, the aircraft was a disappointment, lacking the intercontinental range that had been expected. Later in their service life, Tu-22s were used as launch platforms for the Soviet Kh-22 standoff missile, and as reconnaissance aircraft. Tu-22s were sold to other nations, including Libya and Iraq. The Tu-22 was one of the few Soviet bombers to see combat; Libyan Tu-22s were used against Tanzania and Chad, and Iraqi Tu-22s were used during the Iran–Iraq War.
H.A.W.X.[]
Drake is one of Artemis Global Security's bombers and it is only seen in Operation: Blacklight when it was assigned to bomb the terrorist training camps hidden in the mountainous border near Afghanistan while being protected and escorted by Reaper Flight.
A squadron of four bombers under control of an unnamed private military company hired by a neighboring rogue state was assigned to bomb the refinery complex during Operation: Adder, but Artemis' Reaper Flight shot them down, as well as their escorts.