10km is its maximum range. TBF I dont even think 95ya6 can claim it has a no escaping zone in WT at that range.
Surely bro
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What does the flanker do better outside of crashing and being slow?
cobra maneuver
That’s the 2nd one
r-37m
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R-37M isn’t a flanker though is it? Even then the MiG-31 is the better platform
it is on the flanker and makes it a potent BVR platform
Fair enough, I was talking more about base aircraft capabilities (range, payload, radar, speed) but yeah weapons included is fine by me. Since you said R-37M I guess it’s Russian made flankers
same goes for chinese flankers with the Pl-15 / Pl-17
Though there are questions of whether or not the R-37 is actually any good vs a fighter sized target. Sure the target has to defend but it was ultimately designed for shooting down AWACS and Tankers not fighters.
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PL-17 is more of a capability gap for the USAF because the PL-15 is a lot closer to the 120D’s range and probably is at the very least being matched by the 260’s performance. The Navy has AIM-174B but Air Force does not.
And anyways, as far as payload goes the flankers might be the absolute worst modern combat aircraft considering their weight and size
It’s still possible to make a big missile capable against manuevering targets
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Yes, it can shoot down a fighter, but the question is though, how hard is it defeat at long range?
Especially being that fast, is it able to turn well enough?
I dont know the details, but if it was an older aircraft or the missile was in the RWR blind spot, then the pilot may have had no warning. How it would fair against a Typhoon, Rafale, F-35, etc is a different question entirely.
iirc that mainly comes from them being designed to have a high combat radius
wouldnt the CFT on F-15’s make up for this?
i mean 8,000kg is closer to a super hornet, F-16, or typhoon
CFTs affect your flight performance tho, not as much as drop tanks but still
su-27 is able to take 9,000 kg of fuel
i dont have a exact number for the su-35 but i know that they made space for an extra internal fuel tank
and it is able to take drop tanks like the Su-34 (mainly meant to ferry the planes tho iirc)
if we belive the statement made by ROSOBORONEXPORT it has a combat radius of 1800km
F-15E has 10,000kg with CFT (and strike eagles almost always operate with CFT)
from what i could find Su-35 has better range though
seems like the engines on the F-15E need alot more fuel