Su-39: ARB / ASB 11.7 → 11.7
Add R-27s, R-27ERs, ETs etc.
Reason: as a subsonic strike aircraft an R-60M, and in effect; R-73s are pretty bad. It has no IR search mode to help guide the Fox 2s, which often miss even in ideal conditions from 1 flare pop, merely because the max speed of the airframe isn’t sufficient to do much.
Skilled players will just preflare it and make the Su-39 miss. Sure you could take the Vikhirs, but they too are easy to dodge, they get over g’d easily.
This aircraft is one of the easiest to kill in this br range. The A-10C on the other hand, had 4x Aim-9ms which are much better, even without a IR search. The A-10C is started out at 11.3 and now is 11.7, and is still vastly better.
The A-10C has a MAW, thermal, HMS iFF, and 480 counter measures.
The Su-39 gets an Ircm which is only good against rear aspect aams in a very very select area, yes it’s technically unlimited, but anything that isn’t a A-10C can catch you, and most aircraft can keep up with you in a turn fight, or all together out turn you.
The cockpit is a mess to see out of, unless you have VR, which a lot of people don’t.
You have no thermals either.
I really have to ask, is it due to bluefor players being bad that it’s the br it is? Because the Su-25T, Su-25Sm3, and Su-39 are really… meh at best…
Image With mock-up r-77 & R-27s
