Zhuk-a for russian, zhuk-ae(export) for export. Zhuk-MA its early version
The EXACT place my brain went too haha.
Want to know what I think ? I think since they barely touch low tier anymore because it doesn’t make any money, they throw in these old models they’ve had in their database for years as event vehicles to fill the prize pool easily and to squeeze at least a bit of money from people who don’t have the time (or the will) to play for hours during winter holidays just to get a special aircraft that they’ll barely touch anyway because, well, as you said, it’s not very good.
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More like Israeli skin instead of Ecuador one since Ecuador only operated the basic C.10 version.
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Well, I’ll have to admit, I’m a bit out of my turf right there. It would probably help if I could speak russian, as most english sources seem to be conflicting, with the Zhuk-ME usually being mentioned as the one used in the serial production and the Zhuk-A/AM being offered as an option for export MiG-35s
The R-27EA never existed and the MiG-31 would be like 12.3-13.0
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Seeker existed, motor assembly existed. Was planned to be combined. Plausible enough.
Now go convince the American Mains
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I can’t.
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There’s my point
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It was experimental just like the SRAAM which exists in game so there is precedent, and depending on weapon loadouts the MiG-31 could be damn good, no turning capability but like the F-15E it goes damn fast and has a damn good radar which seems to be plenty.
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Don’t forget USA air premiums
Pen pineapple apple pen never happened
I’m loving the rumor round up & discussion happening here (where is it)
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E in Russian designations always means export . Zhuk ME means modernized export. These are the radars of the export mig 29M/M2/K. The usual zhuk-M are radars for the Russian mig 29M/K. Zhuk-MA (upgraded AESA) is the first version of the radar with an active phased array. Zhuk-a later version. Zhuk-ae is an export version of zhuk-a . Only the zhuk-a/ae is installed on the Mig 35. There were rumors that an old radar was being installed, but I don’t believe in them. Officially, only these two radars. And there is no point in installing older radars, because this is the only significant advantage of the mig 35 over the Su 35, the aesa radar.
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Here’s one of hundreds of pictures of the SRAAM, there’s not a single photo of an R-27EA because they were never constructed.
If you want to take a bus with limited CMs and a couple of 8G SARH missiles to top tier that’s on you.
There is also this image showing what is allegedly a R-27EA
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Hey, at least the single-prototype MB.157 is in the tech tree!
The Mig 29M/K will be an excellent solution before the introduction of aircraft with tws. I think it’s even more logical to introduce the mig 29m after the SMT, at 14.0, given that it has much better FM, more suspension points, more powerful engines and the same good radar.
If we go by those rules I will be strapping mock up MICAs to the M4K and screaming at gaijin to make it happen
Btw there’s a whole 4, maybe 5 pixels in that 2nd image