Su-33 likely won’t receive the R-27EA or any Fox-3 of that matter, however the R-27EA is being considered and I can see it being put on current and future platforms since it’s technically a real weapon with it being tested on the MiG-29 in 85
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every plane being able to fire an AIM 9 M is capable of fireing an AIM 9 X
On the testing note, I kinda would like an event version of the F14, resebling the version, that test fired the AIM 120 A’s
that is different for radar missiles tho
the 9x also lost some of its features when used in the compatability mode
If ya need any help setting up some basic binds for a pretty bare setup, feel free to PM me
Thanks for the help, whenever I am ready will send you a message. Just finished a Su33 run 3 kills and 12 missile evasions never had so many evasions eventually a Kfir got me with a python 3. I was maneuvering around a small mountain area, 4 planes on me.
Below is the screenshot of that game
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R-27EA? Tested on the MiG-29 in 1985?
The R-27R wasn’t even commissioned at that point, let alone the R-27E existing in any capacity for the next 5 years.
Oh, yeah, MiG-29 also didn’t have a radar capable of using ARH missiles until 13 years later.
in the other recent similar case there is also no evidence the seeker was made
It was the R-27A to be precise, forgot to be more clear, sorry.
There is, there was a test firing of the r-27A on a mig-29
Guys forget about R-27s we should be discussing R-37M its a must. No one can deny its existence.
we should let them pick their poison
either r-37m or r-27EA
the pointy radome is not typical of an R-27EA but of an early R-27ER
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I did hear about this too, hence why I’m skeptical about them aside from the mockup shown during 1997. The pointy seeker head is indeed not limited to it. The mockup that is known to be a EA also has a yellow-ish seeker head compared to the white ones found on other missiles that are allegedly “R-27EA”
Unless there are documents literally stating usage specifically for the 27EA, I wouldn’t really trust it
yes, the EA would have had a cream-ish radome like on the mock up where as the R-27ER’s is white and the R-27EP’s is a sort of odd orange-brown
Yup, and even if the R27ea exists, why would it go to the su-33 of all things
it wouldn’t because the Su-33M program died with the USSR, if time accuracy was considered it would go on the MiG-29M 9-15 or one of the Su-27M’s (T-10M 701 to 711 (711 is the Su-37)).
here’s another pic of the mock up
Yes. I’m aware. I already posted this. Also according to a person whom I’ve asked who knows lots of stuff about Russian stuff, this seeker cone wouldn’t even make sense. It can’t angle the seeker, and if it did get a proper cone, it would be similar to the R-77 or a R-27ER. The pointy head should also be a dummy missile.
And it would make sense having a dummy missile in display or in display during flying. You can clearly see the other missiles not being real as their boosters are literally covered/filled (seen in the photos where a “R-27EA”, which is a dummy because of the pointy seeker, is being flown)
There is literally no proof of a test launch aside from the R-27A. And the configuration where it is “displayed” doesnt even make sense either. If it were made, documents would’ve already surfaced just like the R-27A
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