The biggest problem is that they added planes that despite being from the early 2000s just take the old airframes (and also old avionics in the case of the su27sm) and modernise them giving some of the technologies that were planned on what should have been, had the ussr not fallen, the actual “F-15C and F-16C” for the VVS (aka MiG-29M and Su-27M).
Both the SMT and especially the Su-27SM are simply inferior designs, that are not remotely close to the best the engineering department could do but simply what money could buy.
There are many variants of the Flanker yet to be added, with increasing levels of performance, weapons and technology.
There is also second generation fulcrums with 8 hardpoints (mig33/35/29k etc)
However, the tactics and strategies will now plateau without signficant changes to the core gameplay.
A few extra % in performance won’t change the way the game is being played, and new and more modern Flanker will be introduced alongside higher performing western aircraft such as the F18 variants and delta cannards
We are getting closer and closer to the end of the line for aircraft.
So, you are 40 year-old man who lurks around a video game forum does not play any of the vehicles mentioned & talks about DCS in which he does not play not either?
What are you really looking for here?
I am a little concerned, dude.
How am I narcissist when I mind my own business and you come out of your way to talk to me?
You only engage when I speak. Remember this.
It’s not worth engaging, then please by all means stop replying to my post that have nothing to do with you.
I think the drag may be little exaggerated currently , but it is a chronic problem for russian missile variants until they ditc the grid fins and shrink the size of their radar and guidance package to make way for a larger motor.
Russia does not know how do build large motors? They are the number one in rocket design btw :)
You know how big the R-27ER control unit is right? How much it weighs? About half the weight of an Aim-120. The Warhead? 39kg.
They obviously do have an issue making stronger motors. Obviously, they like the missiles & it performs optimal otherwise they would have upgraded them & “lose” the grid fins.
As of late you’ve repeatedly responded to me when I was talking to others and you’ve always stated some absurd nonsense. Of course you already knew that but I’m still letting you bait responses / attention rn.
I mean, it’s not a big concern. The missile is still worthwhile.
True, it is much harder to notch/avoid at closer ranges due to the faster acceleration, higher top speed and better maneuverability, but it will always be worse at BVR than the AIM120.
The grid fins should give better low speed responsiveness, bit that doesn’t have much use unless the missile is at the edge of its envelope (speeds below mach 1) and the target aircraft evades at the last moment. Any other missile would be reliant on the aircraft flying Into the misisle, whereas the R77 could still make one more effective manuver to hit the target.
I don’t think that is currently modeled in warthunder.
Yep, which is why I believe the grid fins have the drag modeled, but the missile lacks the benefit of effective low speed maneuverability it should have.
