Yeah, and no practical limitations for it, aside from roles being put onto this specific plane type, Russian Air Force didn’t made the best choice with Su-30SM and Su-34
True
what do you mean ?
https://roe.ru/esp/catalog/las-fuerzas-aeroespaciales/misiles-de-aviones/s-8pm/
Su-33 have 4x B-8M what is together 80 dipoles (chaffs). However, there is a problem that these rocket launchers are located on the pylons for the R-27ET, so if they were added, you can equip them at the cost of losing two missiles.
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Deal
just mount on one wing and done. not a big deal tbh.
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Yeah, you are right.
does the su35sm exist? I’ve already searched for information about it, and there’s almost nothing, just an article or two from questionable sources
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You sure you’re not referring to Su-35BM? BM standing for Bolshoy Modernatziye - my Russian is rusty - ‘Big Modernising’.
To my knowledge there isn’t a 35SM.
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does Su-25BM stand for same thing? i always thought it was “belarus modernization” or something along thos lines
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Well the handle ‘BM’ after a plane designation is usually Bolshoy Modernatziye. Certainly when it comes to Russian stuff used by the Russians. Not sure if the Belorussians have their own conventions.
M is usually Modernatziye or some similar tag ‘Modernised’.
S - I forget the Russian word - but it roughly means Combatant.
Hence SM is Combatant/Modernised.
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Okay - here ye go.
Aircraft Nomenclature (part 1): Russia and China
As always - there are exceptions to the rule. The MiG-25PD for example does not have lifting engines… you’d combine the P (Interceptor) with the D (Upgraded) to give PD.
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S-serial. SM-serial upgraded
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Isn’t that just the Pre-serial name for the Su-35s? Also why the Serbian wiki has too much info Sukhoi Su-35S - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia about the Su-35s
4 protytope/demonstrators for new Su-35. I don’t how many changes were made in the aircraft maybe materials, weapons or something else. But i really want to see it in game. Maybe it will help be right tool to fight EFT spam.
Okay - I’m probably thinking of S - Stroyevoy on something totally different.
hell yeah brother
It’s the best
another su-27 clip I wanted to share, showing off its ability to come in swinging to a fight with its sheer amount of missiles and how good each missile type is
(and also its shoddy radar at the start)
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