PIRATE is probably better … But more or less yeah.
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That’s not a real payload unfortunately. Both EX and SA are only 100% confirmed to carry 12. EX might be able to get double fuselage racks that were put on F-15C but that adds up to 16 on the EX
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Still 16 120s likely C models in game will be stupid
Why allow it to carry 22 and confirm it can structurally manage 22 120s if the airframe cannot shoot them?
Same reasoning why Flanker airframe can technically carry more ETs but aren’t able to fire them from any pylons
Tbh, I’m not even sure what setup they had in mind. Everything that works or might work would add up to only 18 amraam (if centerline can be used to carry the double racks)
Iirc, they said 22 amraam but then stopped saying it or something like that
The US if they wanted to likely could though the pylons are in a place the missiles would drop free on the correct 120 dual mounts.
I wouldnt be so sure the F-15EX couldnt use all of those 120s
I don’t think this is exclusive to the US
The US historically dont mount weapon systems on an aircraft purely for carriage.
Those pylons and the structural integrity of the airframe I would bet could be wired in or will be wired in.
They will also carry AIM260s
We do mount them for carriage though, sometimes
Air Force uses upper CFT on F-15 to ferry around JDAM, and there are the quad amraam racks that don’t actually work and just let them carry a lot
4 amraams on the outermost wing pylons, 6-8 on wing pylons, 8 on CFT. 18-20 missiles and maybe centerline pylon
If they all integrate of course (which is unlikely to be a problem for the game, Su-30 and Su-27SM moment)
Where are you getting 6-8 on inner wing from?
God whispered into their ears
Spoiler
If it intefrated ofc
These aren’t the quad racks that can’t actually fire right?
You already post the brochure.
I have see multiple interaction of these number going around. Someone even specified that the number are with Khibiny pods.
Its funny you say this, because in sim the Su-30 gets conpletely destroyed by the hornet. 12 missiles mean nothing as long as multi-pathing remains as it is. At which point the Su-30 is heavy that anything beats it in a merge. Thrust vectoring only works with altitude, but if you climb youre dead, cus youre no longer multi-pathing.
In short, your only benefit in the Su-30 is actually your biggest weaknesses.
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Sim is a very different game mode and one I dont have experience in. That does surprise me though with Su-30 having a much better Radar/similar performance and similar missiles.
Seems like this is the IRST manufacturer:
https://npk-spp.ru/en/air/for-su/ols/
Seems like it has ±90 deg in azimuth: