It can have irl +80 dipoles on the position of R-27ET missiles.
I can’t find any graphic with Kh-38 on manufucture site. But i don’t understand it, i thought they will switch to Kh-38 from Kh-29.
They don’t use it for ground attack
Yeah its rough when you meet one in a Tornado F.3 it’s superior in all but the Radar
What I didn’t expected is Tiberian Sun soundtrack on Su-27 with North Korean flags and Kazakh Air Force camouflage
But it still has capabilities to use A2G ordinance
Thats what the song was from!
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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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