Sukhoi Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker series & Su-34 Fullback - History, Design, Performance & Dissection (Part 2)

Imo it’s just too minuscule of an upgrade to even justify a folder.

Isn’t the entire point of the folder is to move things that just bloat up the grind for little reason elsewhere…

Like, personally I think a folder is perfect for this scenario since 30SM2 can be foldered under SM (due to not being the biggest of improvements if it was actually accurate to real life) so if someone wanted to get it or wanted to just get 35S, either party wouldn’t be hindered.

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Fullback with an UMPK FAB-500T strapped to it
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i got the video of them launching, they have sustainer rockter rather than booster. but i am prop gonna get ban for posting it.

i can give you the link is pm

USA only, that’s a kick in the teeth, considering in Gaijins eyes we are nowhere near Meteor/R-37 or air launched IIR missiles.

it isnt

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Yes saw that, unfortunately Hornets are so outclassed kinematically 120Ds are not going to close that gap.

More interested to see what the top tier US jet is or changes to it are.

the 18E will get it as well
and for whatever the new jet will be it pretty much only can be 2 options
the F-16C PoBiT or F-15EX

my guess is that it will probably the 15EX

F-15EX with Ambers racks that’s a lot of missiles

they wont give it the amber racks

and even without them, it will have 16 missiles

Yes, but foldered vehicles should at least have some differences. There is substantial difference between F-104A and F-104C in terms of payload, or difference between F-16A and F-16ADF. difference between SM and SM2 is non-existent

Bold of you to assume that gaijin wouldn’t switch “flavour of the month” with a banger of 24 120Ds on an improved Strike Eagle airframe

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If AIM-120D doesn’t have significant improvements to the seeker and kinematics it’ll still be 24 terrible missiles on a big fast cow. No gimbaled AESA means that’s just 24 shots in the dark, none of them will be actually threatening to anyone awake.

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If they are adding it instead of tweaking 120C, there is a high probability of giving 120D some substantial changes. Sure gaijin can also make it 120C but with EVEN MOAR ENGINE, but I have my doubts

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Gaijin’s gonna Gaijin it up and somehow make it pull more than a R-77 or MICA.

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Found this guy on YT a few days ago, insane Su-30 stats damn, also his videos with TAC view are very cool to watch

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sure send it in PM

Sort of like a Grom-1?

well its the base model of the AIM-120D so it probably wont be a massive leap tbh

Bro what xD 10k kills, how is that even possible