Sukhoi Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker series & Su-34 Fullback - History, Design, Performance & Dissection (Part 3)

Russian navy wasn’t exactly swimming in cash, a single carrier was constantly breaking down and MiG-29K is smaller, cheaper and is already compatible with plenty of good ordnance. So Su-33 never got cool FCS upgrades that VVS Su-27s did. Which makes this
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even funnier
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and my second favourite thing about Russian stuff in Ace Combat games. I can bet a WT pack premium that Su-57 will have R-60s in wing weapon bays

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Did kivzy just vanished

I think he’s taking a break from WT.

I haven’t seen him log on in a month or so.

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he did put a heart on one of my messages when i @ him so he’s not gone completely.

I doubt he’s hit his required battles so he isn’t posting lmao.

bro is religiously NOT PLAYING this game

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maybe hes on vacation or something since its summer

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That would make sense.

on a related to this topic note, i decided to play a random Su-27SM game
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maybe this thing does need a 14.0 br after all

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Bump it to 14.0 and make it a full SM3 config with R-77-1s and add a normal Su-27SM at 13.7 (AL-31F and normal R-77 only) and remove dual racks from it. similar to what they did with the 9-12 addition to the USSR

can also bump the MKK/MK2s at the same time to 13.7

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i was thinking about making a bigger post about overhauling USSR Flanker tree with similar idea. Making Su-27SM in 2004 configuration without double racks at 13.7, bumping Su-30s to the same br, Making Su-27SM3 at 14.0 (barely any work to be done, it’s like 90% copy and paste of 27SM in terms of model and assests). Or placing Su-27M there

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I think he’s dealing with back to school stuff

Hope the goat is okay

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Phew, British main going back to his closure, we can get back to based conversation about flankers

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Hmm yes conversation about Flankers with canards.

My favorite :)

To think that one of those is only 4 hours of train ride away from me

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Oh myyy.

The only things that are close to me are the F-15/16.

Yep, Museum in Yekaterinburg suburban area got their hands on one of the Su-27M airframes
I am on vacation so I seriously thinking about visiting it on a weekend