It came to them in a dream. Unless NAAZ makes custom belts to GSh-30-1 this number makes no sense. Standard link has 25 rounds in it, so full ammo load must be divisible by 25
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Could be the result of very troubled Su-34 development. Constant budget shortages, problems with deliveries of avionics components, all that could result in random limitations that can’t be fixed as easy once the aircraft is already on production line
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AKU-ASP on the new batch, R-77M is probably fully adopted at this point
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Well, guess it answers “How different Su-35S gonna be from Su-30SM2 in the game?”
Gaijin would have to also introduce Meteor, MICA-NG and latest versions of AMRAAM as well, to match R-77M performance level. I think initially it will enter the game with 77-1 and later new missiles would be introduced for existing aircrafts with BR reshuffles
Perhaps, but honestly I do expect the next generation of medium range ARH missiles with the introduction of Su-35S and, if Snail is generous, J-16 for China anyway, so… fair is fair
Now I wonder if any more advanced IR missiles are confirmed for Su-35. Would be nice having some more than R-73 (even if it minimal change)
R-74M aka RVV-MD, but the only difference from my memory is dual-band seeker (similar to Python 4) and better gimbal of said seeker. RVV-MD2 would be a nice step up - it gets a datalink on top of that seeker, but it was designed for Su-57 and i don’t know if Su-35S can work with it
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latest SM2 batch had… AKU-170? Extremely difficult to read this but i think it is a number, not words.
Also AKU to the right looks mighty similar to the one for R-37M
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Oh yeah,.I forgot about 74M. Doubt Snail gonna do dual band for any jet seekers anytime (at least not until 5th gens), but better gimbal would be nice addition anyway
Does grey/metallic paint R-37 indicate it’s a non armed missile?
Mock-up most likely, it is a photo of Su-35S form MAKS-2019. Actual combat versions are painted (or rather not painted) similarly to R-33s
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After running back trough UAC news about fresh batches of Su-35S, last time they were delivered with AKU-170s was march 2025
After that, all the photos with good enough resolution to check have AKU-ASP installed on Su-35S
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Yup,in manual the cursor keeps jumping over the contact…i reduced the speed of it but no luck…
R-37/77M for SM2 you’d say ))))))
77M unlikely, as i said, it looks more like AKU-170 than AKU-ASP, but second one is AKU-620 i am 95% sure
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Gaijin be like:One billion R-77M for SM2.
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sounds like this has gotten worse
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/3BNBBjqaoq1o
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I will throw them away for khibiny pods I don’t think it will compete with next gen ir’s of other planes.