Yes, they are less physical CM centric.
Sukhoi Su-27/30/33/35/37 Flanker series & Su-34 Fullback - History, Design, Performance & Dissection
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Why would they do that
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ECMs, FA-18G has good win rates even against F-22, that’s much more efficient than carrying dead weight of extra CM, not needed.
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the EA-18G has likely the best ECM pods in the world, versus one of the earliest american AESA radars
Doesn’t matter, soviets thought so, so they did it. Also that is just to prove a point, ECMs are more efficient than physical CMs. So doesn’t really matter if it carries less actual CMs, less or no chaff carried, mostly flares I think.
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I got this clip tonight playing the su27 casually. 7 Kills in about 110 seconds (shows off how controlling and powerful the flanker is at its own br and in a downtier)
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.