Well is there proof of the Kh-38 having some sort of specific component on said Su-30’s that is needed for it? And that this does not have it? If so, it can be bug reported.
So far I’ve only seen people comment about it but post no proof about this specifically not gonna lie
It’s never been advertised for use on su-30mki variants, only the base su-30mk. Tho atp idrc, I’ve long realized gaijin standards changes every single time another vehicle drops
Yeah that’s why I said b4 that it’s only meant for mk, not mki variants. And no su30sm brochure shows kh38 as options while plenty of su35 brochures do. IMO it’s no use taking up to gaijin, they do as they please so it’s whatever atp
If it would be a different jet, with differen loadout it would be completely ok, but untill it’s copy+past+add wester features, it doesn’t really look fair.
Judging by those documents it should have 12500 kts on it’s AL-31FP engines, also the Su-27 should have the same amount on it’s AL-31F engines, which are the same as the FP, but without thrust vectoring. And by all that Su-27SM should receive it’s 13500kts on each engine
That’s bench thrust, you’re confusing installed vs uninstalled thrust.
Here is the engine chart for al31f. As you can see installed thrust is lower than the rated bench thrust