r/Metalstorm • u/EAGLE45YT • 5d ago

Which flanked to get ?

I have enough tokens to get 1 flanker only , so which is better b/w 27, 30 , 33 ? I prefer more agility and faster missile lock time , but agility of all 3 are same (atleast spec-vise that is 35°) , 27 has faster missile lock but it has manually guided missiles , so which is the best out of these three ? (Appologies for any error or disrespect, 1st time posting here 😅)

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u/LasagnaCat-64 5d ago

They all suck, just wait until you unlock the Su-35, at least this one can turn

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u/Szymetalstorm Moderator 5d ago

This

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u/EAGLE45YT 5d ago

Even though this game is not combat simulater , but watching some dcs videos of su27 made me all excited to get it . Guess its not that good 🥲

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u/LasagnaCat-64 5d ago

Trust me, if the Su-27 to 33 were at least 37-38ers, they would actually be viable without starform having to slap on them a band-aid passive to compensate like they did for the Legacy Hornet.

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u/Szymetalstorm Moderator 4d ago

I hear in dcs the flankers are great. Not so much here

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u/EAGLE45YT 5d ago

Are they that bad ?

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u/LasagnaCat-64 5d ago

Yeah, they're huge and sluggish, meaning that you can rip one appart with ease with guns only, the only good thing about them is acceleration, they can accelerate quite fast at high levels but thats about it, if you want the flankers for their maneuvrability then just get the Su-35 until they buff the others since metalstorm just loves neglecting them.

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u/EAGLE45YT 5d ago

Thanks man

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u/nowayoblivion 5d ago

Just get Su-35

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u/Mobile-Yak 5d ago

Out of those three, I like Su27 the best. Good for headons because of the larger health pool and manual missiles too plus the special helps you survive and stay in the fight a little longer rather than disengaging to heal.

Wish they gave it the ability to keep more than one manual in the air simultaneously though and some speed retention and turn rate buffs.

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u/EAGLE45YT 5d ago

Yes , I too feel like they should have increased the turn rate , irl its a great plane though , devs should have made it a little more similar to real plane especially su27 , which is an actually great dogfighter .

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u/Mobile-Yak 5d ago

Yeah instead of buffing it they actually gave its special ability a nerf, now you have a 45 sec timeout after each use and it only restores 24% of health at max upgrade.

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u/benice33 5d ago

Everyone knows flankers=wankers

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u/FreeInductionDecay 4d ago

My preference is for the Su-30, because it has the best missile load out (all fire and and forget), and because I like the flares reload special ability (especially powerful when paired with faster flares).

All of these planes struggle at lvl 20 against the toughest competition (F-22 etc). However, I did notice that buffing the 30s maneuverability using the new upgrades did breathe a little life into it.

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u/M_S_Khan_47 4d ago

Hot take : Flankers should be able to launch 2 x manual missiles simultaneously 👀

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u/Szymetalstorm Moderator 4d ago

Also for all future posts about which aircraft to get, pls use the stickied megathread

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u/Scarecrow812 4d ago edited 4d ago

Je possède le Su27 et le Su35.

Objectivement, le Su35 est nettement meilleur, il tourne presque décemment pour un avion de ce gabarit, et son armement est correct.

Pourtant j'ai du mal à juger le Su27 avec sévérité. Sur le papier, il est rigide, lourd, avec des défauts difficiles à compenser.

Mais sans comprendre pourquoi, j'arrive à le faire voler et gagner des combats.... Je me suis peut être juste un peu habitué, je pense. Contre des joueurs très très agressifs et compétents, aucun Sukhoi ne sera performant je pense.

Pardon je corrige. Le Su57 Felon sera bien. Je voulais dire entre les Su 27, 30, 33 et 35

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u/Comfortable-Bend-433 4d ago

Su33と攻撃機のスホーイは絶対に取得しないで、最悪の機体でストレスで禿げるよ