Su-27 Flanker
| Su-27 Flanker | |
|---|---|
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| General Info | |
| Role | Heavy Fighter |
| Hangar level | 13 |
| Difficulty | ★★★☆☆ |
| Durability | ▰▰▰▱▱▱ |
| Speed | ▰▰▰▱▱▱ |
| Agility | ▰▰▱▱▱▱ |
| Traits | none |
| Base Stats | |
| Hitpoints | 170 |
| Top speed | 1400 km/h |
| Acceleration | 40 m/s² |
| Turn rate | 35 °/s |
| Ideal turning speed | 846 km/h |
| Afterburner fuel | 15 s |
A legendary Heavy Fighter from the 1980s, with a good balance of short and medium range missiles.
— In-game description
The Su-27 Flanker is a medium fighter first introduced into service in June 1985. It is equipped with a mix of short and medium range missiles. Its internal precision cannon is equipped with medium armor piercing ammunition, provides added damage to opponents. Its durability, engine performance, and agility are evenly balanced. The afterburners have a long operating duration. Easy to master, the Su-27 Flanker is deadly in the hands of a novice pilot and a veteran pilot.
Loadout
The Su-27 Flanker is equipped with short range 
×4 heat-seeking missile, long reaching mid-range 
×4 manual missile, and 
internal precision cannon with armor piercing ammunition. The Su-27 Flanker is also equipped with 
×4 flares.
| Type | Max Damage (DPS) |
Ideal Range (km) |
Reticle Range (km) |
Spin-up Time (s) |
Spread | Overheat Time (s) |
Ammo | Armor Piercing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precision cannon |
170 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0 | very low | 4.6 | ∞ | medium |
| Guidance | Range Type | Range (km) |
Quantity | Damage | Speed (km/h) |
Turn Rate (°/s) |
Lock Angle (°) |
Lock Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat-seeking missile |
Short range | 2.8 | 4 | 75 | 3240 | 15 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Manual missile |
Medium range | 7.5 | 2 | 85 | 4680 | 15 | 5 | 1.0 |
Special Ability
The Su-27 Flanker has a special ability called 
Damage Control. When equipped and triggered, it will recharge the durability, incrementally. It has 3 uses per life, and there is a cool down period between uses.
Veteran tips
The Su-27 Flanker is a well balanced airframe. Both its short-range and medium-range missiles have longer lock distances and good lock time. With 8 total missiles with the nearly the same lock time, it is easy to build a missile firing rhythm when attacking opponents. Its internal precision cannon has longer range and medium armor piercing ammo. Armor piercing ammo can deal increased damage against opposing armored attack aircraft. Its afterburner is lower in performance, however it compensates with an impressive 15 seconds of burn time. It has the perfect amount of afterburner performance to maintain its optimal turning speed. With 8 missiles in the loadout and the ability to regenerate durability by triggering the special ability, a pilot can stay in the fight longer without having to find a re-arm or health ring. Being a heavy fighter, it has better durability from the start. The special ability allows the pilot to maintain that durability within the battle. Easy to fly, and over all great weapons performance, the Su-27 Flanker is deadly in the hands of both a novice pilot and a veteran pilot. It is a great performer in dog fights and Air Superiority where its fuel load is advantageous.
Trivia
In real-life, the Su-27 Flanker was intended as a direct competitor for the large American fourth-generation jet fighters such as the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The Su-27 was designed for air superiority missions, with the MiG-29 Fulcrum as its complement. The Su-27 entered service with the Soviet Air Forces in 1985. The primary role was long range air defense against American bombers, protecting the Soviet coast from aircraft carriers and flying long range fighter escort for Soviet heavy bombers. The Su-27 Flanker was developed into a family of aircraft; these include the Su-30 Strike Flanker, a two-seat, dual-role fighter for all-weather, air-to-air and air-to-surface deep interdiction missions, and the Su-33 Sea Flanker, a naval fleet defense interceptor for use from aircraft carriers. Further versions include the side-by-side two-seat Su-34 Fullback, a strike/fighter-bomber variant, and and the Su-35 Super Flanker improved air superiority and multi-role fighter.
Paints
The Su-27 Flanker has 5 different paints available, including the default.
| Name | Unlock requirement | Rarity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Gray | Default | Basic |
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| Boneyard |  65 gold |
Uncommon |
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| 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade | 99 gold |
Rare |
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| Crimson Raider | 99 gold |
Rare |
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| Venom | 99 gold |
Rare |
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