Su-30 Strike Flanker
| Su-30 Strike Flanker | |
|---|---|
 | |
| General Info | |
| Role | Heavy Fighter |
| Hangar level | 15 |
| Difficulty | ★★★☆☆ |
| Durability | ▰▰▰▱▱▱ |
| Speed | ▰▰▰▱▱▱ |
| Agility | ▰▰▱▱▱▱ |
| Traits | none |
| Base Stats | |
| Hitpoints | 160 |
| Top speed | 1400 km/h |
| Acceleration | 40 m/s² |
| Turn rate | 35 °/s |
| Ideal turning speed | 828 km/h |
| Afterburner fuel | 15 s |
A modern Heavy Fighter with a good balance of short and medium range missiles.
— In-game description
The Su-30 Strike Flanker is a medium fighter first introduced into service in 1992. It was designed as a modernization of the Su-27 Flanker.
Loadout
The Su-30 Strike Flanker is equipped with short range 
×4 heat-seeking missile, long reaching mid-range 
×4 radar missile, and 
internal precision cannon with armor piercing ammunition. The Su-30 Strike 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 |
| Radar missile |
Medium range | 7.5 | 4 | 80 | 4680 | 15 | 5 | 1.8 |
Special Ability
The Su-30 Strike Flanker has a special ability called 
Rapid Refuel. When equipped and triggered, it decreases the time the afterburner needs to recharge its fuel.
Veteran tips
The Su-30 Strike Flanker is a well balanced airframe. It is nearly a copy of every other aircraft in the Flanker family. Both its short-range and medium-range missiles have longer lock distances and are fire-and-forget. 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 has impressive performance, with 15 seconds of burn time, and the speed to be an advantage in Air Superiority. The medium range radar-guided, fire-and-forget missiles allow for a peak-and-poke tactic. It is suggested to not focus on directly killing a singular opponent at a time - instead of firing two missiles to kill one opponent, it is better to fire one missile at four different opponents and seriously damage those opponents. Have your teammates finish off the opponent. OR, fire the medium range, and follow up with a short range missile on a single target. Being a heavy fighter, it has better durability from the start. The special ability allows the pilot to maintain afterburners and speed within the battle. Easy to fly, and over all great weapons performance, the Su-30 Strike 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-game, the Su-30 Strike Flanker's thrust vectoring modeling is impressive. In real life, this thrust vectoring provided increased agility over the other Flanker variants. The Su-30 Strike Flanker was further developed into a family of aircraft; these include 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-30 Strike Flanker has 2 different paints available, including the default.
| Name | Unlock requirement | Rarity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Gray | Default | Basic |
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| 120th Joint Aviation Squadron |  99 gold |
Rare |
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