Su-33 Sea Flanker
| Su-33 Sea 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 | 35 m/s² |
| Turn rate | 35 °/s |
| Ideal turning speed | 846 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-33 Sea Flanker is a heavy fighter first introduced into service in August 1998. It has an impressive loadout of 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-33 Sea Flanker is deadly in the hands of a novice pilot and a veteran pilot.
Loadout
The Su-33 Sea Flanker is equipped with short range 
×2 heat-seeking missile, long reaching mid-range 
×6 manual missile, and 
internal precision cannon with armor piercing ammunition. The Su-33 Sea 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 | 2 | 75 | 3240 | 15 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Manual missile |
Medium range | 7.5 | 6 | 85 | 4680 | 15 | 5 | 1.0 |
Special Ability
The Su-33 Sea 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-33 Sea Flanker is a well balanced airframe. Both its short-range and medium-range missiles have longer lock distances and good lock time. With eight 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. Being a heavy fighter, it has better durability from the start. With six longer range, medium range missiles, the Su-33 Sea Flanker can employ fighting at stand-off distances. The Su-33 Sea Flanker is a near copy of the Su-27 Flanker. The Su-33, gains two more medium range missiles, and loses hit points and acceleration versus its Su-27 Flanker counterpart. The Su-33 Sea Flanker special ability of rapid refuel, can keep the afterburners operational for longer periods, making the aircraft advantageous for Air Superiority and longer maps. Easy to fly, and over all great weapons performance, the Su-33 Sea 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.
Trivia
In real-life, the Su-33 Sea Flanker is designed as a carrier based, air superiority fighter and multirole fighter. The Su-33 Sea Flanker was developed as a carrier based adaption of the Su-27 Flanker.
Paints
The Su-33 Sea Flanker has 2 different paints available, including the default.
| Name | Unlock requirement | Rarity | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Factory Gray | Default | Basic |
|
| 279th Naval Fighter Aviation Brigade |  99 gold |
Rare |