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Can't see those google drive links until I get home but I very much appreciate the advice :D Can't wait to heave a read. I'll need to work on my AMRAAM defense skills.

Thanks for the advice! I'll adjust my strategies and try the multi-missile technique. And my reasons for liking the SU27 are exactly the same as yours - I just prefer the paint schemes!

G'day guys! I'm loving all of the Russian aircraft in FC3 and the MiG-21 is my favorite module outside of it. I try and do plenty of learning and reading when I'm not flying about how best to utilize their systems. As far as the R-27 (specifically the R version) I'm drawing a blank on where it excels. The R-73 and R-27ERs are brilliant and the R-77 seems to perform capably at longer ranges - but the SU-27 doesn't get them and I'd prefer to fly the SU27 as opposed to the J11. The range seems slightly shorter than the AIM-120C if not about the same but the issue arises that the AIM-120C goes pitbull after a time and the R-27 remains SARH the entire time. This leads to a situation that if an F-15 and SU-27 fire at each other the SU-27 will always lose as their choice becomes whether to maintain lock and be hit by the oncoming missile or go defensive and lose lock. The F-15 can do both. I'd love some tips on how to better use the R-27Rs that I might be missing - mainly because the SU-27 can carry so many of them! Or is it that most people don't bring as many as they can take to just save the weight? That being said the SU-27 is the 'Flanker' and perhaps these R-27Rs are just something to use when the F-15 is in no position to fire back whatsoever - like when flanking! Any advice appreciated - and if the answer is just 'it ain't that good!' then so be it.

Hey! I would please like to register as a lonewolf. Callsign: Airshow Disaster Preferred Aircraft: MiG-21Bis, F-15c. No side preference, thank you.