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did you just copy the specific thrust output or copy-pasted the whole data.ini engine section? just curious cuz i might be doing it wrong lol.

must have something to do with the weight and aerodynamics of the aircraft as well. I've already messed around with the engines but still, the most I can do is Mach 1 flat. I still cannot fully replicate the "supercruise" of the Marcfighters Su-27 flight model, might snoop deeper into the aircraft data ini themselves hope I find something. [FlightControl] -------------------------(everything is modified from the original Su-35 configuration, trying to get that right "feel" of a true lethal air superiority fighter) StallSpeed=46.59 CruiseSpeed=290.0 ClimbSpeed=450.12 CornerSpeed=292.9 MaxG=9.0 MaxSpeedSL=487.05 MachLimit=2.30 MachLimitDry=1.28 PitchDamper=0.6 RollDamper=0.4 YawDamper=0.3

yeah, I guess. funnily enough, the old marcfighters Su-27 flight model had a supercruise ability in it (already fixed in the later Su-27 upload). whenever I'd play NATO Fighters 5 1986 campaign on the Soviet side, I'd just leave the Flanker throttle at 50 something percent and I'd reach Mach 1.1 speeds it's crazy and hella overpowered. I guess I just had the idea to put the same and improved version of that on the Su-35 Found on the Modern Warfare campaigns package, maybe being able to hit Mach 1.2-3 at 50-60 percent throttle (which I'd reckon would be the closest to the real-life Su-35), but thanks for the answer anyways friend!

thanks, I'm glad you liked it. might make more Soviet versus Japan Kuril island playthrough, focusing on the late 1980s and early 1990s with the Soviet Union managing to reform its government and economy and survive, preserving the Warsaw Pact through repression, and Japan's economy not imploding in 1990 and continuing to grow. Some sort of an aerial border conflict between the two powers like in the 1930s Manchuria. I'd make a whole campaign if I could but that's way beyond my power. I could only edit .inis haha, maybe one day when I learn.

Okay, so I'm not exactly sure where to post this AAR (This is my first), but I guess I'll just leave this here. Mods used: Kuril terrain by Gepard JASDF F-15CJ_Kai by ace888 Kuril F-15 Shootdown Incident 1985. (Please bear in mind, this is a totally ahistorical what-if scenario for fun. absolutely nothing was paid attention to the accuracy of paint jobs, markings, and units operating in the area.) Background: The Soviet Union has occupied the Kurils since August 1945, a major, lasting irritant to its proud island neighbor, Japan. In the 1970s, with Japan's ascension into the world stage as a major Global economic power, nationalistic sentiments grew. The Status of the The Kuril Islands is once more brought into question. In response, the Soviet Union denounced Japan as a "superstitious feudal puppet", closed its Embassy and fortified the island with surface to air Missiles and a Naval infantry brigade. To add insult to the injury, they re-named the Kurils "Ponomarev Islands" in 1982 after the Soviet naval commander that oversaw the Kuril invasion operation who died in the same year. Japan's military build-up has commenced in the 1970s with the modernization of its Air Forces. The high mark came in 1981 with the acquisition of the unmatched F-15C Air Superiority Fighters. There were also talks of acquiring F-16 Fighter-Bombers, an act that would ultimately imperil Soviet control of the Area in case of an open conflict. This so-deeply disturbed the Soviet Politburo, especially the new General Secretary Yuri Andropov (still recovering from his kidney transplant surgery) that they rushed the development and production of the first Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker squadrons to December 1984. Then they were immediately rushed to the Far East Military District in April 1985, along with the new Buk Surface-to-Air Missiles, ignoring the loud protest of Soviet commanders in East Germany. (due to the extreme remoteness of the Kurils and the severe logistics problems, by the time the shootdown happened in May 1985 however, most of the Flankers were still in crates, waiting to be assembled.) Pilots: Pilots 2nd Lieutenant Nishikawa, Yuuji. A native of Saga prefecture. Graduate of National Defence Academy class of 1981. Flew F-4Js, training for the F-15J with the 16th in 1985. 2nd Lieutenant Kana, Haru (wingman), Kanagawa prefecture, a graduate of the National Defence Academy class of 1983. Training for the F-15J with the 16th in 1985. Unit, 16th Flight Training Squadron (with the color and markings of the 23rd Hikotai). Nakashibetsu Airport. Suspected of conducting low-level reconnaissance and intel gathering flights over Kurils since 1982. The Shootdown: (based on incomplete fragments recovered by the Soviet Union, as the official data has allegedly been "lost" by the Japan Air Self Defence Forces headquarters.) On May 11, 1985, at approximately 10:30 am when two F-15Js, Piloted by 2nd Lt. Nishikawa and his wingman, 2nd Lt.Kana took off from Nakashibetsu Airport on a routine familiarization flight. Upon takeoff, they were immediately tracked by Soviet radars. For some reason, the two pilots continued on their path. A single missile was fired when they entered the Soviet Airspace, the two F-15s dipped down below radar. 2nd Lieutenant Nishikawa, pulled up to avoid a mountain. the radar was back on tracking him but the RWR beeped another missile fired. 2nd Lt. Nishikawa attempted to evade once more but the missile was clearly not a Sa-2 like it was before. (Soviets would later reveal that it was their new Buk Missile System that shot him down.) 11:05:39, 2nd Lt. Nishikawa was hit by an unknown Surface to Air missiles on his right-wing, the shrapnel peppered the jet canopy, instantly killing him. He crashed near the Mendeleyevo Air Defence Base No. 1. With the lead pilot dead, the inexperienced 2nd Lt. Kana immediately panicked and slammed forward the throttle, (unwittingly flying further north, deeper into Soviet territory.) At 11:07:59, Anti-Air artillery open fires on 2nd Lt. Kana, putting the inexperienced pilot in a hard position: rise and get shot down by SAM or get shot down by AAAs. The panicked pilot then regained his senses and decides his only chance at survival is to veer east, exiting through the Pacific Ocean while dropping chaffs to avoid SAMs. The Soviets scrambled several dozen MiG-23 interceptors just as 2nd Lt. Kana exited the Pacific Ocean. he found himself swarmed by MiGs. An ensuing air battle erupted and 2nd Lt. Kana fought bitterly to the end, managing to shoot down 2 MiG-23s, one with a head-on AIM-7 sparrow kill and another with AIM-9 Sidewinder. (3 claimed by a U.S E-2 Hawkeye, observing the battle.) 2nd Lt. Kana was overwhelmed by a salvo of R-60M Aphid Infrared missiles and he was hit in the engine on 11:19:50. His F-15J burned and finally broke apart and crashed in the Pacific on 11:20:22 off Iturup Island. Soviet pilots claimed they saw 2nd Lt. Kana eject and a chute but his body was never found. (Damn! it seems that I've reached the 1.9MB limit so I had to cut this short, unfortunately.) Aftermath: Mid-1985. The Soviets were put on the highest alert and the Politburo recommended a massive retaliatory strike on Hokkaido, but General Secretary Andropov dismissed the idea. The shootdown of two F-15J, by their Buk surface to air missiles and MiG-23 interceptors still proved that the Soviet Air Forces, with its aging but vast air inventory could still overwhelm Modern but thinly stretched western air forces in an open battle. The Soviets basked in the political victory and the technical knowledge gained from salvaging the F-15Js. By April 1985, Su-27 Flankers have begun to patrol the Kuril Islands and further Japanese Air Self-Defence Forces incursions were discouraged. Secretary-General Andropov died in 1996 and Soviet-Japan relations were not restored until 2000. Late-1985, Early-1986. Both 2nd Lt. Nishikawa and Kana were awarded the wound medal posthumously. The shootdown was a massive scandal in Japan. Japanese leftist opposition politicians accused the Prime Minister of violating Japan's pacifist constitution. The nationalist Japanese cabinet collapsed with the Prime Minister's resignation. The planned acquisition of the Japanese F-16 was suspended indefinitely, until the introduction of the Mitsubishi F-2A (Japan's homegrown tactical fighter based on the F-16) in 2001. The entire JASDF general staff was put on inquiry and forced to early retirement, while the 16th's wing commander attempted seppuku, only to be rescued by enlisted personnel wandering in the woods.

The battle of Britain in the 1970s sounds fun. sort of a final NATO stand when the rest of Europe has fallen to the Warsaw pact. Or an alternate timeline in which NATO fell apart and an anti-British (possible Bonapartist or monarchist) rises to power and there's a war between France and U.K. I like all your scenarios, can't wait!

Okay so hear me out. I finally plated the NATO fighter campaign in 1953. Guess I just got tired with the short and sharp dogfights of the Radar missile era of the late cold war so I decided to jump to the 1953 campaign on the MiG-15bis cockpit. Well, I have experience with supersonic jet gunfights (MiG-19 is my all-time favorite) but riding the MiG-15bis with a vastly inferior engine is something I am not prepared for. Sure, I could chase turboprop attack aircraft (A-26 Invaders are my favorite prey!) but I kind of struggle catching with jet engine ones without getting too distracted by my fuel reserves. Once I managed to trash F-84S (they were on a strike configuration and were running away) when I happened to chance upon two Canadair Sabres. They tried to run-away as well but I was too determined to catch them and I eventually did but then they dropped their tanks and turned around and an ensuing dogfight erupted between me and my wingman. Suffice to say, in my opinion, MiG-15bis guns were horrible. The entire aircraft had the tendency to lose alignment when firing and the bullet ballistics is crap owing to the heavier caliber. The turn radius seems to be terrible as well, as the Canadair Sabre effortlessly managed to outturn me. Then I found myself being chased, completely at their mercy. A Sabre fired a 50 caliber salvo and grazed my wing, clipping my aileron (thank god the tank didn't explode) and I managed to emergency land to a nearby airfield while my wingman managed to shoot one of the Sabre who tried to finish me on my landing approach. In my opinion, MiG-15bis is a terrifying interceptor and absolutely crap dogfighter, but still, I want to hear your side and opinions on this. Is the MiG-15bis inferior at dogfighting or am I just a crap dogfighter (lol)? (screenshots of my MiG-15bis barely managing to escape from the two Murderous Canadair Sabre on my tail lol)

During dogfights, I swear I always ditch the drop tanks but for some reason, this one did not separate. there's even a bug (which I am more than happy to take advantage of) of the earlier MiG-15 having two drop tanks in the same pylon. Whenever I'd jettison, the other one will remain fixed. I only keep the drop tanks on an interception when the enemy planes are lined up straight and there are not many sharp turns to be done haha.

Unfortunately, in the 1953 campaign, the MiG-15bis seems to be the top-of-the-line fighter of the Soviet Forces. (I don't know why there aren't any in the Soviet Forces in East Germany since the Wikipedia page says it was introduced in late 1952.) it was a low-altitude battle so yeah, a bad choice of tactic on my part. might have to spend more hours familiarizing myself with the MiG-15s and getting the feel of it. for now, I'll just be a bomber interceptor and leave the dogfighting to my wingmen lol. and there's also the slightly inaccurate modeling of the aircraft performance like you said. I guess it would be probably extremely hard if not impossible to fully simulate a jet's real-world performance in-game due to limited data so modders have to rely on guesstimation. Thanks for the insightful answer!