Here is a sample of what can you expect if you fly these missions.
You and your opponents face a dense layered SAM umbrella made of low, medium and high SAM sites each providing some support to each other, so you can expect to be targeted by more than one system at the same time.
All missions in this pack have this enemy and friendly SAM environment.
So, if an enemy fighter tries to shoot down your AWACS, chances are that he may be shot down by one of many SAM sites that are defending your forces.
You face GAI (ground alert interceptors) and CAP tasked fighters – they are launched in waves and most missions have at least two waves of them, a few have three.
When you escort an attack package, it always will have SAM suppression fighters attached to it, so will the enemy strike forces.
If your Air Base is being attacked, you have to choose if you want to let the enemy strike forces decimate your SAM belt while you engage the fighters, or you rather kill as many of them as you can before turning on the fighters, this way keeping most of your SAM forces intact.
So, enemy forces are very strong, but not overwhelming – and your wingmen are there to help you. Jump as soon as you can after firing your AAM between your cockpit and those of your wingmen and your chances of wining will increase.
I changed the loadout of the UKR RUS Su-27 and Su-33 with LOPE so they can have the R-77 missile available - it makes for a more enjoyable mission in my opinion.
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