It's nice - you have the option to have 8 FOX-3's (albeit, short-ranged ones) like other top tier jets, but you'll always have 4x R-73 with you for close-in defense (or agressive offense, if you will) which can be a convenient bailout in situations where you'd be otherwise out of munitions.
crazy how many missiles the su-27sm can carry
It's nice - you have the option to have 8 FOX-3's (albeit, short-ranged ones) like other top tier jets, but you'll always have 4x R-73 with you for close-in defense (or agressive offense, if you will) which can be a convenient bailout in situations where you'd be otherwise out of munitions.
@@PineCone227_ yup