about su27

The Su-33 is a high-tier fighter aircraft employed by the Estovakian Air Force, only operated by the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron and Belkan War veteran Lorenz Riedel, all of which are faced in mission #09, "Heavy Command Cruiser". The SP Color obtained by shooting down Riedel is loosely based off of the design Russian Knights Demonstration Squadron. It is also piloted by aces Gene and Jean-Louis in the Ace of Aces version of same mission.
The Flanker-D is unlocked in campaign by completing "San Loma Assault". It possesses high speed, mobility, and air-to-air statistics, as well as durable armor for an aircraft of its type. However, the Flanker-D is relatively unstable at low speeds; as well, air-to-ground is quite low. Being centered on air combat, the Su-33D can be armed with QAAMs and XMA4 missiles, leaving the Rocket Launcher as its only air-to-ground weapon, which is quite strange, given the aircraft's low AG parameters, and unrealistic: unlike the baseline Su-27 Flanker, Su-33 can use guided air-to-ground weaponry.