The Sukhoi Su-38 Slamhound is the Spetsnaz's fighter in EndWar.
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| - The Sukhoi Su-38 Slamhound is the Spetsnaz's fighter in EndWar.
- When the Russian military began modernizing the Air Force lobbied intensively for new aircraft to replace their ageing fleet. The Sukhoi design bureau, designer of the well known Su-27 Flanker, was chosen for the task of designing a new close support aircraft to replace the outdated Su-25 Frogfoot. The result was the Su-38 "Slamhound". The Sukhoi bureau borrowed extensively from previous designs when it built the Slamhound. The airframe is almost identical to the Su-47 Berkut. Internally the aircraft resembles the tank-like Su-25. The pilot of the Su-38 sits in a high strength carbon nano-tube bathtub, which also surrounds the avionics, helping to increase the plane's survivability without adding significantly to the mass. The aircraft has thrust vectoring nozzles, which improve the aircra
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| - When the Russian military began modernizing the Air Force lobbied intensively for new aircraft to replace their ageing fleet. The Sukhoi design bureau, designer of the well known Su-27 Flanker, was chosen for the task of designing a new close support aircraft to replace the outdated Su-25 Frogfoot. The result was the Su-38 "Slamhound". The Sukhoi bureau borrowed extensively from previous designs when it built the Slamhound. The airframe is almost identical to the Su-47 Berkut. Internally the aircraft resembles the tank-like Su-25. The pilot of the Su-38 sits in a high strength carbon nano-tube bathtub, which also surrounds the avionics, helping to increase the plane's survivability without adding significantly to the mass. The aircraft has thrust vectoring nozzles, which improve the aircraft's handling, allowing the Su-38 to perform the trademark "Pugachev's cobra" and tail-slide maneuvers.
- The Sukhoi Su-38 Slamhound is the Spetsnaz's fighter in EndWar.
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