The Sukhoi Su-34 (Russian: Сухой Су-34; NATO reporting name: Fullback) is a Soviet-origin Russian twin-engine, twin-seat, all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber/strike aircraft. It first flew in 1990, intended for the Soviet Air Forces, and it entered service in 2014 with the Russian Air Force. Based on the Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker air superiority fighter, the Su-34 has an armored cockpit for side-by-side seating of its two-person crew. The Su-34 is designed primarily for tactical deployment against ground and naval targets (tactical bombing/attack/interdiction roles, including against small and mobile targets) on solo and group missions in the daytime and at night, under favorable and adverse weather conditions and in a hostile environment with counter-fire and Electronic Warfare (EW) counter-measures deployed, as well as for aerial reconnaissance and electronic jamming. The Su-34 will eventually replace the Su-24M as the primary tactical strike fighter of the Russian Air Force. It carries the widest selection of Russian weapon systems on 12 × on wing and fuselage hardpoints with a capacity of 8,000 kg. The makes the Su-34 one of the most effective modern Russian combat aircraft.
The Aircraft has a modern fly by wire and electronic cockpit, with four MFD displays and HMD display system giving the aircraft all modern flight options.
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The Su-34M is a high-end Russian strike aircraft, it’s designed to attack deep into enemy territory and strike ground targets often without supporting aircraft. The Su-34M can do this using its onboard jamming and combat systems, it carries the best mix of Russian air-to-ground munitions in the game as it blends the best mix of hardpoints and defensive systems without needing additional pods, its only weakness is its lack of stealth, the RCS of the Su-34M is significantly higher than its American F-35 and Chinese J-35 counterparts so it must employ different tactics then flying them. So if you get into airspace with SAM and AAA systems it’s best to neutralize these as fast as possible as the Su-34M can not overcome more than one or two of these systems targeting it at once.