SU-30 Uses The SUN: We Slice Back Still GRINNING.

About this video

Max narrates a simulated dogfight engagement against an Su-30 (referred to as “230”), describing the tactical challenge of fighting a larger, energy-advantaged opponent. Max recounts using rudder inputs to prevent a spin at low energy states and attempting a “Viper technique” slice-back maneuver to complicate the opponent’s positioning. The engagement ends with Max’s aircraft suffering a hydraulic failure after the opponent (“Venom”) scores hits.

Key takeaways

• Max describes managing low energy states during a dogfight by using rudders to prevent entering a spin
• Max recounts the opponent using the sun as a tactical advantage by flying directly into it
• Max explains attempting a “slice back” maneuver (a technique from F-16 tactics) to complicate the opponent’s positioning when both aircraft are in a low-energy hover state

Episode details: published December 23, 2025 · 6.5K views · 1:47 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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