There are few missiles that can be loaded and few deceptive bodies that can be mounted.
It lacks the capability of missiles used as weapons.
Radar missiles are not available (radar is also not good)
BUT the F-4 Phantom C type has a lot more armament than kfir canard, although the battle rating will change to 10.0
It’s a Bellance that goes against equity.
Compared to other 5.7 fighter planes like spitfires and F8F, it has slightly higher or similar top speed, similar or slightly worse climb rate, slightly worse acceleration, and way worse turn.
For an energy fighter like 109s, establishing energy advantage over enemies is the only way to win. But Bf 109 K-4 cannot establish it without side climbing, that makes teammates vulnerable while doing it.
When compared to Spitfire LF Mk.9, the situation goes sad. It outturns, outclimbs the 109 and rivals the top speed in mid to low altitude where the most battle in air RB occurs, and still sits in the same 5.7BR
Also, the armament is on of the weakest in 5.7BR. While other fighter planes carry two/four 20mm cannons or multiple MGs, the 109s carry only one 20mm cannon and two MGs.
Even more, MG151/20 cannons are not the best ones in the game.
When equipped with gunpods to compensate it, the flight performance gets even worse.
An energy fighter, that actually has to sideclimb to establish energy advantage, also does not have the strong punch to shred the enemy in the short time allowed to shoot in BnZ.
Vehicle: F9F-2 panther
Gamemode: Air RB
BR change: 8.0 → 7.3
Reason: Same TWR and similar performance with F2H in 7.3, inferior energy, speed, turn compared to other 8.0 aircrafts. Same BR with F9F-5 with better engine and speed, and F9F-5 has same BR with MIG-15 and F-86A which is better in every ways.
