Currently, the A-10C is at a BR of 11.3 for Air and 12.0 for ground. However this seems very unnecessary.
TL;DR The AIM-9M puts it at a BR where it will be almost impossible to spade.
For starters, the aircraft should lose the AIM-9M missile and be put at 10.7, at the same BR as the A-10A (Late) in Air RB. They will both have identical air to air capabilities with only 4 AIM-9L missiles and 480 countermeasures. Please note that it should not be able to slave its AAM to the HMD, only the Targeting Pod
Regarding ground, it should be at 11.0 or 11.3, not at 12.0. While it does in theory get a very potent loadout, you will be unable to use it to its full extent.
First, the AGM-65D missile, while paired with the LITENING II targeting pod had vastly enhanced engagement capabilities compared to without the pod, the missile itself is very slow and its range is very dependant on the altitude and speed of the launching aircraft. Because of the nature of the A-10, it will be slow and at low altitude which means that it will have very limited effective range of around 7km in most scenarios.
Additionally, the Paveway and JDAM bombs require the aircraft to be at a considerable altitude over the battlefield to be used effectively, something which is borderline impossible to do in the A-10 because of its design, optimized for low speed and loiter time rather than high speed and high altitude attacks, something that makes it extremely vulnerable to enemy AA fire.
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Says where?
The A-10C used the 9M and it should have them.
It is not like they are the R-73 coupled with the HMD
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Its flight manual.
oh ok so the Mig-23MLD should get R-73 and the F-16C should get AIM-9X and AIM-120D. i like that idea
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The MIG-23MLD should get the R-73 as well as the MIG-29 should get them and lose the ER.
As far as the Falcon goes. No. If the 9X and the 120D come to the game they should have counters
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People are begging for F-14B to get 9Ms but mad that a ~11.7 GRB plane gets 9Ms to keep its air RB BR around its GRB BR.
A-10C cannot go to 11.0 GRB without losing its Mavericks as its Mavericks are why it’s ~11.7 capable in GRB to begin with.
Why not??? It used them and it should have them! It’s your argument.
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At Alt the Mavs will have a farther effective range then 7km. I will say at air spawn they should be farther then 10kms. That being said there should be no reason why the TGP is locked off the aircraft with Ds/Gs. It literally kills load-outs. Sure you don’t want the Ds/Gs getting to crazy in range but you made it so you can use LGBs with those? Absurd decision on Gaijin’s part.
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Pantsir:
ITO-90M:
Any top tier SPAA:
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We already have the R-73’s in the game as well as 9M’s
The 9X and 120D are not on that level.
They can come even next update but as i said with counters
What is the AIM-9M’s counter at 11.3?
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K. Pantsir’s 17km launch vs A-10C’s 20km launch from 8000 meters.
R-73… other 9Ms… Magic 2…
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Ok except the A-10C won’t lock anything past 15kms I have already tested this with the Ds and the Ls won’t fire unless under 10km.
And your using an F-111 to prove an A-10s abilities?
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In an uncontested airspace :)
Wow guys look at me I can get 3 kills in 5 seconds with my A-4E in test drive!! its so op must become 14.0
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Wrong, A-10A won’t lock or launch.
A-10C has a targeting pod which allows locks out to 23km for the Mavs.
Check the speed of the F111.
Quoting this trash take if you delete it later.
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Oooh… Interesting, if this is a game limiation bug then Im very excited for the Tornado Gr4, as it had the same, ground only HMS, but used ASRAAM…
(though gurantee it would be fixed just as the Tornado Gr4 was added)
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You can only equip the TGP with the Ls if you equip the Ds or the Gs Gaijin won’t let you mount a TGP.
and with the Ls Gaijin put some soft limit of when the Ls would fire which is at 10km. For what ever reason.
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in entirely clear weather without a single wisp of cloud against a static, not moving target*
Fairly certain Mavs dont track a moving target until more like 12km, so you would be firing at a static point. If it lets you lock as weather effects have a noticable impact on lock ranges. Tpods also feel rather inconsistant locking on past 20km. Even under ideal conditions. I often find myself more limited to more like 10-14km lock ranges
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You can’t even mount the TGP with the D or G.
My experience is from the Harrier Gr7 where you can. In Sim, not used the Gs much, but the Ds rarely let me fire past 10km
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