Just recalled this section from “Harrier: How to be a fighter pilot” as well, which should be relevant
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Has anything been done regarding the harrier’s black smoke visible from orbit? Was hopeful it would have been addressed by now.
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Nope.
2x accepted reports. Still nothing
All of the reports have been sidelined. Hopefully we might see something in the coming update.
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@BabySoEz I’ll take this to this thread as it would be more appropriate. I did the stock grind waaaaaaay back when it was first added, so this is largely going to be based upon how I handle somewhat similar aircraft (fairly weak ground attackers) at the same BR in the form of the Tornado GR4 and some educated guesses.
My first recommendation would be to do most of the stock grind in Air Sim, though that does require familiarity with Air Sim to achieve, but if youve got an interest in getting into Air Sim or have experience, go there. Focus on base bombing and you’ll be fine.
But in ARB, yeah you are going to have a slow and rather painful grind, I would focus on hitting AI ground targets wherever you can and baiting targets into turn fights, the 25mm ADENs are excellent and boarderline laser canons. 9Ls are 9Ls, use where you can but dont expect much at that BR obviously.
Mod order I would probably do is
Chaff > 540s > 1000s > Boosters > BOL > G-Suit > Aim-9L > Aim-9M.
Once you have 9Ms, you have teeth and the reason why you are at 12.3 and not 11.3. (Though quite frankly, I dont think either the GR4 or GR7 should have 9Ls stock anymore)
it will be a slow and long grind, but it can be quite a fun aircraft to mess around in, but has lost a lot of its past glory imo, especially after its nerfs
imma do in test flight sim mode to figuring how to do. I’m not even a propeller sim player :D
Ive barely touched prop tier ASB but do play top tier, they differ quite greatly. Make sure you set a keybind for SAS mode (near the top) and cycle to Damping, will make your life a lot easier
Hey now, this sounds like it gonna be miserable
Air Sim has a high learning curve
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Well, at least they’re accepting reports about obviously wrong issues.
Better situation than the other planes I like 😿
Only thing miserable about Sim is knowing how mothballed it is, provided you don’t think on it too hard your experience should be fine.
Hmhmhmh still no GR9A , me sad
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Probably being saved for MMW Brimstones and/or ASRAAMs
Still i would not mind having a GR9A with just 6x aim 9Ms and a better engine and a HMD , those are significant upgrades in my opinion specially for sim battles
We got a F15 EX at this point and not a GR9A … lol 😆
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Oh yeah 100%.
Throw in the 100% LERX, TERMA Pod, Sniper T-Pod, etc.
There is 0 excuse to not add it at this point.
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They probability forgot about it like the Jaguar variants XD
Classic case with how they have been doing UK for the past years…
They where memeing with us when they droped the T10 instead of a GR9A with older payloads…
Even funnier when the T10 is actually more like the T12 (GR9A Trainer)
But yeah, there is a lot of things left to be added. But alas, Britain never made anything domestic and therefore we are 100% dependent on 4 Sub-TTs to get anything new according to Gaijin
There is still so manny cold war jets that can be added but no lol we 100 % needed another f18… aham sure Gijin 🤣
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Nah, Mig-29 and Su-30 C&P Next
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God that will be a so funny…
But still , i prefer to dominate in Sim with UK jets not with sub tree jets , i play UK to play UK and i am a Sim player , i enjoy the plane i fly by knowing its weaknesses and its strengths , i dont whant a Mig 29 i whant a gnat a new Jag a new harrier a Vulcan ex…
I whant more UK jets to fill those roles even if they are not top tier.
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