TBH, it is now in this quite awkward situation. The Hornet now sits at a BR of 13.0 ARB (will be adjusted to 12.7), which is 0.3 above (or the same) as the F16A Block 10, which is significantly inferior to the Hornet, having access to a potent amount of AIM-7P and AIM-9L, but the uptier experience is highly problematic also, facing multiple threats with capable FOX 3s and IRCCM missiles. There are many ways to differentiate the Hornet C (Early) from the Late, such as different lot numbers, having a downgraded F404 engine instead of F404-402, having the APG-73 radar instead of APG-73 RUG phase I. But for now gaijin seemed to take the lazy option, take away AIM-120s and AIM-9M and put it at 12.7, which ruins it for the F16A players, The Top tier players, and the Hornet players themselves, deprived of the BVR capability that the FA-18C originally had. So my suggestion would be to give back the AIM-120A (as the FA-18C would have access to those after 1992, the AIM-9L can be retained) and move it to 13.7 or 13.3