Hello everyone. I’m unsure which U.S. premium aircraft to choose to start grinding the entire tech tree.
I’m considering the F-4S Phantom II or the F/A-18C Early.
I intend to use it only in Simulator mode.
The main points I’ve noticed are that the F/A-18C is superior, but only in the 11.7 to 12.7 and 12.0 to 13.0 rotations. Above that, it starts facing many aircraft equipped with ARH missiles, which makes gameplay quite difficult.
The F-4S has HMS, but I’m not sure how useful that is since it doesn’t have all-aspect missiles.
you cant kill what you or your radar cant detect.
Choose what does that best.
Or go undetected and achieve your mission/target.
Remember unless you are low, you cant detect what is low.
In which case decide whether you want to go high or low and choose the appropriate aircraft.
it is quite useful in sim battles because it means less hassle with radar, plus you dont always need rear aspect missiles, you have aim9H for rear aspect and aim7F for front aspect
I’ve mostly grinded the U.S. tech tree using the F-4 Phantom, and honestly, it was a pretty great experience! I also did it in SIM because, once you understand how the 15-minute useful-actions system works and how to time your sorties right, it becomes a lot more chill and efficient.
I’d say go with the F-4 mainly because of its BR; it sits in a good spot for grinding without constantly facing ARH spam. I don’t know much about the F-18C Early, but back when I unlocked the F-16C, I slapped a talisman on it and that made the grind fly by (literally). There wasn’t the amazing F-15E back then, but if I were you, I’d start with the F-4, grind your way to the F-15E, and once you get it, talisman that beast from there, it’s smooth sailing!