I see your point, but you have to remember, the Skyflash really one has a range of 5-7 miles. So I do think the 12.0 9L, and 11.7 Same, is a good compromise, but I do think that it really wont be too bad with 9L’s at 11.7. Because the FGR/FG will have better weapons, but the MLD will have better flight preformance equally effective (I think)
IMO its more nuanced than that.
If we were talking about currents MiG-23 BR with its pre-seek and destroy performance, id say its undertiered at 11.7.
Ive spaded MLA back in may last year, and played it a lot around jan/feb (or whenever they got their radar first changed). Its jan/feb performance was amazing, and i would put it higher than PD Phantoms at that time.
However, with seek and destroy, its radar got massively nerfed. As it is now, I would take british phantom any day. Now, with MiG-23 you cant select radar modes, and you only have PD mode if you are above certain altitude looking down.
Also dont forget Phantoms have twice the radar missiles over MiG-23s, and while R-60M/MKs are all aspect, you essentially have to shove them into enemy pilots bottom before you launch them in tail chase (read the range in tailchase is VERY bad).
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The Viggen C is 11.3, and I’d say it is a better aircraft than the phantoms even with less missiles, even the Viggen D is at 12.0 with 9Ls and much more countermeasures.
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