It might be, true
It really doesn’t matter, it’s parity when it comes to linking both. ADFs in general getting Aim-120s was highly requested, by both playerbase.
It doesn’t make any sense. Yeah, now US will have 13.7 F-16ADF without HMD and with only 60 CMs, and at same BR - F-16C which is just better.
But hey, it was requested by “a lot” to kill the only US ARH slinger at 12.7, because Italians are getting the same(but they don’t have another ARH-capable F-16 so let’s just conviently forget that)
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will there be a way to recall your drone if a bunch of tanks appear within your own tanks line-of-sight so you can spot them faster or will you still be stuck with the drone unless it gets shot or you crash it?
How do you know it will be 13.7?
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It’s not going to be 13.7 lmao, unless gaijin is stupid.
It has half the amount of CMs as the current 13.7 F-16, no HMD, no TWS, no Datalink, no IRCCM IR AAMs, and a weaker engine. It’ll likely sit around 13.0-13.3, where the US’ only supersonic ARH slingers are the Tomcats as of now.
It’s not an ARH slinger currently, but it will be. it’s also not the only SARH slinger at 12.7 if that’s what you meant.
How do you it won’t be 13.7? Look at F-2A and its premium counterpart - ADTW, they’re 1.0 apart, and only difference between those two is ability to carry ARH.
Unless gaijin want to confirm once again that they’re personally handholding US tech tree and they’re the only nation which get +0.3 or +0.7 of BR increase on same plane because it gets ARH(it’ll still be bad because it will get murdered by 14.0, but hey, aim-120!)
And who else? F-14? Entirely different gameplay from F-16.
That’s incorrect, they’re .7 apart. And both have IRCCM IR AAMs.
Both the US F-14A and F/A-18C Early (although it is indeed an expensive premium) sit at 12.7 in the US air TT as of now. They’re both perfectly fine supersonic sparrow slingers, and ofc they offer different styles of gameplay as they’re different aircraft. However the sparrow usage/gameplay is relatively the same in regard to being a SARH carrier. They both fill the need for a supersonic 12.7 sparrow carrier.
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For Americans, you can ask F-16C Block 30 with Operation Desert Storm configuration.
ARH additions alone wouldn’t dictate the BR raise or final BR. Multiple factors need to be taken into account, such as HMD, CM count/type, Radar capabilities, aircraft capabilities, and IR missile capabilities. This aircraft is lacking in all of those compared to other 13.7 aircraft.
they already denied the vt4 for this update
The F-16C Block 30 would be really nice to have. Out of all F-16 variant to exist, that aircraft has the best dogfight performance of any of them. Really hoping it gets added someday along with the Israeli F-16C Block 30 Barak I.
I strongly disagree. GRB is already being ruined with the drones scouting the entire damn team. Positioning is becoming less important because you can see everyone anyways. If the feature is to be added, remove the ability to jump to the tank to scout with the mark. Also, maybe make the drones less maneuverable and easier to shoot down with early AA or something. Rn they’re really making high tier GRB less enjoyable.
In this case it’s more like Thailand has a vehicle added, but America gets it as well.
Though as long as it’s the actual US prototype (slightly different smoke position) not just a recolor of the Thai service one I’m fine with it. The US really doesn’t have many light tanks right now in the tree.
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And you know who else fills the need for a supersonic 13.0+ amraam carrier? Literally everyone past 13.0, F-15C, F-16C, Hornet, F-15E. Yaaay now more one to the top-tier meat-grinder of godawful gameplay!
Literally was never the case, otherwise we’d have Su-25 and Su-25K at different BRs, as well as Su-17M4 and Su-22M3, as well as all MiG-29 and Flankers would be at lower BR, because Frogfoots and Fitters have different amount of CMs, and mig-29 and flankers have godawful radar.
- Be China
- Make tank specifically for export
- Get pissed that other countries buy and use the said tank
Yall got some nerve honestly.
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How does literally made-up leak is somehow relevant?
Also won’t be the first time either lmao
Since most helicopters are getting detailed interiors now, the sim community and myself mostly wouldn’t mind seeing helicopters as an option to spawn in Air Sim, please add helicopters to Air Sim! I hope this is and has been considered
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There’s not a single 13.3 ARH carrier in the US tree as of now, and only one supersonic ARH carrier at 13.0 (the Iranian F-14AM). All those aircraft listed are 13.7 or higher, which this aircraft will not sit at.
Literally is the case, but all of those aren’t capable of redefining BRs on their own in most instances. All of it must be taken into account together. (The Su-17/22s do need revisits though I will gladly admit that…)
thats a very hopeful assumption
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