Honestly, If there is an alternative in the TT, it should receive a better loadout. In the case of the Phantom FG.1 and FGR.2, since their performance, radar, and armament are identical, once you spade one of them, there is no points to play the other variant, except as a backup or for stats padding.
Also, this allows them to serve as a legitimate counterpart to other variants like the F-4EJ Kai, which already have AIM-9Ls, since they would have its own distinct strengths and weaknesses, just like F-86 Sabres in old top tier games.
They gotta do something about the F-89, every rank IV match where it somehow ends up becomes unplayable. In air arcade it can just sit above enemy spawn and easily hit-and-run anyone who spawns without any retaliation possible
That thing is the definition of unbalance
Vikhr is one of the best missile in game, range, speed, power, even anti heli/anti air possibilities. Ka-52 has much better ircm and Maw, harder to hit, has option for 8 anti air, 12 vikhr and 2 more pilons. Tiger UHT has 8 pars and 4 anti air, thats all (other weapons are just simple bad over 11.3 br). Pars (or spikes) are way worse in one-hit kill capabilities. I have ka-50, in 11.3 is also a little overpowered, but not so much as ka-52, also have Tiger uht, so I can compare them. UHT br is fine, but ka-52 is need raise.
No it isn’t.
Mokopa is a better missile than Vikhr.
ALL fire and forget missiles are better than both Mokopa and Vikhr.
IRCM and MAW don’t protect it from SACLOS SPAA.
8 iglas are still iglas.
And PARS are an objectively superior missile to manually guided missiles.
The J-11A is considerably worse than any 13.7 plane, but it might be too good for 13.3 (debateable, but this shows BR compression).
It is identical to the Su-27/J-11 apart from it having MAWS, which means it still has SPO-15 and N001 radar. Neither of which belong on a 13.7 plane.
The game made all radar weapons vulnerable to notching. R77 does not guarantee kill efficiency for it’s too easy to notch, while spo15 does not provide any notching capability without actually seeing the missile
Yes it’s better than su34 in flight performance and hmd, and jf17 for speed, msl load and hmd, BUT COMPRESSION. Compare it to any 13.7s and,… 13.3 would be a choice
The Su-34 is at 13.3 and is better in a few ways (More ARH missiles, much better radar, and a much better RWR), but worse in others (worse flight performance, no MAWS, and no HMD).
I don’t think it would be too much for 13.3, but I’d prefer decompression. This still doesn’t change the fact that it is by far the worst 13.7 plane.