Also for the Aim-54:
Looks like the Fakour acceleration is underperforming… That was very fast.
How do you tell if a missile is a phoenix or a fakour?
to me just looks yellow and everything else looks the same
even then some arent yellow so they look identical
I wrote an entire thing about how to tell in WT gameplay lmao.
The Phoenix won’t have those side rails on it nor will it have the bland, one/2 color scheme of the Fakour.
ex:
The Phoenix will have large, bold lettering and stripes on it to signal each part of the missile (nose cone, body, booster, etc…)
ex:
it’s also slightly more sleek and pointy
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lmao phoenix/fakour 90s are just… pretty terrible in wt considering how garbage their seekers and kinematic performance is. aim-54c+ or the aim54c eccm/whatever it’s called is looking like the only good phoenix that exists and will hopefully be implemented on the d when it comes to the game
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The only problem is, while the AIM-54C ECCM/Sealed is equipped, you wouldn’t be able to exceed Mach. While it would provide better countermeasure and ground clutter resistance (especially paired with the APG-71), it doesn’t have coolant so if I recall correctly, that limits how fast you could fly with it.
i heard it doesnt require coolant ? coolant was required for previous models
Yeah, it didn’t require coolant during flight
DOES IT GET DUMP AND BURN TELLL ME WISE GSZABI!!
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Good old “balancing factor” or whatever gaijin is using for such shenanigans.
N001 has hmd and irst is more modern than awg9 has the same missile load out(except it can’t carry 12 missiles ) as the su33, su27 can fly faster and supposedly turns faster then su33 because the su33 is heavier and slightly slower, but it has Canards, so it turns about the same. yes it dosent have the same range as the awg 9 but in war thunder you don’t really need 100+ miles of range even awg9 default settings is mainly set 50-20 miles for most players honestly. su27 with r27r vs a f14A iraf with r27r i bet the su27 does better than the f14A or even if both are slightly on par with each other. Honestly I don’t have the su27 just yet but someone should do the test f14A iraf and a su27 with only 2 r27r and see what radar comes out on top with both shooting the same range/angles but I still think the su27 would do better
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Which assume you
- know where the enemy is
- are within 20km to lock people.
N001 also can’t change the scan radius, unlike the AWG-9. Meaning it’s slower to scan with it’s already abysmal scan speed.
But yes, the Su-27 is better within WVR. But at that point, most people just use ACM (or, for the Tomcat, SRC PD HDN with 19km range.)
The AWG-9 is definitely better at longer ranges though, in my experience.
Tomcat only has 9 KM ACM.
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That was addressed.
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Like in arb (unless on asb)we’re people names/jet pop up around 5-15 miles out or a rwr telling you what general direction your getting locked/shot at and top of that your acting like the su27 dosent have tws hdn or src pd even tho it has slower scan rates you can still detect and lock enemies and still have a better chance of shooting down a enemy at angles or longer ranges or even close to the ground compared to something like f14B/A with sparrows
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It’s very inconsistant.
I mean, yes, the Flanker can more easily shoot down enemies, but that’s to do with it’s weaponry, not it’s radar.
without the R-27E’s, the F-14s would beat the Flanker. The AIM-7F/M is better than the R-27R.
If someone gets the jump on you, and you only find out where they are after they’ve locked you… That tends not to be good.
Listen, the AWG-9 isn’t the best. But the N001 is simply worse.
I would have to disagree about it being the worse like I keep trying to say the radar isn’t the worst or greatest compared to the awg9 but it definitely has more pro’s (in game not irl)
It ain’t always the end of the line tho either and the flanker and other jets has proven that
Unless you stock grinding why would you choose the r27r over the r27er on top of that R-27R is often considered better than the AIM7F due to its higher maneuverability and faster speed, making it harder to evade though the AIM-7F has more Delta-V and range in certain scenarios. The R-27R’s greater “pull” or turn rate is a significant advantage in close-quarters situations, allowing it to defeat countermeasures more effectively than the AIM-7F. the R-27ER is generally considered better than the AIM-7M outperforming it in speed, maneuverability, range, and having features like datalink guidance which make it much harder to evade. While the AIM-7M is a capable missile, the R-27ER’s superior speed allows it to win missile jousts, and its ability to maintain a lock with a datalink makes it a formidable threat that the AIM-7M struggles to counter effectively (In game not irl)
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Definitely not true… where did you hear that?
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That’s not a feature in WT.
Yes it is and yes it will
Did I miss it? I know it can be set on fire by others, but can you set your own on fire?