F-16 ADF - Pool

Since the introduction of the Fox-3 missiles, a large part of the Italian community has requested and supported the idea that the F-16 ADF should be updated with its real armament, namely the AIM-9L-i and especially the AIM-120 (B or C5 model). To raise awareness among the developers on this issue, this poll is being proposed. It should be noted that, in reality, the Italian F-16s have always been in service with the AIM-120s and have never used the AIM-7s. Not all Italian players are interested in researching the Hungarian sub-tree, and the only other aircraft in the tech tree equipped with the Fox-3 is the Harrier, which is very capable but remains a subsonic. It seems reasonable to update the aircraft with their real armament, especially since there are plenty of aircraft equipped with Fox-1s in the tech tree to practice with.

  • Yes add the Aim-120
  • No it’s fine as is
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Yes, I think it’s a great idea to add AIM-120 and AIM-9L/I-1 to the Italian F-16ADF. It will make the plane more historically accurate and imo place it in a more comfortable spot in terms of balance. Also the precence of Hungarian Gripen as ARH platform shouldn’t be an excuse to hold ADF capabilities. Not only it’s normal to have 3 and more ARH carriers in the tree, but it’s also been said by stuff multiple time that subnation vehicles don’t come instead of nation (tree owner) vehicles.

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Major +1 for the Italian one
(Also cough cough nudge nudge dynamic BRs based on loadouts would likely make both sides happy)

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absolutely yes for both the amraam and the aim-9l-i, if they really want to keep a fox-1 only f-16 in the tree i will suggest to add a f-16b block 5 too since italy used those too (and maybe make it use anti ground ordinance too) but please let the f-16 adf use its real life armaments

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I would be alright with Gaijin doing this with the ADF: addition of AIM-9L-i and AIM-120 (whatever variant was carried by Italian AF), as whatever BR increases are required.
THEN, Gaijin can go back and add in maybe an Italian F-16B OCU to take over the original spot. Wouldn’t get Sparrows, but could possibly get Mavs and other stuff the Block 10s used (gonna be more on the semi-historical side, since Italy likely never used Mavs on their F-16Bs, but the capability was still there)

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Yup there’s no good reason the adf or mlu shouldn’t get their missiles.

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ADF and MLU don’t have their realistic loadouts although I think it might be better off getting a new F16 since it wouldn’t faire that well at 13.7 and be just as competitive as it currently is.