so why not add these features on entirely new F-16 airframe? as in separate vehicle down the line of US TT?
That way you get your F-16 with all the bells and whistles at higher BR and I keep my F-16C at 13.7 with older missiles but much better matchmaker.
the F-16C dosent have that because those pylons were never used by the US
sure lets give the F-16C all that and then put it at 14.7 and make it essentially a worse plane
realistic features that make it fight things that are just infinitely better in it?
it will be nothing but a punching bag for actually good planes
you understand literally nothing about how the game works man
The F-16C is a perfectly fine plane as is, no it’s not the best 13.7, far from that
but giving it AIM-120C-5s will literally just result it going up in br
So you’re not just giving it a useless missile (C-5 is just worse than the A/B overall), you’re killing the plane by moving it somewhere where it stands no chance against the enemies it fights realistically
giving it new missiles like AIM-9X + AIM-120D etc will do the same thing, but a thousand times worse
you’re just asking for the F-16 to get killed man
no matter what you do to this with regards to “realistic” loadout
it will be worse than the Su-27SM
Are you sure? You clearly havent seen F-16’s irl because this is the real pylon. Not some BS knockoff russians gave us.
first of all
both of your images dont even show the PIDS with a MAW or even extra countermeasures
second off all the first image isnt even a US f-16
this is how the PIDS+ looks like
That’s an Israeli jet
Yes i know its an SWWP Bomb Pylon
Okay? Heres an American Jet photo ive taken
This is an F-16CM Block 52 stationed at Shaw AFB in SC js to prove its american
then your comment was absolutly irrelevant to what i posted
And how? I was talking about the Bomb Pylon not PIDS, its an SWWP pylon
yeah clearly you didnt talk about the PIDS when you said
“the bomb pylon with the maw”
120C is a downgrade. But according to gaijin’s BR placements, yes it would go to 14.0 like the F-16I and sit by its side collecting dust aswell
I quite literally said “the bomb pylon on the maw pod for the F-16AM is the real pylon F-16’s use” never said it had PIDS, which it doesnt
Not a downgrade at all yall js dont like to BVR fight so u use 120A/B
My playstyle at top tier consists mostly of climbing and shooting missiles at distances where the enemy needs to notch and can’t outrun them, preferably at distances where the enemy doesn’t have time to notch. The aim-120c doesn’t provide much benefit while losing in agility and acceleration for shorter ranges.
If I have the choice, I usually bring a couple 120C for the initial BVR push and the rest would be 120A/B
Close range performance is better for the average air RB environment.
Especially if your missile count is limited
Short time to target and high manouverability matter more than giga larp range performance
There’s a good reason as to why good players prefer the 120A/B over C.
120A/B is just objectively better in the areas that actually matter
Making it quite literally a downgrade
Good luck trying to prove me wrong here
it isn’t a downgrade over the c-5 at least however that’s based off before the weight increase, because they allow it to pull tighter than the C-5 still much worse than the A and B and now its heavier making it worse at BVR than the c-5 for most long range shots i.e. 40-30km because funnily enough most people aren’t at high enough speeds and alt yet by the time their 60-50km out to allow the missile to use the extra guidance time
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I was not talking about the AIM-120D
The 120D nerf is completely irrelevant as it changes next to nothing.
Wow cool, it impacts less .1s later on 60km shots
Huge nerf
Turn perf is practically the same still
120D is a buff over 120C anyways since GNSS is basically improved IOG
And best performing plane in ARB for several consecutive months is Rafale, with MICAs that are nothing like AMRAAMs.
