The F-18 c on the USA should go down to 13.7, but they should Remove the Aim-120c and only give it 8 Fox 3, it doesn’t make sense the way the current tech tree is set up…
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no point removing the 120C if you’re gonna do that, it’s worse than the A/B
removing 120C is a buff actually, less stuff to research as it’s a downgrade over 120A/B
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Not even the worst F-18 model at 14.0 so no lol
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removing the 120C modification makes the other modifications more expensive to research.
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Yeah stuff in general just takes long to progress to get useful mods the F-18C is evidence of that. 9M iirc is like 12000 RP versus the 9k for the US model
Why would it go down in BR if it lost Aim-120C5s?
All of the f18c without aesa should go down to 13.7. I’ve said that before it was even added though. Theres no reason it should be at 14.0 in the first place. I don’t think the loadouts need altering though. the f18 pays for its ability to carry 10 aim120 by 1, them being only aim120s and 2. being only able to guide up to 4 at a time.
Nobody is gonna click that link except me lmao, still shocked it’s reviews are decent
Not sure that’s really the best way to go about it
F-18C(1994) oldest C model at 14.0 no ground weapons, no HMD, no K-band RWR detection making it useless for CAP in ground as SPAA are literally invisible. Also no 120s outside of the B model.
F/A-18C Late (US and Swiss) standard hornet with air and ground loadouts with access to both A and C model AIM 120, new RWR with K band and HMD.
AU F/A-18/A all the US and Swiss weapons for air and ground but with BOL pods HMD, but with the A model engines making it very sluggish.
MLU 2 2nd worst CAS loadout for all hornets only next to the F-18C (1994) but this time with AIM 120C and B. Additionally has K band detection like the other hornets and HMD while having the C model engines and BOL.
All of these are 14.0
But the 10 missiles is a big reason it’s up at 14.0 instead of 13.7 like the F2A not necessarily the radar. But personally I think they need to weigh radars heavier into br changes than just missile count
The missile count is exactly why Smin stated the devs won’t put the Finnish F-18C down in BR for ground. It’s 12.7 which makes no sense since it’s literally worthless
Oh I actively ignore ground tbh much better game that way
Was more so just using it as an example to bolster your reasoning
the thing with “being only able to guide up to 4 at a time” is that you can absolutely ripple off more than 4 AIM-120s at 30 kilometer ranges at the startof the match and then just turn your radar off. the thing is, the IOG is stable enough to give the AIM-120 a target within its search zone to lock onto after flying for 20km, and alot of people just fly in a straight line.
it’s significantly funnier in simulator battles, since you’re not constantly being lit up by multiple radars like in realistic battles. i was once called three slurs in one message by a Mirage 2000 after i fired an AIM-54C at him from nearly across the map then just turned my radar off to vanish.
i’ve gotten more kills than you’d believe by just rippling off 6 AIM-120s in my F-16C, not guiding them but rather instantly coming back to base, and taking my 4x AIM-120 2x AIM-9M loadout to finish up the match. usually atleast two connect, most of the time other ones either get “stolen” (beaten-to) by faster BVR slingers, or rarely they just flat out miss.
Is that with 120A or C?
A/B, the C would probably somehow find a way to do a complete 180 and hit a teammate instead.
you never know, with the worst AIM-120 in the game.
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I did have something similar the other day in the EFT.
near the end of the match. 1v2 (Su-30SM2 and F-15C GE). Im bingo and low on missiles, they were both RTBing. So Im up high and fast, and just yeet my last 2 C5s at them at 60km, not really expecting much other than maybe making them defend against them for a few seconds, before turning around myself and RTBing.
A minute or so later, I get a kill against the F-15C GE as he was taking off :D
the stronger the long-range sling capability of your aircraft, the funnier it is to fire unguided AIM-120s at people from borderline psychotic ranges, such as 60km
Yeah, though usually I’ll try and support the missile till impact, Id only try longer range yeets like that with the Aim-120D. And even then, I’d try and fire in the LSZ