Serious question with this plane. Why is it irl it can hit mach 2 at 1400 mph and in game its max speed is 1330 mph but you break apart just over 900 mph? Another frustrating thing i noticed, with payload at all and bo after burner, the F4 can barely maintain 300 mph at 25k ft. Was this a way of nerfing it in the past? Or Gaijin not accurately putting its limits where they should be?
Im honestly very disappointed with this purchase :/ wish i would have asked more players about it first.
I had a typo sorry but no payload and no after burner is what it’s meant to say
There are many F-4 Phantom II pilots who have related that it is virtually impossible for any of the slatted wing F-4’s to break Mach 2. Read about one on an FCF (Functional Check Flight) where he had the opportunity to earn his coveted Mach 2 pin (“Flying” magazine under the heading “I learned about flying from that”). Been a long time but, as I recall, he departed controlled flight either just before or just after Mach 2. Rest of the article was understanding why and how he recovered. The leading edge slats improved maneuverability massively but increased drag so couldn’t go as fast.
As far as breaking apart just over 900 mph, that is to be expected if you are down in the weeds. It has to do with the Q factor or simply air is denser at low altitude and you can’t possibly move as fast at low level. The F-111 was legendary for its low altitude speed yet it couldn’t pass 950 mph while hugging the terrain. In order for that F-4S to get the full 1330 mph, if properly modeled, you likely have to get well above 20,000 ft MSL (Mean Sea Level), probably 35,000 ft. As the air gets thinner, you have less atmospheric drag and can push that airframe to much higher velocities.
No ones going to bite?
You can test all vehicles on the right side, premiums are all unlocked loadout
altitude is a key factor, although the phantoms as a whole seem to be unable to hit Mach 2 at any lower altitude in my experience, I’ve never been able to hit Mach 2
the f4j and f4s are great fighters at 12.0 regardless
f4j is not good at 12.0 (at least stock and without chaff)
im talking about when the aircraft have unlocked all their full abilities. at full combat capacity they are good, which especially applies to f4s that is a premium
some aircraft can be ass stock but good when fully modded
oh yea that would be a different case but I think we can all agree that the F4j Has a really bad gun stock or not
i agree that the f4j’s stock grind is definetly slower than the fgr2. it should be worth it though since the f4j gets aim7f and has HMS while fgr2 is limited to 7e2 equivalent and no HMS
If youre still in stock grind, power through it, it should be worth it
actually, the aim 7’s are extremely hard to use because of the HMD, the HMD is really only good for the IR missiles
Why do OPs always post once then never again, especially wild wild threads like this
tbh this is true i dont like the f4j anymore because of it lol. i still pointed it out as advantange since some people find it better when they use it. but for me, yes i also hate it.