Japan is the only nation where I have top tier, and since I have had Top Tier Japan for a while, I have been wanting to buy a CAS Plane. However, Japan doesn’t have a top tier Premium CAS options (Unless you want to count the AV-8s) So I either get the F-4EJ ADTW or the F-5E FCU, but I’m not sure which fighter is better at CAS.
Also, I guess to be truthful, I don’t play ARB, at all. Even though I have been playing war thunder for a bit now, I am basically still a noob when it comes to planes and jets, so keep that in mind.
so, someone told me the Phantoms are bad, I don’t know if that’s true, but when test flying it, it does feel like I’m flying a brick, And the F-5E FCU feels funner to fly, and smoother to fly, However it seems like the F-4EJ ADTW has a lot more CAS options than the F-5E FCU but the F-5E FCU has AGM-65B air to ground missiles, which I think they act like Fire and Forget missiles, but I could be wrong.
Also, the F-4EJ ADTW is 10.7 (GRB), so I would have to up tier it to 11.7 (GRB), which I don’t know if it will survive as well if it’s in an up tier.
I am also not worried about grinding out the Japan air tree, I know if I get the F-5E FCU I won’t be able to grind it out, I just want a fun “CAS” plane, And also, if I do get the F-5E FCU, I’ll properly buy the modifications to. I also know that I can research the F-5E FCU and get it for free, but I’m not interested in playing ARB.
So taking in mind that I just want the fighter with the best CAS capabilities, Which one should I get if I end up wanting to buy one of the planes, the F-5E FCU or F-4EJ ADTW?