Now in the game SU30SM, J11B, Rafale already have such as Grom-2, LS6-500, AASM250 this range of up to 60KM long range AG weapons. The F18 only has the AGM65 and JDAM with limited range.
- No need
- Need JSOW
- Need SLAM
- Need SLAM-ER
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Can American mains go five minutes without crying about the most arbitrary thing? The F-18 is at max 12.7, meanwhile the rest of American air is literally the F-16, F-15, and AV-8, with the most broken AGMs in the game. You have three F-15s to choose from, multiple F-16s, plus the Av-8, A-10s, and the Apache. I think you can hold off on having another plane being a CAS monster, ESPECIALLY since Sweden’s F-18 doesn’t get a bloody thing.
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(Hopefully) Not till GRB gets capable SPAA to fight against it.
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I guess after major update “Hornet’s Sting” gajin might ready AGM-154 JSOW for F/A-18C late, but could add AGM-154A before AGM-154C
F/A-18C Early only might receive AGM-84E SLAM after this quarter
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Bruh just use the strike eagle lmfao
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I think you’re confusing JSC with JSA. The JSA is a cluster bomb, and the JSC is a single penetration warhead similar to the existing Grom2 and LS6-500.
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Since when do these aircraft have the Kh38s?
Like I don’t think the US needs better CAS, but let’s not pretend that the maverick is even close to the Kh38.
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None of those listed aircraft have KH-38s and in fact all have the exact same loadout options as the F-18. AGM-65s which is the second weakest AGM at top tier.
Also, the Apache is one of the weakest helis at top tier at the moment. (Which Sweden also has)
Yes Sweden needs something better, but in this, the US is not actually all that unreasoanble. They are still stuck with the same non-IOG AGM they have from about 10.7 to use at top tier. Meanwhile KH-38 and (when its fixed) AASMs are just dominating
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Oh my, they don’t have a really cool bomb. Nevermind the plethora of AGMs they hurl from the bloody stratosphere.
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As for the weapons in question.
SLAM-ER totally unneeded at the moment
SLAM, maybe, doesnt look to unreasoanble and comprable to AASM
JSOW, might be tricky and not a good fit, I dont think we have any weapons with terminal only guidance yet and then its just a glide bomb.
I’m just saying, America already has enough CAS as it is. They don’t need more stuff just because they whine for it. Gaijin needs to learn how to say, “no”
Not totally disagreeing, but with KH-38s and AASMs getting a rather major buff this major update. AGM-65 is getting outclassed even more. Not an unreasonable ask for a KH-38 or AASM equivalent to be added to the F-18. Especially when it is a historically accurate loadout option for it. Especially when a weapon system like SLAM would be very limited in quanttiy from what I can see
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JSOW would be so funny after the Finnish Hornet got cucked from any MLUs this patch
Eh Kh38 isn’t a bomb? It’s an AGM.
Have you opened the russian tree at all?
EDIT: also Mavs are incredibly easy to shoot down with SPAA, especially with the Pantsir and HQ17.
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Understandable to a degree. However, since the Swedish (yes, it’s in the Finnish SUB tree, but the main nation is Sweden) F-18 gets nothing, I do not believe the American F-18 deserves special treatment until the Finnish variant is equipped with the proper ground ordnance, regardless of “muh accuracy”.
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Yeah, that was pretty brutal for Sweden/Finland. F-18 would have been such an easy way to keep their multirole capabilities going for a little while longer and then nothing, they did drop the ball in that regard,
Hopefully Gripen E ASAP though. I cant think of any reason to delay
In case you are too daft to understand, I was mocking it. Like wow, a really cool falling thingy, that justifies the Americans getting even more CAS stuff, as if they need more of a reason to hide in the neighbouring galaxy to drop AGMs. Oh, and that last sentence is sarcasm, I am well aware that you cannot drop AGMs from 2.5 million lightyears away.
Sweden already got shafted enough, especially with only having rocket pods, despite how every other MiG 21 has regular bombs and napalm. I thought maybe they’d give mercy to Sweden and allow another ground pounder to exist, without the hilarious and quite useless AJS (yeah, let’s have a plane with no flares, no cannons, and no missiles at top tier, perfect decision). Yes, I’m aware they get AGMs, but the fact I have to give up modifications if I want flares is irritating enough.
I’m rather safe than sorry when it comes to dealing with bad RB players.
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if by “broken” you mean “they don’t do jack shit” you would be correct, but otherwise you don’t know what you’re talking about
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