Missiles can be withheld for balance reasons. There are plenty of AIM-9L carriers in game that do not have them.
8 Likes
A somewhat strange balancing decision, given how in the last year 9Ls have gone from having great flare resistance to loving flares just as much as R-60Ms. We also have planes like the Kurnass 2000 at 11.3 with great phantom flight performance and six python-3s, which are clearly superior to 9Ls.
1 Like
It was given those due it losing in Aim-7’s.
F104S TAF has only gun variant in real life
I’m fine with it but this is a realistic game and sooner or later the missile must be released for the historicity of the vehicle.
F104s TAF is a completely different story because it was added the sparrow system and this is an error.
Yes it lost the ability to carry four crappy aim7e2s and can instead carry six of the best IR missiles in the game.
The British phantoms are all 11.3 with:
Worse flight performance due to lack of slats. The improved engine thrust barely offsets the extra drag at sea-level.
A much worse radar than the Kurnass 2000
Much, much worse IR missiles
Four below average SARHS to make up for it
None of the precision guided weaponry that the K2000 has
Am I missing something?
1 Like
It had Aim-7F’s not E2’s. The regular Kurnass gets E2’s. It was originally 11.7 due to it also having Aim-9L’s.
you forgot 6x1000lb bombs
Obviously it didn’t have the 7Fs at 11.3… the E2s in question are what the first kurnass gets at 11.0. it should be 11.7 now with its current loadout was my point, nevermind with 7Fs.
As it stands the K2000 is head and shoulders above the British phantoms at the same BR. Same goes for the F-4J and 4S.
Maybe. But at the moment Both the 104S and Taf need something because having to play almost only against 12.0 planes is frustrating at best and pure pain at the worst.
Yeah we definitely need to further nerf the F-104s
To be honest, it might not be a bad thing. It could go down in BR and actually be useable.
I almost never get kills with sparrows/aspides in the F-104S/ASA. I’d rather have the M61.
When you see F-16s/F-14s/Mig-29s the speed “advantage” doesn’t mean much.
1 Like
That whould make me Happy but i don’t think It Will Never happen
Not that i had expected a reply to my previous comment but
Gaijin always boast on how realistic is this game and how they can’t balance properly it because of “muh realism” BUT is fine giving to a plane missiles that never had while don’t give to it missiles that should have? I’m talking about the F-104 Taf ofc
why even make a 70 euro premium plane if you have to make it nearly unplayable because of “reason”
1 Like
they ignore flares more than R-73 right now, after the patch something happened to them.
i would be fine if they gave us more advanced versions of AIM-9P for it, with all aspect capability.
2 Likes
i would be fine with a 10.7 br. Too bad gaijin do not care about italian players having fun
Even the mods don’t bother to give a proper answer
3 Likes
Taf is reaally need to be nerfed. Taf is genre 2 jet but when you try to play. There will be always 12 br jets like f14 f19 mig29 ofcourse and they are 4 genre jets you cant even dodge their missels flares doenst work. It is too much painful to play it. It need to be 10.7 br
2 Likes
True
Gaijin time to fix F-104S suffering at 11.3 give us 6 aim9L anf fix TAF with removing Aim7 if it is true idk and not have data. Now flight model and weal aim 9p against at least aim9L and R73 or R27T please fix this legacy.