F16 12.3 discussion and similar aircraft

U are wrong aim 9l has more range overall and uts better fir sniping shots due too less drag and more burn time
Also its almost never hit the 40g maybe 35

Correct me if im wrong but the seeker fov is bigger so it easier to flare even on close rear aspect

I agree overall p3 are better then 9l but its by any means not a justification for a br bump

It has a longer burning motor and less drag (not by much) yes, but the Python 3 has a larger and stronger motor even if it burns faster, and last I checked has superior overall range. Feel free to check the files and stats to prove me wrong.

Ingame it pulls up to 40Gs, and although the stat card G-loads aren’t always correct (cough R-3E pulls 11Gs not 10G), this time it is. If you’re checking in Tact-view, perhaps it was only pulling as many Gs as it needed to.

Same as the Aim-9L. It’s a larger FOV, but the rangeband is high, higher than most IR AAMs that lack IRCCM. However that seeker size is a trade off. In exchange for being more resistant to flares, it ends up seeing more of them with its wide view. Regardless, the Python 3 is still better than the Aim-9L in a rear aspect AAM launch setting, as it closes the gap faster and thus gains an advantage against the target via its closer distance and with factors such as rise-time taken into account.

I used to think the same, that was until I started using the Python 3 lately. It’s quite good for what it is, and it’s extremely potent in headons. Almost not one expects it for some reason, and it’s really good at snagging kills because of that. Along with the ability to kills enemies in their blind spots as well, as it reaches enemies lightning quick. I think the Netz is honestly fine where it’s at, and the Python 3 justifies its BR. (Ofc decompression and a CM fix would still be nice).

I just checked the stats and the p3 has slightly more overall energy but its heavier then the 9l by more then 30k (same drag)
I main israel and i love the p3 but in range the 9l is better
For gs just look at the magic that has cap of 35gs
Python berly hits that and it it does its out of energy very quickly
For fov the wide seeker is a downgrade with aim 9l less then 1 km on a mig 23 is nearly unflarable with afterburner but the p3 needs to get to 0.5km for it to be unflarable

Maybe u are very good with this missile but fact is most ppl thinks its not a justification for a br raise and im with them

U tell me what has more gap f16 with non irccm missiles vs f15c with 8 120 or mig 23 with all aspect and with good radar missiles

Also just a reminder k2k is the same br as mig 21 bison

It is hypocritical to say the F-16A deserves 12.3 because it doesn’t get SARH missiles but to keep the Netz there who has the same issue. Despite what you list out for the python… it ISN’T that much better! It really isn’t! it is NOT an irccm missile! That’s the entire point nobody wants to accept.

Pretty much yeah. It has a larger motor and overall size, which translates to the following: Its 33mm larger in caliber, has a ~10-11kg larger motor, and ends at a weight of 82.3kg and the Aim-9L ends at a weight of 57.06kg when the motor ends. This is a ~25kg difference, not exactly 30, just a minor correction.

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The main thing that balances it out is the motor, as although it’s bulkier, heavier, and bleeds more speed in a maneuver, it holds onto energy better when it isn’t maneuvering (basic principle of inertia), but the drag then offsets that. Essentially in nearly (nearly) all instances, the Aim-9L outrages the Python 3 by a small margin at higher attitudes, and a negligible margin and lower altitudes depending on the launch parameters.

That’s just not true at all really, let me explain. The Magic and Magic 2 happen to pull harder off the rail and have higher AOA last I checked, allowing them to pull tighter turns (mainly given that they’re traveling slower than the Python 3 and thus even with it pulling less G’s it’s able to pull a tighter turn due to speed difference). The difference you see between them is that the Python 3s 40G pull isn’t instant as even when it starts pulling it takes a small amount of time for it to be able to fully pull 40Gs, as compared to the Magic which pulls all 35Gs right off the rail. Ingame it can pull all 40Gs, saying it can’t is a fallacy.

This is absolutely true. One argument I see often is that the rangeband of the seeker being higher offsets the larger seeker FOV, but it’s not true (at least not anymore as of the implementation of rise time for flares). However, the Python 3 does in fact have better flare resistance than the Aim-9L, but not from the seeker, but rather from the motor. It allows the missile to get closer to the target and the Aim-9L would usually be, allowing it to have better flare rejection due to it being closer to the target. However, if both seeker/missile are the same distance from the target, their flare rejection is ofc identical. As for being unflarable, that isn’t really a thing lol. A large caliber flare can send off a R-73 from .5km if you are in a certain aircraft and the flare it launched appropriately. Best example is the F-5, which can pretty much flare any missile that isn’t suspension IRCCM based. Engine heat (which in the F-5s case is absurdly low) and CM size is the biggest defining factor in this instance.

I’m well aware, and hey I used to think the some for the most part, and I still somewhat do. I think it’s part of a reason to justify a higher BR, but on its own it doesn’t really work out. This is why I’m so adamant on having the extra 120cms added to the aircraft.
Here’s the English bug reports:
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/4H8FzrJQIPvn
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/fINLzGv0zSc4
Accepted bug report (Not English):
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/znRvt2VxxvEA

It’s not, they’re different aircraft and the F-16A Block 10 Netz has capabilities the USA F-16A Block 10 doesn’t. As I’ve outlined above in previous comments, it’s a superior missile.

If you’d read what I said, you’d see that it really is. It can be used in situations the Aim-9L can’t, and thus it’s superior.

Correct, but it’s still a better Aim-9L is almost every conceivable way. Again the main solution is both decompression and the tripling of the CM count.

I’m aware of this, gaijin is not. They see the 40G stat and see that the Netz is preforming well at its BR (likely as Israeli players tend to be more skilled then US ones, a simple fact not an insult) and decide to leave it where it’s at. I urge you to take this issue to gaijin, or make a new thread about this topic if you must, as gaijin either doesn’t see this as an issue or doesn’t care.

So different! (Two types of F-16 with IR only missiles)

Oh wow, the missile turns a little better (emphasis on little) and goes faster! Wow! (This does not constitute any BR difference)

nope! I believe reality not just whatever nonsense.

It is NOT that much better!

YES! But not by any amount that would ever warrant a higher BR in our extremely compressed game!

Which does not matter, because its only better in SMALL WAYS and OVERALL has VERY LITTLE difference in gameplay!

yes! But you ALSO would mess that up since you have so many of these awful takes about the current BRs!

It is hypocritical to say F-16A needs 12.3 but Netz doesn’t, full stop. Just USA bias.

It’s a vastly superior motor and a higher G-limit threshold of 33% for maneuvering targets. Nothing little about that.

This is reality, and you can choose to deny it all you want.

It’s better yes, but you’re right as it’s not enough on its own to warrant this, I’ve been saying that for quite a few posts now. All it needs is its missing CMs and it will be perfectly fine where it’s at, and even then it’s decompression that is the main underlying issue here. Gaijin sees the Python 3 as reason enough to keep it where it’s at, and you’re wasting your time trying to convince me otherwise and not them. Please by all means take this to them or another thread. I’m not entirely opposed to the F-16A Block 10 Netz going to 12.3 for the time being, however I feel that it may be a bit strong, especially seeing as the F-16A at 12.3 is doing quite well right now.

It’s quite the difference as I’ve highlighted over an over. It adds new capabilities the Aim-9L lacks, and I don’t even think I’ve mentioned in this thread the better warhead yet lol. You’re understating the effectiveness of this missile, however yes, it’s a non IRCCM IR AAM at 12.7, and when it faces missiles with IRCCM and ARH it does become an issue, namely due to compression.

So many huh, list em. I’ve only commented on the Netz and its placement between 12.7-12.3 and the Kurnass 2000 and my preferred placement of 12.0 for it. Neither of these are bad takes in any way, except for gaijin’s take on placing the Kurnass 2000 at 12.3…

It isn’t, they’re different aircraft as they have different top IR AAMs with different capabilities, and you can deny that all you want.

Israeli main and I ain’t ever played the American F-16A Block 10, only the American F-16A ADF and F-16C. No American Bias here, Israeli bias if anything. I love the Netz, and I highly anticipate the
future arrival of the F-16B Netz, the F-16A/B Netz II (despite its name, it’s just some Block 10s that were acquired extra late. They uniquely served extra late in IAF service and ended up using the Python 4!). I’m a MASSIVE Israeli aviation fan, and you can see that just by looking at my War Thunder Israeli Air Tree project in the works:

If anything I have Israeli bias lol. I’m simply trying to be rational here, and I’m being as calm and collected as possible despite the insults. I’m simply trying to state the facts and rationalize the logic behind the Netz BR placement.

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neat! in the context of WT? very small improvements at 12.7! Not having IRCCM at this BR means your IR missile is not very effective…

Nope! fully ineffectual missile load, same issue F-16A had.

not what your profile says

U right mb

I dont saying it cant but its very rare to happen and u need perfect condition and if it does reach 40gs it left with not alot of energy

If more cm will be added it will make sanse to be 12.7

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For those talking about the Netz, I suggest you please take part in this proposal. It includes dropping the Netz down to 12.3 with the removal of the Python 3, which it never actually used: