I’ve nearly spaded the FA2, but in its totally unfinished state, its boarderline unplayable. Especially in Sim. Will play it more once its more finished.
SMT was and is significantly superior in sim, with better avionics and CM’s
But in a dogfight, it being the heavier airframe, the Mig-29G was better. If I recall soviet mains were pissed that they no longer had the better Mig-29 and were calling for the none-SMT mig-29G to also get R-73s
Doesnt change the fact the SMT was widely considered better in sim. Just about nobody plays Germany in EC8 air sim because theyre laughably awful, and the KWS LV didnt help.
True, though I still remember encountering them in the F3 and if they just hugged the deck and pre-flared correctly. There was nothing. Absolutely nothing I could do against then. I couldnt win the merge nor could I run away
and within the wider context of ARB. Mig-29G was one of the stronger 12.3s in the game iirc
I still think having SARH is crucial, just a couple extra kills and a few minutes more survival would have earned you tens of thousand research point. J8F’s stock grind sucks so much more as you start with PL5B and have to grind for full aspect, you have to wait for level 4 before you have any chance of even getting multiple kills in a match. That might suggest bringing SARH as an option.
My advice for stock grinding F-4F or any plane:
Use bombs and bases. Afterburn to 1000km/h, switch it off and cruise around the flanks, let the bulk of the player duke it out. Then go for 2 bases and drop. Use you Sidewinders whenever an opportunity arises. But never try to outright PvP. Just base bomb and use guns to strafe NPC pillboxes, tanks etc… This way income is quite consistant, except you’re unlucky and getting intercepted.
Try to especially use the moment when most of the players eliminated each other and the remaining ones go RTB to refuel/rearm. Thats you opportunity to make a run into the NPC area.
For some vehicles SARH isnt an option and would just add to the long stock grind. Id rather they give us one or two ARH or make ia limit to the amount of ARH carriers can be in a match
I 100% agree with this, Germany is out here getting a jet that should have been in the game a while ago but no instead we get a 3rd gen fighter with aim 120s.It makes no sense why they couldn’t have added Dutch or polish f16 like you mentioned in the post. At this point it really does seem like they have some sort of hatred towards German aviation. Flying the mig29g at 12.7 while consistently being put into 13.0 is just an awful experience, the least they could do is make the highest br to 13.7 or higher so aircraft without the new missiles have a lower chance to match with aircraft with inferior missiles.
I think they Will be adding ,at max untill december, eurofighter, f18, Rafael and some better version of the mig , Gaijin needs to keep the grind going
That was 9 mounths ago , all 4 genaration jets are already ingame ,Next ones will be for sure , f18, eurofighter and Rafael and some newer mig ,they have nothing else to add
Smin doubled down on those statements in the most recent dev server threads for this update when German players asked if germany was getting ANYTHING competitive anytime soon, the answer being effectively a resounding “LMAO NOPE”. The eurofighter specifically being shot down for anything in the near future, so i cant see the Typhoon being added any earlier than december.
Again , they have nothing else to add , and they have to keep the grind going ,and in december they always release new planes ,we Will see in a few mounths
They dont need to “keep the grind going”, they have tons of things to add for nations like China, the US and Russia, that are sidegrades to current things in-game, while France, Italy, and Britain are all doing fantastic rn with some of the best jets in-game. We just got one of the most major and influential air updates in WT history, we arent getting another major one for a bit. Germany is the only nation getting overtly shafted by the Eurofighter not being added atm, which puts the whole idea pretty low on the totem pole for gaijin considering the overt hatred they’ve displayed for germany over the last few years.
In a few mounths i Will repond to this post again ,in the meantime good games for u
There’s still a few fourth gen’s to add
They Will have to add and aircraft to wvery nation soon ,Gaijin needs the grind to keep going ,and for that they have no other way But to add f 18 , euro Fighter ,Rafael and a newer mig or su
They can t add anymore 4 genaration cause f16c ,f15c ,gripen and even su27 are already 4 plus
There aren’t even any pesa radars yet as far as I know.