All CAS at top tier is OP, but Russian cas is just better because they also have the only AA that has a chance of doing anything.
It’s very unfun and unfair to die to something you can’t counter, and expecting someone to grind an entire air tree is unreasonable.
The last thing russia needed was another CAS plane at top tier.
at this point UniqueScorpions is a less entertaining AlvisWisla that somehow has worse takes
@Alpharius11348 As you reply to someone who says more of “my” takes than anyone else.
Ion’s a great dude that I agree with probably the most of the consistent forum posters.
Obviously we’ve had our disagreements, but yeah your insult isn’t what you think it is.
The Brit’s, French, USA, and Germans all have viable options too. Considering this is Russias first true fighter with thermals, I have to say, it’s about time.
At this point USA mains shouldnt be allowed opinions, they’ve been doing this same thing they’re complaining about now, but for literal years.
Only france does with the AASM.
Only France and the Soviets have 60km range FnF AGMs with IOG that can be equipped onto fighters in any kind of quantity
Also, the problem isnt that the soviets have gotten an equal AGM (though they already had that with the KH-29)
the issue is that the soviets have gotten the best AGM whilst still having the only viable top tier SPAA and they have had that SPAA for the past 3 years
Or Spike.
Pars, Mav, Spike … Western F&F ordnance, designed to destroy tanks…are actually better in killing helis than ground vehicles. Telling :)
But at least the spike has a bit more range
Yeah, only reason I even bother with Brimstones is because they are quite good at dealing with helis. Much prefer PW4s for actually dealing with tanks
I guess we’ll toss the Ito 90 and others right out the window then eh?
Statement stands, They are okay, but still no where near as good as the Pantsir.
The last heli I met ate an AIM-120, TWS lock with my ICE . There’s imho no need to use ground ordnance on helis, when playing fighters.
I can never get my radar to even see the helis, let alone allow for an Aim-120 fire. The problem is, when they are sat in hover, PD doesnt detect them like it should. Also, cant flare or chaff a SAL weapon
mavs are even better for that, because they dont get a laser warning or anything and still immune to countermeasures (also enough explosives that if they fly to low and it somehow misses it will still kill)
Yeah, unfortunately the Typhoon doesnt get those
They almost all have some or several aspect the pansir doesn’t.
Stop cherry picking.
G over load is worse with the pansir, its guns are short range only, and it can hardly if at all defend itself against ground attack.
Adats is the jack of all trades / TD
Ito 90 is the best spaa
Flakrakrad idk, haven’t ever looked at it.
KH38 is 2-3 times faster than AASM, the 60 vs 40 km range does not matter in a ground RB match, the map isn’t even big enough anyway, and you are out of range of AA in both case.
In your usual scenario 20-10km launch, KH38 gives less reaction time and reduces the chances of the target accidentally getting in cover or dying before your AGM arrives. It also makes for a more difficult interception by a potential SPAA (less reaction time, and less reliable, because the fuse sometimes doesn’t trigger)
AASM is OP, don’t get me wrong. Having played with it, it doesn’t really give any challenge, you just F&F and watch the killfeed. At least a competent pantsir, HQ-17 or ITO player can intercept them in time.
KH38 is the same, but basically twice as worse, and no SPAA can intercept 3 KH38 in time (far more plausible against a maverick or AASM at least). It is also far more difficult to cover your allies against a KH than anything else : since the missile is faster, the angular speed is also higher, resulting in an impossible intercept if the missile gets anywhere close to the battlefield. This is not true for other AGMs
Doesn’t matter if everything locks at the same range as a maverick.
Brimstones are perfect to kill helis as well.
Except for not being FnF and the laser giving anything with LWR some warning of something.
But will be even better if we ever get Brimstone 2s because they have prox fuse
Doesn’t matter for helis though, they are not going to dodge it and you can turn away immediatly after firing.