So i finally have a chance to buy a top tier premium jet and im currently torn between the german FA18C swiss and the F2A ADTW I’ve heard both bad and good things Respecticely like how rhe F18 is slow but its sparrows are pretty good or how the F2A is constantly fighting jets with fox 3 but arguably is the best dogfighter and all, can you guys like tell me which is easier to use coming from someone who usually plays in rank 5 air
It’s a big step up from rank 5 to 8.
Anyway, I have the F-2A ADTW.
Definitely not a bad jet, just having the AIM-7Ms really puts you at a disadvantage in headon engagements
radar is incredible at picking things up, but seems to lose lock relatively easily and can be annoying to get the right target (no HMD)
Great duelling flight model, I don’t think I’ve lost a 1 on 1 with it, gun being a vulcan is quite nice to use
120 countermeasures are more than enough too.
However it does suffer from the F-16 compression where it kinda locks up above mach .9, and it’s not crazy fast (faster than a hornet though)
Matchmaker kinda sucks though, most likely due to the current sales
AAM-3s are argueably the best IR missiles in game though, and are incredibly deadly
I dont have swiss one but US one, but the only real notable difference between some weight and thrust and some avionics is that the swiss F-18 gets 120x CMs instead of 60x.
Anyway.
Ultimately the answer should be whatever TT you want to reach top tier in more.
Hornet is quite fun, 7Ps for 12.7 are amazing missiles - best sparrows but, still, theyre sparrows.
But it lacks IRCCM missiles and HMD which will be notable in uptiers. Against 13.0 not so much, but good luck when the Su-30MKK is prowling around lol.
Also id advise you to NOT jump from rank V straight to the top tier. You WILL suffer.