The TT F-18A is a decent 12.7. Works kinda of the same role as a slower F-14 with better radar, the FM is a bit weak for dogfights against anyone that knows how to properly ratefight, and with Aim9L and sparrows there’s no way it can force the 1C against a F-16 or any other jets with good energy retention.
Now the big issue is that 12.7s have to face 13.7, which is completely idiotic game balance, and even many 13.0s completely outclass 12.7s while being just 0.3 above.
The F-18A CAN’T go to 12.3 even if you swap the aim9L for aim9H, a proper 12.3 is the F-4 EJ kai, the hornet is just better in everything except top speed.
Now, the F-18C is just a bad combination of platform and missiles to justify being 14.0. Slow, and its missiles don’t work well for short range, and because its slow, they don’t work well for long range either.
The only viable option is to decompress BRs by increasing the BR ceiling to 14.7 or something, its not possible to balance anything properly right now because of the current compression.
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all your arguments boiled down to this? lol
from what I see in the dev server already, it seems very much capable at 14.0.
f-18 late can get aesa radar
Kfir C.10 with AESA - 13.0
Kfir C.10 can’t carry 10 AIM-120. stop coping
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Have you used the derbys? If it didn’t have derbys it would be a 12.3 aircraft at best
OP’s takes in this thread seem like jokes lol. He seems to be chat banned in-game, not surprised.
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How to say you haven`t used Derbys without telling us
But it can outrun everyone except EF2k/15E
Armed With Four derbies only.
- no IRCCM missile option but Python 3 which needs to sacrifice derby for using.
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Who need IRCCM when you have AESA guidance?
Having an AESA radar has little to no effect on the performance of the missile at this moment in time due to how Gaijin has modeled the DL.
Once fired, the Derby performs exactly the same as it does on any other derby carrier. The AESA radar is only of value in rapidly finding targets to fire at which can be useful in a dogfight but so long as a radar has a bare minimum of performance, then the difference is currently not majorly felt.
Sea Harrier FA2 at the same BR for example, finds targets just fine and its BR wouldnt radically change if it suddenly got an AESA radar, if it would change at all
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It can disintegrate on itself
AESA, on IR missile, hmmmm the infamous radar guided python 3. plus on the kfir it doesn’t change anything since its pretty much useless to use your derby beyond the missiles active radar range due to its absolute shitty range. so aesa radar on the Kfir is just good at detecting target to fire your missile.
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And Hornet cant… because it cant speed up🤣🤣🤣🤡
Because you’re carrying full load. Still doesn’t make it 12.0 worthy
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