Yeah, the hunter f.6 at br 9.7 (ARB) is just a new level of frustration at stock since you mostly meet br > 10 with better speed, turn, missiles and flares…
I played the Hunter F6 with SRAAMS quite a bit at 9.7 and for me it worked out fine. Uptiers can be harsh ofc. I try to use rockets as flares. Works good against frontal shots by all aspect missiles at least. The SRAAMS are kinda criminal in a downtier. However against a plane with better flight performance and with flares you are a sitting duck. Just my observations.
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Most 9.3s are better than it.
Mig19
Mig 21
F104
J32
HUNTER f58A early
Even the ayit outdoes it
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The Hunter BRs are a total and complete mess.
At 9.3 you have the French Hunter F6, Hunter F58 (1971) and Hunter FGA9.
The Hunter FGA9 and Hunter F58 (1971) both get Aim-9Es and the more powerful Mk207 engine. The Hunter F6 only gets Aim-9Bs and the Mk203 engine. So compared to those 2, its weaker by a notable amount.
Though the Hunter F6 cannot realistically go down because its notably stronger than the J34 at 9.0. Whch gets a weaker engine and weaker wing design.
Now I wouldnt be surprised if the videos you were watching were back when it was new and it was at 9.0 and definetly a bit broken. But at 9.3…
It entirely depends on how lucky you are. If you get downtiered, the Hunters are solid aircraft, but in an uptier… you will struggle, quite a bit.
What we really need is a decompression of that entire BR range.
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How’s the first hunter now that it’s at 8.7?
That might have been from when it was 9.0, and 9.0 tend to luck out of being dragged up into the 10.3 premium spam.
though in that clip hes turn fighting a J34 which is a Hunter F4, which has a much weaker engine and wing design. He should win.
That BR is a mess. Needs a decompression. if/when that happens, then it will be good
Tbh with decompression it would be a lovely plane.
You’ve got the mig17s sitting at that 8.3? Now the F1 is 8.7 it’s not bad at all.
The F6 sits for example at 9.7 which is above jets which beat it out in every single.regard, mig19 for example.
I must say, it’s not just a hunter problem now , its just such a compressed area.
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