I dont get the F4S

[Wtty]

@InverseBits

I looked at some of your replays and some things stand out. I understand that you were trying different strategies, so my tips may not be 100% accurate, but they may help.

I’ll give these a try, hopefully you can see at the point where I just went on autopilot lol.

[Wtty]

@InverseBits
I’ve been using your tactic of flying high, and I’m surprised it works, didnt think that firing from 20KM out will actually work 90% of the time, giving me 1-3 kills before the game ends most of the time.

Allthough, I decided to keep having bombs on my aircraft as, my intended purpose isnt just to play for kills, im also trying to grind out the US air tree and whatever helps me in that is worthwhile taking for me.

Spacebombing after getting a kill on the merge is working really well.
Or i just bomb whenever im done with launching on someone under me (the scenarios where I’d have to point my nose down to keep radar lock)

Thanks on going out of your way to check my replays tho.

[InverseBits]

Wonderful to hear! 1-3 kills is way above average and a very quick improvement.
If you still bring bombs with those stats it’s nothing to worry about.

[Morvran]

@Wtty

didnt think that firing from 20KM out will actually work 90% of the time

Just wondering, do you know how to read the radar ranging information? (the lines on the right hand side of the square radar screen?)

[Wtty]

Yeah, the height of the signature (on the radar screen) is proportionate to its speed

[Morvran]

No.

I really need to make this a proper seperate guide post, but this post explains what I mean

Gripen E near impossible to use in Air Realistic

Unless you are at 20k ft and doing Mach 1.5, its unlikely to be worth firing at this kind of range. The best way to know whether a shot is worth it or not is reading the radar: [Screenshot 2026-01-18 202552] On the B-Scope display (the square radar panel) on the right hand side is a set markers that will tell you all you need to know about whether or not the target is within range and its worth firing LIne 1 is your minium range (or rMin). if the target marker is below this point, the missi…

The F-4S doesnt have LSZ information for the Aim-7F and the post is written in regard to AMRAAM so ignore that too, but the ranging explanation still stands, if you operate as if the LSZ is roughly the bottom half or third of the range and you should do fine, at a bare minimum it gives you an indicator of when an Aim-7F might be worth firing and when its a waste.

[Wtty]

Aha, I see what youre talking about, I thought of a completely different thing.

So something like this for the F4S?

[Morvran]

No, unless you have TWS, it wont appear until you hard lock and its always on the right hand side

[Wtty]

Ight, havent payed attention during hardlock except the planes trajectory

[Morvran]

Its a good thing to pay attention too, will save you from firing at a target that is too far away if nothing else.

Though without LSZ information, the missile might still fail as its only telling you if the missile is in range if the target keeps doing the same thing at the moment of launch.

Also works with IR missiles too