If we consider Thai AV-8S on japanese tech-tree and British SHAR at our TT, [giving AV-8C 9L and sending up] wouldn’t be not that much bad idea.
Terminating 9.7BR AV-8 from tech-tree itself might be bad, but still understandable move.
I personally think current A-7s are overrated as hell, so A-7E might be fine to be 10.7 with AIM-9L.
A-7D needs to be down to 10.0 and A-7E needs to be down to 10.3 unless they gets new missiles.
Yes, Flame did and they are an Aim-7M-ish equivalent but they’ll probably not add them.
At the very least, they could give the AIM-9L and Skyflash Supertemp to either the FG.1 or the FGR.2 even if they goes higher BR even more.
It simply makes no sense for two nearly identical aircraft to be in the same TT at the same BR.
Yep, agreed, though even with 9Ls and Skyslug STs, I dont think the FGR2 would be the equal to the F-18A half the time. Even the Tornado F3 which would still outperform the FGR2, is at 12.0 at the moment. They’ve compressed the hell out of that BR
If the AV-8C were to move up, then that would leave a gap in that line. Plus with the amount of CMs it currently has, I’d rather it just stay where it is (and even then it should still get the AN/ALE-37 CM pod that the AV-8A uses).
If you want a good solution for something in the 10.3-10.7 gap for that line, just add in a late A-4M with two AIM-9Ls (or 4).
Just buy AV-8A or play Harrier GR.3, AV-8S.
For CAS stuffs, you can bring Skyhawk, which has walleye.
I don’t know. IMO A-7Es are overtiered rn.
This is not problem because some premium vehicles get better loadouts later, just like the MiG-21SPS-K with R-13M1s. They had R-13Ms when it comes to the game iirc.
The issue isn’t BR decompression. What I’m suggesting is that aircraft should have direct counterparts in other tech trees. For instance, the F-4S could counter the F-4EJ Kai if it got the proper RWR and AIM-9Ls, and the FGR.2 could do the same if it got the AIM-9L + Skyflash Supertemp. This would lead to some really fun gameplay, particularly in Sim, where we already have US/UK vs. Japan matchmaking. Putting them all at the same BR would create some enjoyable matches.
Reference to -4 reply.
It would be better to add an AV-8C (Late) than to move the AV-8C up loads. Like even though I have the FRS1e, the GR3 is still fun to play
Problem is current AV-8C is already “late” configuration, except IRAAM because upgrade program was done in 1979 to 1984 iirc.
Technically, you can see AV-8A as “early” model and C model as “late” model.
I dont think that would be an issue
This is why I hate when they add “early” or “late” configuration to the game tbh, including gun belts.
Mostly, their implementation is frankensteined, just like Hunter F.1, which is mixed of prototype and production model.
Some of them are understandable like F-14s because their upgrade program was also frankensteined irl but, most of them are unacceptable.
I just saw General Lee’s video he posted like an hour after I made this thread and he says that the f-18 radar is the worst he’s ever used while addressing that all tws modes are a mess, so IDK whom to trust since I have no experience with the Captor or any other AESA radar.
CAPTOR-M is M-Scan, if you’ve ever played the Gripen, take that radar and make it much worse and you have the Typhoons radar
I keep seeing people say “Oh, I bet Gaijin’s saving the A-4M for a “rainy day” update” and like- WE’VE HAD AT LEAST 5 SINCE IT GOT LEAKED?!? WHERE IS IT???
but are we talking TWS and BVR? because my experience with the f-18’s “gimped” radar is during ACM. Even when I limit it to SRC PD HDN for head ons i keep getting locks on things going cold over the enemy or it’s missiles.
yall complaining a about the F18 radar is far better than awg-9 ? at a lower br
and its only gone up in br
Its an all-aspect PD radar, meaning yes, it will lock onto things going both towards and away from you.
That is a limiation of using ACM in that you cannot control what is being locked onto other than the strongest return.
If you are failing to select the correct target within TWS then that is a you issue, nothing really I can say or do in that regard.
this really tells me that you’re just ragebaiting. Everyone knows TWS is bugged and will hop through targets in the nearby.
Tornado F3, Sea Harrier FA2, even the buggy mess that is the Typhoon, only swaps targets when I tell it to swap.
Again, send a replay of it doing this. Because its more than likely user error .
Looks at entire thread wanting a 14.0 aircraft moved down to 12.7
Looks at entire thread wanting a 14.0 aircraft moved down to 12.7
proceeds to ignore the atrocious flight model of the f-18 and the fact OP asks for f18 to move down with a severe loadout reduction.
Besides, you said that the captor M sucks, you’re the only one i heard that it sucks, don’t use TWS and use them as the average fox 1. I’ve yet to score a pitbull kill with these, the moment I let the missile do it’s stuff from 10km away from target it wil ABSOLUTELY DO ANYTHING BUT TRACKING. And considering f-18 radar has LESS chaff resistance than the f-4e radar, you know what you know.
