- Would you like to see the AIM-9L/I added to the italian F-16A ADF?
- Yes
- No
Hello everyone,
with the latest update, Air Superiority, the gap between italian top fighter and the competition feels wider than the last patches therefore I want to propose some changes to our F-16 ADF and the possible introduction of at least another one so to improve the overall health of the TT.
Italy loaned 34 airframes through the Peace Caesar program:
- 26 F-16A Block 15 ADF
- an F-16B Block 15 ADF
- 3 F-16B Block 1, 5 and 10
- 4 F-16As to use as spare parts
F-16A ADF improvement:
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That said, as of right now, the italian F-16 ADF is armed with AIM-9Ls and AIM-7Ms, seeing how the adversaries now mount more advanced IR missiles, I propose to switch its AIM-9Ls with the more advanced AIM-9L/I.
These are, ingame, modeled exactly like the AIM-9Ms and wouldn’t disrupt the META.
Ofcourse this would mean a slightly a higher br of 12.3 but with a way more enjoyable loadout.
Note: the AMI introduced the AIM-9Li in active service since the F-104S ASA/M:
F-16B Block 10 as substitute of the improved F-16A ADF:
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With the F-16A ADF moving to 12.3, this leaves open to the introduction of the F-16B Block 10 used by AMI mostly for training.
As these weren’t upgraded to the ADF standard, they could also air to ground armament thus improving the TT with more diversity as it currently doesn’t feature an multirole supersonic jet.
Here you can see the MM7269, as you can notice it doesn’t have the distinctive clipped elevators:
https://www.f-16.net/g3/var/resizes/f-16-photos/album37/album46/aab.jpg?m=1371932155
F-16B ADF as future premium or event vehicle:
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The last aircraft I’d like to see ingame is the F-16B ADF as a possible premium or event vehicle as it would be otherwise redundant and simply an heavier F-16A ADF.
You can notice the clipped elevators:
https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/s1o5FGmjvLKBJxHn4A5xx5ebR0HU8APUMI5x6iIHAwU/https/theaviationist.com/photobucket/cenciotti/2010/Cervia%2520Specials/IMG_3444.jpg?format=webp&width=720&height=480
Resources:
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F-16.net - The ultimate F-16, F-35 and F-22 reference
Coccarde Tricolori Speciale 7 F-16A/ADF
Italian Aviation Series - F-16A Air Defence Fighter
Misc italian aviation documents
