L-39 Albatros BR placement, too high for ability? (specifically GRB)

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  • BR is fine/could be higher
  • BR is too high (go to 6.3)
  • BR is too high (go to 6.0/below)
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(quick disclaimer, I am in no way a Russia/USSR fan player, I have not played its TT to expand it since the days of olde outside of the odd week or 2 over the last 10 years, not got skin in the game with that tree at all, but I think its only fair for the people who do buy it to get something of value to what they pay for)

So didnt see a dedicated thread on this subject so wanted to make one.

Many people were looking forward to seeing the plane be added to WT, and while I dont know much around this plane specifically, I can say that from testing it in the dev server its general characteristics leave a lot to be desired, especially when it comes to GRB. If the flight model is wrong/underpowered then fair enough I will wait and see, but currently, it just feels awful.

The easiest comparison for me is to the BAC Strikemaster in the UK TT, a vehicle I have significant amount of time in, when you compare the 2,

The Strikemaster carries way more effective bomb loads.
The Strikemaster carries 16 SURA rockets on top of any weapons loadout.
The Strikemaster carries superior rockets in SNEB pods and SURAs.
The Strikemaster can keep its momentum and energy on a climb or turn significantly better.
The Strikemaster doesnt lose all the energy it gains from a dive instantly when pulling away to the point of sometimes dropping below 300kmh.
The Strikemaster doesnt go splat into the ground if you dive too hard so easily.
The Strikemaster is just so much better at 6.3 vs the L-39 at 6.7 currently.

The only thing that the L-39 has going for it is a couple seconds of a brrt cannon, which while nice, doesnt really make up for the rest of the issues the plane has and the Strikemaster makes up for that with gunpods which allow you to engage multiple enemy fighters fairly well (and if gaijin ever allows it, the SUU-11 minigun can be added too).

I dunno, when trying it out on the dev, it feels way worse to use then even some 4.0-5.0 prop fighters with a couple of bombs strapped to them for the ground attack role, my Typhoon mk I/b feels better in either ground or air combat.

Is it just me? Have I been too spoiled rotten by the Strikemaster, SK60 and other early jets? Honestly the plane feels like a 5.7 at most to me BR wise and even then I think will be SPAAG bait, idk.

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It has 6 bombs, it’s fine at 6.7.

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We will have to see on the live server. I really enjoy the strikemaster in airRB, but im not impressed by the L-39 so far. it feels worse and also looses speed faster, with its only advantage being a 23mm cannon. I think its on par with the 6.3 strikemaster but again, i dont think it stands any chance against even the 7.0 roster let alone the 7.7s.

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Actually the L-39 is pretty good at diving, nice set of air brakes

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4 bombs i believe, unless you mean the 8 100kg bomb-load?

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They are nice, but the problem is in order to have a “nice dive” where you dont splat, you need to give up effective escape energy from any angry SPAAG that will retaliate to you knocking out their buddy. When I run mock attacks, if I try to make any attempt to “dodge” what would be a likely spaag fire I quickly find myself dropping below 300kmh.