Major Update "Firebirds" - Rumor Round-Up & Discussion (Part 2)

Now you are just under selling the US top tier.

In my opinion

F-15E / F-18C with Aim-120Cs vs Typhoon with Aim-120B is a 100% fair fight.

The Gap between Typhoon and F-15C is no greater than the gap between the F4F-ICE and the F-15C we have in game right now.

do you realize how big that damn gap is?

Not very.

The Gripens flight performance really isnt much different to the Rafale and the Eurofighter

yes “very”

The F-4F ICE vs F-15C is not even a discussion. The only way the 15C loses, is if the player puts himself into a position to lose.

He has EVERY advantage.

Typhoon has one of if not the best thrust-to-weight ratio out of any fighter jet in service, iirc.

Yep, this exactly.

Those should never have been added until Sweden and Britain were at a bare minimum equal to the F-16A/Mig-29 added 9 months before

Calm down, on 2008 swiss test, Gripen were classed way behind both Rafale and EFT :p

We start slow but we slap on modern era

The difference between the F-4F ICE and F-15C is substantially larger than that of the Typhoon T1 and F-15C/F/A-18C.

It’s okay for any nation to be one update behind. It happens. But I’m not going to lie, nothing has been as fun as when the MiG-29 first came out, and you could just BVR almost anyone who tried to come close (because you’re stupid to dogfight the F-16).

The R-73 on the dev server was cracked, and the radar for a short period of time was finally somewhat on par with everyone else. R-73 got nerfed to shit, and is still a mediocre missile at best.

While that may be true other tests say otherwise :p

Those tests also included ground capability which ofc the gripen will fall behind its quite a bit smaller

0.3 BR.

Considering I slap F-15C with the Sea Harrier FA2 without too much issue, then the F-4F ICE should be fine. Im currently spading the Tornado F3 AOP and its going okay so far. (and that is 90% stock with 2x Aim-9L and Aim-120B currently, I dont even get stock IRCCM like the ICE does)

Wich one? Swedish test? :p

It was pilots test result on the 2008 one, for a replacment for some F-18s

The SA tests are a good example, also afaik the Gripen is the only Modern aircraft ik of thats rated to withstand 12g

cool, BR gap does not matter…

The F-4F ICE and F-15C performance wise, is not even a comparison. It is not even a discussion.

As for your statement of “well I kill F-15Cs easily” wanna know why? It’s the same reason the 15A was 12.3 when 12.7 was a thing… Because U.S. players suck at the game

If you go purely off vehicle performance the 15C dog walks the F-4F ICE, Tornado F3 Late, Mig-29 SMT, and JF-17.

As in “this plane will only lose if the pilot actively decides to push a disadvantageous situation”

considering difference in airframe, # of missiles, and sensors, 100% correct.

And the Rafale is afaik the only one that can hold 150% of it’s own weight in fuel and weaponry :p

Sure you don’t do 12 G with that, but you hold a pack :D


6x AASM 250kg(?),
2x Meteors,
4x Mica (2IR, 2EM)
3x fuel tank (2000Liter each afaik)

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I see we’ll get no where here we have our own biases :p which is fair lmao, the Gripen happens to be my 2nd favorite aircraft lol

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My favorite eurocanard is still EFT

This does not matter at all, as unlike Germany, the USA and USSR (alongside other countries) actually have planes to fill the gap in capability. At the end of the day Gaijin is a business, and it would be extremely bad business to introduce 4.5 gen planes before they finish adding all the 4th gen planes.