I mean, most Hawk variants would face be guaranteed to face supersonics as well, so it really is just a matter of the armament to balance the lack of speed
Seeing as there are like what, 10-12 vehicles on both lists combined? there likely will be much behind these lists.
About how many weeks till DEV Server / Stream?
Maybe this upcoming Friday or next.
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I believe that there are still some brand new vehicles to come personally. While the lists “look” big, there are few new models shown for now.
Most likely we see devblogs now until the 27th where we get the teaser and then Dev Stream/Server starting from the 28th.
That’s normally how it goes with the teaser and Devs coming the next week after the first blog.
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So what you guys think about-which line f18e is end up in usa and any news about a6e swip, other export f18’s, and british sam?
Im feeling lazy to scroll up and search for the what i just said
Either F-14B or AV-8B+.
I think F-14B would make more sense; but AV-8B+ would be more organized (so we would have 2 + 2 + 2 Rank VIIIs per line instead of 2 + 3 + 1).
Besides, that will make the F-35B grind more streamlined in the future, if it is to be added to that line. Going from AV-8B+ to F-35B would be quite a jump, hahah.
So my final two cents is the AV-8B+ line.
My best guess regarding the future is:
-F-16 line: F-35A - (airforce variant without thrust VTOL/STOL capabilities).
-F-15C line: F-22s - (air superiority fighter).
-F-14 line: F-35C - (heavier and larger variant).
-Harrier line: F-18s and F-35B - (lighter navy aircraft).
-F-15E line: Silent Eagle - (strike aircraft).
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There’s probably going to be multiple variants of the F/A-18 over time and I am pretty sure there is bound to be one in the F-14 column and one in the AV-8B column.
About the F-35B, if we even see all three F-35s getting added I would expect that to be foldered with either the F-35A or C
The column with the AV-8B isn’t just navy stuff tho
Was it confirmed somewhere that the F/A-18E is being added or is that just what you think is coming?
Ah, aight, hadn’t seen that one yet
Also, bruh, why the Harry Hopkins? Is that some cruel joke to spite all the people asking for more WW2 vehicles?
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If they only modeled the post Mach drag correctly the r-77 could be decent but since they haven’t it’s pretty mid, I do enjoy them still but they are definitely lacking in bvr. Also past Mach only a small portion of the grid fins are in the airflow due to the pressure from going Mach, if they fix that the r-77-1 could be a decent upgrade but as of now they won’t be much different except for the sustainer
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They buffed the flankers FM, and they already did a broad balancing to most of ARH missiles back in July '24. If you still ask for buffs after that, then changes to other missiles, including the Derby and the reversal of artificial nerfs made to the 120 should be considered.
But i guess you’ll be happier with the current state of affairs.
In my opinion I didn’t mind the flankers fm pre buff but that’s not what I’m talking about, it’s the unnatural amount of drag the r-77 has post Mach. Due to the shock cone from exceeding Mach, only a small portion of the grid fins should be in the airflow but currently the whole fin is which is why it has so much drag. I don’t mind the r-77 currently but as it stands the 77-1 won’t be much different without that fix
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You have to wait till the picture is uploaded
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I think the Legacy Hornets will be after the AV-8B+ but the Super Hornets will be after the F-14B. Legacy Hornets served alongside the F-14’s, replacing the A-7’s as the Navy’s strike aircraft. The Super Hornet replaced the F-14D in service so it would make sense for them to be split in this way.
But yeah other than the F-18’s I think this is pretty spot on.
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Also the aim-120a’s and b’s are preforming pretty good compared with irl claims and with the possible introduction of the c-5 which improves range with a new motor and aerodynamic changes I feel at least they should try to rework the r-77 before we get the 77-1 as the sustainer on the latter will boost its range a bit but still fall quite short when the burn ends due to the drag. Now I do agree about the other missiles that have been nerfed for “balance” especially the AAM-4 as they would outperform the current aim-120’s we have but with the c-5’s coming I hope they buff them as well. The derby is just a slightly enlarged python 4 with an arh seeker so basically an arh fox 2 so unless we get the derby-er not much they can do there
Sorry, for some reason my progress in uploading photos is always 0%, anyway it’s a picture of what weapons FA18C can carry (in the game