you’ll need to pre-flare when getting close to the enemy jet, it’s not that hard to avoid the 9m if he’s not launching behind you or at your side, you should be able to merge without issues and once you do the r73 will be a nightmare for your opponent.
The funny thing is the F-16 hasn’t really been overperforming for long, iirc only since the sons of atilla update, so a bit over 1.5 months…
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The missile is far worse but the rwr and radar alone make it better. It can just disengage and reengage far quicker that the Mig29 can and once aim120 is added, the missile issue is solved. In an actual air rb environment the spo15 is simply insufficient already to perform bvr outside of a 1v1 maybe a 1v2, the f16 can bvr fight half a team if it wants until it runs out of chaff.
well you know how this community works…
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The 9M is also relatively new (only 1.5 month), and this could be solved with MAWS as well, which are starting to appear on jets in-game. Its also just not a good excuse for the fact that we’ve had years of this spotting system.
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They have since apex, they had an actual useable fm on launch day. Took them 3 months to fix the mig29 only to make it even worse later. I mean the entire apex predators trailer had the spotlight on the f16, and yet people cry about russian bias lmao
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The ML series out-rates all the MiG-29s but they don’t give it much trouble in slow speed unless you’re using the MLD. MLD can mop the floor with a MiG-29G if he knows what he’s doing… A high altitude merge will lend itself towards the MiG-29 although that’s rare due to R-27ER.
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Let’s hope that they’ll change this situation with the “minor adjustments” that the mods promised
It is good, it’s very good. The SMT is a fantastic plane.
You must understand that both the F-16s and the MiG-29s get very heavy as newer models come out and they aren’t going to maneuver on par with their earlier models.
There’s nothing to change. The MiG-23 and MiG-29 are performing mostly accurately at the moment. They’re fine.
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so irl the 23 outrated the 29?
The mig-29 had issues on launch but got the R-27ER like 3 days in and then continued to receive buffs for a while. It definitely wasnt the entirety of time since Apex that the F-16 was “dominating”
In real life pilots weren’t permitted to sustain >8.5G in the MLD. They also weren’t allowed to maneuver with wings forward more than 33 degrees - so those that did had little documentation or stories to share of them doing so.
Airframe fatigue is not a concern in-game, as such the aircraft is able to maneuver in those wings forward configurations without concern for airframe or loss of stability thanks to instructor. This allows them to do things real pilots wouldn’t dare. The same is true of all aircraft, being able to pull beyond the airframe and pilot limits that would influence their performances irl.
In short, yes. The MiG-23ML+ out-rates the MiG-29 on the deck.
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xD i think you are casual air rb player who never play tournament or any potent game mode
mhm that’s interesting, but what about the minor adjustments mentioned by the mod? The fulcrum still lacks a bit of low speed performance, no?
0.5 deg/s at lower speeds will not close the distance with the sustained turn rates. It will continue to lose to the MiG-23ML+
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understood
mig29 became better (for the meta) and on par with the f16 only after the fm revision. While the ER was added a few days in, the radar didn’t function most of the time, and it took 2 months for a total fix of the radar. iirc it didnt even have HMD radar que. even r60m were not stock while the the f16 had aim9l
i remember reading your comment about the mirage outrating the 29, is that accurate aswell ?
Yes, at low speeds. If you can maintain a speed of around 515 mph (825 km/h+), you can out-rate the M2K. The issue is that his turn radius is so small that he can easily offset the circle and find ways to nose point at you with sufficient angles to land shots. To counter this you’ll need to climb or constantly yo-yo to stay behind him without dumping speed. If you dump speed, he can easily use defensive BFM to force an overshoot or go into a vertical scissors where he simply wins.
There is 0% chance of running from the M2K so long as he is still equipped with the magic 2. The other issue is that the magic 2 will get considerable improvements next major.
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