on that note they should move the f8u up to 10.7 as well to go with the f8e since they practically perform the same
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The F8U2 without the wingrips certainly could, It was my first 10.0 back years ago man, was a monster even when it could wing rip, just had to manage it
No
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yeah sure make the french F8E 10.7, what could go wrong maaaaannnn :*)
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I mean the US one with flares
Yak-141 at 8.7
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F14 man cant wait to fight it in my fokkerwolfe xD
He said F8U, not F8E , the F8E which already is 10.7
also the F8E for france has magics, which are phenomenal missiles so its possible with decompression to be 10.7 easily.
Specifically XS? early 70s, 72 something.
It needs to go 10,7 anyway.
BUT it misses equipment as well. RB27 /RB28 missiles which is an option for SARH as well.
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No flares, + u can’t use custom weapon load out, pretty stuffed at 10.7.
french tax moment i guess
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It does not NEED to go to 10.7, you WANT it to go to 10.7, that’s the difference. It’s fine at 10.3 because it is the worst premium jet.
Depends.
If the downtier means Ayit (9.3) and AV-8C /Harrier Gr3 (9.7) , sure it’s perfectly fine. Yes you can beat them in a dogfight , physically being 10.3 is a stronger plane overall , but you can’t just sling a missile and call it a day.
If you compare with with Su-7/F-100D/MiG 19 (9,3) and even f-4C (10.0) yes it NEEDS uptiering.
It’s not about 1v1. It’s the fact that you have the capability of getting in there toss the missiles in planes like this -not even having to slow down /be vulnerable and you have 6 kills …
You underestimate its 3d party potential.
And yes you are right in a degree , that it doesn’t need to go 10,7, because all those planes that went 10,3 J35XS/21MF/SMT etc. Sure are straight incapable against 11,7s. GJ NEEDS to get their crap straight and fix the MM in general. Decompression? BR spread reduction? Somethingsomething something?
It all starts from this.
Its got 12CMs, if I can do well with 12 CMs on a shitbrick like the mig23M the Draken with 6 aim9Js? is it or Ps has no right to be 10.3.
Its a good paltform.
I mean it should get its equipment but as it sits right now that thing is a 10,7 plane.
its got a good FM, good T / W ratio and ofc 6 missiles.
Not talking about J35XS, we were talking about French F8.
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my bad got mixed up man, it could theoretically be 10.7 due to the platform of it. Did not know that it had no custom loadouts but man.
cause im replying to two folks at once, plus I said with decompression which would obviously move it upo
while were at it about broken BRs, maybe move the raidens back down, why the fuck are they all at 5.0 facing planes vastly better and faster?
If it did, 2 magic + 1 R530 will be great, but RN it is stuck without CM. 10.7 u can already see IRCCM 9M / R73.
Odd because I eat j35xs for lunch with my Ariete 🤔
Again read what I said… IF we get more decompression.
Those IRCCM missiles are at too low a BR anyways.