I think so. The F-2 won’t be as good at higher speed rating due to higher drag which just increases the higher you go. Since the “F-16” air frame was designed with mach 0.8-1.1 speeds in mind, it’ll probably slightly out perform the F-2 there.
However, since the F-2 has all that lift and drag doesn’t matter at low speed, it should be able to have a much lower stall speed and stay right behind someone once you get there.
It does have speed. But it literally can’t outpull an AIM-9B right now and has no countermeasures. AIM-9Ps are also meh.
The F-1 can still maneuver decently to allow you to position yourself. With the F-104J in the past you could use flaps at high speed and get one good turn in, and if Gaijin didn’t nerf the flight model then yes, I would choose F-104J over F-1, but no longer.
The 104G pulls very well at high speed though?
I know, I’m just wanting to get to the AJ since I can grind it and will be my first tt F-16
F-104 feels pretty bad to fly to me. Didn’t it get nerfed a while ago?
Not that I remember but I flew the German 104G recently and the FM is quite nice ive outturned quite a lot at high speed and mid speed
This is why I love the F-5, it may not have the speed but it’s turn rate can dodge most missles.
Speaking of missiles omg the Python 3 are amazing.
well Japan did make a Ramjet version of the AAM-4 a while back fully built and tested but never used on a fighter still maybe an option. Essentially their own meteor in a way.
I definitely agree that the F-22 is going to be the capstone for Dec 2025.
As for the rest of the months… I really think it depends on what happens this December.
I checked some information, the fb-10a may not be that op, it’s also a low drag missile, and it’s operating height is 7500m, lower than pantsir, so it may not be such a big problem.
Not really, the gripen isnt going to win with the J-10 if they start at high speeds. The J-10 can bleed speed more effectively.
That’s basically what they’re saying.
The J-10A bleeds speed faster so can get nose up quicker but at the cost of energy. If the Gripen keeps their energy up and rates they’ll eventually get behind the J-10A who is slow trying not to fall out of the sky. Of course this means the Gripen needs to be a little defensive initially to avoid the initial attack but then they should be safe after.
Oh I’m not going off models being in the files. Iirc smin has actually said that vehicles can take such a long time to be developed in the past.
This isn’t the first FnF SPAA, stingers and other manpads are FnF. But this is probably going to be the first SPAA to have Radar slaved FnF missiles
I mean, auto guided, liks the ARH missiles, before the seeker get the target, it’s guided by radar
Type 81???
The Radar Trailer is already in the files
If any of the f22 being in development leaks are real, then December 2025 seems likely considering smin said that’s about how long it takes
if and when the F22 comes it will probably be the death of top tier, hopefully they lock it to a BR where it will only see other stealth aircraft like the F35, J20 and Su57 (if you can even call that thing stealth)
Smin said it can also take much longer as well.
“In development” can mean a lot of things. From gathering information before making the model/flight model to finishing it. I highly doubt the F-22 will happen that soon.
