Israel got the F-15I at the same time as the US got their F-15E, but yeah they got kind of screwed on the ground with only a few decent additions.
Italy got the Gripen C together with Sweden in the Fox 3 update, which was still a solid aircraft at the time, they got the 2A7HU which is still by far one of the best top tier MBTs and they got the EFT which is incredibly potent.
Japan I agree. Their F-15J(M) was the best of the F-15Cs, but after that they got left behind a little bit.
I mean if its manpad version I really don’t know the reason to add it. It doesn’t feel any gaps, not really useful since u got no lineup. I guess its still cool to see new model in game I guess
I still hate that this exists. The incredible cannon capabilities if it gets ahead ammo combined with the absolutely horrendous missile performance makes for a balance nightmare.
Place it too low and it’s cannon capabilities with ahead would make it OP, but placing it anywhere above 9.3 will mean that the HN-6s are just a waste of space.
The F16 and f15 are/were considerably more equipped to deal with modern warfare than the f14 was, that’s why it was retired and the others weren’t. Aside from aim54, what advantages does an f14 have over an equivalent year f15? F16 i could see a few things considering its a heavy fighter v.s. a light fighter, but f15 is just superior to the f14 and has been since its inception. Moreover, thats WHY the f14 was retired. They couldn’t get parts for them anymore, the airframe itself was outdated.
Well then I hope they give it good radar and enough ammo. I mean if it use the same HN-6 the only thing I look forward on this vehicle will be the 30mm gun