I dont wanna be that guy but i guess i will. The fa18e is one of the chunkier hornets and is more bvr focused. It will lose pretty much every time to a eurofighter or rafale in a dogfight. Even the f16c would be better in a dogfight though the hornet would have a 1 circle advantage.
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Yukari33 leak no F/A-18E (Block 1)
I might not think this year gajin skip USMC F/A-18C with AN/APG-73 RUG II radar in 2000’s ~ early 2010’s
It might better Eurofighter Typhoon Tranche 2 Block 15 standard, especially Super Hornet Block 2 standard
Not wrong, Super Hornet Block II better F-2A Early with J/APG-1 AESA radar
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I for one am still looking forward to it, I think that so long as it’s competitive enough, even if it’s not meta, I’ll enjoy it.
I’m excited for it as well. It should be quite competitive if the radar doesn’t get the eurofighter treatment. Especially if they give it aim120c-5.
I don’t think they will give it the C-5 straight away, but maybe later in the year it will get them when other US fighter aircraft don’t
someone posted loadout thing for F-22 with only 4 AIM-120A and the 2 AIM-9M
currently, no American fighter has an AESA radar. the F/A-18E could be the first. it also has a centerline IRST/fuel tank it can mount
I love the hornet but it will be DOA for RB. The only way it’ll be good in sim is if they fix the freaking maps and make carriers useful!
Everyone saying it won’t is wrong and i’m sorry. I love the ting but its use IRL will not be represented in game.
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F-18E isn’t going to be DOA
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As far as I know, AESA is harder to detect by the RWRs, right?
Hahahah, same! F-15C is one match away from finishing off the last modification of all Ranks, and 2 Ranks for AV-8B+ too.
That’s like 100,000 RP worth of bonuses hahahah.
If it were a Legacy or early one, I would agree; but if it’s the AESA Super Hornet, I think it can be very neat; specially if Gaijin has the guts to give it AIM-120C.
The regular old legacy hornet.
Still think it should be under the F-14 and folder both A and B together
F-22 Raptor Specifications
From the USAF website has a really low quality spec sheet of the F-22 with external missiles available
F-22 Raptor > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display
Also from the USAF saying it can carry 6 AMMRAMs and 2 AIM-9, but no mention of external weapons
so, who really knows what it can do?
The pentagon
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I agreed, mid =/= doa
Even the 18E is really mid at 14.0, as it will get dunked on both in bvr and dogfights, but nothing wrong with adding a mid plane every now and then.
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Legacy hornet F-18C or F-18A is coming as a premium so it doesn’t matter whether it is DOA or not.
Soon to be axed pentagon lol
It’s a distinct possibility, but even they might be clueless as to the true capability of the F-22
How do you know, have they released something that I missed?