Honestly. It’s not the flares. Loads have flares at that BR and none complain about those.
It’s just the F5 is one of the coldest aircraft in game, especially when on reheat. Which means it insta defeats everything without effort. Fix the engine temps, flares become about as effective as everyone else’s.
It would be the analog to the F-16A Block 10. Most likely only armed with AIM-9Ls. Radar isn’t necessarily required.
Yeah, 2 9j or if Gaijin was considerate, it would have 2 9L.
Honestly seems like neat 10.7/11.0 material.
Would it? I thought it only had a simple ranging radar
Edit: oh you mean performance wise, the plane that is
If the Leak list is going to be continuously true, what br would we see ZBD04 around?
I wouldn’t be surprised if the YF-17 shows up, it gets equipment to bring it in line with the Block 10. The devs could just leave it in it’s base prototype form, but they haven’t done that with modern jets (yet). Even the F-16AJ and YAK-141 got a full combat suite.
We are talking about the YF-17. Not the F-20
It’s the combination of the high maneuverability, the way too cold engines and then also having flares, while aircraft that are in dire need of flares at their BR don’t get the fantasy treatmen
Oh, I’m very dumb lol
yep true , but the dif. is that russia will get there’s “soon” , while wee gonna have to wait a couple decade for us
I mean Yak-141 got a radar because it didnt fit one, but had plans to. And the YF-17 has a radar, its just a garbage one.
So as far as im concerned the YF-17 is a “as is” addition. Not something that needs to get potentially plannes weaponry
My opinion on the “fantasy flares” is that there was mixed evidence. It came down to a judgement call for Gaijin and it being a premium, they opted to give it flares . If it was TT, maybe not.
But they need to model engine exhaust temps. You should not be able to evade any missile, when sat on full reheat with a single flare. Even SRAAMs would probably ignore a flare if the target has giant flames coming out of their engines.
The lack of that modeling, means the F5 ignores most threats. In all other respects it’s just good for ARB, it’s not on paper an amazing aircraft, just well suited for a furball
Now the real question is: Would the YF-17 be a navy plane line because of the F/A-18 it would eventually become, or pre-F-16 because it was part of that program? (If its premium then idk place your bets on its exact location in the premium coloumn)
Air Force line if TT though it’s probably a Prem or event. It has zero business being in the Navy line (the Navy only got involved after the initial program ended).
the 2D should get pavespike as well, again 2Ds are just a RN bucc upgraded to 2B standard after transfer to the RAF
Did the YF-17 ever get flares? That thought just dawned on me,
would defiantly suck if so…
But it does eventually develop into the F/A-18 tho. A Navy plane. So it has some business being there
No clue
