If Gaijin does that, I’m gonna… honestly I’ll be powerless to do anything and will just have to sit there going “why?” lol
If Gaijin does that though with the 4th prototype (partly built) being the “late” F-20A, that’d be a bit funny
That’s a possibility. Gaijin has shown that they are willing to add unfinished aircraft, after all.
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sadly only modern ones ._. still missing my VTOL Starfighter derivative
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Those German prototypes would be great. It would not only add some really interesting jets to the game, but also give Germany more German post-war stuff.
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Good point. Yeah, hoping for amraams too but not expecting it for fear of dissappointment. You make a good point comparing it to the 9B days.
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arming the EWR VJ 101 with AiM-9B FGW.2 and some DEFAs wouldn’t even make it OP
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Being able to pull the fancy Harrier take off in what is very similar to an F-104 would be really funny.
There is also the VAK 191B that could bridge the gap between the G91 R/3 and Tornado IDS.
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I don’t think so. Nobody is avoiding buying F-5C because it “only” has AIM-9E. You buy it for flight performance. if F-20 is basically just a bucket more engine power, then F-20 will be basically fine without AIM-120, or even particularly good ‘kit’ since F-4S has such bad flight performance.
Like if F-20 has enough bombs for 1 base and flies faster with those bombs than F-4S with rocket pods, then it’s already worth buying IMHO, because base bombing then dogfighting is pretty much optimal grinding.
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oh yes it would
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ik ik, people would buy it with 9J only however i’d expect them to make an excuse to add it, a weapon no other US prem has yet as they always do
A-10 had the first Guided weapons on a prem
A-6 had the first LGBs on a prem
F-4 had the first Sparrows on a prem
F-20 can have the first AMRAAMs on a prem
and imo it wouldn’t even be OP with AMRAAM As
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2 AIM-9Ls and 2 AIM-120s on a souped-up F-5 would not be overpowered, indeed.
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That’s… kinda the thing: the F-20 could carry up to 6x 9Ls, and up to 6x AMRAAMs (2x 9Ls wingtip, 4x AMRAAMs underwing, or 2x AMRAAMs wingtip and 4x 9Ls under-wing)
That info is new to me.
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just because it could carry that doesn’t mean they’ll add it that way
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It makes some sense, but I suspect that Gaijin know that an F-5C successor should probably be a dogfighter, good missiles would mean a higher BR and flight performance is a lot less relevant at 11.3+ where loads of planes have decent radars and essentially kinetically undodgable missiles in many cases.
Well, if they’re basically an AIM-9L which can’t really be flared or chaffed, it might be pretty busted.
But I agree your theory about first AIM-120 on a premium it would make some sense, but F-20 seems to be more or less an F-5E with double the thrust.
This would definitely not be able to stay at a low BR.
Sehr interessant.
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lol It’s not getting AMRAAMs, we don’t have rank 9 yet and won’t for some time.
Ya’ll wanting a 12.3+ premium far too early.
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alright the early/late story is also applicable to the F-20 then
early with 4 missiles max and late with the full loadout
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I agree, but since Smin above essentially implied premiums are fair game so long as it is 1 br step below max, a 12.3 premium is possible.
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