I don’t get it, I REALLY don’t get it. Why does Gaijin still think the F4J(UK) is equal to the F4S. After the rocketing base’s nerf this thing is almost unplayable. This one aircraft alone is the reason I still have 0 trust in this company, as I’ve had to make numerous bug reports on issues with weaponry and avionics that at least have been fixed but this thing is actually the worst 12.0 aircraft in the game. The JA37C sits 2 BR intervals below it (12.0vs11.3) and it has better radar with the same radar missiles (less missiles but the avionics are much better) While the JA37D has better radar, aim9L’s and better avionics at the same BR. I have quite a few premium vehicles that I’ve accumulated over many years of playing this game and this is one of the only ones I regret buying because of how outclassed it is by other 12.0 aircraft and even 11.7 aircraft. A short list of what the F4S (another phantom at the same BR) has over it is: slats, combat flaps, better missiles (aim7f>aim7edf (you can also take 6 aim7f if you really wanted))(aim9h (with hmd) > aim9g), hmd, napalm. The F4J(UK) is literally even or worse in every single aspect. I don’t get why Gaijin cant either A: upgrade the weaponry (so like aim9L’s or skyflash supertemp (which it used historically)) or B: just move it down to 11.7, since I’d still argue that 11.7 aircraft like the mig23m (which is currently one of the only 11.7 aircraft in game) would be more equal to its performance. At this rate I’m gonna do a Shawshank and send them a letter a week about moving this thing down in BR or upgrading it. And compared to now from a year ago less people will care about this issue because of the much better premium added, being the mig21 Bison, while this pitiful thing sits right below it in BR.
They don’t care because it isn’t a major nation premium. They doubly don’t care because their “statistiks” claim the F-4Junk is more than likely SUPERIOR to the F-4S because UK pilots probabably aren’t as garbage as the average american pilot. It’s unfortunately gaijin ignoring their game balance issues as they have always done.
Gets even worse when you look at Sim as well.
The Phantom FGR2/FG1 are 11.3 and the F4J(UK) is 12.0 despite being overall weaker than the FGR2/FG1.
Its really really wierd why they hate it so much and has definetly earned its name of the F4JUNK
4 front aspect ACM radar missiles, and 4 rear aspect IR missiles.
People are clearly using it as a fighter and winning.
Its the same BR as the F4S that has more CMs, wing slats, HMD and TWS. Why its not 11.7 is really wierd, especially with aircraft like the Mig-23MLD still at 11.7. The fact the Phantoms have to face Su-27s and F4F-ICEs is a tad insane to me
Well the Mig-23s are objectively inferior to the PD Phantoms.
PDV is one of the strongest front-aspect pulse-dopplar returns for whatever reason, rivaling at least F-14’s radar return.
Su-27 and F-4F ICE are chronically under-BR’d so mentioning them doesn’t really change the PD Phantoms’ position.
All but Sea Harrier, Viggen, and F-14B [so far] should be 13.3+.
F-16s should be brought back up to 13.0 with those three.