Someone mind explaining to me why the F.3 late can get the Hindenburg tanks but the F.3 early doesn’t have them in game? Hindy tanks existed in 1991, and the F.3 late can only conceivably exist as early as 1998, so… why?
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Is there actually any reason why F3 late is 13.3 in RB and sims while F4F is 13.0. Like, exept ammount of CMs, i dont think tornado is better. Yeah radar is good but its still HPRF PD/TWS only and well, its a bus… and then there is JF-17 at same br while significantly better.
Yeah, they’re not perfect but they’re much better than they were
UK player probably didn’t complain enough. There’s absolutely no reason for the F3 Late to be higher than the F4 ICE.
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And i even forgot about SMT… that thing is better in every single metric exept one missile type and CMs… How is that even comparable, i dunno.
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Eeeeh, debatable. It’s more an issue of compression honestly.
The SMT is not good enough to be 13.7, that’s its main issue. It got only 6 missiles, and you are very limited with your choice, on top of having the worst flight model of top tier. And the radar is… iffy. Its only strong point is the large gimbal limit, it’s inferior in everything to other radars.
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Yeah, no idea. I did ask Smin and he just said they prioritised aircraft getting at least 1 before adding a second size for aircraft already with one. But its really annoying that they are in game but havent been C&Ped over to any other ADV or IDS. I really want them on the Gr4
Recently unlocked the F.3 12.0 and was surprised by how good the aircraft was overall, especially in FM performance I was t expecting it to be nimble but it’s imo on par with an F4E
I still avec a question in the back of my mind, is the Speed. Bleed normal ? Especially with the wings out ?
Thanks !
trust me, dont BFM slatted phantoms, they will run circles around you, especially at low speed.
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You can keep up with them in the first 1-2 turns which is where it counts really
It’s a pretty decent aircraft, but it still lose in dogfight against pretty much anything it encounter.
Its strongest points are the radar and the Supertemp. IMO it’s the best 12.0 aircraft at the moment. It lose in flight performance and lack the HMD of the F4S, but it has a much better radar and more reliable missile at medium to short range.
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All the changes and buffs we’ve had this year have turned into from an ugly duckling to real fighter.
Not perfect but pretty close.
Just needs CM overhaul
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Its really cracked in sims when its on top. Pretty much only jet with kit like that. Its tomcat light. And one of the best if not best RWR there.
Yup, it’s where I love using it. Finally get revenge on the MLDs
Just imagine what it will be like when MP gets fully removed and the CMs are 4x more effective than they are now.
Let alone the extra 216 to 432 large chaff it could have equipped
Then just need Hindenburg tanks and auto-acm
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Just being able to skip the Flare/Chaff mod on the GR4 is just hilarious to do :D
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Would argue with that, the 7F has a bit of an edge since it does pull of the rail while the super temp flies straight for a few seconds and then starts to turn
Seems like you do lose if you get at low speed but you actually rate pretty well at around 800kph with the flaps down.
Well you do rate better than a phantom at those speed
SuperTemp is superior within 10km every joust I have used them against a 7F the supertemp always makes the kill first by a good few seconds
Its main advantage over the 7F is the speed. In a joust under 12km the Supertemp has a big edge in time to target (still worse than R27ER of course). On the other hand the 7F can be reliably fired at 15km so you may have to kinematically defeat it to get your shot. It really depends on the pilot’s skill. Most players don’t know/don’t try to kinematically defeat the 7F.
Brimstones can be launched and can fly up into the launch aircraft and blow you up had it happen multiple times now