I don’t say things for fun.
It is clearly not a weapon used much at all in service (you can’t find any pics of it if you try afaik) so making it the normal loadout further reduces this game’s claim of authenticity for no reason when decompression is the solution.
I really wonder why Gaijin just don’t give 9L on British Phantoms.
I prefer both options, but
It is more historical and less debatable than [SuperTEMP which is technically possible].
Better IR option but worse SARH, seems fair trade to me.
Just… Why…?
Because if we get 9L of ours, F-4J/S will argue about their AIM-9L/M too even though they have
-AIM-7F
-A maximum of 6 AIM-7F can be equipped
-VTAS HMS
-Napalm bombs(FFAR when rocket-bombing was meta)
So, we Brits need to sacrifice to become [collateral damage for the greater good]…?
Or we have both Bison and Hornets, so no need to play phantoms, so no balancing…?
:/
ah… but it would be unfair because Britain…
anything even remotely competitive is against the ToS
Yeah…
If we Always look on the bright side of life
At least we got fine Bison and Hornets because they aren’t built in Albion. :/
Off topic joke: Maybe we should build Challenger 3 in Germany instead of the BAE facility if we want it to get stronger in WT (/s)
I think you might be on to something. Wait a minute - I’ll just see if I can find a similar source as for the Kh-38. There - found it.
Challenger 3 was designed in Russia by Stanislav Atori
Source: Uralmash Factory Documents / Planning Department
Honest.
Now Gaijin, let’s have some ammo racks that don’t explode, bits of ERA rubber and cardboard that suck up 125mm darts without issue and some further improvements. Laser cannons?
Convenient that I see this topic bumped to the top of the list just now, I was wishlisting the other day in the next update wishlist thread about this matter. I’ll copy my thoughts to here.
Personally I think the only phantom that should be lower is the junk. And the other ones as you’ve said can get super temps and stay at 12.0, or also he 9ls and be put at 12.3
It’s an awful plane at that BR but guess what, no decompression so nothing will ever change.
its the worst radar compared to most of jets in its BR bracket.
very silly how the f18a is 12.3 and the fgr 2 is 12.0
I believe that is in regard to the Tornado F3 which has a solid radar these days that is easily the equal of any 12.3+ m-scan radar. I even consider it more reliable than the Typhoons radar at the moment.
But it use to be awful, for the first 3 months it was incredibly weak and then took a few more months to get to a point where SARH missiles were usable
The FGR2… Is average for 11.3-12.0, but most 12.3+ should be higher than they are
its below average at 12.0, it faces 13.0 fox 3’s, I agree with the 12-13 br being unbalanced, but that shouldn’t mean the fgr 2 should be kept at 12.0, don’t forget, the f4s is the same BR, with 6 aim 7f missiles, hmd, napalms, and over all better jet
The F3 is a solid 12.0. Probably one of the stronger 12.0s and should really be 12.3 alongside the F4EJ Kai and Kurnass 2000. The issue though is one of extreme compression and the state of BOL. Both issues conspire to keep the F3 at 12.0.
FGR2 faces much the same issue. Its weaker than the other Phantoms, but whether it can move down is… a controversial topic. I dont personally see any major harm in it, but at the same time, there is a better solution.
The FGR2 and FG1 are practically identical and there is no reason to maintain that and they can both get reasonable buffs.
The FGR2 could and should get Aim-9Ls or Skyflash SuperTEMPs (there is a report for them to get them) which would bring the FGR2 on par with the other Phantoms at 12.0.
The FG1 could then maintain its current loadout and move down to 11.7.
Alternatively the FGR2 could get 9Ls and Skyflash SuperTEMPs and move up to 12.3 (with suffecient decompression) and the FG1 could just get Skyflash SuperTEMPs and remain at 12.0
No matter what, the F4JUNK should just be dropped to 11.7
Though all 3 should just get Napalm
Plot twist: what if F-4S becomes 11.7 because of F/A-18A while F-4J(UK) and F-4K/M rots in 12.0
Honestly, I think
if F-4J(UK) need to stay 12.0 forevermore
Every better phantom counterpart should go up to 12.3
(along with decompression)
This is Gaijin… so anything is possible
This is just false.
Only planes that have a better radar around that br is the fa18a 1 br step above it, the kurnass 2k radar, 21 bison, the viggen radar, the f16 radar, and might be forgetting some more
I do agree with this, although, if the fgr2 is going to be left at 12.0, might as well give it the aim 9l’s, fg1 on the other hand, its just what it is, only fair choice I see is it being moved down to 11.7.
I’ve played most of the jets at the BR bracket, me personally, the an apg61 on the FGR2 has a lot of trouble tracking targets, but one exception I do give it is in PDV, very good at keeping locks in velocity.
you mean the only mode you should ever be in except for niche, fringe, extreme cases?
