Hello, how are you? I need to upgrade my Mirage 5! Which one would be better in terms of OP? Mirage 5F or Mirage 5BA, I would like to play simulation battles, the 5F is situated at 10.0 (in RB and SB) and the 5BA (is at 10.3 RB and 10.7 SB). The Mirage 5F has 2x Magic 1 while the 5BA has 2x Aim9J, the 5F has a greater bomb load than the 5BA and ballistic computer, the 5F has no flares while the 5BA has 60x, which one will be the best?
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IMO 5f is better, because it has the superior fm (although you will barely notice it, only around 40 kg heavier) and missiles while being at a much lower br. sure, you don’t have flares, but a lot of missiles at that br are like 18 gs and can’t pull in time if fired below like 1 km, while your magic ones have no trouble pulling in at almost all distances. plus the br is much lower for sim
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Disclaimer: I have niether aircraft, but I do play a lot of mud movers in SB
Generally with a mud mover, you want to be avoiding the enemy team. Missiles and CMs are useful as a last resort, but if played properly, you probably wouldnt be using either on most sorties. (With that having been said, the Magic 1 is probably the better missile.)
With the aforementioned in mind, a lower battle rating tends to favour mud movers over anything else, as you are less likely to encounter fast aircraft that can intercept you and radar performance is a lot worse, making it easier to be sneaky as you can hide within ground clutter, with smart routing, you can generally avoid the enemy team reliably.
This is why personally I rather enjoy the Jaguar Gr1 over the Jaguar GR1A or Buc S2 over the Buc S2B.
Finally, the ballistic computer is no small thing for base bombing in SB. I have no idea what the cockpit situation is like for either aircraft, but if it has basic CCIP symbology, then this will massively increase your accuracy on every bomb run. And if it has CCRP symbology too. Then this enables a lot of different tactics. (though symbology is not 100% required these days, but it does make it a lot easier)
So, unless there is something significant that I have missed. I personally would be drawn towards the Mirage 5F over the Mirage 5BA because:
- Lower BR
- Better missile
- Ballistic computer
- More A2G options
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Have you considered the IIIC? Unless you wanna strike ground targets