Mig-21 is not a Mig-29 nor does it have 6x R-73s.
When Mig-21 suddenly becomes a Mig-29 and has 6x R-73s it can be 13.0. Until then it’s vastly inferior.
Anyone comparing Mig-21 to Mig-29 are living in a fantasy world.
I think you’re confusing it with the r24t which has the best range band values for a non irccm missile.
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r60m
theyre both equally sensitive in terms of ratio to flares and rear aspect engines
Anyway. My point is that both have bad flare resistance. R60m gives less reaction time. Which I prefer because the enemy has less chance to flare on time or even notice the missile.
yeah the F16A bl15 is 13.0, but you never specified so.
your point still makes 0 sense, the F16A (Belgium) has like 6x more countermeasures than the 29, also has IRCCM missiles and a Flight performance dimensions above the 29s
not even beginning to talk about the Radar and RWR wich are miles better.
if you actually believe a 29 with R73 but no ER should be the same BR as this - sorry but you got some serious fucking problems with estimating what makes an aircraft good.
the early belgian one has the same cms if you dont take the flare pods, to take the pods you need to give up missiles. Although the f-16as are single pop which means they essentially get double the cms.
F14B and AV8B both have Fox-3s, an ER-less mig-29 has no way to win a BVR fight against those
the F18C would also blow a 13.0 ERless mig-29 out the water due to better acceleration, better Flight performance, more missles and more countermeasures. (and better BVR missiles)
M2k still has better flight performance, but Ig you could make a point that an ERless 29 would be somewhat equal
F14A Iran only got the Fakour wich even outperforms the ER - yeah its totally worse and not uncounterable for an ERless mig-29 in BVR at all
@Merf_HD
F-14B does not have AMRAAMs, its AIM-7Fs are a superior platform than the AIM-54s.
And AV-8B+ is a chronically subsonic plane that can’t even dogfight most things, which dogfighting still does not matter much in air RB.
The F-16A Belgium has 60 flares, 60 is not 6x more than 60.
If you bring a loadout equal to Mig-21Bison the F-16A has more countermeasures, but you’re worse as a fighter due to it.
Mig-29 makes up for slightly worse flight performance with significantly more speed.
F-15E makes up for being trash at dogfighting by being faster than F-15C, should it be 13.3 because it’s worse than F-15C at dogfighting?
Or can you admit dogfighting performance =/= meta for air RB?
@ron_23 Citing player skill won’t change cross analysis.