Premium F-2A ADTW Falling Behind at Its BR

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Hello everyone,

I’d like to open a discussion about the current state of the Premium F-2A ADTW, especially when compared to other premium aircraft around the same battle rating.

At its current BR, the Premium F-2A ADTW is limited to AIM-7M Sparrow as its primary radar-guided missile. In the current premium meta, this puts it at a clear disadvantage. AIM-7Ms are heavily affected by notching, multipathing, and general countermeasures, making them far less reliable in modern top-tier matches.

Meanwhile, premium Su-30 variants at the same BR are receiving Fox-3 missiles, giving them a massive advantage in BVR combat. Active radar homing missiles allow for fire-and-forget gameplay, better survivability, and more flexibility in engagements—things the Premium F-2A ADTW currently lacks entirely.

This creates an imbalance where:

-The Premium F-2A ADTW must fully commit to radar locks and guidance
-Competing premium aircraft can disengage immediately after launch
-The F-2A ADTW struggles to compete in long-range or high-altitude fights

Given that this aircraft is a premium and shares the same BR as Fox-3–equipped premium aircraft, it feels unfairly limited. If premium Su-30s are considered balanced with Fox-3s at this BR, then the F-2A ADTW should receive similar treatment to remain competitive and appealing.

I’m not asking for overperformance—just parity. Either the Premium F-2A ADTW needs access to Fox-3 missiles or some other meaningful improvement to justify its BR and premium status in the current top-tier environment. It should either get Fox-3, or get a lower BR.

I’d be interested to hear what others think, especially players who own or frequently face the Premium F-2A ADTW.

Best regards,
mmarci_

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Unforutnately, Fox-3s (assuming also AAM-4) would instantly propel it up to 13.7 kind of range. Su-30s just need to get a BR increase and that was before todays major buff.

But ultimately 12.0-14.3 is just a compressed mess at the moment which needs fixing ASAP.

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True. But it should receive some kind of buff, either lower BR or Aim-7P.

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It isn’t even the worst 13.0, and it would be very OP at 12.7.

What we really need is decompression, because 13.0 can be split into 3 BRs, and 12,7+ can be decompressed to 16.3 easily.

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It cant go lower. Its already actually quite strong for the BR if you compare to something like the Belgium F-16A which only has 6x Aim-9Ms whilst the F-2A ADTW has 4x AAM-3 and 4x Aim-7M, on a better platform, with better kit.

Let alone if you mention the Netz at 12.7 with just 6x Python-3s. Not even an IRCCM missile

As for Aim-7Ps, you would have to prove that the F-2 had those, which I doubt.

The only remaining buff is a decompression, which is needed for many aircraft at and around that BR.

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Im almost tempted to shill out few bucks for F-2 and then fly it against you in any 11.7 of your choice.

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The premium F-2A is a meta 13.0.
Su-30s are not the same BR, they’re 0.3 higher.

All radar missiles in game are affected by multipath.