Yes. It should be as powerful as to justify the BR 14.3 but still be flare-able.
I guess the range of R-23T with seeker of Magic II that can pull 45G or 50G should work
It wouldnt be too powerfull with nerfed irccm even at 14.0
Also u can take only 4 of them
More like R-24T
Source on that?
Idk what thread it is but yesterday someone uploaded a bunch of photos from a book of f16i with python 4 and in one of them its says that the f16i cant take python 4 in the external pylons
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Python 4 is a matter of game balance consideration. Right now, no other equivalent exists besides RVV-MD. Meaning only 2-3 nations at most could receive a missile of this kind. After that, its only the more advanced generation of missiles that would come to all nations. So it is not planned for this major update on the F-16I currently.
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Exactly what I was saying lol (rvv-md is export of r74m)
The biggest issue with the F-16I is that it is the worst aircraft at its tier for Air RB. The lack of AIM-120A/B and the lack of a high-pull IR missile (R-27T/ET/R-73) means that it simply cannot compete as it lacks the high off boresight capabilities which are the most important factor in the current air RB meta.
While the R-77 and MICA both don’t offer the best range, they are some of the best missiles since they are able to be fired without needing to get the nose towards the target, making it easier to defend against an enemy launch.
The Python 4 would fix this issue by allowing for this kind of shots, although at shorter ranges, while also compensating for the F-16I having the worst FM of any F-16 currently in the game.
As it stands, the F-16I does not stand a chance in a dogfight against every single aircraft it faces, excluding the AV-8 and JA-37D
The Derby ER could sorta compensate for this as it offers similar pull to the AIM-120 while improving on its range but I don’t know if the F-16I has ever used them…
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is it even possible to get something that isnt considered for this update to be implemented this update?
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Technically yes but very unlikely
just requires the population of china
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But why cant the devs just nerf its irccm like aam3?
Also its not like derby or even 12c5 are on par with r77-1 or mica
If thats the case f16i should be 13.7 or even 13.3 but worse it will just be a boring new plane with nothing new
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Exactly, the IRCCM could be nerfed to be simple gatewidth as the Python 5 exists
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Considering 90% of the coding and model already exists, it would be possible but I don’t think our community is nearly big or vocal enough to make a change for this patch.
Python 4s with Sufa this side of 2026 looks unlikely 😌
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probably requires a crap ton of tuning though…which you know…python 5…case
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Well, I guess the devs have decided the sufa will be DOA for some reason… 14.0 is genuinely insane for an f-16 with mid flight performance and worse radar missiles
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Its IRCCM is one factor, but not the only. The missiles performance is also a huge consideration.
Again, the only equal to this type of missle is RVV-MD. No other nation would have anything else similar until the next generation of missiles.
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hello smin
what about giving the sufa pl8b/python3 as a placeholder?
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Thats why the f16i is over br’d otherwise why is it 14.0?
How is it on par with m2k or f15e?
Also its not like python 4 is irist level it wont break the game it doesnt have insane accelertion and
R73 is still better in close df
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I think the planes current implementation isn’t 14.0 material to be honest, a downtier to 13.7 or possibly even 13.3 (prob not) would probably be best in my unqualified opinion
also apologies if us in this thread are spamming your mentions
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