Create a suggestion maybe? I think it’s worth making a poll for it. Idea is interesting and will solve F-16AJ issue.
A suggestion is a good idea if you want to propose replacing the F-16AJ, on that note the F-16AJ will really only be removed for players who didn’t unlock and buy the F-16 and will more than likely remain as a rare vehicle in the premium/event/squadron part of the tech tree. I’m all for replacing the F-16AJ in this regard though if their plans for Thailand work nicely in line with Japan as well as other Asia-Pacific Aircraft.
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If the F-16AJ is replaced with the Thai F-16A, I think it’s only fair that players who unlocked camo for the AJ should keep it and it should carry over to the Thai F-16A.
Other than that small stipulation, sign me up!
I meant literally swap current one we have for the Thai one but I guess that’s more in-line with what devs usually do.
But shouldn’t we wait until Thai sub-tree for JP will be decided? I heard one of the mods said devs will wait for community reactions first or something
I guess i wouldn’t mind the AJ was always a thorn to me…fun aircraft but it being fake i dont like…if Gaijin considers more Thai vehicles and maybe even a sub tree i wouldn’t mind the AJ being replaced.
Thailand has at least three variants of the F-16 IRL, of which you could implement one or two of them. The first being the F-16A ADF and the second being the F-16A MLU which effectively gives Japan two F-16s instead of one (Not including the AJ which gives people who grind the AJ 3 F-16s.)
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I’m more than happy to wait and see how the reception for the Thai F-5E (I’m dubbing it thee “Thai Fighter”) before jumping into the idea of more Thai stuff for Japan. I just hope they kind of tread the waters with adding multiple Asia-Pacific nations vehicles instead of going all in on one country.
F-16A OCU can carry AIM-9Ls just like the F-16AJ.
Giving it anything else would change the BR thus F-16AJ would stay.
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How do I wish this was what they did for Germany.
Agreed, after seeing what the OCU could carry, it doesn’t seem like a good replacement. Sure, if it was limited to Sidewinder Papas and Limas it would work fine, but that’s a really nerfed armament, like giving the F-4J only AIM-9D and AIM-7E. An appropriately armed OCU will come at some point.
And can’t wait to see people saying that AIM-120C and IRIS-T belongs at 12.3 (a real opinion I’ve seen on another thread…)
OCU is worse than MLU IRL, so you’d have the AIM-9M+ loadout given to the F-16A MLU instead in my eyes.
Going with the Asia Pacific theme they could also be Indonesian F-16A Blk 15 OCU with further variants like the F-16AM, F-16C, and F-16 STAR
As is, I think it being 12.3 with AIM-9Ms is okay. It’s okay to have a gap at 12.0.
Although, one thing to note is that we’re going to have separate BRs for air and ground in the near future.
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I wouldn’t mind some Indonesian aircraft to help fill gaps on one condition: They are different enough from the Thai F-16s to warrant the addition.
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It could instead be hidden just like the German Maus once the Thai variants come online and then come back during Gaijin’s Anniversary to encourage more Japanese mains.
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Ya know, I think that seems like a fair tradeoff
I am a bit curious: were any of the other proto/paper tanks like the Maus that were removed under similar conditions (where the people who initially owned them still got to keep them)?
The Panther II, Tiger 2 105, Coelion, Ki-10IIC, all the Italian planes in the german tree, some SB-2.
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Okay, so then I’d definitely be all-for it!
One day…
When is this happening