Yup. Precisely. I dont have the technical expertise either, but fingers crossed Gunjob or another tech mod has passed the idea along. Certainly been mentioned enough.
But all we can do is to keep mentioning it until something is actually done. I’ve also been drawing a lot of attention towards an eventual IR signature overhaul. I think many have realised that the current system is hopelessly inadequate for the current class of IR missile. Let alone what must come next. We have seen some development in that regard, with helis getting directional exhausts. It wouldnt be the first time a mechanic came to helis before it came to fixed wing.
Just imagine an ir sig rework… having an actual difference in heat sig with and without re heat. Could actually give the sraam and red tops some relevance again (god, the things they have done tot hose missiles is a travesty). Especially with iir missiles coming, i dont think it would be possible to balance them without such measures.
Yeah. Also most all-aspect missiles (Or at the very least 9Ls) would not be defeatable whilst the target was just sat on reheat. thought would have to be put into how to defend (which helps the playbase a lot with the current jump to defending against IRCCM as it creates a more staggered progression of difficulty)
Also would finally reign in the F-5s. Their current IR signature is a joke. An Afterburning F-5 is colder than an F-117 :D
Would also make defensive AAMs found on strike platforms vaguely useful if it took some thought to defeat them instead of dropping one flare and then continuing to be a pest to the strike platform. At present, they are more a hindrance than a help, often doesn’t even function to scare off the threat, but increases BR.
9M/9L found on strike platforms do not hold remotely enough threat to be worth it half the time.
Yeah, it really would. At the moment, Id rather have a Tornado without any AAMs than the 9L, because the defence it is suppose to provide is a fraction of what it actually does. 9Ms on the GR4 are just about good enough to keep the GR4 from being DOA at its BR, but how I imagine 9Ls should be, is practically what the 9M is in-game currently and the 9M should be stronger still.
to keep the thread ontopic as well. The FRS1 would be in a much healthier place with full strength 9Ls. I get why they need to be at a higher BR with all-aspects due to flareless things below, but even the slightest uptier and they hardly feel worth it
They feel like slightly more consistent R60s, which is a pretty sad state. I would play sea harrier if the AAMs felt remotely useful.
Yeah. In ARB, you have to learn what does and does not have flares. If they have flares, just stick with guns.
In SB they are of more value because you can be sneaky and they may not see them coming, but quite often, a 9G would have worked just as well.
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