It has worse FM compared to basically every other 14.7, especially the eurocanards.
The radar is ESA which is good, probably slightly worse than the RB2E, and the Captor E and IRBIS are straight up better.
The missile amout and type is a stronger point already, the PL-12A is not a Mica nor an R77-1, and it doesn’t have a longer booster like the 77-1 brought to the table. On the other hand though it is effectively better than the amraam’s that the Eurofighters are slinging.
Defensive suite, like mentioned before, is quite lacking, unless some meaningful changes come.(obviously talking about flares/chaff here)
It has MAW which can help at defending against ARH, no spherical RWR which is not the end of the world.
14.7 material? Not exactly. 14.3? Might be a little too much for it imo.
To be noted that I was strictly talking about the missile performance in WT here.
Can’t really speak about what the Aim-120D is capable of doing IRL.
What I’m sure of is that the devs have been reluctant while modelling the later variants of this missile. It actually seems like they don’t belive they are upgrades.
Like rockets, standard S8 rocket pods, but when you fire them in a set distance they explode and release a ton of chaff. Should in theory be large CM equivalent. Although how effective it is is questionable it might be fun.
Not for D significantly over the C-5, the issue is the C-5 didn’t get one. My guess was that it was initially meant to be a pretty much OP missile but on F-18, so to make up for crap airframe, but then once it is on every other plane it will be OP, so nerfed back. There needs to be considerations for where the next steps lie, since new jets and new missiles may be balancing nightmare.
We play an arcade game where F-16’s can recover in a quarter turn from 90+ degree AoA cartwheels, this has never been about getting valid sources.
If the AMRAAM series performed as it does IRL, the MICA would not have much of an advantage in HOBS scenarios. It would be king of air to air missiles without competition.
considering AIM-120’s relatively smaller fin, If other factors like speed not considered, it should be less maneuverable. IRL condition isn’t like warthunder, much farther combat range and less mobility planes, smaller fins for longer range is better.
not saying it can’t be more maneuverable irl, with more updated flight control program, it can be more maneuverable
Never give up large-aperture CMs, because they are 5 to 10 times more powerful than CMs or small CMs. If you’re playing as a country other than China or the Soviet Union, you should intuitively understand this.
It’s natural that Large CM*48 is tough, but I feel like we’ll sink deeper into the mud if we get fooled by short-term numbers and lose the large caliber. And this is the advantage I like about the J-10C.
People just talking about Russian patent that allows to change large calibre launchers for the small calibre ones.
Problem is that this is for the modern cassetes that are only used on Su-30SM/2 and Su-35
J-15T and Su-33 use older 3-round launchers
