Why on this wonderful blue ball of rock and water that we call Earth is the stock loadout of the Phantom FGR.2 at 12.0 just two Aim-9Ds and a gunpod? The most easily defeated Aim-9s at Rank 7 and a Gunpod. That’s it. MOST other aircraft at this BR at least get two Radar missiles too for a four missile start instead of just two really crappy missiles.
I get that this is probably a holdover from when the Phantoms were 11.3 before the decompression and it was likely really painful back then, but the least you could do is just upgrade the stock loadout to have two Aim-7Es as well so it gives the FGR.2 something to work with.
This is precisely why I bought the Mig-21 Bison so I could skip this BR when I was grinding for the Gripen. But the spaded Phantoms are great for CAS at 10.7 so might as well get the FGR.2. (the experience between the joy of a time I had with the stock Gripen and the pain I feel in the FGR.2 is incredible ngl.)
I mean, even once you unlock missiles I wouldnt say its worth it anyway, in ARB the Tornado F.3 outclasses it in most of the important roles (better missiles, radar etc.) at the cost of ground attack.
The only real use for them is in Sim battles where they at least sit at a lower BR and can base bomb
Only reason I am going for them is because they can have a rather healthy bomb loadout while still keeping a good missile loadout for anti-CAS in AirRB at 10.7 (Gaijin thinks they’re fine at 10.7 ground)
Which is why I am going for it. I don’t really need any other jets for AirRB since I have the Gripen and Eurofighter Typhoon. (I like the Gripen more than the Eurofighter) But I do need a competent aircraft for 10.7 ground hence the Phantoms. (the other options are the Sea Harrier and the Buccaneer but neither carry enough missiles to deal with air threats.)
Yeah, I absolutely adore the AIM-9D on the Ayit, but that is 9.3. I’ve never bothered using the Kfir C.7 even after unlocking it purchasing it ages ago, simply because I cbf with a AIM-9D stock grind at 12.0. I’m also not about to reward Gaijin’s money grubbing by GEing my way through it. Although, at least it gets Python3s at the end of the grind.
I just got mine… i was full of hope that when i pass all of those painful modifications and finally get to the AIM7E my fate would change… surprise! That radar can’t lock shit… and if it does… AIM7E chose not to follow the target… just fly straight. is it the plane or I’m doing something wrong 😑 I’m not mentioning that at 11.7 there is Viggen with RB71, RB74 and a decent radar, Mirage F1 with magic2.
No that’s just Aim-7Es in a nutshell, they have their own minds. The Skyflash is supposedly a better version but they have the same quirks. My advice is just take a plane you did well in and skip the FGR.2 entirely.
I had a perfect lock on the Mig-23 but my missile tracked my allied Mirage instead while I maintained a lock on the Mig-23. This was a standard Skyflash.
I just spaded mine, my favourite 12.0 aircraft so far (Admittedly the only other one I flew was the FGR.2), and I still have a minor idea of what I am doing but I definitely know I am not doing the best I can in the plane itself. The Skyflash SuperTEMPs are so damn great however.
I see a lot of people reporting SARH going for allies and yet I’ve never had it happen once, even against a target right next to multiple allies and I have no idea what I do differently to avoid it happening
If you get downtiered, climb and you will destroy people trying ot hide in MP. If you get an uptier (and ufnrotunately that is every single match at the moment) your best bet is to stay out of the fight and then hack and slash through the furball.
But i usually play it in SB and its really good there
I wanna try it in SB but I need to get proper controllers first (Joystick) before I start with sim. I tried Mouse and Keyboard but it didn’t feel very good. The mouse jerks the plane and it rolls more than it should just for a simple turn.
I wanted that phantom mainly for SB. I like 11.3 and 11.7 BR but sadly Britain has only these two phantoms at 11.3 (I mean fighters), then 12.0 and 13.7. I love Tornadoes but their maneuverability sucks. I can’t use attackers as fighters forever.
They are decent, but for some reason I just cant stand the Phantoms in SB, but with the new SB brackets coming 2/4 rotations the Tornado F3 and Phantom FGR2 will share a bracket and there will be one bracket where the FGR2 will be a bracket lower than the F3, but the F3 will still be perfectly viable.
