Nah
The F-18C is the 3rd best airframe at 14.0, it’ll be far more than playable.
Like removing the HMD from a Typhoon, no real change.
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F-18A will be the first OP plane I actually hunt to play before it gets moved to its correct BR of 12.7 if it releases at its dev BR.
F18c will never be competitive at 14.0 10 amraams will not make up for the bad bvr airframe.
F18a will be hella broken at 12.3 lol
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I agree, im just talking on pure performance at BVR, any player that makes synapses will notch it.
A plane that cannot go pass mach in 14.0 is DOA
And yes, F-18A is gonna be nuts for the first month or so
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Su-30SM2s didn’t come standard with AL-41F1S until recently.
AL-41F1S being installed during production on SM2s is something much more recent (started within the past 5-6 months or so from what I’ve heard)
SM2 inherently means the AL-41 variant, theyre designated as su30sm in the airforce but the upgrade is the SM2 upgrade.
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nobody cares the f100 pw 229 in the f15e is modernised engine too so the f15e one modernised f15e in the game without any mark. the su27sm get the improved engine just because… so no reason for why not get the su30sm any better engine
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The first 4 Su-30SM2 units were delivered in January 2022…
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According to pre-war plans.“…Completion of tests of the Su-30SM2 of the next stage of modernization, equipped with AL-41F-1C engines (“Product 117C”), is expected only by the end of 2023…”
As of 20025_ new deliveries and modernization of old ones are expected from 2025…
So for now, everything is with the old engines…
Not entirely, I don’t think any Su-30SM2s got AL-41F1Ss till late '24 and this year, the CEO of KnAAZ mentioned that Su-30SM2s w/ AL-41F1Ss (among the other two upgrade programs for other aircraft) would be something starting mainly this year.
Rafale is the best aircraft BY A LOT , with the gazillions buffs it got on the dev server INCLUDING the MICA BUFF, even if the SU30 gets the new engines. What are you even talking about? Let me guess USA main?
PW-229 serial production 1999 year
I agree 30SM deserve to upgrade to AL-41F-1C in game
i got source but its Russian if u ll translate it
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The Su-30SM never received new engines.The problem is that it has an overestimated drag, and its opponents have overestimated the characteristics.
What MICA buff are you talking about ?
The MICA buff in question: a faster launch aircraft lmao.
Like literally, the AIM-120 was up there coming from an F-15C at Mach 1.3 and then the F-15E came out and AIM-120 at Mach 1.6 minimum had a much higher pK from 20-30 km.
Okay but seriously, Gaijin a while back fixed thrust vectoring missiles in general so they don’t really spin out too much at low speed or wiggle/overcorrect as much over a long distance as it did before.
MICA doesn’t hold energy well because thrust vectoring but being fired from a faster aircraft like the Rafale means you can sometimes see success in BVR - nothing crazy like AIM-120 can regardless of launch speed though despite the similar performance in a straight line (assuming a non manoeuvring target)
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i have heard of the al-41f being on su30sm2 as long as ive heard of su30sm2. but it wouldnt be the first time this has happened to russian modernization
currently the micas in the dev server whilst better because of how difficult notching them as become theyre still not as good as r-77-1. sure it has a better radar but su30sm has more and better missiles. an su30sm2 with the al41 would be the top dog in arb anyone can see that. right now su30sm would be tied with the f15e on third place. also i will be playing su30sm on day one i quite like flankers
Nope. MICAs got their seeker’s FOV reduced so technically they are harder to chaff