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They share FM’s with the MLD having worse turn performance due to some drag coefficients so how would it be overperforming ‘more’? Currently it is underperforming as it should have superior turn rate to the heavier and less aerodynamic ML model.
Can you report this? MLD is my first love in the game. I’d like to see it get better if it can
In game it always had more sustained turn rate, idk.
Maybe with 26 june smth changed, but dont think so
Slightly better engines and 2 more pylons is way too small of a difference, they’ve long stopped adding tiny incremental improvements like that. You don’t have to look far: the MiG-29SMT (9-19R) wasn’t made a separate aircraft, it was simply what the MiG-29SMT (9-17) was reworked into once it became clear it isn’t up to par.
Pretty sure the MLs have better sustained rate even before the nerfs. I always thought the MLD had worse turn rate because of slats.
I’m just glad gaijin is maybe realising how garbage RU aircraft are in the game.
The Mig-29SMT that some American mains somehow claimed was “op” when it was F-16C Vs Mig-29SMT. But it got a lower BR than F-16C in the changes.
1.3 deg/s difference at 400 knots, but that was on dev server.
(In which mld better)
I’ve never heard anyone claim the SMT to be OP even on release day. Everyone just collectively shat on the SMT’s because of the FM during release.
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Ah. Ty for clarification.
They claimed the 27ER and R-73 made it op, not the chasis itself
Just go back in time and look at all the youtube comments saying “MIG-29SMT missiles are broken give us AIM-9X”
There are maybe still some posts like this in forum
29SMT isnitially was planned to be 9-19R, it was named 9-19R in files frok the beginning afaik
But had systems from 9-19 for export from release/on dev
It had 60 flares. Nice joke by gaijin. With the literally worst flight model in the entire game at top tier.
Correct me if I’m wrong but people called it OP before because it was gonna be the only plane released with IRCCM missiles (until they complained and got the 9M). Don’t recall much of that time since I wasn’t super active.
Untill they add 9M to 16C- - maybe?
Yeah mb I forgot to add that.
Also, the radar is so notch-able compared to that of its American counterparts.
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I wonder why, maybe just maybe its because they learned this move from Swedish pilots in the first place?