The f16aj has been the most fun 12.7 ive played so far, and this is after spading and loving the mirage 2000. It just so good, it has 2 bvr missiles while being able to dog fight gripens and other such jets. The only thing your struggle against are other f16a’s.
Countermeasures is the only thing you could complain aout on it but 15 large flares and 20 chaff is all ive needed so far.
AJ isn’t gonna break 12.3, the F/A-18A already sits at 12.0 with basically the same 2 sparrow + sidewinder loadout and it flies the same. Mirage 2000-S5 is at 12.3 If those two aren’t causing meltdowns at that BR a 2-sparrow F-16 isn’t gonna either.
also, japan’s one of the deadest trees in the game, nobody’s grinding it. even if the AJ was a tiny bit strong at 12.3 you’re not gonna see it every match like you would some undertiered US/Russian jet
also worried about it being “undertiered” at 12.3 when it’s already overtiered at 12.7
It would be a contender for top 2 jets as soon as it lands with the F-18A being the only thing that really presents as another option. The M2K is 3rd. This puts even more pressure on 11.3-12.0 and further ruins that already strained BR range.
12.3. F-18A is also undertiered/overpowered and gets 4/2 sparrow/sidewinder loadout not 2.
No it doesn’t. F-16 has a far better FM.
Even if you don’t think this would cause “meltdowns” the issue is you are advocating for creating compression as a “fix” for compression.
You smoking straight crack, i will not stand for this f-2a and aj slander. These two jets have given me more fun than any other jets ive flown. They are straight crack, love every second of playing them apart from stock with no chaff.
Try flying high and not on the deck for once, learn to properly notch arh/sarh missiles and youll come to see how good they are.
I guess the F-18s need a BR reduction then :P
Another one seriously?
It certainly is a choice to compare F-16 to Phantoms and claim Phantoms come off better.
No.
I said this back when early F-15s were moved down, people will use them as justification for their planes to go down as well.
But I was assured by certain people that im overblowing the issue, F-15 sucks and it will be fine.
And here we are.
So lazy that we’re asking AI to write our cope posts for us now
Its another sad forgotten jet. Myself and others tried to get it loaded with 4 sparrows = cry. Cant be lowered, cant be buffed. It highlights the issue with the game
So many dead f16s, kfirs and the rest…sad to see and IMO is slowly killing the gane
And just when f16s were not struggling enough- gaijins big brain reduces the CM count to crank the inbalance even more
F16AJ at the same BR as the EJ Kai? I didn’t know it was april fools.
EJ Kai needs to go to 12.0 to be honest but even with a 12.0 EJ Kai I wouldn’t have the F16AJ under 12.7.
Whats stuggles more
Jak viggen, f4e, j7e vs f16a
Or f16a vs fox 3 flanker?
Its a non contest. The jets under the f16s have more answers than the f16 in uptier.
This forum balances vics with nothing but hopes and dreams of decompression
Uhh, The F16 fares better in an uptier, because its flight performance is similar to the fox 3 planes and weapon loadout is the only difference. Not to mention the AJ is actually the best of the 12.7 F16s.
The forum balances on logic and actual comparison of performance of the airframe. Not “feelings”.
Logic its not
Jak viggan, F4 has same missiles, more CMs
J7E can try to one turn
F16 in uptier vs 1 flanker gives it just over 4 presses of CM per missile - this is just 1 opponent.
The flanker can then pull the funny button when close giving it another window of opportunity
Premium F-18’s sits at good spot unless you want to give them Aim-9M and bump their br to 13.0.
Excuse me?
Ngl I would also move f16a to like 11.0. They have just 2 9ls over a10a. Nevermind, 10.7 because a10 has bigger gun and more cms. Make me president of war thunder.
Harrier 10.0 because it gets wee bit better missiles than av8a/c, yes
