The F16 ADF carried the AIM-9m and it would make it a counterpart for the F15A and justify putting it to 13.0

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The F16A ADF is in a bad position currently, with the F16C carrying Aim-9ms and Aim-120s lots of people ignore it and go straight from the F16A to the F16C. Adding Aim-9ms and pushing the BR to 13.0 to be an F16 counterpart to the F15A would make it stand out and be a worthwhile grind.

USAF Handbook, 2009
Page 130, F16 ADF is specifically outlined as an operator of the AIM-9m

Weapons File published by the Armament Product Directorate

Page 12, F16 ADF is listed as a carriage option for the AIM-9m

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With only 60 countermeasures? You can keep those AIM-9M

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It would be a sidegrade to its current situation

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I use F-16A (13.0) and it does fine

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Well, its already 13.0 in sim

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It’s not equal to F15A which is a lot faster and the advantage is actually in 7Ms and not 9Ms, 9Ms get flared just as easily and I find 7Ms a lot more useful.

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If your aim9ms are getting flared as often as your 9ls you just have bad launches.

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