Despite the fact that the Yak-141 did not reach mass production and was not put into service, flight prototypes already achieved high performance characteristics during tests - the aircraft even set several records. However, the available flight models did not carry military weapons, but only their mock-ups. Some of the sensors, including the radar, according to our information, were replaced during testing with such mock-ups, IRST was also not installed on the prototypes. The game, however, requires a combat aircraft with a complete set of on-board equipment and weapons, so we implemented them in the form in which the aircraft would most likely be put into service.For the game model, we installed a radar that was planned and existed at that time, as well as the IRST, standard for Soviet fighters.The Yak-141 is also equipped with countermeasures containers that are installed similar to other Soviet aircraft layout. *** We understand that in some ways this is a βpaperβ aircraft, however, all of its avionics actually existed and worked, as well as weapons.*** Regarding the R-73 missiles, their software implementation is still in progress, so itβs too early to talk about its introduction to the game, but in the future it may well appear in the Yak-141, same as the R-77 missiles, which were also designed as the main armament of this aircraft.*
** For the game model, we installed a radar that was planned and existed at that time, as well as the IRST, standard for Soviet fighters.**
I have complaints about Pantsir, because this SAM can intercept missiles. And I donβt like playing on the old Phantom of the 60s against the SAM from the future 2012. This SAM should be poisoned along with the Su-30 and SU-34 on 13.0. So that players on 11.7 do not encounter it.
Currently for top tier Japan I use the F-15MJ (F-15J(M)) and F-16AJ, I usually take out if I have a team mate who can reliably spot the pantsir for me ahead of time so I can at least make a move before getting hit from who knows where
it would be nice if the AJ got lowered to 11.7 but only fire x2 mavericks however itβs upto gaijins will
You see, even you understand that this F-16AJ is simply useless, you need a friend who will show you where the Pantsir is and so that you with your blind first Mavericks without a terrible thermal imaging and zoom, could somehow sneak up on it and somehow hit it. While the player with the X-38 does not need a friend who will help him find the ADATS in order to hit it.
Imagine if the A-10A Late and ADATS were set to 8.0 and the A-10 would destroy all living things below without any danger and not a single SAM would be able to even get close to them.
Yak141 is a tech demonstrator even as gaijin themselves said βpaper aircraftβ
so if AJ gets removed for being on paper the 141 should also else its clear national bias and double standards
(given Kh-38MT got added with no real proof of its abilities (the thread name) but refuses the GCS-1 IR guided bomb for βno proof it can track tanksβ despite ignoring all proof it can)
We have a huge imbalance in the top tier towards one nation, just a huge gap, we need to remove the KH-38MT from the game and leave the ML. All and all problems will be solved. And there is no need to restore this unfortunate F-16AJ or invent something, it is the same passable aircraft as the A-15A for the USA, you just open it and do not even buy a crew, just skip it.
The devblog nowhere says the Yak-141 is a paper aircraft, but parts of it. Regardless of how some interpret it, the Yak-141 has been built and tested, i.e. an unfinished prototype - F-16AJ was not even considered by the JASDF and therefore never saw the light of day.
