0/10 ragebait.
Everyone knows F-2A is superior to Mig-29.
I would like to know what you are basing that on, because in terms of dogfight I see them as very evenly matched; if anything, the F-2A slightly better. But in terms of armament they are almost the same, except that the AAM-3 are a bit better than the R-77, and it has two fewer Fox-1 missiles, although they are much better than the AIM-7M, in addition to having an HMS. I don’t see where you think it is better.
No it should not go down
Nor should it get any changes
This, much like almost every other BR reduction thread is a product of compression. There are extremely different capabilities just one BR-step above and below. This is not unique to the F-2A, almost all planes above ~9.0 suffers greatly from uptiers.
Because of that, let’s focus on the capabilities of the plane compared to other similar 12.7 and 13.0 to see where it stands.
MiG-29G 13.0: 4 Equivalent IRCCM missiles, 2 better radar missiles. Worse flight performance, worse radar, but HMD. I’d say roughly as competitive.
JAS39A 13.0: 6 Equivalent IRCCM missiles. (Capability to take 4 MUCH worse radar missiles), similar flight model, much more countermeasures, worse radar, but HMD. I’d say much less competitive due to lack of viable radar missile options.
MiG-29 12.7: 4 Much much worse IR missiles, 2 better radar missiles. Worse flight performance, worse radar, but HMD. Much less competitive.
F-16AJ 12.7: 4 Much worse IR missiles, 2 equivalent radar missiles. Similar flight performance, worse radar. Much less competitive.
F-16A OCU 12.7: 6 Equivalent IR missiles, no radar missiles. Similar flight performance, worse radar. Much less competitive.
The F-15A, which everyone asked not to be moved down for being too OP is in fact worse than the F-2A. With same missile load, but much worse flight performance and radar.
I understand that you want to have fun in your premium plane, but that should not come at the cost of literally everyone else. You should be asking for decompression, not more compression. Premium planes should also not be objectively much better than tech tree ones.
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That’s it, I’m making an article about this. I’m sick of explaining it 100 times.
@Beeschurger imma send you some drafts possibly over the weekend
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So the premium Su-30s should be moved up in BR, since they are below the BR they should have and they carry the same armament and radar as the Su-27SM, with the latter having a BR of 13.7. Basically, it’s a Su-27SM at BR 13.3.
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Yes, they absolutely should, no questions asked
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Yes, they are 100% power creep and should be moved up to 13.7 as soon as possible.