This is starting to get tiresome. Gaijin is introducing a new Hornet, the fourth one already, and we’re still seeing the same Maverick missiles added to the game over three years ago, and they’re the only CAS missiles for Western aircraft. And you know, these Mavericks are absolutely useless at the top tier; they’re terribly slow, have a range of only 10 km, and often fail to penetrate reactive armor. As a result, everyone was expecting an answer to the Kh-38 or Kh-59, but they got nothing. The same goes for the A2A missiles. You’re adding a new F-15C GE fighter, but with the old AIM-120A missiles. Yes, there’s also the AIM-120C5, but there’s practically no difference between them. In the end, the US tech tree hasn’t received anything new this year.
aim120c5
pancake
M55
f15c
f18 super hornet
m10
ah64e
FR-1 Fireball
B-66B
T58
Stingray
F-106A
CLAWS
RAH-66
T86
XM246
F/A-18 Hornet
EFV
F/A-18C Late
I was talking about missiles. The Aim-120C5 isn’t a new weapon; it’s a worse version of the AIm-120B.
Well, no one actually received any new good missiles this year. Still, Micas are the best in the game.
Does it need more? Im more tha okay with 4x Mavericks at F-5C FCU. Its still OP AF.
Russia received the Kh-38MT, Kh-38ML, and Kh-59M missiles. Russia received a surplus of the missiles.
If you’re happy with monotonous gameplay with the same weapons, I’m very happy for you.
The Kh-38 is from last year, and the Kh-59 is kind of useless because it’s slow asf.
The X-59 is slow? It’s faster than the Maverick. So, what’s slow for the Soviets is fast for the US. Because the US can’t even achieve that. Did you know that Maverick barely flew 14 km and then crashed due to a loss of speed? That is, for most of the flight, Maverick was no longer flying at Mach 0.9, but below Mach 0.5.
I mean, there’s actually nothing left to add for the USA. The US was never interested in long-range air-to-ground missiles, plus Mavericks actually work better in real life than in the game.
What I really can’t understand is this: the USSR can use the KH-38, but U.S. aircraft still can’t use the GBU-53, AGM-154C, or AGM-158
The AGM-154C and AGM-158 were even introduced earlier than the KH-38 yet somehow we’re not allowed to get them
Bruh, those are stealth cruise missiles.
Please don’t write anything else here. Thank you.
This is what should have been installed on the F/A-18E
2. AIM-9M Sidewinder
3. AIM-9X Sidewinder
4. AIM-120B AMRAAM
5. AIM-120C AMRAAM (all production variants)
6. AIM-120D AMRAAM
7. AIM-174B (SM-6 Air-Launched, ALAM) – a new long-range, long-range missile
8. AIM-260 JATM
Strike missiles and cruise missiles:
9. AGM-65E/F Maverick
10. AGM-84D Harpoon
11. AGM-84H/K SLAM-ER
12. AGM-88B HARM
13. AGM-88E AARGM
14. AGM-158 JASSM
14.1. AGM-179 JAGM
Precision Ammunition:
15. GBU-10 Paveway II
16. GBU-12 Paveway II
17. GBU-16 Paveway II
18. GBU-24 Paveway III
19. GBU-31 JDAM (2000 lb)
20. GBU-32 JDAM (1000 lb)
21. GBU-38 JDAM (500 lb)
22. GBU-54 LJDAM
23. GBU-39 SDB (partially)
24.AGM-154A JSOW
25.AGM-154C JSOW
Unguided ammunition:
26. Mk 82
27. Mk 83
28. Mk 84
29. CBU-87
30. CBU-89
31. CBU-97
32. Hydra 70mm Rocket
33. APKWS (guided version of Hydra)
Anti-ship and anti-radar weapons:
34. AGM-84L Harpoon Block II
35. AGM-88E/F AARGM/AARGM-ER
You know other nations are going to get similar missiles, and Air RB is going to become impossible to play.
The AGM-154C (JSOW) and GBU-53/B are essentially glide bombs.
To be specific, the AGM-154C (JSOW) is a low-observable glide bomb, but its stealth capabilities are quite limited. The GBU-53/B, on the other hand, is just a standard glide bomb.
When you look at air-to-ground weapons right now, the Kh-38 is easily one of the strongest options available.
It was stated numerous times by Smin that these will come into the game at the same time as advanced missiles for other nations, ie. just like ARHs were introduced to multiple nations at once.
The American Maverick missile might still be adequate in the 10.7–11.7 Battle Rating (BR) ranges
However, moving up to the current 14.0 the Maverick simply cannot pose a significant threat to the enemy unless they lack top-tier air defense. I believe adding some new air-to-ground weapons for NATO would be an excellent choice. The F/A-18E and F-15E should be given the AGM-154C and GBU-53/B, and the Typhoon should also receive the HOSBO bomb
IR-guided bombs like these were previously found in the game files. Many were expecting them with the F/A-18E, but it seems at some point the Gaijin were afraid to give them to the US, fearing it would lead to imbalance. Perhaps the Gaijin are afraid of US players. That’s why they introduce any new weapons with caution.
GBU-53/B StormBreaker glide bombs
USA will get new A-T-G when Kazakhstan build a colony on Venera.