Make the Matra R550 Magic 1 immediately available in the loadout, rather than requiring it to be unlocked through a Tier IV modification.
Reasoning: Like Jaguar A, I don’t need to say much. The direct British counterpart, the Jaguar GR.1A, has the AIM-9G available without the need for research. The same applies to the Jaguar IS, which already has the Magic II available without research.
The Jaguar E sits at a BR where missile engagements are more common, and it is frustrating to grind for the missile modification at Tier IV when the Jaguar E is already outclassed by fighters at 10.7 and above. It has to rely on securing third-party air kills to make meaningful progress in modification research.
Reasoning: Ever since the F-111A Aardvark’s flight model was adjusted to more accurate historical values, there is little appeal left in playing it when the F-111F Aardvark offers a superior kit and overall performance.
Without lowering its BR, I believe the F-111A could be improved at its current placement by adding the AIM-9E Sidewinder as an additional air-to-air missile option. The AIM-9B Sidewinder has become largely ineffective at this BR, where most aircraft are fast and maneuverable enough to easily defeat it. Providing AIM-9Es would improve its air-to-air capability, as the uncaged seeker allows for easier target acquisition prior to launch. I think giving it a high number of AIM-9Es is a fair adjustment to assist the F-111A a little more in the air battles.
Harrier Gr.1 9.7 → 9.3 OR Fix the SRAAM OR Add Countermeasures
The Harrier Gr.1 is essentially unable to use the SRAAM because the missile relies on high launch speed and minimal AOA during launch to be stable, however the Harrier offers neither. Because of that, the effectiveness of the SRAAM is not only lower than that of an AIM-9B but since the Harrier Gr.1 has no countermeasures.
Alternatively, fixing the SRAAM’s autopilot. One of the ways this can be done is by changing the propNavMult from 10 to 7.5. The reqAccelMax can also be reduced to 35 from 45 (which iirc is the historical value). The result is this. A much more stable missile that does not over-lead targets causing the seeker to lose lock that can be fired even when pulling AOA. (Radar slaving was enabled for this example to make it easier to get more off-bore shots)
Air Realistic Battles BR: May warrant an increase in BR
Give Q-5L its missing PL-5 air-to-air missiles(Bug Report)
Reasoning: As it stands, the Q-5L offers little over the Q-5A in air battles, aside from expanded CAS weaponry and smart bomb capability, while both share the same BR and nearly identical flight performance. A bug report has indicated that the Q-5L may be capable of carrying two PL-5 air-to-air missiles.
The 12.7mm machine guns provide very poor defense against high-speed fighters. It’s impossible to maintain a burst long enough to shoot them down. Unlike 20mm cannons where a single hit can be enough, here you need at least triple the amount of hits to achieve the same result.
80% of attacks come from below and the front (early game). Only 4 x 12.7mm cover this zone, but due to the still unresolved turret convergence issue, only 2 x 12.7mm can effectively land hits. This firepower is on par with the B-17 at 4.7 BR. At such a critical moment as the intercept, you simply cannot stop the enemy before you get in their range. You can’t survive long enough for them to end up on your tail either.
Insufficient maneuverability for basic evasive actions during intercepts.
All enemies have cannons above 20mm that currently deal excessive damage.
seems like you did not read my last comment properly before. Even my Lim-5P (MiG 15 with afterburner at same BR with B-52H) already struggle just to climb and catch that bomber. And you want other subsonic jet without afterburner catch that bomber? Currently these bombers just turn then climb to high altitude before flying towards target.
Reasoning: the MSC was already on the line between 10.7 and 11.0 and while it’s still an excellent tank the addition of the turret basket decreased the survivability of the MSC massively so I think putting it on the same level as the T80, M1 Abrams and Leopard 2A4 would be fine again.
Reason: Terrible traverse, worse HP/T and a much worse HE-VT round then anything at 7.0 (see 2s19M2), it also takes longer to come to a stop and fire actually due to the weight balance.
