regularly on the Harrier
really like em, at very close ranges 900m max
800m practical no escape zone is just good if you can get into range
sure lemme hop on a few games
@someweirdname
https://warthunder.com/ru/tournament/replay/428626521982058910
1.7km target closing in
not 3km like the guy claimed
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You’re right, it’s only 5.75 s. :P
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There is no point in arguing this.
Go testflight harrier GR1, put yourself 2.5km behind mig15 with zero closing speed and fire a missile. See what happens. Simple as.
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Even if you’re fighting something like MiG-15 or F-86, it’s the same story. You’re completely helpless if you wanna dogfight em.
F-106 is comparable to an F-104 in terms of effectiveness imo.
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so very effective if you know how to use it
a Good Starfighter player is untouchable
I’d call that a High Skill requirement plane
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It’s an f104 which has the ability to out pull anything for a 2 turns. F104 is already strong.
He was clearly not closing in.
SRAAMs were heavily buffed. They have ~AIM-9J range now.
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The F-104 is easily in the bottom 3 worst 8.3-10.3 planes after the ahistorical drag nerfs. F-106 isn’t as bad, but it still sucks.
Worst 3?
Aircraft I would rather play an F104 in
- A-7
- Jag GR.1
- Bucc S.2
- Bucc S1
- F100
- F-117
- F3H-2
- Ki-200 (yes that’s 8.3
- F-84F
- J29F
- A32A
- B57A and B
- B-66
In what world are F-100D, F3H, J29F, A32, Ki-200, and Jaguar Gr.1 worse?
F-117, B-66, and Buccaneer are for sure worse, and you could MAYBE make a case for the A-7, F-84F, and B-57, but the majority of that list is far better than F-104.
F-100D and F3H-2 are easily some of the best planes for their BR in WT.
Have you not played that Jag?
The GR.1A is great but the GR.1 is just a brick thats not fast enough to make up for it.
If given a choice between a supersonic with Aim-9Bs and a supersonic with Aim-9Gs, I’ll take the 9Gs.
Even if the Jaguar really is that bad, comparing the F-104 to such a bad plane to say it’s good, is really just saying it’s bad.
So you haven’t played it?
There’s a big difference between being just about able to get past mach 1 after a long straight flight, Vs getting supersonic 20 seconds after take off.
Doesn’t sound much different from the F-104 which loses 200mph in a single 90° turn. Again, comparing the F-104 to the Jaguar, even if it is slightly better, is still a far cry from the F-104 being equal or even better than F-84F or F-100D.
F-84F is actually depressing, don’t tell me you really think it’s a playable vehicle? I can’t be missing something because seriously, its engine sucks, it doesn’t turn and bleeds all its energy when it tries turning. CanNOT be compared to the F-104
really now?
F-84F is essentially a Bomber and should be used like one