Hi, I got both the SU30mk2 for USSR and the F18 for USA to grind the tech trees, But I cant really seem to choose, Most interested in top tier. What Is the Pros/Cons of each nations top tier? I got rank 3 done on both countries.
Cheers and thanks
Grind SU30mk2 for USSR. You will get the Su30SM2 which mogs any USA plane. America only has F15GE and F18E which are at the bottom of top tier air. Su30SM2 is at the top with the rafale. If you don’t care about meta, then just choose which plane you like more.
us side have a lot of different planes while russian got only 1 type of plane that repeat over and over.
usa has more so you can different plane with differen fun.
russia is the same from 12.0 to top tier, its all flanker
Is it even worth grinding USA air for their top tier 2026? They look fun. But I dont know how either the Russian top tier or USA top tier feels to actually play.
USA: diverse top tier air, lots of countermeasures
USSR: Only flankers, limited countermeasures, better missiles, better flight model, better radar, in some cases more missiles
Depends if you want to fly alot of planes like f16, f15, f18 or want to fly meta planes like su30sm2.
Thanks for the answer, I feel like USA Would be funnier, Cause its not just 1 plane, But at the same time it feels like a bad choice cause why play something that has worse radar,missiles and flight models :c
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By the time yo get to the end of the tree, they might release more advanced 4.5 gens and 5th gens. In the 4.5 gen category, Russia would probably only get the SU-35 and maybe a prototype vehicle. The SU-35 would be very similar to the SM2 in game. The US would have the F-15EX and maybe an advanced F-16 variant. Once again, these will just get outclassed by everyone else due to their poorer flight models and missiles. If we get fifth gens, the US will be cooking. However, I wouldn’t be suprised Gaijin will run some of their shenanigans like they did the Stingers/Mistrals and the M829A3 and somehow make the felon on par with the F-22
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There’s still the Block 70+ for the U.S., I suppose.
There’s also the inevitable F-16C(J) when SEAD arrives
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What is the best radar mode to use for the Premium F18 ? :)
Personally I like to use TWS as it has the speed/direction lines on the contacts which makes it easier to pick targets that are flying straight at you over ones in a partial notch already.
But if you are not going to try long range shots and try to be sneaky you might be better off switching your radar off until you get close then lock them with ACM mode to give them less warning you are there.
When not up tiered into ARH slingers I like to climb and try for 1 or 2 BVR kills, then turn my radar off and dive down to go for sneak attacks once the teams start fur balling.
In up tiers against ARHs it’s safer to stay low and sneaky.
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