If we’re going to have subpar additions in the US tech tree, might as well give the us the 18f as well and be done with it
Only if it is at 14.3+ and if Aim-120Ds are not that good.
Personally one of the reasons I find the F-15CGE a lot more enjoyable than the F/A-18E is not only of course the acceleration/speed but also the CM count with BOLs. I feel like one of the contributors to the Super Hornet being a free RP goodie bag is the fact that 120 CMs is simply not enough with 100+ missile potential per match, the new F-16 is going to have that exact same problem while also having a low missile count.
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Single pop CMs on later Hornets isn’t all that big of an issue in practice, I’ve been running 40/80 split and I don’t recall any situation I’ve actually managed to run out of them.
Hornets slowness also makes them less likely to trigger angle gating, so missiles often bite onto first chaff in look up + notch scenarios.
even if the 120D is great it will still be mid at best because the F-18E/F
To all american air mains, I wish you the best in 2026. This is going to be one hell of a rough ride
Im laughing my ass off at the moment, they were expecting F-15EX with Aim-120D3s and they got an F-16 with Aim-120D :D
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Oh man an f16 trying to dogfight with missiles that don’t want to turn at 14.7. No BVR capability. yikes. I mean it could be a good late game fighter but I would probably never see a f16 with aim120d get aces unlike typhoons, rafale, and su30 farming air right now.
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couldnt be much worse than last year.
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- Worst top tier AESA radar
- Meh sensors
- Bad missile count
- Meh CM count
- Meh flight performance (possibly even worse than the 13.7 F-16C)
Idk, that sounds like textbook DOA to me.
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At 14.0 i doubt it would be bad unless Aim-120Ds are given the same treatment as the Cs. We don’t know the BR/120D performance yet, and it’s too early to call something DOA.
Oh yeah imo 14.0 with 120B&C-5 would be the best outcome.
However I fear that Gaijin will just simply be: 120Ds = auto 14.3 or even 14.7.
Similar to how 120C-5 = minimum 14.0.
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rn everything looks like in game 120D is gonna just be 120C with longer battery life and no IOG drift
I won’t be surprised if it would be added just like that to live server as well
@D4nger_CLO5E channel.
bvvd himself said this, so everybody dont get your hopes up. its going to be the same garbage
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We will have to see :/ but I’m a glass half full guy :)
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i was a glass half full guy a year ago, now that glass has dried up, im tired of america being terrible, which it has been for a year + now
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It is sad to hear that.
Starting to feel the same
Don’t lose hope. We still have AIM-260 that might make into production someday…