What is the F9F-2 Panther doing at 8.0?

Ok so lemme get this straight. It turns like shit, has horrible energy retention, is barely faster than a prop plane even in a dive, and Gajin put this thing at the same BR as Mig-15s and Sabers? Is there something I’m missing, cause 8.0 seems ridiculous.

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That’s just the Mig/sabres being undertiered.

even when Mig-15s and Sabers were 8.3, the .3 difference is still very lil goofy. Not even mentioning other aircraft it sees, e.g Gr.91

Just get a sabre ngl if you can’t beat them join them. I’ve given up any hope gaijin is gonna move these two aircraft up.