I been trying to grind out Italy in my Sniper and noticed that 12.7 is weird BR as on the same BR you got F-15A with Sparrows and Aim-9M or AAM-3, F-18 with Sparrows and Aim-9Ls, Mig-29 (9-12) with x4 R-60s and X2 ERs, Yak-141 with x2 ERs and x2 R-73 but TWS. And if you notice that all that jets either got missile count or IRCCM missiles or good radar. But compared to Mig-29 (9-12)s, they all preform better due to either missile count/radar/IRCCM. So i don’t understand why Mig-29s (9-12) is 12.7 with only x2 R-27ERs and x4 R-60M which lock flares like it is their life line, not talking about constant uptiers were you face either face Fox-3, soviet missile bus, good radars or better turn rate jets. So i thought why Mig-29s (9-12) can’t get R-73 or even higher caliber countermeasures. Or i don’t get something and just yapped about Mig-29 (9-12)?
Not realistic.
Use your R-27ERs against secluded targets, whenever they’re close to notch, de-iluminate and wait for the target to turn back, then lock it again and the missile won’t be notched, repeat the process (if needed) until you achieve a hit.
R-27ERs are two guaranteed kills within a 20km radius if played barely right, 12.7 MiG-29s have lower skill floor but higher ceiling as they are at least a guaranteed kill per game with 2 R-27ERs, while the rest of blufor ordnance has to make up for their possible tactical disadvantages to achieve the same kill.
oh okay ty, still what about uptiers? i usually face 13.3-13.7 where either my team wins and i can’t do anything or enemies use Fox-3 and i can’t guide in time my ER? note:(I do fly with 46 chaff on height around 7 km)
11.7 to 13.7 is currently an unbalanced disaster, compression is wildly affecting a lot of planes, early 29s included (even if they have the best SARH).
My recommendation is to gain altitude, lock someone, sling an R-27ER, let it go with IOG+DL, then reiluminate, de-iluminate afterwards, and so on. until the missile is reasonably close so you can keep the lock.
R-27ERs gives you tons of tactical flexibility by having IOG + DL, no matter how good or bad the radar is, use that to your advantage.
The only thing you really need to think about with them is to pick your fights at the right time and place.
Try pulling 9km, barely on the limit of contrails. Every meter on altitude matters, both on your airframe and the missile.
tho i just had the issue where ER couldn’t turn in time cuz of relock and radar relocked on teammate and missile refused to relock on enemy (but gameplay got better, tysm)
The 12.7 matchmaker is currently completely skewed due to the amount of premium players as well as shitty compression forcing aircraft to be at the same br as each other despite being vastly different in capability
Didn’t you know? Gaijin hates the MiG-29.
I am sorry you have purchased a bad toy but I am eager to tell you that it’s a fantastical grinder! Just carry x4 napalm tanks instead of the R-27ER and you’re guaranteed fast progression through the tech tree becasue MiG-29 is one of the fastest jets on the deck - exactly where it counts when competing with fellow base bombers.
Look:
It’s numbah 1 when sorted by RP per Game. Even better than the Chinese Su-30!
TIGER_TANK_1 will be so proud of you
6k RP on a tech tree 13.0 with very minimal engagment. The Sniper would get +50% RP and farm +97% SL.
now remind me what Sukhoi has, what Netz/JH-7A can do and how often it faces 13.7 and F-2 with TWS FAR and AAM-3
we will ignore that you got R-73s yeah? comparing to my R-60M
Sniper has digital RWR, one of three MiG-29s that does
Only SMT and M also have one
I still do not condone basebombing gameplay, it’s just 0 skill AFK spacebar gameplay. Too many people do it, which brings the average player skill level down a lot
That BR and surrounding area is a total and complete mess. There is no semblence of balance.
I tried to play the Tornado GR4 the other day and faced nothing but 13.3s.
Suffice to say, I wont be trying that again
true but also name other 12.7 jet that doesn’t, also most of 12.7 NATO type jets carry either tons of missiles or IRCCM
Bruh, I was bombing bases in these battles. The 2 kills in the Golan Heights are against similar brainded bombers: 1st is head on - he didn’t even flair because it’s probably a bot who can’t dispense CM’s when not recieving RWR warning. 2nd was a very weak Hornet who decided to contest me after the second base, yeah R-73 came handy there.
Operation Spain saw no enemy encounters. Still 6k (9k for premium Jet) for near zero brain activity.
now R-60M that track anything it wants with little range
Yes, but the Sniper is much faster than the majority of allied competion - Hornets. Therefore such high RP per Game since you’re guaranteed to be dragged into Premium Hornet MM games whom you outrace to the bases.
Therefore not a totally bad Premium Jet for farming out the Tech Tree.
If the OP want’s action he can still buy Ariete.
yk that fuel consumption is massive not speaking about mach 1 speed of bomb drop also if you’re fast means you receive the fox-3 and others first, also usually they(enemies) turn around to follow you
BR compression around 13.7-12.7 makes it messy + gaijin not knowing how to balance the MiG-29 properly
i am talking about balance not OP, as i played different jets including F-2A(ADTW)/Netz/AV-8B(NA) from premiums