I’m not super new and I’ve grinder to tier 3 in US and Germany and I want a good gunfighting early jet. I don’t need missiles on the plane, and I’m aiming for around 7.0 to 9.0 BR though it can be a little higher or lower. Also pls respond kinda quickly I’m a very eager child. I don’t have too many price concerns but the cheaper the better.
U just missed a 50% off sale. Apparently the F-5C for the US is a pretty good premium, u still rely on gunfights at that tier as missiles aren’t that hard to counter. It’s also better than getting rank 5 premiums as u can research into top tier
The Mig17AS (based on my experience with the Mig17PF, that is very similar) could be good. It has a lot of energy and you can usually shit on every Sabre and non after burning jet with it.
But it’s been a while since I played 9.0, so take it with a grain of salt.
The SU11 and Ariete are also supposed to be strong, but never played them.
If I had the money, I would go for the MiG-23ML. I think it’s the perfect aircraft for unlocking the Russian air tech tree in the long run, because Russia has many multirole fighters that can also work as effective bombers, as well as strong ground and helicopter tech trees if you ever decide to grind those too.
The second option, in my opinion, would be the Su-11, mainly because people say it’s very fun to use for grinding.