Kinda amazing that there wasn’t threads or thinkpieces on how the R-27ER had much better seeker than all other SARH missiles despite having no disadvantage like how the MICA has a range disadvantage.
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Maybe it’s because Aim-7F doesn’t have data link and gnss.
I don’t see you comparing when russians had R-3R Vs Aim-7Es
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People have been complaining about r27er even before it got buffed
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Mig-29 was also a horrible plane, with garbage-60Ms and butchered FM
Unlike rafale with great everything
And MICA’s seeker fov is realistic as well, only other missile that has something reported for it is the AIM-120s.
Yes there were posts here and there, but I haven’t seen it to the same level of extent that you see multiple threads being created about it.
Yeah no, there are many many more
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And these are the ones on the new forum, the 27er released while we were still on the old forums so I’d bet a lot more complaints existed there as well
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I get the point you’re making, but the third and fourth thread is not about how the R-27ER is OP or anything like that, but about how the R-27ER is at their current BR on certain aircraft, and in some instances replacing them with R-73s. It is more about the BR and historical accuracy (replacing R-27ER with R-73) than the weapon itself.
MICA-EM needs nerfed - Machinery of War Discussion / Aircraft - War Thunder — official forum
Nerf MICAs - Machinery of War Discussion / Aircraft - War Thunder — official forum
I’m sure being the best ARH within 20km wasn’t enough right?
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likely cause it has abysmal range
It doesn’t, especially when you consider the rafale is extremely fast and ARH missiles adopt the energy state of their launch platform. It has good enough range for BVR and is just strictly better than everything else within its NEZ which is still plenty large
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Aside that y’know, Rafale is artificially limited in speed on account of a RAM coating that isn’t modeled. It also doesn’t have good enough range for BVR, as against the platforms MICA faces it runs out of a chance of hitting the target past 15km.
Which is becoming a significantly more common engagement range with the current r77-1 implementation.
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Please. I’ve hit MICA shots at 35-40km before. The Rafale can go 2000kph at altitude very easy and BVR working at all is fully dependent on the other guy being asleep or not knowing how to notch in the first place. The MICA didn’t deserve to have a unique seeker. It was and would have been the best ARH regardless of this buff.
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ive never gotten killed by rafale in bvr.
Good for you. Relevance?
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ive hit shots ay 40km with R-77 doesnt mean its somehow a bvr capable missile tho
If the target dies to an amraam they will likely die to a MICA. “BVR” in WT is purely a skill check to see if the other guy understands what notching is. If they do, sure, they won’t die to a MICA. They also won’t die to a R-77-1, or AMRAAM B/C.
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unless the guy is holding datalink. in which case a mica will just miss.
not like that matters really when one is just strictly worse than the other