Why is F8E(FN)/F8U still 10.0?

I have a slight problem seeing F8E and F8U staying at 10.0 BR despite their clearly superior weaponry when it comes to planes of close or lower BRs. The effect of the F8 on lower tier (9.0-9.7) is quite strong, as the F8U AIM9D one of the most manoeuvrable missiles at this BR range. F8E does have a limit on its weaponry to 4 missiles as well and 2 of them are AIM9Bs, but considering the 2 R530s/R550s(Magic1s) the advantage is still pretty clear against all other 9.7/10.0 and even 10.3 vehicles. Such is the case that F8s are quite literally the dominant force on eliminating enemies at such BR range.


As seen from below there are 6 F8s and they resulted in 15 kills of the 32 total, nearly half and this is very large K/D with 6 players. I would hope they could range it more sensibly to a 10.3 BR. I understand that a decompression could be a more permanent solution but such a dominant plane being faced by F86s/A4s is quite intolerable to me.

  • Raise Br to 10.3 (YES)
  • Br stays 10.0 (NO)
  • Decompression
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The F8U-2 needs to go up, the F-8E(FN) is fine where it is, it has 2 good missiles but no flares, no RWR and no ground attack weaponry.

Also it can’t carry AIM-9Bs with other missiles your options are 4 AIM-9Bs or 2 R.5.30s or R.550s

Decompression is the better solution though as the F8U-2 is just better than the F-8E(FN)

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Wait it only have default weapon sets and no customise? CAuse they are mounted on dual pylons?

The F-8E(FN) has all its weapon setups pre-made in the selection menu and can’t customize them.

And frankly of all the planes in the game it is probably the one that least needs to go up to Br, without RWR and countermeasures you can’t do anything

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Well as a compensation for the great R550s but yes I do get your point. F8U is the bigger problem.

Yeah your presets are your only options, you have no idea how much I would like to be able to use the R.530s and R.550s at once

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in the same way, Make all MiG-21 F13 PFM and chinese copies to go up in BR, where they belong?

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Same with F104s in my opinion, although since GAIJING considers a radar an advantage F104 seems a bit better to go another BR up with 9E.