doesnt this like… get upwards of 20km lock range in IR mode?
and yeah my bad i forgot about the Kh-29T (12km launch, 8km lock) and TE (30km launch, 15-23km lock) (throw in the TD even lol)
Remember Russia is at least 25-30 years behind the west. They need absolutely up to date, modern gear to stand even half a chance in game.
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M1A2 SEPV2 was accepted into service for the US Army in 2008.
F15 MSIP II acquired HMDs in 2007.
AGR-20 - 2012.
AH64D - 2003.
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They have basically the same lock range of an agm 65b, they are tv guided not ir like the d
Hahaha yeah, imagine if the m1a2 SEP (1995) was the same br as, say, the T90A (2004)
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But doesnt it have an older shell, with notably lower pen rather than the correct shell it should have? (let alone the apparent nerfs/limitations to its armour, none of which seem to be present on the soviet equivalents. As well as limitations in the how ERA perforation is modeled?)
A minor addition for the sake of balance (and to stop them complaining too much) but overall the F-15 MSIP II is older than that. As it most of its loadout. By 2007 it would be slinging Aim-9X and Aim-120C5s at a minimum. Also missing BOL and the appropriate radar from 2007 (Considering I think the Su-27SM is from 2003. HMD to close the gap a little from a late-1980s/1990s aircraft is fairly reasonable)
Currently stuck using an older variant of the AGM-114 though, which has more limited range and no FnF ability which entered into service approx 1995. But Hellfires have been in service since 1982 and that is basically the version we have in game at the moment (I think)
There are a few exceptions, but as a general rule of thumb, in game, NATO nations are at least a good decade or 2 behind the soviets
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Yep, Su-27SM entered service in 2003. Should be facing Typhoons with ASRAAM and Aim-120C5s :D
Or the Su-25SM3 is from 2015 I think. So that should be facing Typhoons with ASRAAM, Meteor and Brimstones or Tornado Gr4s with ASRAAM and Brimstones. not Tornado Gr1s with PGMs
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Maybe. I usually do not get locks until i am within 14-15km out. Probably 20km in perfect conditions.
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Yep, totally weather dependent. Not used them in a few months, but I was rarely getting locks greater than 10-12km in Sim for quite a while and thats vs stationary targets that dont fire back at a long range with things like Pantsirs. (but that is also limited by TIALD being a bit meh)
Shells and available weapons is a balanced feature after all, otherwise MiG-29 9-13 would have it rightful R-73 and Yak-141 armament could be expanded with R-73, R-77 and anti-ship missiles (lets ignore them being hypothetical/planned weapons for a moment)
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the te and te lock into tanks under 8 km away like on the regular
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Of course, but it is none-the-less limited to an older shell for the sake of balance. T-80BVM isnt, it has the most modern shell it could carry.
Tornado F3 AOP (late) technically never used Aim-9 and instead only used ASRAAM.
Sea Harrier FRS1 (sqv) should probably have Aim-9M
Harrier Gr7 should have 6x Aim-9M not 4.
etc etc etc.
Loadouts are always a balancing thing, but as a general rule of thumb, soviets tend to have the best loadout options available for them. Though always exceptions
Brother, you have an F-16 from this century and hundreds of guided SAP-HE rockets that first saw the world in 2012.
You have FnF missiles as well, capable of up to 14km firing range.
What’s the issue?
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No, typically only 10km with the effectiveness of its targeting system.
You can also use the 65G, which limits you down to 1 per pylon but has far better range and damage.
Wait until you hear about this mystical thing called a tree, or hard cover.
There is quite literally no equal to it in terms of effective weaponry. They are purpose-built for a specific doctrine of ground attack.
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Can’t say anything about tanks since I know nothing about them, but Russia has a lot of stuff from the early 90s that is much better than the relatively cheap upgrade programs also called Su-27SM and MiG-29SMT. For example the MiG-29M is from 1991 and whipes the floor with the SMT in all aspects apart from radar range
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So basically the Russians are even a decade or more behind the soviets in terms of tech :D
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This game isn’t time of introduction dependent.
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you’re not making any sense. OP states that USA is stuck in 1995. I am simply proving him wrong
OP Specifically mentions weapons though.
Hellfire on the AH-64D is pre-1995, maybe as early as 1982
F-15 MSIP II uses Aim-120As (1991) and Aim-9M (1983)
I have no idea what shell the Abrams uses of the top of my head nor when it entered service, but fairly certain it does use a much earlier shell than that from 2008. Could be as early as something like L27A1 which is like 1990s.
AGR-20 might be the ONLY NATO weapon from this centuary, I cant think of any others that are newer.
Meanwhile something like KH-38 I think is more like 2012 (which i assume is the weapon he is complaining about)
If the game was balanced by era not performance, you would be facing things like Brimstones 2s with 60km FnF capabilities and aircraft that could carry as many as 18 of them. But instead, you only have to deal with aircraft with AGM-65 and an effective of maybe 10-15km
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And yet the Su-27SM is also using weapons from pre-1995
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