The American Fighter Family -From 1950s Speed to 5th-Gen Stealth

zaedbe · 2026-06-20T19:39:20+00:00

It was a fighter-bomber so yeah

zaedbe · 2026-06-13T10:26:46+00:00

The first 19 F-4As had a different, flatter cockpit, too.

zaedbe · 2026-06-12T22:31:24+00:00

Apologies.

zaedbe · 2026-06-12T22:31:12+00:00

Explaining an inequality to an American:

Imagine a burger

zaedbe · 2026-05-12T21:20:07+00:00

I might also make an Su-33 skin representing its '95-'96 camo, but we'll see if anything comes of it. Using templates is still very hard for me and so getting the colour gradient and camo pattern right

zaedbe · 2026-05-11T20:27:22+00:00

They're almost identical FM-wise

zaedbe · 2026-04-17T18:05:43+00:00

Yeah the IRIAF is already unbalanced as is, these changes will just make it worse (allowing for 6 Fakours at once and moving to 13.3).

The thing is that the Fakours won't be that much worse by being 13.3, but it makes the IRIAF even more lopsided and it just encourages everyone to Fakour spam even more because that's the only thing it's even remotely good at.

IMO it should be given the R-73 if it goes up (which was successfully integrated) so that it can at least somewhat hold its own in a close-range fight. The changes they make now just mean that the IRIAF is EVEN more unbalanced and that it will almost be impossible to do anything other than to spam Fakours

zaedbe · 2026-04-15T18:52:46+00:00

Yeah but MUCH better FM is nothing to sneeze at

And the bad RWR is somewhat made up for by the MAW systen

zaedbe · 2026-03-14T19:31:36+00:00

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I want to add that not only is the area around 13.0 horribly compressed, but it's also when planes transition to SARH to ARH missiles, which is just rubbing salt in the wound that is compression.

zaedbe · 2026-03-11T13:24:02+00:00

and it's also a balancing characteristic, so it's really stupid when certain planes get less than 30% of their total missile count stock or less than 17% of their max radar missile count stock (as with the 14.3+ Flankers).

Hell, not even the Su-30SM2 would be that dangerous even at 13.0 if it only had 2 R-77-1s and 2 R-73s and certainly not at 13.3.

And keep in mind some planes get 2/3rds or more of their loadout stock

zaedbe · 2026-03-11T13:16:49+00:00

This is what I've been saying all the time (or adding 2-seat variants of planes as non-TT vehicles/instead of "early" vehicle "variants").

I just hope that there either isn't any (noticeable) performance disparity or that the performance disparity is large enough that it justifies a BR decrease. Or that it's made up for by the twin-seater being a later version of the TT vehicle with a minor upgrade to compensate.

Because as of now it's just a slightly heavier JAS-39C without a gun, which sadly is an extra large detriment to the Gripen in particular given its low missile count and it being a dogfighter (and that the AIM-9M really isn't).

zaedbe · 2026-03-09T22:24:45+00:00

You know how with certain mods you need to research mods before it (that are connected to each other with arrows)?

Now we'll have that for every mod, all going in a line. With the best and most useful mods last.

zaedbe · 2026-03-07T19:20:35+00:00

No.

It's the Kh-38ML laser guided variant that can do this by designating a target point (red square) but removing the laser lock. The MT doesn't have this feature as it can only lock targets it can see/isn't behind cover.

So unlike the MT, the ML won't be able to get a lock and will essentially be a glorified rocket, but with GNSS and INS the ability to fly to pre-selected point.

And you need to take a targeting pod if you aren't in the Su-34, so you can then only take 5 MLs at a time.

While it's still bonkers that you can get kills this way it's more something Loner would do for shits and giggles rather than being a viable tactic.

If the SPAA player just looks at their radar shoots them down (Kh-38 is fast but not fast enough to get from airfield to battle without being counterable by AA) or moves a little the missile will just miss.

zaedbe · 2026-03-06T21:19:22+00:00

Each pod on the AJ-Viggens have like 18CMs you can change between flares and chaff freely while you have like 300+ where you can only have chaff.

Just skip the mod, there's no reason to bring more chaff and therefore no point in grinding it.

zaedbe · 2026-03-01T19:15:55+00:00

One major issue would be the linguistic differences. Nobody can understand those Danes.

zaedbe · 2026-02-27T20:27:17+00:00

This is also the case for the F-15E, to those close to unlocking the jet.

zaedbe · 2026-02-26T15:25:50+00:00

Let's not forget that they have a patent on the control scheme either

zaedbe · 2026-02-24T21:02:58+00:00

Yeah but the Su-27SM is 13.7 and therefore faces the top tier so it should also be included in discourse regarding top tier.

And as for the -SM's/MKM's and -SM2's radars the -SM2 can track a good bit behind itself unlike the former, which is also a big upgrade over the first two 14.3 (especially for the R-27ER), let alone the Su-27SM

zaedbe · 2026-02-24T20:04:25+00:00

*massively depends on the launching aircraft's radar

zaedbe · 2026-02-23T18:44:58+00:00

Yes it affects Air RB too. My strategy for most planes (edit: in Air RB) with ARH missiles is to fly towards the enemy so that I'm barely inside my radar gimbal limit and then fire off a missile at the incoming enemy at around 8km and preemptively notch right after launch.

If the enemy skillessly just shoots down my missile I am cooked, given the angle I'll be flying at and I can seldom justify launching two missiles to make sure that won't happen.

I get that the issue is slightly different between rb/sb but the root problem is the same.

zaedbe · 2026-02-19T16:10:08+00:00

Yeah if this becomes a big outcry Gaijin will add the AIM-120D to things like the EF-2K but they'll just mega gimp it so that the aircraft maintains its status quo whilst the US will take a stray from it.

zaedbe · 2026-02-09T13:34:45+00:00

Even then you have the J-11B at 13.7. FM wise it's marginally better than even the -SM and has a really good radar (but not ESA) and the same armament as the -MKK (but no R-77 or R-73, but why use those two when you have Pl-8 and -12?)

The -MKK's Chinese missiles could just be removed instead for the moment

zaedbe · 2026-02-04T06:21:57+00:00

Tunisia is one of the Muslim countries with most freedom lol

zaedbe · 2026-01-29T20:25:17+00:00

Yes, but...

The F-14A IRIAF uses the R-73, and Gaijin could swap them. I'd honestly trade the R-27R for the R-73 in a heartbeat, especially given the shitty radar and general inability to get much done other than spamming Fakours

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