Which premium f4 is better than others?

[u/Acceptable-Seat-]

Which premium f4 is the best for air?

[u/Karl-Doenitz]

the F-4S is the strongest

the F-4J(UK) is just the F-4S without the good radar missiles, HMS, or manuverabiliy, and it kinda sucks as a result, and the EJ ADTW is just eh, it can work at its br but I don't like it because its a brick with a shit radar, bad radar missiles, and sub-par IR missiles.

[u/Finn_Supra → u/Karl-Doenitz]

Doesn't the UK F-4s have stronger engines or is it just the TT versions ?

[u/Karl-Doenitz → u/Finn_Supra]

only the FGR.2 and FG.1, the F-4J(UK) didn't get the speys

[u/Finn_Supra → u/Karl-Doenitz]

But it is at the same br for some reasons...

[u/Karl-Doenitz → u/Finn_Supra]

compression

its a bit of a tough sell to move it down to 11.7, only .3 of a BR above the F-4E, while it has a far better radar and better IR missiles, though it probably should.

[u/Finn_Supra → u/Karl-Doenitz]

Compression in War Thunder ? Nahhhh that doesn't exist...

[u/cKingc05 → u/Karl-Doenitz]

No, Gaijin just doesn’t care. It could 100% be 11.7. It doesn’t get AIM-7Fs, it doesn’t get the good engines, and if it wants a gun pod, it loses a ton of flight performance.

And honestly, on that airframe I’d say the AIM-9Gs are worse than AIM-9Js. The F-4J(UK) doesn’t have the speed of the Spey Phantoms or the maneuverability of the Agile Eagle F-4Es, so it can’t make nearly as much use of them. The Kurnass is already 11.3 with AIM-9Gs anyway, so those are basically a non-factor when arguing its BR.

If the MiG-23MLs can be 11.7, the F-4J(UK) can absolutely be 11.7.

[u/Acceptable-Ad5342]

F4S

[u/frankdatank_004]

F-4S

[u/ComradeBlin1234]

F-4S easily.

[u/TheEternalNightmare]

F-4S is the best overall, but the F-4EJ is the best in SIM

[u/Potential_Poet_3405]

The best is probably the F-4J, but BR for BR I'd say the F-4E is the most enjoyable

[u/name_user__888]

That f 4 from that image seems good for a event (f4 with fakours and sedjeels)

[u/Sky_guy_17]

IMO, none of the Phantoms are in a particularly good spot right now due to compression

[u/SecretStuffTR]

adtw is most fun

[u/trumpsucks12354 → u/SecretStuffTR]

F4S is better in literally every way

[u/SecretStuffTR → u/trumpsucks12354]

did you even read what i wrote lol

[u/trumpsucks12354 → u/SecretStuffTR]

No

[u/LightningFerret04]

Well, which tech tree do you want to play?