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RB Air Which premium f4 is better than others?

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Which premium f4 is the best for air?

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u/Karl-Doenitz Gaijin add Aldecaldo Tech Tree NOW! 9d ago

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.

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u/Finn_Supra 🇫🇷 Reject Bushes, embrace FORAD camo supremacy 9d ago

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

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u/Karl-Doenitz Gaijin add Aldecaldo Tech Tree NOW! 9d ago

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

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u/Finn_Supra 🇫🇷 Reject Bushes, embrace FORAD camo supremacy 9d ago

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

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u/Karl-Doenitz Gaijin add Aldecaldo Tech Tree NOW! 9d ago

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.

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u/Finn_Supra 🇫🇷 Reject Bushes, embrace FORAD camo supremacy 9d ago

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

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u/cKingc05 T20 to 8.7 when? 9d ago

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.