R73/ general Dev server missile PSA

RB Air

So this should clear some things up about how the missiles on the Dev perform right now:

R73s are very good in terms of their actual flight performance (although a bit buggy at times, similar to SRAAMs).

HOWEVER they are extremely easy to flare (probably the most easily flareable missile that has ever been in the game right now).

In their current state they would be no problem to add, BUT do believe that they should not be added anyways though, because with how poor the flare resistance on the dev server is, I can basically already smell the buff to that on the live server coming, and if these missiles would actually have decent flare resistance, they would be busted.

The HMD is more of a gimmick that's "nice to have" and useful in very specific situations than an actual big game changer. If you're fighting anyone with a brain, the missile (even R73s) will get min ranged, or flared. It's nice not having to point your plane, but the missile having to turn more also reduces it's capabilities a lot, and just pointing the plane instead would only take a split second with the AoA and responsiveness current top tier jets (except the unfinished FMs right now) have/ should have.

R27R: It's essentially a slower, slightly longer range R24R. Not worth mentioning.

R27T however is probably the most broken IR missile that has ever been in this game. It's a long-range, 30G overload missile that has an EXTREMELY HIGH flare resistance, to the point of where I will say that it is, in practice in an air RB match not flareable or defeatable at all, if launched within reasonable launch parameters. It's essentially a Magic 2 with R24 range, that is completely impossible to flare at all.

Additionally also a word on the Aim-9L; the flare resistance of the Aim-9L seems to be a bit nerfed on the Dev server currently (in comparison with the live server right now) which, in my opinion, is a very good change, because quite frankly Aim-9Ls on the live server right now are absolutely fucking rediculous (and their flare resistance on live right now is evidently heavily overpeforming and has been bug reported already). They're still not super easy to flare, but with proper flaring and throttle cutting actually defeatable, even by a hot jet, like the F14.

Posted Dec 10, 2022, 2:28 AM UTC · edited

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