Oh lord, I can see the AIM-54 being the next AIM 120C when it turns out that it isn't a 100% PK every shot in the sim, and then there will be a massive gripe that it is "broken" and "unrealistic"
Nevermind the fact that both AIM 54s fired in anger by US forced missed, IIRC.
This exactly. Not even the greatest BVR missile in the sim can hit a pilot who is taking appropriate evasive measures. Hell you can defeat an AIM 120 in a MiG 15 if you know it's coming.
The Flanker RWR is far from worthless, you just have to use it correctly. No, it is not as fancy as the Western RWR, but it gets the job done. It wasn't designed to outline specific threats but it wouldn't make a difference in how I approached BVR anyway.
Since the Phoenix was originally designed to shoot down large slow non maneuvering targets, a fighter should be able to consistently defeat it unless they don't know it's coming.
It's a bummer... An upgraded F-14 would school a Hornet, IMHO