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I know, that under these circumstances it is going to be what you are "cooking" first. But can't we say F-4 second? Getting my silliness aside, please! But if what you are cooking is the F-4... Oh boy are we in for a treat this year (hopefully...)!

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Sadly the way it is right now is that IIRC you can turn off these settings, in MP, for increased realism (because they usually do unrealistic things). But the issue with it is that with the MiG-21bis, it actually reduces realism.

Thanks for clearing that up!

So, no need for ongoing corrections? If you plan to use a certain kind of weapon against a certain kind of aircraft that is. So you would have to put in the target size of what you are currently shooting at, or change to bombs/rockets and back if you wanted to engage a ground target. Correct? Will the angle off also determine the ranging information it gets? For example if you were to dive on an opponent, would you get incorrect lead information? Or does the radar use the time it takes for radio waves to bounce back instead of target size like modern radars, in which case i would not see why you (in an ideal world) would need to input target size. In that situation, I guess it's for backup. After all, the radar doesn't IIRC work that well below 2km. Also does the search radar keep working if the track radar locks a thing?

Indeed, those are nice! The mechanical computing technology has always interested and confused me. Also, what does half-automated mean? Do you still have to keep manually adjusting some settings ( target width, range, and weapon type/velocity) to keep it accurate, or would you just set them and the automation would do the rest? This will surely be an awesome bird to learn!

I am wondering, how are the A-G modes? And if there will be any gun-sight indication* or small lights next to it for IR missile lock like on the MiG-21bis. And BTW, nice pictures! * Radar on, fixed beam, IR lock= the "pipper" moves to bore-sight.

It's like on the MiG-15bis, but there is a lead marker. So if you close enough that the radar locks the target, it will show you where to lead. I think that OverStratos posted an image of this on the MiG-19 thread. Will search for it! Ok, found it! Here: https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3090021&postcount=123 So a neat system! Sad they didn't carry the all-weather guns capability over to the MiG-21bis though. I guess they believed in missiles to do the job at night or in clouds.

Ok sorry, just realized it doesn't have an AB... So the F-8 would indeed be the much, much better option. Again, sorry for wasting this forums space.:Flush: Searched around and found out that the F-105 has a higher T/W ratio and top speed than the F-8. So the F-105 should be able to out-run the MiG-19p, but have the disadvantage in acceleration. Interesting since it's a striker. I can't believe I'm the one saying this, but lets talk more about the Farmer. After all this is the farmer's thread... How was the farmer's negative G performance? How long could the negative G tank last in full military power, or in AB. Also, how long did the radar coolant last while in standby and operational mode? As far as I know the Farmer had 2 radar antennas, a search and a track one. How does this affect the coolant time? Do they have separate tanks, so that one could run out and the other still work, or the same one for both?

Well, actually the reason we talk about "balancing" is that we just want an excuse to ask for another awesome bird to fly! Because as far as I know, this thread has become a wishlist one, and I'm guilty too... But who wouldn't use this excuse to ask for their favorite bird to fly? Especially when we can say that it is not about our wishes, but "balance". ;)

Sad, but true.

If we are looking at purely A-A, then of course! There was some talk about RAZBAM making an A-7, do they have clear plans to do do it in the future? Because if so it would not only provide an A-A counterpart to the MiG-19p, but be an awesome retro strike and SEAD/DEAD aircraft! Of course the F-8 would be the better opponent if we looked at the time-frame. But capabilities wise the A-7 would be roughly the same in A-A, with some added strike options. Thanks for the answer in advance!

Indeed, and it would also be a great counterpart to the Mil-24! Though if we were specifically looking for a Mil-24 counterpart, an AH-1Q "HueyCobra" would be a better option for the TOWs. But if we want it for Vietnam, the G model would be great!

And thanks to you, we both know it!:thumbup:

OK, thx!

I'm on the same boat as VampireNZ, having a simple option in the "special options" menu for realistic/smooth HUD would be a great compromise!

I think the Huey is also a wrong variant, not sure though. So correct me if I'm wrong.

You're forgetting the closest competitor, the F-100 Super Sabre!:thumbup:

Like I said, I prefer firing them separately. Firing both with about a 4 second delay. In my experience it just an increase in the effect and PK, compared to firing them in pairs. The enemy will already be in a worse energy state when it is fired, so the PK is higher. But in the end I prefer the R-60Ms over anything other the MiG-21bis carries. I only have the R-3Rs for strikers. And if there happens to be an F-5E (rare), then you get the range advantage over their seekers. Against any modern fighter I rarely fire any R-3Rs. The R-60Ms have a higher PK, don't give any warnings (unless the enemy is equipped with a heat-detection system), and have the added benefit of you not having to fiddle around with the old radar and keep lock, thus you can evade (if shot upon). Now in my opinion that's an alright trade-off for a bit less range. But then again the R-3Rs are useful for frontal aspect, and strikers.

Can you specify which ones?

Better to kill these speculations, so that we don't get disappointed when they turn out to not be true. And if they do, oh boy are we in for a good surprise! Still have my hopes up for the fact that LN is "Cooking something", but they have said that they are not developing a MiG-23. Maybe something else Russian [su-15/22/24/25; MiG-25/29 (very early variant, full fidelity)], or some awesome Western designs, such as the: F-4; F-111; F-15 (full fidelity). Most likely though, they will be developing the P-38 (which would be awesome as well! The picture does seem to be hinting at it...). As for the time being, better enjoy the awesome designs we are already getting!

Yup, any radar does seem to attract attention. The shiny RWR signatures are uncontrollably attractive, especially if it's a striker or technologically less advanced fighter! I am wondering about the range at which an R-3R can catch a running enemy... They did post charts about that so going to get studying! Going to have a fun time until it's released, btw thank you RAZBAM for posting those!

Nice work going on there! And for sure one of my most wanted modules!

Just pointed out the stats, of course if an F-15 (or anything modern) wanted to disengage you would be out of luck. But if it were to happen at a lower altitude and smaller range, could you expect to turn around and fire an R-3S? I know that there would be a small PK, but still maybe force them to evade. Or at least cut their burners? And of course, eyeballing and sneaking will be the way to go! It will be deadly against newer opponents that try to turn-fight you. While the maneuverability should also help with fast notches at longer ranges. And of course the bubble canopy will help with eyeballing a lot! Can't wait to fly this awesome bird! The order given to MiG ,make something that can out-turn anything the Allies have, really paid off! But sadly it lacked in the speed department. However I personally prefer maneuverability over speed when it comes to those "sneaking" kind of aircraft. After all in a dog-fight speed is only really good for disengaging (and of course gaining an energy advantage, but that stile of fighting has mostly died out with the advent of missiles). While sustained turn-rate will win you the day, or at least make it easier. Because you know, that the enemy has to pull of something clever to win. But no RWR facing forwards will be an interesting experience, having to manually detect launches. However that should be easier with the awesome bubble canopy (compared to the MiG-21bis)! So exited!