Which is the best/deadliest fighter...

I was wondering which fighter in the ED/3rd party collection is the most modern and which is the overall best/deadliest?

Thank you.

Ohhhhh boy another one of these XD

As of now, F-15 is probably the most efficient platform and the most recent model. SA and BVR-wise it outranks everything else. In WVR it lacks off-boresight SRM and might not be as good as the 27 in some circumstances, but is still very efficient.

This is a silly question.

Considering you've been on the forum since 2008 and have nearly 2000 posts, you must know that, so I have to ask: are you deliberately trying to start an antagonistic thread?

The best plane is the one, which is flown by the best pilot, simple...

The most modern,something between M2KC, Su-33 and F-15C

Never get into a turn fight with a Huey.

The deadliest would probably be the Hawk. Chances of spontaneous self combustion are pretty high. :D

27 and 15. 33 if it's over water. Though there really isn't a "best". Players are constantly just trying to force opponents into positions they can't fight in. 27/33 have HOBS. 18c will hopefully be able to use high alpha. 15c is sort of the king of thrust/accel.

What is a player doing? There's a plane that does that specific thing well.

Best fighter? Invariably the ones flown by the best pilots.

The best pilots are the ones that fly in a well coordinated, trained, and practiced manner. Platform differences matter, sure, but aren't the end all to the discussion, either. 8 well coordinated MiG-21s will stomp 8 F-15C scrubs every single time, for example.

The Eagle's the best "fighter" fighter though. Most offensive options while nearly always having an exit window.

This is a silly question.

 

Considering you've been on the forum since 2008 and have nearly 2000 posts, you must know that, so I have to ask: are you deliberately trying to start an antagonistic thread?

LOL....You took the thought right out of my head.

The best plane is the one, which is flown by the best pilot, simple...

The best pilot in DCS flying a Sopwith Camel vs a noob with 10 hours of practice in the F-15C. I want to see it.:)

The best pilot in DCS flying a Sopwith Camel vs a noob with 10 hours of practice in the F-15C. I want to see it.:)

everything is possible, trust me

Thanks guys, flying only FC3 aircraft up until now I was curious how some of the other modules would compare.

The best pilot in DCS flying a Sopwith Camel vs a noob with 10 hours of practice in the F-15C. I want to see it.:)

Just try shooting down a P-51D with an F-15C... "should" be easy! ;)

Don't laugh! One of my favorite hobbies is going hog hunting in a 109 in MP :)

Don't laugh! One of my favorite hobbies is going hog hunting in a 109 in MP :)

That way round it works, but an F-15C against a P-51D is... Let's say interesting.

Locking on missiles? And than a ultra-low speed turning fight? Boom and zoom?

Sheer luck seems to be working best. :D

Bloody FC3 players

Don't laugh! One of my favorite hobbies is going hog hunting in a 109 in MP :)

And i thought i was out of my mind for trying that with a Mig-15.... :D

Bloody FC3 players

You can try a Mirage... Though the F-15C was interesting as the "supposed" superior fighter on paper.

I tried during a test session.

I usually fly A-10C, Huey, Gazelle and Mirage 2000C, so FC3 has not much to do with it.

The point is, radar profile, instant turn rate and heat profile of a WW II fighter is interesting against a modern Jet.

I guess most of the time they would just fight and turn until the jet needs to refuel.

A WW I plane maybe easier as you boom and zoom and may blast it away with the jet wash in full AB? :D

You can try a Mirage... Though the F-15C was interesting as the "supposed" superior fighter on paper.

 

I tried during a test session.

 

I usually fly A-10C, Huey, Gazelle and Mirage 2000C, so FC3 has not much to do with it.

 

The point is, radar profile, instant turn rate and heat profile of a WW II fighter is interesting against a modern Jet.

 

I guess most of the time they would just fight and turn until the jet needs to refuel.

 

A WW I plane maybe easier as you boom and zoom and may blast it away with the jet wash in full AB? :D

Remember the movie...The Final Countdown F-14 v. Zero, there's your scenario.

However I was referring more seriously to aircraft originally built in the 70's, like the AJS-37, M-2000C, F-15, updated in the 90's all around 4th generation by now. And of course all things being equal with the skill sets of the pilots. Getting a new module I was thinking of going more advanced than what I've been flying in FC3 [currently F-15], read what ED has to say about them but from what I've read here that's not going to be the case.

This is a silly question.

 

Considering you've been on the forum since 2008 and have nearly 2000 posts, you must know that, so I have to ask: are you deliberately trying to start an antagonistic thread?

And we have a winner! ;)

Remember the movie...The Final Countdown F-14 v. Zero, there's your scenario.

However I was referring more seriously to aircraft originally built in the 70's, like the AJS-37, M-2000C, F-15, updated in the 90's all around 4th generation by now. And of course all things being equal with the skill sets of the pilots. Getting a new module I was thinking of going more advanced than what I've been flying in FC3 [currently F-15], read what ED has to say about them but from what I've read hear that's not going to be the case.

I was always wondering why the Zeros did not just make a Barrel Roll and let the F-14 overshoot?

What is the stall speed of an F-14?

Then even above stall speed a modern jet plane would likely be not very responsive...

The movies maneuvering looks pretty much dramatized and rigged.

Remember the movie...The Final Countdown F-14 v. Zero, there's your scenario.

However I was referring more seriously to aircraft originally built in the 70's, like the AJS-37, M-2000C, F-15, updated in the 90's all around 4th generation by now. And of course all things being equal with the skill sets of the pilots. Getting a new module I was thinking of going more advanced than what I've been flying in FC3 [currently F-15], read what ED has to say about them but from what I've read here that's not going to be the case.

was a cool movie when it first came out.

was a cool movie when it first came out.

Yes it was a really cool concept...I watched it online not long ago.

I was always wondering why the Zeros did not just make a Barrel Roll and let the F-14 overshoot?

What is the stall speed of an F-14?

 

Then even above stall speed a modern jet plane would likely be not very responsive...

 

The movies maneuvering looks pretty much dramatized and rigged.

Remember when the zero pulled what looked like a scissor and got off a few rounds?