Entering the Modern Era | F-16C Block 50 War Thunder 

That's a weird looking F-15A ngl

gaijins BIGGEST blunder rn with the f16 is how theyre letting the wingtip missiles fire off first in sequence, when they should be last to go its literally unplayable >:U

7:45, the block 30 would have similar flight performence to the block 50. The 30 is only 3 kg lighter than the 50 and has an engine that produces 1,000 lbs less thrust.

Lee got it out first, even before defyn. THE COMMITMENT IS REAL.

You beat DEFYN bro!

Another excellent video from the Man himself. Looking forward to seeing more reviews covering the Update!

I love the new addition of Betty announcing to you that a SAM / Missile has been launched and where is it common from 9:30 that the voice.

as a modern jet enthusiast-im VERY pleased with the bitching betty/rita additions along side the updated RWR/radar stuff i might actually consider bringing a plane into my high tier tank lineup once more due to these changes. only gripe i have for modern jets ingame now is the lack of vapor clouds on the wing roots when pulling low alt/low speed AoA manuevers but hey its a small gripe. other then that aptch feels relatively smooth so far

Bro I saw you in game! Was waiting for this since this morning! I’m happy with the jet and will be making my own video on this as well :)

Can't wait for the insane grind!! 😔

7:51 I don't think the Block 50 would be a suitable F2 counterpart as the F2 is so much different from every other F16 in service. First of all it was developed from the Agile Falcon program where it was designed to provide a low cost alternative to the FSX program that yielded the F22. So what does that entail? Well in order to put the agile in to the Falcon the wing area was increased by 25% and shape were changed to further improve aerodynamic efficiency (energy retention/payload/drag) It's also then made using more composites which result in it being lighter than the BL50 in spite of the larger airframe, these composites also reduce natural radar signature. As for weapons/systems, it has 10 wing hardpoints instead of 8 and the advantages of an AESA radar which compared to PESA radars is; harder to detect and identify on rwr, effectively doesn't have a scan time it sees everything in front of it all of the time, can hold a what on PESA would be a single-target-track on multiple targets. I said natural radar signature because there is also 'stealth technology' in addition to that which I would presume is just an absorbent coating but I'm not gonna pretend to know the specifics.

They did changed f16 flight model a lot. F16 ADF pulls a lot more, so as loses speed a lot faster in turn, and F16 became a lot less stable in pitch, just like mig29

It was fun playing with you this morning.

We have the aim9m's nerfed on release and r60m's completely ignoring flares on 50 percent throttle and head on LESS GOOOO 💯🔥

TBH the F16C looks insanely powerful in ground RB moreso then air RB. Lets hope we get a better patch next time lol

the update has only been out for a few hours and you already got it? damn, good job

Love the outro music

The instructor G limiter is based on the F-16A with full fuel and 0 ordnance. It's the same configuration all the statcard stats are based on as well. This means for regular and lower fuel loads, you will get significantly higher G limits (14Gs+ at less than min fuel). Since it's only based on the F-16A and not the heavier models, the other ones will still pull slightly worse. Maybe Gaijin should calibrate the G limits for each F-16 variant, but idk if that's realistic and it would take away the F-16A's niche (its CAS abilities have already been surpassed ten times over by the F-16C). Also yeah, since the F-16C has no CW antenna, it may only guide the Sparrows using PD. Do note it has to be HPRF PD, not MPRF, so the only mode it should/could be guided in is the PDV mode the radar has (which employs a HPRF signal). But Gaijin has currently no way to actually model this apparently. Also evident from the fact RWR that can differentiate (LPRF) pulse vs (MPRF, HPRF) PD always show PD for planes even if they use pulse mode. But then again, I am not even sure if the CW detection works right now, but I would need to test that with someone.

RWR, great, so CAS is even more OP then before. i am delighted

The most difficult thing about dodging Aim-9Ms is recognising that they are fired at you. For one it's hard to spot, but even if you see the launch specifically, you have to figure out if it's a 9L or 9M in a split second before it gets into no escape range

Bro I just say you in game bro keep up the work !!!

As you said you wanna beat DEFYN in your stream yesterday congratulation 🎉

YOOO THE MISSILE TRACTOR IS HERE

This jet is gonna be a prime example of why we need planes to have variable BRs depending on modifications equipped.

All nighter? Let's go

Hey Lee, I'm a big fan! Honeywell 11" Black Turbo Force Power 3-Speed Air Circulator Table Fan, HPF820BWM

Another vid before other people? Nice, that was fast

Going from DCS to WT f-16 and it's like going from realistic to a mushy bizarre cartoon model of flight. I just can't do it.

This man put the httyd theme at the end

Do u know how Magic2s IRCCM works? sometimes its really good, but sometimes just feel like it was before, i'm not entirely sure, i just want the IR MICA to be added for the mirage 2000.

General Lee is the best War Thunder streamer

Why are the F-16C and F-16D limited to Mach 1.0 drop speed for the GBU-12 while France, Germany, Italy and Britain can drop the same bomb at above Mach 1.0 with every jet? Even the F-16A and F-14B can drop GBUs at any speed. Kind of a weird choice. Is this just a bug, an oversight, or are they purposefully trying to gimp the new F-16s?

Hopefully grippy grippy next patch

nice

predictions for the next patch? might be a good video

How do you avoid the camera resetting when launching a Maverick?

What I'm really pissed about is the fact that the agm65d you can't lock targets through the lightening pod you actually have to switch to the targeting system of the actual missle it's really annoying combined with all those modes of sight to switch between really annoying

So how do we go about defending r73's?

Have you seen how buggy the SMT is in test flight? When you pop flares it fires out rocket instead. 😂

Few videos ago in Dev server, the guy was loudely crying about R73, now with F16 4th generation CAS weaponry he said "Feels dirty"... sums it all.

Next thing you know next update there will be F-22 with AIM-9X and AIM-120D Edit what do you mean there are F-16 block 60 and 70

Ah1z also gets to take 2 aim9m

all the fearmongering over the aim-9M was so ridiculous. The thing is now a sidegrade to the 9L

wow

Why does nobody ever mention that the F-4E has the same CAS loadout as the F-16A?

I Get the MiG-21 SMT (10.3) Today, Bruh how can i do kills with it easy? I learn use the R-3R, lock radar and shot the missile but it never hit and i always die tia F-8 with AIM-9C, some tips for it? its my third Tier 7 (i got Su-22M3 and Su-25BM)

No bro f16 c is awesome the missles hit fast and hard , you said it best if you know what your doing 😉

i want the f16 so bad but im stuck in t6 😭

Does the f16c's radar support HUD? Can't get it work like the mig29's. Or it's just supprt aimming with the aim9sl and aim9ms?

There’s tons of armaments missing on this thing, anti shipping missiles, JDAMS,HARM and Shrike as well as a pod to guide in HARMS, if we ever get those in game the updates to this plane should be even nicer

Well technically the 9.13 is the Mig29C 🤓

2:26 bro look how many people play the mig29 it’s so sad

how does the 9M know where the plane is after a plane turns then flares

Sadly, RWR still not detect Pantsir missiles launch 😢

HARM missiles are gonna be absolute cancer for Ground RB

now that IRCCM is on the magic 2 statcard, how does its IRCCM work?

Shrikes and HARMs when

They knocked me back to Tier 2 in literally every nation! I was at Tier 7 US now I would have to go back and research vehicles in Tier 3-4-5 just to get back to where I am just to make progress!! Tier 5 in Russia and Japan knocked back to Tier 2! They royally screwed everyone over with this update and I am 100% done with Gaijin and War Thunder!

Lmao you actually beat defyn.

For now, im sure 9m is way better than r73 Just because not so much people know how to avoid it, especialy mig23ml and f4s(premium lvl5 players)

I see you f16 in traning server

Wassup lee?

doesnt f16 block 70 exist?

How many GE did you use unlocking and spading !! Lol

Y’all complain about dogfights when the whole point of modern jets was to keep that from happening

I got a feeling you guys don't know how to use the missile right. Once again you get a missile that forces the enemy to go defensive and you do nothing with that. If i had those, i would launch and chase them for a gun kill, because they dont have an option of fighting back, which is why i would call this OP. Same as phoenix. Everyone says that its bad but all you have to do is play agresively because the enemy doesnt get to have a choice. its either defend or die trying...

u hit 13g couse u are litterally at the lowest amounf of fuel ( 5 - 2 min )

where amraam

when will we get f 15

The fog is actually stupid. I get they want more 1v1 but every match? Every time i try to use a missile, it just wont lock until .3km away. Not to mention the third partys and spotting system being non existent. The fog plus the new dynamic rp gain for match length just encourages campers and people refusing to fight. The fog needs to go or be fixed

smokeless...

Gotta be honest gaijin should stop adding new veichles cause they’re going to eventually run out of content to add. In the past 2 years we’ve had massive changes to top tier and I feel like gaijin has overdone themselves (for now). All I really want now is just graphics and audio improvements and a few more fixes to the economy.

you did beat defyn but not joovb

Please take this down... let them suffer like we have... 😂

мда... для начала скажу так, Ф16с луче СМТ... да и обычного Шмыга тоже... во Первых! 9М всегда летит в цель, и 90% игнорит ЛТЦ, доворачивает прям как и Р73 (у неё отобрали УВТ) но при этом Р73 уходет на лтц в 60% случаев, не уходит только при перпендекулярном запуске до 3км в добавок у Шмыга СМТ нет манёвренности совсем, в то время как ф16с АХРЕНЕТЬ КАК доворачивает на 1000км+ бе затежеления... 1100 идёт тяжесть, что касаеться стареньких 9L а чё? они как бы очень даже хороши, по итогу Ф 16 с достоин тира 12.3 ШмыГ 29 СМТ искусственный топ (Искусственный только из за Ракет Р 73) которому не место на 12.3 ибо предшествиник манёвреней, по вооружению воздух воздух нёс всё тоже самое что и СМТ но ему не выдали этого ни Р-27ЭТ ни р 73 но дали топлива на 10 минут больше (Спойлер это бесполезно в Воздушке а в Штурмовке и подавно) было 30+10 у шмыга у смт 40+10... при этом движки одинаковые но масса у СМТ больше и аэродинамика хуже, я уже молчу про СПО... О боже как же хорошо СПО на Ф16, На Су-39 Тоже шикарное СПО но вот у СМТ полная параша... СМТ место на 11.7 край на 12.0 за счёт штурмовки, обычному мигу дали бы все возможности отробатывать воздушку и отправил бы на 12.3, хотя есть замечательный пример, F16A (БР12.0) и с ним же в подветке F16ADF (БР12.0) другой по наземке при чём они более мение равны , с МиГом надо было делать точно так же, МиГ просто качаешь в обязаловку а СМТ в подветке на том же 12.0 БР и если не хочешь то не качаешь, Я в курсе что F16a и f15adf только только обледенили в подветку, и либо вообще не давать самолёт тира 12.3 или давать такой который может ПРОТИВОСТОЯТЬ по манёвренности F16c а так получается ни по ракетам ни по движка ни по чему СМТ не в балансе, он всем уступает, я уже молчу про другие нации, хотя Ф16Барак это почти полная копия Ф16С только у барака ЛТЦ в разы больше если есть Сомнения по самолётам, идите глянте стрим Крюги, он уже отстримил и запись есть, он и на СМТ полетал и на Ф16с и прям видно что ф 16 с превосходнейший топ игры на данный ммомент

what a glorious plane. viper>eagle

GAIJIN REALLY MAGA FINALLY

R73 needs flare resistance buff

Lmao calling it a filler patch idk man that was a hot take if Ive ever heard

He says how to avoid aim9m but not how to avoid the r73

Russia will always be better in warthunder in Air RB