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Best thing you could do is add AIM-9s (there is little you can do about a heat signature), but be careful, as AIM-9s have a tendancy to lock onto anything hot, including friendly. check the dogfights, especially with the Novi, a lot of the times they could have advanced, they do not due to friendly fire issues.

tank has a low radar signature, so AIM-120s won't fire, and your guys didn't make it inside of 4km for the vulcans. Tank cannon can also start firing at 8km, and the D.A.K.K.A is a massive target.

Next up, we have @MDZhB's F-4 Key taking on the mini val. @Eidahlil, you may have a secret admirer here, looks a bit like some of your work with micro drones. This was a close one! The F-4 is surprisingly good at changing course, but isn't quite a match for the Mini Val.

so @Plane Crazy i know i said it would be a more even fight with the tank against D.A.K.K.A... i lied.

Oh, this is a continuation of a 40-page deep thread. Only the finest in arrowspace injunearin will get you on the leaderboard.

Er...it's gonna need more mods than that. Put it up against the Mini Val: Few things i noticed: 1. Underpowered, could use a second engine 2. too heavy, most fighters are 4-6t/engine, yours is 10. Reduce fuel to 200u total 3. Thrust vectoring is very critical, very few aircraft make it on the board without a panther engine or the like. 4. Too many missiles, 25% of your parts are missiles or missile rails.

sounds good. I'm going to test out the x-24 first, then once that's done, i'll run it.

i can put him up against @Eidahlil's tank if you want something more even.

I was flying it by hand because the flight computer and weapons manager got shot off with the wings. Bit of a bear to fly with no wings @AlexClark are you sure on the guard mode settings on the X-24? you have like 12 missiles with one per target. Most people here have 2+.

Bit of an upgrade, my dual xeon rig wasn't cutting the cake since KSP relies on single core performance. Intel Core I7-8700 (non-k) 8gb DDR4 2400 240gb WD BLACK NVME SSD GTX 970 FTW+ SSC from EVGA Thermaltake 750w psu MSI 370 mobo (mortar) Cooler master 3.1 MATX case

Next up: @kittenshark134's F-19d takes on... @goduranus' flying squirrel? Don't let the name deceive you, the Flying Squirrel is rabid. And exhibits that perfectly here. It may have stopped the Sparrowdart, but the Sparrowdart still holds firm to the #4 spot on the roster, incredibly respectable for a manned fighter in a game continuously being dominated by tiny drones. And next up, we have @Plane Crazy's D.A.K.K.A up against the Mini Val...the Dakka has a MASSIVE radar signature and design around weapons hauling. maybe has dakka...maybe needs maneuverability?

Alright, so next up we have my mini val facing off against @kittenshark134's F-19d. guy, what are you feeding that thing? it's pretty vicious.

i just need to make sure the russian missiles arent too op (respond to chaff/flares/ECM and the like). then should have no issues.

why dont you submit one with the russian missiles, and the same aircraft with BDA only armament and i'll look at it. Rest of the mods should be fine.

Next up, we have @kittenshark134 back with the F-19d Sparrowdart. This aircraft was previously submitted, but had issues with flatspins, resulting in a DQ i believe. Lets see if enough was changed to defeat @drtricky's Dorito. wow...thing's vicious!

Mods are allowed as follows: airframe/aerodynamic parts (engines with a little scrutiny for OP)-allowed Weapons- ask first, must follow current rules Aesthetic parts (KAS, ejection seats)-not banned but i will find you. you and dundun, i swear to jeb.

nice. Feel free to download any of the current roster aircraft, may give you a better idea of what you're up against Alright ladies and gents, its time for a return of a name you all know and love or loathe, from the halls of Valhalla comes @Thor Wotansen's Sanngrior II. Its an interesting change from the original, adding a pair of wings and ditching the missiles entirely for guns only, a ballsy move. Is it enough to fend off the Sanngrior's old foe, @drtricky's Dorito? It's close, and that's unfortunate. The Sanngrior II is hellaciously agile and retains the low weight of its predicessor while adding radar jamming. However, the PIDs are not quite there, as seen by the sprinkler pattern of fire. While it dominates the first round, this issue puts it in the doghouse after a thorough beating in rounds 2 and 3. As we've seen from Earthlinger's Lancer ASF, a little bit of software can go a long way.

would have given 53miner53 a run for his money. his first Fighter 3 submission had two aircraft simultaneously run into the VAB, and he was given the honorary mention of "9/11th fighter squadron", that i might change to "jet fuel jihad". Any chance you run these in BDA combat?

link's bad sweet, i'll take a look at it.

Sweetness! and while i got you on the line, your TFD is now facing off against @drtricky's Dorito The last battle wound up being a tie (both aircraft ran out of boolets), so we wound up having an 8v8 BATTLE ROYALE! The dorito retains its 5th place spot. Afterburners anyone?

yeah just re-post the link, test against drone queen before you do.

I'm sure you would have, but this stuff has to be earned, or else the next fighter could just take your spot. As it stands you just scraped against the Iv-3c Alright, next fight, we have @dundun92's pint-sized fighter, the IV-3c. Little guy, big performance. Facing off is @drtricky's Dorito. Will the IV-3 be able to claim its spot on the roster? These fights were insanely close, but unfortunately, no. The Dorito stays up on the roster to fight another day!

Alrighty, and for our next battle, @goduranus Flying Squirrel takes on @Abraxis DN-65c. Both of these are very lethal drones, but which one is more lethal? The winner by a hair is...THE DN-65c! Unfortunately, the flying squirrel stays at the No.3 spot, Sit down and stay awhile. @Plane Crazy, the D.A.K.K.A wound up being....lacking in the coordination department. It took down one aircraft due to a mid-air collision, but that was only after i had to manually start the battle. Maybe put some FAT-455 wings on this guy?

Well, @goduranus, looks like it's about time for my Mini Val to get an overhaul. Thought i had that infrared weakness cooled off but apparently not. Congrats on the #3 spot.

So in an effort to make it easier to test your design against the leaderboard, ALL current roster aircraft have had download links attached to their place on the roster on page 1. This means if you wish to make the roster, i encourage you to test against these aircraft at home! And feel free to give/ask for advice if you need to, or post fights!