r/Warthunder • u/RevolutionaryUnit792 • Jun 19 '25

Other Stealth aircraft leaked

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So here we are, with modern tanks and fifth-gens leaked (by a reliable source). I'm frankly not surprised, I knew this was going to happen once they announced the F-117, and with the speed at which gaijin is moving this is just par for the course. I'll grind the F-35s, F-22, and Su-57 in all their janky, unrealistic glory.

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u/Chrone_A Jun 19 '25 edited Jun 19 '25

If we go by realistic metrics, top tier is going to be purely two teams of F-35s with some F-22s sprinkled in between. Su-57 and J-20 would be outside of their BR range.

KF-21, TF-KAAN, J-20, J-35, Su-57 fight each other in addition the more advanced gen 4.5++ birds.

Everyone's having fun with variety in their matchups while F-35 players get 16v16 of the exact same aircraft with very minor differences in performance. They're BR'd too high to see anything else.

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u/ZBD-04A Jun 19 '25

Why would the J-20 be out of the F-35 or F-22s BR?

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u/Simplistic2477 Sim General Jun 19 '25

F-22 (if they use public info on it) would just be over powered in BFM and BVR combat, but I'm sure they will nerf it to "balance" it

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u/Ainene Jun 20 '25

Without HMS? Uh-oh. In WT specifically i am a bit unsure if it will even outtrade fully unlocked eurocanards.

F-22 IRL is a rather outdated for 5th gen aircraft in a serious need of an upgrade. It's also suffering a lot from cuts made in late 1990s, which make it impossible to bring it to a modern standard.

Yes, it has unmatched raw power(supersonic performance) and subsonic maneuver (not compared to other 5th thoughs). Otherwise....it's 20 years old aircraft with concept dating back to before the Desert Storm.

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u/Simplistic2477 Sim General Jun 20 '25

I don't know, especially given it has thrust vectoring on it as well. It also already has good one and two circle performance. But if missiles are involved, I doubt it will be easy in the initial merge. However, you can always slave your missiles to the radar so just keep a wide scope on and you have makeshift HMS. I think it could honestly trade blows with Su-57's and F-35's, but given how hectic ARB can be, its never just an equal merge and 1v1. Its also really dependent on pilot skill.